dingus egg (designer arc)
@dingusegg.bsky.social
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Moxtober 2025.
Always a fun exercise each year, and helps keep my eye in on mechanics, templating, and general design principles.
Just a general log of my entries.
Always a fun exercise each year, and helps keep my eye in on mechanics, templating, and general design principles.
Just a general log of my entries.
I now exclusively order from UK sellers because of the mess I have to go through to get anything shipped from the mainland.
The worst is delay in arrival and 99% of them can be attributed to my postman.
But then, I have built up a listing of known quality sellers, including private individuals.
The worst is delay in arrival and 99% of them can be attributed to my postman.
But then, I have built up a listing of known quality sellers, including private individuals.
I love when cards I order from the middle of Europe arrive before UK orders I placed 2 weeks ago
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I now exclusively order from UK sellers because of the mess I have to go through to get anything shipped from the mainland.
The worst is delay in arrival and 99% of them can be attributed to my postman.
But then, I have built up a listing of known quality sellers, including private individuals.
The worst is delay in arrival and 99% of them can be attributed to my postman.
But then, I have built up a listing of known quality sellers, including private individuals.
If you're out there and making people feel bad for engaging with the game through interaction and trickiness, you're ultimately not a positive part of the game.
Get over people removing your permanent, or countering your spell. If you don't like it, find ways to counteract it IN GAME.
Get over people removing your permanent, or countering your spell. If you don't like it, find ways to counteract it IN GAME.
Idk man. I enjoy stack battles, weird cards, endstep shenanigans, tapping your massive flyer before combat so I'm not just dead. If I've got an out, I gotta make you earn yours. Maybe that's my problem.
People hate interaction so much, and I hate feeling like a bully for playing it.
People hate interaction so much, and I hate feeling like a bully for playing it.
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
If you're out there and making people feel bad for engaging with the game through interaction and trickiness, you're ultimately not a positive part of the game.
Get over people removing your permanent, or countering your spell. If you don't like it, find ways to counteract it IN GAME.
Get over people removing your permanent, or countering your spell. If you don't like it, find ways to counteract it IN GAME.
This is too many people's approach to EDH.
I hear of it too much where people get upset that they can't do whatever they feel like in a "strategy card game".
"It's a social game" has been weaponised to discourage people from engaging in actual strategy.
I'm so glad the people I play with, don't.
I hear of it too much where people get upset that they can't do whatever they feel like in a "strategy card game".
"It's a social game" has been weaponised to discourage people from engaging in actual strategy.
I'm so glad the people I play with, don't.
Being a person at home playing at instant speed in Magic is weird in commander.
I got the "what the fuck, man" treatment from a player trying to resolve an Animists Awakening for X=10, a Torment of Hailfire for 12, and a Freed from the Reel on Zaxara on different turns.
I got the "what the fuck, man" treatment from a player trying to resolve an Animists Awakening for X=10, a Torment of Hailfire for 12, and a Freed from the Reel on Zaxara on different turns.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is too many people's approach to EDH.
I hear of it too much where people get upset that they can't do whatever they feel like in a "strategy card game".
"It's a social game" has been weaponised to discourage people from engaging in actual strategy.
I'm so glad the people I play with, don't.
I hear of it too much where people get upset that they can't do whatever they feel like in a "strategy card game".
"It's a social game" has been weaponised to discourage people from engaging in actual strategy.
I'm so glad the people I play with, don't.
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CHAOS GREMLINS ASSSSEEEMMMMBLE!
Its been a real weird week, which is kind of a perfect premise for Tonight's Chat Chaos Stream. The most Chaotic one since 2025! We are joined by the one and only @dingusegg.bsky.social who has not yet been a victim to the whims of chat!
don't miss out
links below
Its been a real weird week, which is kind of a perfect premise for Tonight's Chat Chaos Stream. The most Chaotic one since 2025! We are joined by the one and only @dingusegg.bsky.social who has not yet been a victim to the whims of chat!
don't miss out
links below
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
CHAOS GREMLINS ASSSSEEEMMMMBLE!
Its been a real weird week, which is kind of a perfect premise for Tonight's Chat Chaos Stream. The most Chaotic one since 2025! We are joined by the one and only @dingusegg.bsky.social who has not yet been a victim to the whims of chat!
don't miss out
links below
Its been a real weird week, which is kind of a perfect premise for Tonight's Chat Chaos Stream. The most Chaotic one since 2025! We are joined by the one and only @dingusegg.bsky.social who has not yet been a victim to the whims of chat!
don't miss out
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That second Bournemouth goal has absolutely been given because the referees listened to the incessant whinging that everyone could "clearly" see Wirtz was 3 micrometers offside against Fulham.
'Cause Jiminez was offside.
'Cause Jiminez was offside.
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
That second Bournemouth goal has absolutely been given because the referees listened to the incessant whinging that everyone could "clearly" see Wirtz was 3 micrometers offside against Fulham.
'Cause Jiminez was offside.
'Cause Jiminez was offside.
In the space of about 10 minutes, I've gone from unsure whether Preston even wants this card, to completely sure and devising the most evil things I can do with it.
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In the space of about 10 minutes, I've gone from unsure whether Preston even wants this card, to completely sure and devising the most evil things I can do with it.
Both these games were a ton of fun with good people. Didn't even realise that I pivoted from my power matters to my toughness matters decks between games.
Some of the new includes for both decks showed up and I'm happy with what they did.
bsky.app/profile/elli...
Some of the new includes for both decks showed up and I'm happy with what they did.
bsky.app/profile/elli...
#MTG with Friends!
Forcing myself out of a pit to socialize. It's a first run out for a brand-new deck, Raffine Fliers! We're up vs. Breena Shadow, Zndrsplt/Okaun coin flips, and Eshki Ferocious-Matters!
starring @cmcl121.bsky.social @jaqalyte.bsky.social @dingusegg.bsky.social
B3
#EDH
Forcing myself out of a pit to socialize. It's a first run out for a brand-new deck, Raffine Fliers! We're up vs. Breena Shadow, Zndrsplt/Okaun coin flips, and Eshki Ferocious-Matters!
starring @cmcl121.bsky.social @jaqalyte.bsky.social @dingusegg.bsky.social
B3
#EDH
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Both these games were a ton of fun with good people. Didn't even realise that I pivoted from my power matters to my toughness matters decks between games.
Some of the new includes for both decks showed up and I'm happy with what they did.
bsky.app/profile/elli...
Some of the new includes for both decks showed up and I'm happy with what they did.
bsky.app/profile/elli...
Weird how Vibrance only got one piece of art, while the rest of the cycle got two. Anyway, Shrek is Vibrance.
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Weird how Vibrance only got one piece of art, while the rest of the cycle got two. Anyway, Shrek is Vibrance.
Come on people, multiple things can exist at once.
You're all adults who can choose what you want to focus on.
You want to focus on Lorwyn, then just do that, nobody is stopping you except yourselves.
But just remember that not everyone is hyped up for Lorwyn the same way you are.
You're all adults who can choose what you want to focus on.
You want to focus on Lorwyn, then just do that, nobody is stopping you except yourselves.
But just remember that not everyone is hyped up for Lorwyn the same way you are.
January 22, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Come on people, multiple things can exist at once.
You're all adults who can choose what you want to focus on.
You want to focus on Lorwyn, then just do that, nobody is stopping you except yourselves.
But just remember that not everyone is hyped up for Lorwyn the same way you are.
You're all adults who can choose what you want to focus on.
You want to focus on Lorwyn, then just do that, nobody is stopping you except yourselves.
But just remember that not everyone is hyped up for Lorwyn the same way you are.
Teleportation Turtles ™ ® ᶜʳʸᵖᵗᶦᶜ ᵈᶦⁿᵍᵘˢ ᵉᵍᵍ
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Teleportation Turtles ™ ® ᶜʳʸᵖᵗᶦᶜ ᵈᶦⁿᵍᵘˢ ᵉᵍᵍ
The time of trees is tomorrow!
Now then Scallywags!
Tomorrow we are joined by @dingusegg.bsky.social for our #MTGlorwyn special!
Tune in 7PM GMT/2PM ET/11AM PT over on
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Don't miss out
Tomorrow we are joined by @dingusegg.bsky.social for our #MTGlorwyn special!
Tune in 7PM GMT/2PM ET/11AM PT over on
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January 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The time of trees is tomorrow!
I love inflicting psychic damage on people by selecting psychic type damaging moves (except against dark types).
I love inflicting psychic damage on people by telling them I’m about as old as Eighth Edition
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I love inflicting psychic damage on people by selecting psychic type damaging moves (except against dark types).
Either of;
I Am An Island - Fatherson
Red Earth and Pouring Rain - Bear's Den
Black Holes and Revelations - MUSE
Depending on the mood I'm in the moment the question is asked.
I Am An Island - Fatherson
Red Earth and Pouring Rain - Bear's Den
Black Holes and Revelations - MUSE
Depending on the mood I'm in the moment the question is asked.
Hybrid's Wide Angle album, or Delerium's Karma album among quite a few others.
Did this on my teens, I will do it again so help me, I WILL harmonize badly with Julee Cruise may she rest in peace, at the WORST possible times, you wanna pay me to do so, fine, this is a losing bet.
Did this on my teens, I will do it again so help me, I WILL harmonize badly with Julee Cruise may she rest in peace, at the WORST possible times, you wanna pay me to do so, fine, this is a losing bet.
If someone put $1,000,000 on the table and said you had to listen to one album on repeat for 48 hours straight…
what album are you risking your sanity for?
what album are you risking your sanity for?
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Either of;
I Am An Island - Fatherson
Red Earth and Pouring Rain - Bear's Den
Black Holes and Revelations - MUSE
Depending on the mood I'm in the moment the question is asked.
I Am An Island - Fatherson
Red Earth and Pouring Rain - Bear's Den
Black Holes and Revelations - MUSE
Depending on the mood I'm in the moment the question is asked.
I seem to remember recently that everyone else - especially City - we're completely fine with decisions like this.
Even though Robertson was impacting precisely nobody unlike Haaland here.
Wonder what the difference is? 🤔
Even though Robertson was impacting precisely nobody unlike Haaland here.
Wonder what the difference is? 🤔
VAR: 'The game has gone' - a bad night for VAR in semi-final
Manchester City's 2-0 win over Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final was overshadowed by a contentious decision to disallow a goal from Antoine Semenyo in the second half.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I seem to remember recently that everyone else - especially City - we're completely fine with decisions like this.
Even though Robertson was impacting precisely nobody unlike Haaland here.
Wonder what the difference is? 🤔
Even though Robertson was impacting precisely nobody unlike Haaland here.
Wonder what the difference is? 🤔
From experience, the "maths" here resolves in "we'll calculate the actual numbers if you think you have a chance of profiting from the combat, my friend".
moxfield.com/decks/26TESz...
moxfield.com/decks/26TESz...
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
From experience, the "maths" here resolves in "we'll calculate the actual numbers if you think you have a chance of profiting from the combat, my friend".
moxfield.com/decks/26TESz...
moxfield.com/decks/26TESz...
Remember almost immediately after the Nemona battle that I could've just flown back out into the Region.
So that's what I did, continuing to explore "Storyless Paldea". Picked up 5/6s of the team (need to figure out my water type) before I start the story.
So that's what I did, continuing to explore "Storyless Paldea". Picked up 5/6s of the team (need to figure out my water type) before I start the story.
Managed to break sequence and explore half of Paldea before even triggering the Nemona "Tera Tutorial" battle in front of Mesagoza.
Messed up though and entered the city from the East entrance by accident and then saved.
Here's me triggering the battle from the opposite side.
Messed up though and entered the city from the East entrance by accident and then saved.
Here's me triggering the battle from the opposite side.
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Remember almost immediately after the Nemona battle that I could've just flown back out into the Region.
So that's what I did, continuing to explore "Storyless Paldea". Picked up 5/6s of the team (need to figure out my water type) before I start the story.
So that's what I did, continuing to explore "Storyless Paldea". Picked up 5/6s of the team (need to figure out my water type) before I start the story.
Managed to break sequence and explore half of Paldea before even triggering the Nemona "Tera Tutorial" battle in front of Mesagoza.
Messed up though and entered the city from the East entrance by accident and then saved.
Here's me triggering the battle from the opposite side.
Messed up though and entered the city from the East entrance by accident and then saved.
Here's me triggering the battle from the opposite side.
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Managed to break sequence and explore half of Paldea before even triggering the Nemona "Tera Tutorial" battle in front of Mesagoza.
Messed up though and entered the city from the East entrance by accident and then saved.
Here's me triggering the battle from the opposite side.
Messed up though and entered the city from the East entrance by accident and then saved.
Here's me triggering the battle from the opposite side.
Also, this absolutely means more cEDH from me this year. Can't let such a gift go unused.
Get yourself friends like @ellie.wubrgsky.org who in addition to just being wonderful, also helps you indulge your most evil clown self.
January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Also, this absolutely means more cEDH from me this year. Can't let such a gift go unused.
Get yourself friends like @ellie.wubrgsky.org who in addition to just being wonderful, also helps you indulge your most evil clown self.
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Get yourself friends like @ellie.wubrgsky.org who in addition to just being wonderful, also helps you indulge your most evil clown self.
Reposted by dingus egg (designer arc)
And there's a corollary to this: Webcam Commander is its own format compared to IRL Commander For Content too.
Yeah @infinitokens.com exists, but I've actively gone out of my way to not include cards that cast opponents spells or steal things because it's a tracking nightmare sometimes.
Yeah @infinitokens.com exists, but I've actively gone out of my way to not include cards that cast opponents spells or steal things because it's a tracking nightmare sometimes.
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
And there's a corollary to this: Webcam Commander is its own format compared to IRL Commander For Content too.
Yeah @infinitokens.com exists, but I've actively gone out of my way to not include cards that cast opponents spells or steal things because it's a tracking nightmare sometimes.
Yeah @infinitokens.com exists, but I've actively gone out of my way to not include cards that cast opponents spells or steal things because it's a tracking nightmare sometimes.
Reposted by dingus egg (designer arc)
once again thinking about how "commander for content" and "commander night at your LGS" are functionally two different formats
January 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
once again thinking about how "commander for content" and "commander night at your LGS" are functionally two different formats
Today has been a super productive day.
Built my new TV unit for the bedroom, which meant I could *finally* move the IKEA chest back to the office and start making this space actually feel like an office space.
It's been a "dumping ground with a PC and desk" for nearly 2 years.
Built my new TV unit for the bedroom, which meant I could *finally* move the IKEA chest back to the office and start making this space actually feel like an office space.
It's been a "dumping ground with a PC and desk" for nearly 2 years.
January 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Today has been a super productive day.
Built my new TV unit for the bedroom, which meant I could *finally* move the IKEA chest back to the office and start making this space actually feel like an office space.
It's been a "dumping ground with a PC and desk" for nearly 2 years.
Built my new TV unit for the bedroom, which meant I could *finally* move the IKEA chest back to the office and start making this space actually feel like an office space.
It's been a "dumping ground with a PC and desk" for nearly 2 years.
Don't play a lot of cEDH, but been slowly learning Kefka, Court Mage. Kept this going 4th against Aang, at the Crossroad (1), Etali, Primal Conquerer (2) and Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (3).
Unfortunately, Aang played a T1 Magistrate and took me off T1 Kefka, but my draw was Remora, which helped.
Unfortunately, Aang played a T1 Magistrate and took me off T1 Kefka, but my draw was Remora, which helped.
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Don't play a lot of cEDH, but been slowly learning Kefka, Court Mage. Kept this going 4th against Aang, at the Crossroad (1), Etali, Primal Conquerer (2) and Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (3).
Unfortunately, Aang played a T1 Magistrate and took me off T1 Kefka, but my draw was Remora, which helped.
Unfortunately, Aang played a T1 Magistrate and took me off T1 Kefka, but my draw was Remora, which helped.
Thank goodness there's a version of this that doesn't look unnecessarily dog-like.
Seeing homes in Erinis/Urchin, and Eshki for this one.
Seeing homes in Erinis/Urchin, and Eshki for this one.
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Thank goodness there's a version of this that doesn't look unnecessarily dog-like.
Seeing homes in Erinis/Urchin, and Eshki for this one.
Seeing homes in Erinis/Urchin, and Eshki for this one.
Okay, just got around the story endgame for Z-A. Didn't cover *everything* I wanted as a proxy Pokémon Z (but there may be epilogue-like stuff to come).
Still enjoyed it massively, some fantastic characterisation in this one, even the city felt like a character.
Gonna be hard to Nuzlocke though.
Still enjoyed it massively, some fantastic characterisation in this one, even the city felt like a character.
Gonna be hard to Nuzlocke though.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Okay, just got around the story endgame for Z-A. Didn't cover *everything* I wanted as a proxy Pokémon Z (but there may be epilogue-like stuff to come).
Still enjoyed it massively, some fantastic characterisation in this one, even the city felt like a character.
Gonna be hard to Nuzlocke though.
Still enjoyed it massively, some fantastic characterisation in this one, even the city felt like a character.
Gonna be hard to Nuzlocke though.