the black fly in your chardonnay™
@themtg3drinks.bsky.social
Hi. I play Magic and watch TNA Wrestling.
Brew casually. Play competitively. Making the most of the fewest dollars. Budget by choice, not from necessity.
Brew casually. Play competitively. Making the most of the fewest dollars. Budget by choice, not from necessity.
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Kaalia: Price of Wings ep12
Been a little while hasn’t it?
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Kaalia: Price of Wings ep12 is live here:
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-pri... #mtg #budgetmagic #commander #edh
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Kaalia: Price of Wings ep12 is live here:
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-pri... #mtg #budgetmagic #commander #edh
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-pri... #mtg #budgetmagic #commander #edh
Kaalia: Price of Wings ep12
Been a little while hasn’t it?
themtg3drinks.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Kaalia: Price of Wings ep12 is live here:
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-pri... #mtg #budgetmagic #commander #edh
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-pri... #mtg #budgetmagic #commander #edh
Play-to-Pay is my antidote to FOMO Magic: grow decks from wins, not wages; measure value by realizable equity and good tables, not product churn.
It's the way we enjoy Magic without worrying about the corporate overlords of Hasbro that only care about extracting profit from players.
It's the way we enjoy Magic without worrying about the corporate overlords of Hasbro that only care about extracting profit from players.
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Play-to-Pay is my antidote to FOMO Magic: grow decks from wins, not wages; measure value by realizable equity and good tables, not product churn.
It's the way we enjoy Magic without worrying about the corporate overlords of Hasbro that only care about extracting profit from players.
It's the way we enjoy Magic without worrying about the corporate overlords of Hasbro that only care about extracting profit from players.
Kaalia: Price of Wings ep11 is live! Now with actual card talk and not just mathematical theory. #edh #mtg #commander #budgetmagic #kaalia
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Kaalia: Price of Wings ep11
It’s that time again, your friendly neighborhood 3drinks here with another episode of Price of Wings.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Kaalia: Price of Wings ep11 is live! Now with actual card talk and not just mathematical theory. #edh #mtg #commander #budgetmagic #kaalia
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Vintage.
It's another EDHREC Question of the Week!
What's your favorite Magic format that ISN'T Commander?
Rules:
Only 1 answer allowed. If you give more, only the first will be counted.
We'll use the most basic version of your answer. So, "My mom's Mirrodin cube," will count as "Cube."
Results next week!
What's your favorite Magic format that ISN'T Commander?
Rules:
Only 1 answer allowed. If you give more, only the first will be counted.
We'll use the most basic version of your answer. So, "My mom's Mirrodin cube," will count as "Cube."
Results next week!
September 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Vintage.
Ep10 of Kaalia: Price of Wings is live here. Did we finally manage to go profitable Y/N? #edh #commander #kaalia #budgetmagic
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Kaalia: Price of Wings ep10
We made it, episode 10 – the same point in which larger media corporations (Netflix et al) cancel shows that don’t go viral in a short time.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ep10 of Kaalia: Price of Wings is live here. Did we finally manage to go profitable Y/N? #edh #commander #kaalia #budgetmagic
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We did a bonus article because I'm the kind of dork that likes to wax poetically about budget play. Episode 9 of Kaalia: Price of Wings is live. #edh #commander #kaalia #budgetmagic
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Kaalia: Price of Wings ep9
If you thought last week’s article on the nuance of MTG finance was riveting, then you’re sure gonna love this week’s continuation on Magic theory.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
We did a bonus article because I'm the kind of dork that likes to wax poetically about budget play. Episode 9 of Kaalia: Price of Wings is live. #edh #commander #kaalia #budgetmagic
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Oh hey what's that? 👀
Price of Wings ep8 is live. We talk about the grander scheme of why cost management is important and the greater value of play-to-pay as a whole. Plus, little update to what I've been doing since moving states.
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Price of Wings ep8 is live. We talk about the grander scheme of why cost management is important and the greater value of play-to-pay as a whole. Plus, little update to what I've been doing since moving states.
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep8
Hey everyone, what’s goin’ on?
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August 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Oh hey what's that? 👀
Price of Wings ep8 is live. We talk about the grander scheme of why cost management is important and the greater value of play-to-pay as a whole. Plus, little update to what I've been doing since moving states.
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Price of Wings ep8 is live. We talk about the grander scheme of why cost management is important and the greater value of play-to-pay as a whole. Plus, little update to what I've been doing since moving states.
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Reposted by the black fly in your chardonnay™
Kaalia: The Price of Wings ep7 is live:
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep7
What’s going on everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood 3drinks coming at you!
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June 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Kaalia: The Price of Wings ep7 is live:
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
Folks, the only of these newest decks trending below MSRP but don't be fooled - it's bad. Terra is just bad Alesha and Celes (the obvious pick you want) will be the Randy Orton of decks - the resulting blueprint that occurs when you construct a main event star from the ground up.
June 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Folks, the only of these newest decks trending below MSRP but don't be fooled - it's bad. Terra is just bad Alesha and Celes (the obvious pick you want) will be the Randy Orton of decks - the resulting blueprint that occurs when you construct a main event star from the ground up.
Kaalia listed highly in some of these popularity timelines, and I'm responsible for only, like, ⅓ of all those decklists 👀💀 @edhrec.com @edhrecast.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_PL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_PL...
There's a New #1 Commander & Here's Why | Magic: the Gathering | EDH Commander
YouTube video by EDHRECast
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June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Kaalia listed highly in some of these popularity timelines, and I'm responsible for only, like, ⅓ of all those decklists 👀💀 @edhrec.com @edhrecast.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_PL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_PL...
Kaalia: The Price of Wings ep7 is live:
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep7
What’s going on everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood 3drinks coming at you!
open.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Kaalia: The Price of Wings ep7 is live:
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Big mana base punch-up.
Still set-agnostic.
Still under three figures.
Come see how we pulled it off — and who got Bolted off the board 🔥🦇
Ep6 is up — ledger upgrades, trade talk, and finding stealth value. Even with Kaalia grounded this week, the engine keeps turning.
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Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep6
What’s going on everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood 3drinks coming at you with another blog.
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June 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Ep6 is up — ledger upgrades, trade talk, and finding stealth value. Even with Kaalia grounded this week, the engine keeps turning.
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
open.substack.com/pub/themtg3d...
Kaalia: Price of Wings ep5 where we talk about a big night of play but also take on an alternative theorem of deck building philosophy. #kaalia #edh #budgetmagic
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Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep5
Hey there everyone what’s going’ on it’s your friendly neighborhood 3drinks coming at you!
themtg3drinks.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Kaalia: Price of Wings ep5 where we talk about a big night of play but also take on an alternative theorem of deck building philosophy. #kaalia #edh #budgetmagic
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
Who says you need hundreds of dollars in a deck to do the thing? I spent under $100.
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep5 drops early next week!
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep5 drops early next week!
June 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Who says you need hundreds of dollars in a deck to do the thing? I spent under $100.
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep5 drops early next week!
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep5 drops early next week!
It's Magic day! Let's see what Kaalia can earn tonight 👀
May 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It's Magic day! Let's see what Kaalia can earn tonight 👀
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep4 is available now. "A Frosty Recalibration"
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Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep4
In this installment, I re-evaluate the snow package in Kaalia and break down the decision to reallocate value for smoother play and better impact.
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May 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep4 is available now. "A Frosty Recalibration"
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Jammed four games in four hours last night. Four kills even, adding $4 to the Kaalia ledger.
It's like Charmed but an extra sister makes it power of four 👀
Lots of insights though. Next week's entry will be enlightening.
It's like Charmed but an extra sister makes it power of four 👀
Lots of insights though. Next week's entry will be enlightening.
May 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Jammed four games in four hours last night. Four kills even, adding $4 to the Kaalia ledger.
It's like Charmed but an extra sister makes it power of four 👀
Lots of insights though. Next week's entry will be enlightening.
It's like Charmed but an extra sister makes it power of four 👀
Lots of insights though. Next week's entry will be enlightening.
You can count on me to spend 600 words finding a $4 cut. But that's the beauty right? So make like Trick Williams and "let's talk about it" #mtg #edh #budgetmagic #kaalia
The math of Skred: an ultra budget deep dive where every dollar matters. #edh #mtg #budgetmagic #kaalia
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Budget Granularity in Magic Deckbuilding (bonus doc)
Hey all.
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May 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You can count on me to spend 600 words finding a $4 cut. But that's the beauty right? So make like Trick Williams and "let's talk about it" #mtg #edh #budgetmagic #kaalia
The math of Skred: an ultra budget deep dive where every dollar matters. #edh #mtg #budgetmagic #kaalia
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/budget-gra...
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/budget-gra...
Budget Granularity in Magic Deckbuilding (bonus doc)
Hey all.
themtg3drinks.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The math of Skred: an ultra budget deep dive where every dollar matters. #edh #mtg #budgetmagic #kaalia
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/budget-gra...
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/budget-gra...
Ep3 is live. Fly with me as I turn "just $1" into a large enough mechanical flex to feel like I dropped $10 instead! #mtg #edh #budgetmagic #kaalia
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep3 is live here:
How we turn a tiny ledger credit into bigger value for the deck!
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
How we turn a tiny ledger credit into bigger value for the deck!
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep3
Hey there — morning, afternoon, or night, welcome to the next installment of Price of Wings! I’m 3drinks, and this week we’re trading glory for grit.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ep3 is live. Fly with me as I turn "just $1" into a large enough mechanical flex to feel like I dropped $10 instead! #mtg #edh #budgetmagic #kaalia
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep3 is live here:
How we turn a tiny ledger credit into bigger value for the deck!
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
How we turn a tiny ledger credit into bigger value for the deck!
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep3
Hey there — morning, afternoon, or night, welcome to the next installment of Price of Wings! I’m 3drinks, and this week we’re trading glory for grit.
themtg3drinks.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Kaalia: the Price of Wings ep3 is live here:
How we turn a tiny ledger credit into bigger value for the deck!
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
How we turn a tiny ledger credit into bigger value for the deck!
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/kaalia-the...
Kaalia: The Price of Wings – Episode 3 drops today!
We’re maximizing our upward trajectory with a tiny ledger credit — but small doesn’t mean we can’t acquire something valuable.
Come see how we turned a small injection into blood, mana, and fire. ~1hr from now, PST.
We’re maximizing our upward trajectory with a tiny ledger credit — but small doesn’t mean we can’t acquire something valuable.
Come see how we turned a small injection into blood, mana, and fire. ~1hr from now, PST.
May 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Kaalia: The Price of Wings – Episode 3 drops today!
We’re maximizing our upward trajectory with a tiny ledger credit — but small doesn’t mean we can’t acquire something valuable.
Come see how we turned a small injection into blood, mana, and fire. ~1hr from now, PST.
We’re maximizing our upward trajectory with a tiny ledger credit — but small doesn’t mean we can’t acquire something valuable.
Come see how we turned a small injection into blood, mana, and fire. ~1hr from now, PST.
Price of Wings: the Zodiac Conundrum
I sold a Zodiac Dragon but remained true to my grind.
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I sold a Zodiac Dragon but remained true to my grind.
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Price of Wings: the Zodiac Conundrum
Hi — just a short entry today.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Price of Wings: the Zodiac Conundrum
I sold a Zodiac Dragon but remained true to my grind.
themtg3drinks.substack.com/p/price-of-w...
I sold a Zodiac Dragon but remained true to my grind.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Tired. Need sleep. Catch y'all later, magic people and wrestling folk.
May 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Tired. Need sleep. Catch y'all later, magic people and wrestling folk.