T_Nest
@tnest.bsky.social
Doctor of Music, teacher, nerd
He/him
My thoughts and opinions are my own and do not reflect any other individuals or organizations.
I mostly post about my journey becoming a semi-serious Disney Lorcana player. Previously played Modern/Legacy MTG
He/him
My thoughts and opinions are my own and do not reflect any other individuals or organizations.
I mostly post about my journey becoming a semi-serious Disney Lorcana player. Previously played Modern/Legacy MTG
Lorcana League 12/13/25
6th place, Infinity Weekend Swiss, 23 players
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ Items 💀👑(👑)
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟡 Aggro 💀👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔵⚪ Mill 👑💀💀
Overall, really happy with the deck, but even more happy with the information on the format that will shape where I want to go from here.
6th place, Infinity Weekend Swiss, 23 players
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ Items 💀👑(👑)
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟡 Aggro 💀👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔵⚪ Mill 👑💀💀
Overall, really happy with the deck, but even more happy with the information on the format that will shape where I want to go from here.
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Lorcana League 12/13/25
6th place, Infinity Weekend Swiss, 23 players
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ Items 💀👑(👑)
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟡 Aggro 💀👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔵⚪ Mill 👑💀💀
Overall, really happy with the deck, but even more happy with the information on the format that will shape where I want to go from here.
6th place, Infinity Weekend Swiss, 23 players
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ Items 💀👑(👑)
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟡 Aggro 💀👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔵⚪ Mill 👑💀💀
Overall, really happy with the deck, but even more happy with the information on the format that will shape where I want to go from here.
Lorcana League 11/29/25
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔴🟢 Queen of Hearts 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟣 Evasives 👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟢 Challengers 👑👑
Undefeated two weeks in a row, and with two different decks/formats! Some misplays/theory to discuss, but overall feeling very good about the list!
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔴🟢 Queen of Hearts 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟣 Evasives 👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟢 Challengers 👑👑
Undefeated two weeks in a row, and with two different decks/formats! Some misplays/theory to discuss, but overall feeling very good about the list!
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Lorcana League 11/29/25
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔴🟢 Queen of Hearts 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟣 Evasives 👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟢 Challengers 👑👑
Undefeated two weeks in a row, and with two different decks/formats! Some misplays/theory to discuss, but overall feeling very good about the list!
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔴🟢 Queen of Hearts 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢🟣 Evasives 👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟢 Challengers 👑👑
Undefeated two weeks in a row, and with two different decks/formats! Some misplays/theory to discuss, but overall feeling very good about the list!
Lorcana League 11/22/25
Core 3-Round Swiss, 1st Place
Deck: Frank Karsten's 3rd place CCQ list
Rd 1 vs 🟡🔵 (Princesses?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴⚪ (Mushu) 👑👑
First time getting 1st place after playing card games since 2013, and holy cow did it feel great with this list!
Core 3-Round Swiss, 1st Place
Deck: Frank Karsten's 3rd place CCQ list
Rd 1 vs 🟡🔵 (Princesses?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴⚪ (Mushu) 👑👑
First time getting 1st place after playing card games since 2013, and holy cow did it feel great with this list!
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Lorcana League 11/22/25
Core 3-Round Swiss, 1st Place
Deck: Frank Karsten's 3rd place CCQ list
Rd 1 vs 🟡🔵 (Princesses?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴⚪ (Mushu) 👑👑
First time getting 1st place after playing card games since 2013, and holy cow did it feel great with this list!
Core 3-Round Swiss, 1st Place
Deck: Frank Karsten's 3rd place CCQ list
Rd 1 vs 🟡🔵 (Princesses?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪👑👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴⚪ (Mushu) 👑👑
First time getting 1st place after playing card games since 2013, and holy cow did it feel great with this list!
The other card I had issues with was Demona. She was originally my inkable replacement for Big Elsa, but what I became concerned with was letting my op draw 3, particularly in Rd 1. That being said, she was great in Rd2 between her card draw and questing, so I'll keep testing her out for now.
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The other card I had issues with was Demona. She was originally my inkable replacement for Big Elsa, but what I became concerned with was letting my op draw 3, particularly in Rd 1. That being said, she was great in Rd2 between her card draw and questing, so I'll keep testing her out for now.
The first card was Can't Hold It Back Anymore. I'm trying so hard to make this card work, as it being a song seems like a huge upside. The problem is that I just don't have characters to deal damage in a way that it stays on the board, so I'm often holding this with no damage on board.
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The first card was Can't Hold It Back Anymore. I'm trying so hard to make this card work, as it being a song seems like a huge upside. The problem is that I just don't have characters to deal damage in a way that it stays on the board, so I'm often holding this with no damage on board.
Today was a casual Infinity day, meaning folks would potentially actually have infinity decks. I only got to play 2 rounds, but the list showed a lot of promise!
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪💀👑💀
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪(Mill) 💀👑💀
Below is the list. It's important to note my Rd 2 op was playing 70 cards.
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪💀👑💀
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪(Mill) 💀👑💀
Below is the list. It's important to note my Rd 2 op was playing 70 cards.
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today was a casual Infinity day, meaning folks would potentially actually have infinity decks. I only got to play 2 rounds, but the list showed a lot of promise!
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪💀👑💀
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪(Mill) 💀👑💀
Below is the list. It's important to note my Rd 2 op was playing 70 cards.
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪💀👑💀
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪(Mill) 💀👑💀
Below is the list. It's important to note my Rd 2 op was playing 70 cards.
I figured we had gotten everything that could be a contender for the deck already spoiled...then I read this today. Holy cow holy cow holy cow!! They actually did it!
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I figured we had gotten everything that could be a contender for the deck already spoiled...then I read this today. Holy cow holy cow holy cow!! They actually did it!
Below is what I came up with. It really leans into keeping everything off the board while you chip in with lore from a character or two. The new red action, "Next Stop, Olympus" helps by being repeatable with Maui shark on board. Two problems: are my win conditions enough? Control decks win slowly 🤷♂️
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Below is what I came up with. It really leans into keeping everything off the board while you chip in with lore from a character or two. The new red action, "Next Stop, Olympus" helps by being repeatable with Maui shark on board. Two problems: are my win conditions enough? Control decks win slowly 🤷♂️
Lorcana League 10/18/25
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵🟡 Princesses 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵🟣 (Core) 👑💀👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟣 (Infinity) 💀💀
I think this is the best version of the deck yet. I don't think the Aurora package is the way to go, but it was better than every other iteration I've tried.
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵🟡 Princesses 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵🟣 (Core) 👑💀👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟣 (Infinity) 💀💀
I think this is the best version of the deck yet. I don't think the Aurora package is the way to go, but it was better than every other iteration I've tried.
October 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Lorcana League 10/18/25
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵🟡 Princesses 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵🟣 (Core) 👑💀👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟣 (Infinity) 💀💀
I think this is the best version of the deck yet. I don't think the Aurora package is the way to go, but it was better than every other iteration I've tried.
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵🟡 Princesses 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵🟣 (Core) 👑💀👑
Rd 3 vs 🔴🟣 (Infinity) 💀💀
I think this is the best version of the deck yet. I don't think the Aurora package is the way to go, but it was better than every other iteration I've tried.
Well, here it is. The one I think will likely be the biggest contender for a spot in the list this set. Here are my initial thoughts:
Pros
- Singable
Cons
- Uninkable
-Relies on damage existing on the field
Being singable is huge, as any way to reduce cost can help gain momentum in a game.
Pros
- Singable
Cons
- Uninkable
-Relies on damage existing on the field
Being singable is huge, as any way to reduce cost can help gain momentum in a game.
October 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Well, here it is. The one I think will likely be the biggest contender for a spot in the list this set. Here are my initial thoughts:
Pros
- Singable
Cons
- Uninkable
-Relies on damage existing on the field
Being singable is huge, as any way to reduce cost can help gain momentum in a game.
Pros
- Singable
Cons
- Uninkable
-Relies on damage existing on the field
Being singable is huge, as any way to reduce cost can help gain momentum in a game.
Here's another one! I love that this lets us specifically find a character and item (Bruno and Cauldron) but I'm not sure costing 4 will make it helpful to us. I still want to point it out, as it may end up much better than I am assuming.
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Here's another one! I love that this lets us specifically find a character and item (Bruno and Cauldron) but I'm not sure costing 4 will make it helpful to us. I still want to point it out, as it may end up much better than I am assuming.
The last card so far is Jasmine - Soothing Princess. I think Jasmine works great with cards like 5-drop Elsa. Use Elsa to challenge, quest with Jasmine, heal Elsa. If they want to get rid of Jasmine, it has to happen quickly. Otherwise, Elsa challenges next turn, Jasmine quests, and heals both.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The last card so far is Jasmine - Soothing Princess. I think Jasmine works great with cards like 5-drop Elsa. Use Elsa to challenge, quest with Jasmine, heal Elsa. If they want to get rid of Jasmine, it has to happen quickly. Otherwise, Elsa challenges next turn, Jasmine quests, and heals both.
The next card is Hen Wen's Visions. I believe this will fight for the slot Develop Your Brain is currently in. Visions digs more, but DYB actually puts a card in your hand. I have found that DYB is better late game than early due to the psudo card draw.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The next card is Hen Wen's Visions. I believe this will fight for the slot Develop Your Brain is currently in. Visions digs more, but DYB actually puts a card in your hand. I have found that DYB is better late game than early due to the psudo card draw.
The first card: Hades - Looking for a Deal. The removal aspect isn't great, but if we draw cards, there's a chance we draw into our other removal, which is singable. I believe in the end, this will be too slow, but may be playable until we get other removal.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The first card: Hades - Looking for a Deal. The removal aspect isn't great, but if we draw cards, there's a chance we draw into our other removal, which is singable. I believe in the end, this will be too slow, but may be playable until we get other removal.
Overall, Dumbo seemed to be a bit slow for what I wanted. I also found no need for Yzma, and inked her every time I had her. Knowing these were the trouble/flex spots, and that I struggled with targeted removal, I thought some about previous cards I had considered and will be trying this next.
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Overall, Dumbo seemed to be a bit slow for what I wanted. I also found no need for Yzma, and inked her every time I had her. Knowing these were the trouble/flex spots, and that I struggled with targeted removal, I thought some about previous cards I had considered and will be trying this next.
Lorcana League 10/4/25
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Bluple Top
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Chernadogs 💀💀
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Evasives 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪ 👑💀💀
The deck struggled where I knew it would (aggro and evasives) and fought well against Blue/Steel. Targeted removal was a little too much for me in the last match.
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Bluple Top
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Chernadogs 💀💀
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Evasives 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪ 👑💀💀
The deck struggled where I knew it would (aggro and evasives) and fought well against Blue/Steel. Targeted removal was a little too much for me in the last match.
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Lorcana League 10/4/25
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Bluple Top
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Chernadogs 💀💀
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Evasives 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪ 👑💀💀
The deck struggled where I knew it would (aggro and evasives) and fought well against Blue/Steel. Targeted removal was a little too much for me in the last match.
Infinity Free Play
Deck: Bluple Top
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Chernadogs 💀💀
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Evasives 💀👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🔵⚪ 👑💀💀
The deck struggled where I knew it would (aggro and evasives) and fought well against Blue/Steel. Targeted removal was a little too much for me in the last match.
Forgot to post about Lorcana last weekend. Play was Infinity free play, so no structured tournament. I played blue/steel and went 2-0, 2-0, 2-1. 2 of them were on random piles while the other was on red/steel singers.
Still focusing on Blurple Top, just not sure it's in a great spot yet.
Still focusing on Blurple Top, just not sure it's in a great spot yet.
September 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Forgot to post about Lorcana last weekend. Play was Infinity free play, so no structured tournament. I played blue/steel and went 2-0, 2-0, 2-1. 2 of them were on random piles while the other was on red/steel singers.
Still focusing on Blurple Top, just not sure it's in a great spot yet.
Still focusing on Blurple Top, just not sure it's in a great spot yet.
I do want to briefly talk about the Donald I cut. I believe Donald has potential, but I'm concerned about letting opp draw cards. I did find myself wishing for more draw power, especially after playing my fair share of Clarabelles and not drawing much from them. Maybe guaranteed draw is worth it?
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I do want to briefly talk about the Donald I cut. I believe Donald has potential, but I'm concerned about letting opp draw cards. I did find myself wishing for more draw power, especially after playing my fair share of Clarabelles and not drawing much from them. Maybe guaranteed draw is worth it?
That being said, we're back this week with some Core Constructed play!
Lorcana League 9/13/25
3 Round Swiss Core Tournament
Deck: Blue/Green Control
5th place/14 players
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Aggro 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢⚪ Pirates 💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🔵🟢 (Starter deck?) 👑👑
Lorcana League 9/13/25
3 Round Swiss Core Tournament
Deck: Blue/Green Control
5th place/14 players
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Aggro 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢⚪ Pirates 💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🔵🟢 (Starter deck?) 👑👑
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
That being said, we're back this week with some Core Constructed play!
Lorcana League 9/13/25
3 Round Swiss Core Tournament
Deck: Blue/Green Control
5th place/14 players
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Aggro 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢⚪ Pirates 💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🔵🟢 (Starter deck?) 👑👑
Lorcana League 9/13/25
3 Round Swiss Core Tournament
Deck: Blue/Green Control
5th place/14 players
Rd 1 vs 🟡🟢 Aggro 👑💀👑
Rd 2 vs 🟢⚪ Pirates 💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🔵🟢 (Starter deck?) 👑👑
Realized I didn't include an image of the deck I played. I went with an Amber/Steel Aggro list. The field was filled with aggro (a potential problem for Set 9 meta) and I just didn't draw what I needed, when I needed it. Probably sequenced a few things incorrectly too. Had a ton of fun though!
August 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Realized I didn't include an image of the deck I played. I went with an Amber/Steel Aggro list. The field was filled with aggro (a potential problem for Set 9 meta) and I just didn't draw what I needed, when I needed it. Probably sequenced a few things incorrectly too. Had a ton of fun though!
My Rd 3 opp was playing The Queen, and trying to do similar things to what I was with Madrigals and A Very Merry Unbirthday. This is another thing I should keep in mind, but I don't think the current iteration of the deck puts things in discard enough to make it a viable engine.
August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My Rd 3 opp was playing The Queen, and trying to do similar things to what I was with Madrigals and A Very Merry Unbirthday. This is another thing I should keep in mind, but I don't think the current iteration of the deck puts things in discard enough to make it a viable engine.
There are some cards I saw that could be options that I previously missed. My round 2 opp did a ton of board control with Maleficent. My problem is that Bruno, DYB, and Vision don't technically "draw" so they don't trigger her. Maybe Dumbo makes it better? I doubt it, but should keep it in mind.
August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There are some cards I saw that could be options that I previously missed. My round 2 opp did a ton of board control with Maleficent. My problem is that Bruno, DYB, and Vision don't technically "draw" so they don't trigger her. Maybe Dumbo makes it better? I doubt it, but should keep it in mind.
After trimming some of the 4/5 drops, here's where I'm at.
I'm not sure trimming Dumbo makes sense if we're keeping 2 Monstro and 2 Magic Feather, but having so many 4 drops scares me. I do wonder if I'd rather have a 4th Dumbo over the 4th small Elsa.
I'm not sure trimming Dumbo makes sense if we're keeping 2 Monstro and 2 Magic Feather, but having so many 4 drops scares me. I do wonder if I'd rather have a 4th Dumbo over the 4th small Elsa.
August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After trimming some of the 4/5 drops, here's where I'm at.
I'm not sure trimming Dumbo makes sense if we're keeping 2 Monstro and 2 Magic Feather, but having so many 4 drops scares me. I do wonder if I'd rather have a 4th Dumbo over the 4th small Elsa.
I'm not sure trimming Dumbo makes sense if we're keeping 2 Monstro and 2 Magic Feather, but having so many 4 drops scares me. I do wonder if I'd rather have a 4th Dumbo over the 4th small Elsa.
My last set of posts talked about some things I wanted to swap out of the deck. Things to remove included Mad Hatter, Yzma, and Cogsworth, as well as adjusting numbers of Iago and big Elsa to make room for a few other things. The theoretical list I had come up with looked something like this:
August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My last set of posts talked about some things I wanted to swap out of the deck. Things to remove included Mad Hatter, Yzma, and Cogsworth, as well as adjusting numbers of Iago and big Elsa to make room for a few other things. The theoretical list I had come up with looked something like this:
Lorcana League 8/23/25
3 Round Swiss Tournament
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ (Moana cards?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Stuff 👑💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🟣🟡 Madrigals 👑👑
Took my opportunity to play my lab experiment one last time and it went fairly well overall (ending up 9th out of 23 players).
3 Round Swiss Tournament
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ (Moana cards?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Stuff 👑💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🟣🟡 Madrigals 👑👑
Took my opportunity to play my lab experiment one last time and it went fairly well overall (ending up 9th out of 23 players).
August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lorcana League 8/23/25
3 Round Swiss Tournament
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ (Moana cards?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Stuff 👑💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🟣🟡 Madrigals 👑👑
Took my opportunity to play my lab experiment one last time and it went fairly well overall (ending up 9th out of 23 players).
3 Round Swiss Tournament
Deck: Blurple Top
Rd 1 vs 🔵⚪ (Moana cards?) 👑👑
Rd 2 vs 🟣🟢 Stuff 👑💀💀
Rd 3 vs 🟣🟡 Madrigals 👑👑
Took my opportunity to play my lab experiment one last time and it went fairly well overall (ending up 9th out of 23 players).