Interesting how differently they tackled the problem of turn 1 mana fixing so many years apart
December 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Interesting how differently they tackled the problem of turn 1 mana fixing so many years apart
Wizards talked about keeping the powerful stuff from new sets in the 3 year standard structure mostly contained to the set they are from. For example the best synergies for avatar cards are mostly found in avatar (supposedly). I think that means we won't be seeing allies again for a while
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Wizards talked about keeping the powerful stuff from new sets in the 3 year standard structure mostly contained to the set they are from. For example the best synergies for avatar cards are mostly found in avatar (supposedly). I think that means we won't be seeing allies again for a while
This in a control deck that plays mostly at instant speed would be sweet
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This in a control deck that plays mostly at instant speed would be sweet
Airbending and Superior Spider-Man/Kavaero, Mind-Bitten represent a major shift in design imo. Both of them allow you to circumvent the large mana cost required to trigger an on-cast ability for permanents using that as a necessary restriction to contain their powerful effects.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Airbending and Superior Spider-Man/Kavaero, Mind-Bitten represent a major shift in design imo. Both of them allow you to circumvent the large mana cost required to trigger an on-cast ability for permanents using that as a necessary restriction to contain their powerful effects.
Phyrexia is so cool man. I kinda want to write fanfics tbh
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Phyrexia is so cool man. I kinda want to write fanfics tbh
I've done a lot of tinkering with this and I think it's better now! I went mono-black to get more value out of some colorless lands and to make my Bloodghast casts more consistent. The creature package is 4x (2 mana changeling) 4x (3 mana changeling) 4x Bloodghast 4x Greedy Freebooter + Unholy Annex
I've built a casual standard deck on arena with changelings, the Grim Captain, and Thrumming Hivepool. I only went off once with it but it felt so cool in that game. Thrumming Hivepool granting your changelings Double Strike is so sick. And then the option to flip the Grim Captain is cool
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I've done a lot of tinkering with this and I think it's better now! I went mono-black to get more value out of some colorless lands and to make my Bloodghast casts more consistent. The creature package is 4x (2 mana changeling) 4x (3 mana changeling) 4x Bloodghast 4x Greedy Freebooter + Unholy Annex
Hit this sequence in commander tonight. Domed a guy with Palantir of Ornthanc for 10 on turn 3, and then later got a hasty 14/14 Annihilator 10 Ulamog with GPG
October 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Hit this sequence in commander tonight. Domed a guy with Palantir of Ornthanc for 10 on turn 3, and then later got a hasty 14/14 Annihilator 10 Ulamog with GPG
I really do not want a SpongeBob UB set. The secret lair was cringe enough. I'm glad people are enjoying those cards but they are definitely not for me (unless I happen upon one, in which case, it will be sleeved up and I will pretend I didn't say this)
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I really do not want a SpongeBob UB set. The secret lair was cringe enough. I'm glad people are enjoying those cards but they are definitely not for me (unless I happen upon one, in which case, it will be sleeved up and I will pretend I didn't say this)
They fixed Memory Jar and I've never seen someone mention it!
September 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
They fixed Memory Jar and I've never seen someone mention it!
I've built a casual standard deck on arena with changelings, the Grim Captain, and Thrumming Hivepool. I only went off once with it but it felt so cool in that game. Thrumming Hivepool granting your changelings Double Strike is so sick. And then the option to flip the Grim Captain is cool
September 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I've built a casual standard deck on arena with changelings, the Grim Captain, and Thrumming Hivepool. I only went off once with it but it felt so cool in that game. Thrumming Hivepool granting your changelings Double Strike is so sick. And then the option to flip the Grim Captain is cool
There are so many old cards that are really really cool but aren't strong enough for any contemporary format. Cubes, or old constructed environments would let you play them, but they just can't be used without accepting that you're using bad cards
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
There are so many old cards that are really really cool but aren't strong enough for any contemporary format. Cubes, or old constructed environments would let you play them, but they just can't be used without accepting that you're using bad cards
I bet that the set codenamed Ziplining will be about Avengers: Doomsday and will release somewhat concurrently
September 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I bet that the set codenamed Ziplining will be about Avengers: Doomsday and will release somewhat concurrently
I think Loot is cute but it felt a bit much to have him in all the basics in aetherdrift. I like the Fblthp cameos were quite subtle, while Loot is very visible.
September 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I think Loot is cute but it felt a bit much to have him in all the basics in aetherdrift. I like the Fblthp cameos were quite subtle, while Loot is very visible.
I think that the Grim Captain is gonna be a real deck once Lorwyn Eclipsed comes to standard. Assuming we will see the return of Changelings in a major way, the hardest part of the build-around for them is solved
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I think that the Grim Captain is gonna be a real deck once Lorwyn Eclipsed comes to standard. Assuming we will see the return of Changelings in a major way, the hardest part of the build-around for them is solved
Banger art. It's giving
September 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Banger art. It's giving
There are 12 indestructible lands in Magic. If a 5 color commander deck ran them all, would you be able to consistently cast Cleansing Wildfire on one of them to ramp?
September 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
There are 12 indestructible lands in Magic. If a 5 color commander deck ran them all, would you be able to consistently cast Cleansing Wildfire on one of them to ramp?
Thinking about the set I want to make. If equipment and auras are going to both be relevant, especially together, that crowds out space for creatures. I don't know how tenable that would be. On first blush, I don't think that a mechanic like living weapon, or for mirrodin! would make sense in ER
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Thinking about the set I want to make. If equipment and auras are going to both be relevant, especially together, that crowds out space for creatures. I don't know how tenable that would be. On first blush, I don't think that a mechanic like living weapon, or for mirrodin! would make sense in ER
He kinda built like me
September 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
He kinda built like me
I love this art from strixhaven
September 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I love this art from strixhaven
It's odd how the subject of this piece is cut off at the top of the image
September 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's odd how the subject of this piece is cut off at the top of the image
It's crazy that this card doesn't break the game in half rules-wise
September 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It's crazy that this card doesn't break the game in half rules-wise
Interesting choice for this to be a sorcery. There's not even a play on words. It's just a stream. I wonder if this was originally art meant for something else but was placed on a sorcery late in development
August 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Interesting choice for this to be a sorcery. There's not even a play on words. It's just a stream. I wonder if this was originally art meant for something else but was placed on a sorcery late in development
Elden Ring/Dark Souls would such a great setting for a Magic set. It has many factions with competing (sometimes overlapping) desires and values. It has plenty of creatures and beasts, many of which fly. It has iconic creatures, many of which wouldn't need to be legendary. It has robust vocabulary
August 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Elden Ring/Dark Souls would such a great setting for a Magic set. It has many factions with competing (sometimes overlapping) desires and values. It has plenty of creatures and beasts, many of which fly. It has iconic creatures, many of which wouldn't need to be legendary. It has robust vocabulary
I want to play a deck built around doing something funky that puts a flashback card in exile for some other benefit, and then recur it with this.
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I want to play a deck built around doing something funky that puts a flashback card in exile for some other benefit, and then recur it with this.