Parker, Caster of Trash
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Parker, Caster of Trash
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They/Them | Magic player, writer @ Flipside. | I enjoy brews, spoilers, and casting from the graveyard
OMG! Thank you so much to #WotC for this #MTGxFINALFANTASY #FreePreview! This thing really feels like it'll juice up Death's Shadow in modern, what do y'all think? 👀
February 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Alright, I'm back from a nice long holiday break, and I decided to try something different this time. Instead of writing about a budget deck, I started on a series about the process of budget deckbuilding. Give it a read!
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Commander Deckbuilding: The Budget Blueprint
Deciding on a Budget Hi everyone, and welcome to my new series: the Budget Blueprint. In each part of this series, I want to examine some facet of budget deckbuilding, in hopes that it might help you ...
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January 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Can someone explain to me why VR always gets lumped into these things? NFTs suck and are a scam, same with Web3, same with metaverse, same with GenAI. But VR is just actually cool. Like ???
Look: The thing you need to understand about genAI is that every Next Big SV Thing of the last 15 years—NFTs, Web3, Metaverse, VR—has been utterly rejected by the market and the tech grifters know this is their last chance, no more. That’s why there is an apocalyptic level of capital invested in it.
January 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Today's #MTG Commander deck is built around Shao Jun from Assassin's Creed! And I built the entire deck on a $1 budget. Read about it here:

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The list is here for you to scroll while Flipside updates their site's deck view
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Commander Budget Builds: $1 Shao Jun
I generally like to think of budget deckbuilding as an art. Building a deck on a $50 budget, or a $25 budget, or even a $5 budget has a certain flair to it that I think qualifies as its own art form. ...
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December 18, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Alright after a lot of thought, I'd say that the key card for this week's budget Commander deck is this unassuming little equipment. Any guesses on who the Commander is? 👀

#MTG #Commander
December 17, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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HAPPY HOLIGANZA!!! I have been trying to afford my move to Chicago (and being able to quit my job) for the past full year. This holiday season I invite you to help me get my holiday wish, raising enough money to get there and afford living while I find a job!
December 17, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I think I hauve covid
December 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM
You can't even eat raw cookie dough anymore. because of yolk.
the woke mob is trying to force me to not eat raw cookie dough
December 9, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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I’ve been sober over a year now and i’ve discovered that eating a fucked up meal at 4 AM is just a genuine interest of mine
December 8, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Me versus the algorithm.
December 6, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Hello! I wrote about my Rex, Cyber-Hound deck! It's a $5 budget deck, with the primary game plan being to make infinite mana with Pili-Pala and win from there. And yes, Transplant Theorist is a very important part of that combo. Give it a read!

www.flipsidegaming.com/blogs/magic-...
Commander Budget Builds: Rex, Cyber-Hound Combo
I think broadly, there’s a perception of combo decks as being inherently in the realm of “high-power” EDH, or at the very least “high-cost.” Things like Thassa’s Oracle and Demonic Consultation spring...
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December 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Decided I want to show off a key card from each of the #MTG #Commander decks I write about!

This week's key card is...Transplant Theorist!

It may not look like much, but I promise this little guy is the glue that holds the whole thing together.

What do YOU think the deck's commander/theme is?
December 1, 2024 at 9:36 PM
I've always had a weird thing against doing "engagement bait" posts but it clearly gets results so maybe I should start.
December 1, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Black Friday is supposed to be a sin, it's a promethean theft, a bacchanal of commerce. You risk death for a TV that's $500 cheaper than it should be. This new version where you're guided by the hand to one of three products on which you can get a 10% discount is insulting by comparison.
November 29, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Bluesky please load new things in the feed ABOVE my last-read post so I can scroll up. Do that and my life is yours.
November 25, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Alright for this week's budget Commander build I went down to an EVEN LOWER budget, and I got to try out a new commander from Foundations. Give it a read!

www.flipsidegaming.com/blogs/magic-...
Commander Budget Builds: $10 Cynette, Jelly Drover
In Magic, there’s not much you can buy for just $10 these days. There are booster packs, of course, but even then you don’t get as many as you used to. But what you can buy for just $10 is an entire m...
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November 25, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I think I've just created the best deck that I have ever or will ever create. What a strange feeling.
November 21, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Sometimes, you know you'll love a commander the first time you see it. Sometimes, though, you build a deck that you're a bit unsure about, but it quickly rises to be one of your favorites. And that's exactly what Delina did for me. Check out $25 Delina!
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Commander Budget Builds: Delina, Wild Mage
I have been a lover of flicker decks for a long time. Or at least, a lover of them in theory. Roon was a popular option back in the day, later being replaced by Brago, and these days there are a wealt...
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November 13, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Modern Horizons 3 finally gave me the perfect commander, so I made a $50 budget deck around him! As a long-time Muldrotha player, this scratches that same itch, except I got to build around a specific card type. In this case, Sagas!

Check it out here: www.flipsidegaming.com/blogs/magic-...
October 22, 2024 at 4:12 PM
So I'm starting a little series about budget Commander decks, and I'm curious: What commander do YOU want to see a deck built around?
October 20, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Very excited that I'm gonna be writing about magic again. Should have something out in the first half of next week 👀
October 17, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Becoming a sovereign citizen but for Commander
September 23, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Magic Players when a color pie shift happens for commander: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!

Magic Players when a color pie shift happens for limited: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
September 10, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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I wrote a lore story for Magic: The Gathering -- it's a noir Western called "No Tells," about a failed radical on the run from his past. The whole thing is lowkey trans, plus there's a little cactus man and a massive barfight. magic.wizards.com/en/news/magi...
Outlaws of Thunder Junction | No Tells
Yuma thought he had a fresh start on Thunder Junction. Now his past has caught up with him, and it's threatening to burn down his shiny new life and everyone he holds dear.
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March 12, 2024 at 6:06 PM
⚠️ Doctor Who spoilers for the Star Beast: ⚠️

Sylvia talking to Donna about her memory loss was definitely a Silence in the Library reference, right?

"You had a bit of a breakdown, sweetheart. And then you got better."

Just like Dr Moon would say.
December 1, 2023 at 8:45 PM