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Just browsing…I like a bunch of stuff, anime, manga, MTG, and PS, with a weak spot for Elden Ring, Soulsborne, and Cyberpunk 2077. I follow politics even though I'm no expert. Computer Science.
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Fungal Fun Guy Friday! This dude reminds me of mosquitos in the summer.
Mindbender Spores {2}{G} Creature — Fungus Wall Defender (This creature can’t attack.) Flying Whenever this creature blocks a creature, put four fungus counters on that creature. The creature gains “This creature doesn’t untap during your untap step if it has a fungus counter on it” and “At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fungus counter from this creature.” 0/1 Illustrated by Ian Miller
May 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Happy 5/6 day!
Avatar of Will {6}{U}{U} Creature — Avatar If an opponent has no cards in hand, this spell costs {6} less to cast. Flying 5/6 Illustrated by rk post
May 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Love her!
Meren of Clan Nel Toth {2}{B}{G} Legendary Creature — Human Shaman Whenever another creature you control dies, you get an experience counter. At the beginning of your end step, choose target creature card in your graveyard. If that card’s mana value is less than or equal to the number of experience counters you have, return it to the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand. 3/4 Illustrated by Cynthia Sheppard
May 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Four cards to get to know me! (I’m a bit weird)
Phage the Untouchable {3}{B}{B}{B}{B} Legendary Creature — Avatar Minion When Phage enters, if you didn’t cast it from your hand, you lose the game. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can’t be regenerated. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game. 4/4 Illustrated by Ron Spears Sakashima the Impostor {2}{U}{U} Legendary Creature — Human Rogue You may have Sakashima the Impostor enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except its name is Sakashima the Impostor, it’s legendary in addition to its other types, and it has “{2}{U}{U}: Return Sakashima the Impostor to its owner’s hand at the beginning of the next end step.” 3/1 Illustrated by Tsubonari Glory {3}{W}{W} Creature — Incarnation Flying {2}{W}: Choose a color. Creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. Activate only if this card is in your graveyard. “Glory was gone; Glory was everywhere.” —Scroll of Beginnings 3/3 Illustrated by Donato Giancola Burgeoning {G} Enchantment Whenever an opponent plays a land, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. Given time, a single seed can sprout a mighty forest. Illustrated by Kelogsloops
April 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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This one is something!
Worldgorger Dragon {3}{R}{R}{R} Creature — Nightmare Dragon Flying, trample When this creature enters, exile all other permanents you control. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners’ control. 7/7 Illustrated by rk post
April 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Judge me on my commanders!
Jodah, the Unifier {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Legendary creatures you control get +X/+X, where X is the number of legendary creatures you control. Whenever you cast a legendary spell from your hand, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a legendary nonland card with lesser mana value. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. 5/5 Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast Rin and Seri, Inseparable {1}{R}{G}{W} Legendary Creature — Dog Cat Whenever you cast a Dog spell, create a 1/1 green Cat creature token. Whenever you cast a Cat spell, create a 1/1 white Dog creature token. {R}{G}{W}, {T}: Rin and Seri deals damage to any target equal to the number of Dogs you control. You gain life equal to the number of Cats you control. 4/4 Illustrated by Andrea Radeck Hazel of the Rootbloom {2}{B}{G} Legendary Creature — Squirrel Druid {T}, Pay 2 life, Tap X untapped tokens you control: Add X mana in any combination of colors. At the beginning of your end step, create a token that’s a copy of target token you control. If that token is a Squirrel, instead create two tokens that are copies of it. “May all your caches be full.” 3/5 Illustrated by Anna Pavleeva Giada, Font of Hope {1}{W} Legendary Creature — Angel Flying, vigilance Each other Angel you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each Angel you already control. {T}: Add {W}. Spend this mana only to cast an Angel spell. 2/2 Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer
April 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This guys are grumpy when they wake up. Kinda missed this @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social !
Awaken the Woods {X}{G}{G} Sorcery Create X 1/1 green Forest Dryad land creature tokens. (They’re affected by summoning sickness.) “We expected the Argothians to stand their ground. We didn’t expect the ground itself to stand.” —Myrel, Shield of Argive Illustrated by Bryan Sola
April 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Vin is looking ripped!
Maraxus of Keld {4}{R}{R} Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Maraxus of Keld’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of untapped artifacts, creatures, and lands you control. “I have no master. I am chaos.” —Maraxus of Keld */*
February 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I mean, Vigor could be his cousin. Vigor Thragtusk.
Vigor {3}{G}{G}{G} Creature — Elemental Incarnation Trample If damage would be dealt to another creature you control, prevent that damage. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each 1 damage prevented this way. When Vigor is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner’s library. 6/6 Illustrated by Jim Murray
February 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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a screenshot of the "ned ryerson!" scene from groundhog day with a dark souls boss health bar at the bottom reading "Ned Ryserson, Dread Acquaintance"
July 1, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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When the squirrel finds out that someone stole his nuts.
Krosan Beast {3}{G} Creature — Squirrel Beast Threshold — Krosan Beast gets +7/+7 as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard. Those who see the squirrels go underground in the winter aren’t ready for what emerges in the spring. 1/1 Illustrated by Kev Walker
January 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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The first goober that came to mind!
Arahbo, Roar of the World {3}{G}{W} Legendary Creature — Cat Avatar Eminence — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if Arahbo, Roar of the World is in the command zone or on the battlefield, another target Cat you control gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Whenever another Cat you control attacks, you may pay {1}{G}{W}. If you do, it gains trample and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power. 5/5 Illustrated by Erica Williams
January 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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It's a bit of a stretch, but it's kinda neat!
Havengul Laboratory Legendary Land {T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Investigate. (Create a colorless Clue artifact token with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”) At the beginning of your end step, if you sacrificed three or more Clues this turn, transform Havengul Laboratory. Illustrated by Rafater Havengul Mystery Legendary Land When this land transforms into Havengul Mystery, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. When the creature put onto the battlefield with Havengul Mystery leaves the battlefield, transform Havengul Mystery. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add {B}. Illustrated by Rafater
January 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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This one hits a bit hard for me.
Esika, God of the Tree {1}{G}{G} Legendary Creature — God Vigilance {T}: Add one mana of any color. Other legendary creatures you control have vigilance and “{T}: Add one mana of any color.” The beginning of the rainbow. 1/4 Illustrated by Nana Qi The Prismatic Bridge {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Legendary Enchantment At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature or planeswalker card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. The end of us all. Illustrated by GodMachine
January 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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It's "I have a thing for Liliana" Friday (also the art is amazing 🤌)
MTG card: Liliana, Dreadhorde General {4}{B}{B} Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana Whenever a creature you control dies, draw a card. +1: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. −4: Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice. −9: Each opponent chooses a permanent they control of each permanent type and sacrifices the rest. Loyalty: 6
January 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I don't know iftis counts, but it's similar to hazy for me.
MTG card: Preposterous Proportions {5}{G}{G} Sorcery Creatures you control get +10/+10 and gain vigilance until end of turn. “I think you mean giant lemures, a type of malevolent spirit that … OH GODS, WHAT IS THAT?!” —Uriah the Smug, last words
January 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Not gonna lie, I wish I had popcorn on these days.
Show and Tell {2}{U} Sorcery Each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield. At the academy, “show and tell” too often becomes “run and hide.” Illustrated by Jeff Laubenstein
January 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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@bugsmaytrix.bsky.social with your approval I'm making a theme for today. In honor of my two preschool children going back to school today after two interminable snow days, it's Back-To-School Wednesday! And yes we all know Tolarian Academy please be more creative.
Unnecessary MtG card Cram Session, I mean, seriously, how is a lifegain card in green/black, and also didn't we learn our lesson in like Revised that lifegain by itself is the dumbest thing in Magic? The Learn mechanic does not make up for this.
January 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Hell yeah! We just have to keep an eye on this guy!
Party Thrasher {1}{R} Creature — Lizard Wizard Noncreature spells you cast from exile have convoke. (Each creature you tap while casting a noncreature spell from exile pays for {1} or one mana of that creature’s color.) At the beginning of your first main phase, you may discard a card. If you do, exile the top two cards of your library, then choose one of them. You may play that card this turn. 1/4
January 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Love this guy!
Painter's Servant {2} Artifact Creature — Scarecrow As Painter’s Servant enters, choose a color. All cards that aren’t on the battlefield, spells, and permanents are the chosen color in addition to their other colors. This whimsical automaton helps create beautiful murals, then stands guard as they dry. 1/3 Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve
December 27, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Look at him! Standing tall all cute and stuff!
Alloy Myr {3} Artifact Creature — Myr {T}: Add one mana of any color. With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance. 2/2 Illustrated by Matt Cavotta
December 25, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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"You'll be visited by three spirits”

The three spirits.
Image of Nier:Replicant with the three protagonists of the game.
December 24, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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I'm pretty sure someone already has put Squee in the spotlight, but this print in particular screams “ignorance is bliss”! It's cool as hell!
Squee, Goblin Nabob {2}{R} Legendary Creature — Goblin At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return Squee, Goblin Nabob from your graveyard to your hand. “General?!” Tahngarth roared. “General nuisance, maybe.” 1/1 Illustrated by Nana Qi
December 21, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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I'm not sure if this one counts, but I love it!
Lightning Bolt {R} Instant Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target. Illustrated by Toru Terada
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Sorcery Saturday? I'll take another turn, please.
Temporal Manipulation {3}{U}{U} Sorcery Take an extra turn after this one. Illustrated by Frank Frazetta
December 14, 2024 at 4:39 PM