ZiasMTG
ziasmtg.bsky.social
ZiasMTG
@ziasmtg.bsky.social
Perfection
July 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Rare book mail day!

First editions of A Christmas Carol (1843) and the other four Christmas novels by Dickens

Rebound in red leather with marble endpapers and stamped in gold

I handle a lot of rare books but these really stand out
April 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🏆Vintage League Trophy 🏆

5-0 on my first try with this Monument to Endurance brew!

It's a Workshop-Bazaar HollowVine list featuring Vintage all-stars Putrid Imp and Patchwork Gnomes.

www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6960637...

Video here: youtu.be/-JUDR3pOdZo
March 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So rude!
February 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Monument to Endurance by far. The card is a blast.
February 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Youtube algo nailing the highlighted comment
February 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Time to do some brewing!
February 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Would love to finally trophy with Workshop Vine but I'll take another 4-1

Dropped M1 to BUG and proceeded to beat Doomsday, UB Lurrus, UB Lurrus, Lurrus PO (w/Stock Up)

The PO opponent was not loving the 8 Rods!
February 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Living the dream vs Jewel

Who needs Bazaar when you can have a loyal mutt?
February 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Let the KCI and Ravager games begin
February 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Stonecoil Serpent plays the role of (a) lizards 5-8 to trigger Vines and (b) Hexdrinkers 1-4, helping break open stalled mid games.

It's also really good against Lurrus.
February 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Workshops + Tombs not only cast Null Rod and Hollow Ones, but other discard outlets for Vines, like Scrapwork Mutt.

The deck gets to keep a lot of non-Bazaar cards, with starts like this:
February 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
List below.

In a standard AggroVine list, a Collector Ouphe on turn two can sometimes be too slow.

So, why not add four Null Rods and a bunch of Shops/Tombs for turn one?
February 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Me using MTG as an escape right now
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A couple of nice first editions in the mail today

Animal Farm (1945)
The Time Machine (1895)
January 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@daybreakgames.bsky.social

Can we please get a right click, add to trade binder for when we open treasure chests?
January 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's not too shabby on the inside, either! There are more than a hundred wood-engraved illustrations throughout the text
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Was just handling this a bit ago, without gloves, after getting it in the mail. It's worth right about the same as a nice unlimited Lotus.

I even had to open every single page to make sure all of the illustrations were still present.

Somehow, it survived.
January 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In addition to my day job, I also deal in rare books.

Over the past year, I've grown to love the photography aspect of the business and have focused on upping my game.

Just wanted to share a couple of my favorite shots. It's amazing what you can do with a $120 investment in supplies.
January 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
List below

The deck was built to maximize synergies with Bowmaster, Supplier, Therapy, and Hogaak

Bowmaster makes two creatures to cast Gaak in one card. It's also a "sac outlet" for Supplier (i.e., ping it) and provides an extra creature for Therapy.

Another 4-1 VOD (from 2024) is on my channel
January 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Recorded a league for the first time in nearly a year.

So close a trophy! Just one game off.
January 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For the last two years, I thought I had lost these. Apparently they had slipped behind a drawer!
January 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"I can't possibly lose after this Turn 1."

Died on opponent's first turn.
January 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My MTGO pet peeve. Just tell me who is going first - I don't need to see a bunch of tied simulated die rolls.
January 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hollow One.

In paper, these specific ones.
December 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM