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Cole aka 😎Johnny Mardu☀️💀🔥
@thebloodricguy.bsky.social
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He/him. Canadian. Host for @hbvc-mtg.bsky.social podcast & @mtglexicon.bsky.social stream. Magic, cats and nerdy stuff in general. The #bloodricposting guy. EDH character trait: Loose Cannon. EDH continues until morale improves. LGBTQIA+ safe
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Damn, Drakuseth continues to be that dragon in commander games
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames {4}{R}{R}{R} Legendary Creature — Dragon Flying Whenever Drakuseth attacks, it deals 4 damage to any target and 3 damage to each of up to two other targets. “Spread out, you idiots! Spread out!” —Marsden, party leader, last words 7/7 Illustrated by Grzegorz Rutkowski
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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When you're not being blown out of the water by instant speed tricks, this can lead to some explosive draws
Doom Weaver {4}{B}{B} Creature — Spider Horror Reach Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) As long as Doom Weaver is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has “When this creature dies, draw cards equal to its power.” 1/8 Illustrated by Helge C. Balzer
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Applying some lessons learned, but only functioning within 1, 3, 5 and 7 mana

Try and get some early engines going before Isshin shows up, OR deploy creatures that ramp via treasures to get Obosh out, and figure out the rest after

moxfield.com/decks/0D4R4t...
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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My Isshin/Obosh deck is going under the knife tonight

Many revelations since I put it together
Isshin, Two Heavens as One {R}{W}{B} Legendary Creature — Human Samurai If a creature attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Trained by the Imperials but disillusioned by their rigidity, he gave his heart—and his swords—to the Asari Uprising. 3/4 Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast Obosh, the Preypiercer {3}{B/R}{B/R} Legendary Creature — Hellion Horror Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with odd mana values and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.) If a source you control with an odd mana value would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead. 3/5 Illustrated by Daarken
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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You:
Joker meme: you wouldn't get it
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Added Needle Spires to the list, but realized Restless Bivouac also works

Let's go creature lands!~
Needle Spires Land This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. {2}{R}{W}: This land becomes a 2/1 red and white Elemental creature with double strike until end of turn. It’s still a land. Illustrated by Lorenzo Lanfranconi Restless Bivouac Land This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. {1}{R}{W}: This land becomes a 2/2 red and white Ox creature until end of turn. It’s still a land. Whenever this land attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Illustrated by Lucas Graciano
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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He's just a little guy! :3c
Forsworn Paladin {B} Creature — Human Knight Menace {1}{B}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Create a Treasure token. {2}{B}: Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. If mana from a Treasure was spent to activate this ability, that creature also gains deathtouch until end of turn. 1/1 Illustrated by Lorenzo Mastroianni
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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alright, went back into Boros Sephiroth and tweaked a few things. have lower curve creatures that can fuel each other with counters to become modified for when Seph shows up, and if he doesn't, they can just keep scaling up on their own

also means summons can punch harder too, which is nice
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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THE SHINY FROG BOY
Trainer ID Having a nice break
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I've noticed is that I'm not resistant to having mechanical overlap between decks

I was thinking that my Isshin and Sephiroth decks are about attacking and "when x attacks do y" effects. You'd think I'd just fold one into the other, but I still want to explore what each does separately 1/
Isshin, Two Heavens as One {R}{W}{B} Legendary Creature — Human Samurai If a creature attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Trained by the Imperials but disillusioned by their rigidity, he gave his heart—and his swords—to the Asari Uprising. 3/4 Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast Sephiroth, Fallen Hero {3}{R}{W} Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier Jenova Cells — Whenever Sephiroth attacks, you may put a cell counter on target creature. Until end of turn, each modified creature you control has base power and toughness 7/5. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.) The Reunion — {3}, Sacrifice a modified creature: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. 7/5 Illustrated by Ittoku Araña, Heart of the Spider {1}{R}{W} Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero Whenever you attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature. Whenever a modified creature you control deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.) 3/3 Illustrated by Kevin Glint Tegan Jovanka {2}{W} Legendary Creature — Human Brave Heart — Whenever you attack, target attacking historic creature gets +1/+1 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) Doctor’s companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.) “You certainly know how to fly this crate, don’t you?” 2/2 Illustrated by Aurore Folny
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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You are not immune to Spider-Man cards

As am I. Cuz I'm getting Arana for a deck
Araña, Heart of the Spider {1}{R}{W} Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero Whenever you attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature. Whenever a modified creature you control deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.) 3/3 Illustrated by Kevin Glint
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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so, im still keeping track of commander games for 2025, but to make sure it feels less like a chore, i've gone through several iterations to smooth out details like player order, removing win/loss flags, and compacting the sheet to look better on mobile

Idk if i'll do it for 2026...
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Any Combustion Man lovers out there? Guarantee people won't take 7 for targeting their lands
Combustion Man {3}{R}{R} Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Whenever Combustion Man attacks, destroy target permanent unless its controller has Combustion Man deal damage to them equal to his power. “The Avatar’s alive. I want you to find him, and end him.” —Zuko 4/6 Watermark: Fire Nation Illustrated by Pisukev
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
thebloodricguy.bsky.social
We should swap out your notifications for how nice you look with these new glasses!

(But also to steal your thunder, I also have new glasses)
I forget to wear them
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
thebloodricguy.bsky.social
I will no longer be Mana Drained in my Brawl games

Thank the Lord
I love this stupid chain breaking meme
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Oh you know, comments from designers who make our favorite game?

Or maybe it's something else...
It is a mystery
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Normally I don't feel super passionate about rules changes and ideas but hmmmmmm no, no thank you
It's the "if you're nothing without the suit. Then you don't deserve it" meme except I'm being obnoxiously dismissive
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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When you follow @girldickenergy.bsky.social's Path of Blades, you explore all the options you can in all color combos

I've been following them in Esper, figured I'd keep going in Rakdos

and uhhhhhh yeah we know Imskir is cracked, but all the new tech? sheeeeesh

moxfield.com/decks/taGnEo...
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Weird thought, not really the same but

These commanders and decks tend to start out the same way? I think? Maybe?
Imskir Iron-Eater {6}{B}{R} Legendary Creature — Demon Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) When Imskir enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is half the number of artifacts you control, rounded down. {3}{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Imskir deals damage equal to the sacrificed artifact’s mana value to any target. 5/5 Illustrated by Xavier Ribeiro Kozilek, the Great Distortion {8}{C}{C} Legendary Creature — Eldrazi When you cast this spell, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference. Menace Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X. A void as cryptic as reality itself. 12/12
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Yessssss

Get into the endzone!
Star Athlete {1}{R}{R} Creature — Human Warrior Menace Whenever this creature attacks, choose up to one target nonland permanent. Its controller may sacrifice it. If they don’t, this creature deals 5 damage to that player. Blitz {3}{R} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and “When this creature dies, draw a card.” Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) 3/2 Illustrated by Andrey Kuzinskiy
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Johnny Mardu strikes
I'm a whimsiless fool on Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Kenrith makes me feel things, but it's all negative
dexter's lab meme of "i have failed you" except its Kenrith and "I despise you"
November 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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All three of these legends hit a few different things, so it's hard to pick between them

This year has been pretty cracked for Legends
Shiko, Paragon of the Way {2}{U}{R}{W} Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon Flying, vigilance When Shiko enters, exile target nonland card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard. Copy it, then you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.) 4/5 Watermark: Jeskai Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez Captain Howler, Sea Scourge {2}{U}{R} Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate Ward—{2}, Pay 2 life. Whenever you discard one or more cards, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw a card. 5/4 Illustrated by Mirko Failoni Neriv, Heart of the Storm {1}{R}{W}{B} Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon Flying If a creature you control that entered this turn would deal damage, it deals twice that much damage instead. Scales streaked with lightning, trailing thunder in his wake, Neriv is the living banner around which the Mardu rally. 4/5 Watermark: Mardu Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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I love my cards that are objectively and subjectively good, but I'm a commander player and I've gotten my ass beat by many mid cards
Strong cards. Weak cards This is only the selfish perception of players Truly skilled players should try and win with their favorites
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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When you decide to get immunized but you forget the side effects the day after fucking sucks
So I'm a bit dizzy and my shoulders are sore but we'll survive
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM