A Johnny's Pridemate
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A Johnny's Pridemate
@ajohnnyspridemate.bsky.social
An MTG Substacker. Standard, Pauper, Cube, and sometimes (begrudgingly) EDH
New 'Stack tomorrow, btw
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Lmao, got a botted like on there before I even hit post???
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
It's a fun mechanic, but it makes you think aggro, even if it's better in midrange/control archetypes.
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I think, ironically, the biggest problem with Start Your Engines/Max Speed is the name. If it was called something like "Pole Position," it would have the flavor of coming from behind for more value, which works better with the actual deployment tempo of most of the cards.
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Is this deck unhinged? Maybe
Is it fun? Hell yeah
December 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Counter this land, biyatch!
December 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Playing this deck on arena ladder against people on dimir midrange is one of life's great joys
December 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Draftable 360 card list complete. Still need to look over it a few more times in edits to make sure it's not stupid stupid.
December 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Finished the composition, but it took a little longer than expected. Will put hyperlinks/card images/memes in tomorrow/Monday, and then maybe set it loose.
December 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This tweet for the possibly niche crossover crowd of fans of the band The Mountain Goats and fans of the MTG subformat, lol
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Update: cube is at 330 cards, but probably needs 10 cuts to hit 360 properly
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I think these archetypes mostly seem to work right now in draft. Lands need some serious attention, as does curve filling in a few colors.
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
but I feel like it's coming along.
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Some other folks just reminded me dredge exists, which probably ruins the mono-black one, haha
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM