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Chris. He/him. Tragic: The Gathering musings. Arena. Paper. Standard. Commander. Draft.
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If you're here because you followed me on other socials, hi, yes, you've found Chris. But I regret to inform you that I will be posting exclusively about Magic: The Gathering. And, occasionally, Ontario peaches.
GOING.
☀️The wonders of Lorwyn & Shadowmoor await you🌒

Explore the realm. Prepare for Magic! #SpotlightEclipsed is heading to Toronto, Canada! Learn more: mtg.social/SpotlightECL
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Sibsig Ceremony believers (probably just me) rejoice! #MTGStandard
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Time for a THANKSGIVEAWAY! 🦃

The winner will receive 1 Commander Masters set booster & Star Wars Pod Racer for Gameboy color! Yes, the rumble pack works. 😃

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November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It’s Mundane Monday!

Show me a me a totally normal creature! The less it does, the better!
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is cool.
Introducing the Arena Limited Championship #mtg #MTGArena

Four Arena Limited Championship Qualifiers in 2026 (replacing Arena Opens)
magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My first memory of Magic is watching two kids play on the pavement during recess at elementary school (1998 at 10?). Crash of Rhinos! I was gifted a deck with Mercadian Masques Mercenary cards sometime before the release of Apocalypse (APC), 2001. I bought my first packs that summer. #MTG
Not sure about the year, but it seems Judgement had just come out, so sometime in 2002, we were playing D&D at a friend's house, and at some point he took out his precons and started to teach us to play.

Many many mistakes and wrong rules were enforced.
What's the lore behind you getting into @magic.wizards.com?

#WOTCstaff
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Back at Bootown’s Games and Hobbies for my second #MTGxATLA pre-release. Black kit this time. Hyped. More bombs, please.
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I had an AB•SO•LUTE blast playing #MTGxATLA last night. Bootown was lovely, staff and players were great. Raffle’s between rounds. Waterbending kit. 49 people. 6 rounds. Went 4-2. Losses were to the guy who came first (6-0) and third (5-1). My deck was gas.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#MTGxATLA pre-release at Bootown’s Games and Hobbies in Stratford, ON. Not my usual haunt but looking forward to playing with new people and new cards! Truly excited for this set.
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Okay, you cabbage destroying, elephant koi ridding, tea drinking, easily distracted miscreants, I have important predictions to make regarding cards in #MTGxATLA that are going to have an impact on #MTGStandard. I've never been wrong before, so buckle up, buckos.
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Avatar: The Last Airbender #MTGxATLA releases this week so it's the perfect time to revisit my predictions for everyone's favourite set of the year, #MTGxSpiderman!

Literally nothing I thought would make an impact has made an impact, thanks Vivi!

Stay tuned for more not-very-insightful content!
Given how well I did predicting the impact of #MTGEternities on Standard, let us repeat this exercise for #MTGxSpiderman. This absolute menace is about to sling insights you don't want to miss.
Spooder-Man launches tomorrow, so let's take a look at how I evaluated #MTGEternities.

Uhhhh... Consult the Star Charts saw some play!

That's it. The foresight of this guy! Keep up the good work, you.
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"Vivi Ornitier [. . .] ramifications [. . .] were amplified tremendously by our failure to find the interaction with Agatha's Soul Cauldron."

It'll get lost in "You didn't find it because six sets a year! Death to UB!" but this is what accountability looks like and I for one am grateful. #MTG
Banned and Restricted Announcement – November 10, 2025
See statements regarding Standard, Pioneer, Legacy, Pauper, Historic, and Brawl. Changes will be effective November 10, 2025.
magic.wizards.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I made a video about Magic Spotlight Spider-Man

Got it finished before Vivi is inevitably banned tomorrow!

(I have become the content I once sought to destroy)

Watch below!
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I wonder if Orzhov with Appa/Avatar's Wrath might be worth exploring. Every airbended creature is free with Sibsig. Immediately recasting creatures to generate value and druid zombies while fueling an Awakening Hall or Raise the Past seems... good? Mana base is questionable. #MTGxATLA #MTGStandard
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
With the full #MTGxATLA set revealed, these are the cards I will be playtesting in my #MTGStandard Mono-Black Sibsig deck. Excited to get back at it with new options.
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yeah, this is excellent.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just because this artist HAS used generative AI (for a videogame) doesn't mean they DID use AI for the Toph art in question. Pretty massive assumption.

Illustration portfolio/examples for Ruwan Liu here: ruwl.net
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
And finally, our true aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend #MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
First of all, the art! Stunning.

Second, the flavour!! The land becoming an island? Splendid.

Third, into my Garnet #MTGCommander deck she goes!!!

#MTGxATLA
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM