Hope everyone has a great day, except whoever introduced me to #MagicTheGathering. Because I'm sitting here looking at the upcoming Bloomburrow set knowing I'm gonna have to get some of these even though I have more than enough cards already. #Bloomburrow
@Artemis201 An example of the weird disconnect I see when people talk about set boosters is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn4f9zhH5G0 . Even though he eventually goes on to give the product an A-, almost all of the descriptions of set boosters are framed in a negative light.
@RethinkJeff yeah. From what I understand, the set boosters were better in terms of expected value. So anyone buying boxes just to get cards bought the set boosters.
If any of you are curious why I'm posting so much random #MagicTheGathering stuff recently, it's because I follow the #MTG hashtag and dumb political stuff keeps showing up. I used to see about equal magic and political posts, but now I'm seeing 5 political posts for every post about #magic.
Thus, every time I mute someone because of a political post, I've resolved to make a post about whatever magic stuff I've been thinking of recently.
@hschmale There's a few of us around, mostly using the MagicTheGathering hashtag and the MTG hashtag. I like following @pharmacistjudge because they post fun polls regularly.
Also several folks from the LRR crew are online
Just a reminder to folks that I will be at #phptek24 next week talking about CQRS and NeoVim and whatever other shenanigans I get up to. I also will be be bringing my #magicthegathering cube with me for 4 or 8 player drafting fun
Question for #MagicTheGathering : I want to do a set review for OTJ, and I was wondering if there was a website that just put cards up on the screen where I can arrow key through them, because I am terrible at editing. If not, I'll just use scryfall, (and maybe scryfall even has this feature I just can't see!).
@RethinkJeff Not sure if it's 100% right for your use-case, but 17lands.com has a section for tier lists, so that might be an option. More of a click/drag/hover kinda thing.
Magic: the Gathering Arena, their digital offering, emits a sound effect whenever one plays a Bird-type creature card. Inevitably, that sound is a red-tailed hawk scream. 🙄
This is particularly criminal for this beautiful, legendary, horrible goose! Let Mother honk, game! Let Mother HONK!
@faerye don't they already have a honk nose?
When they first printed the goose in Eldraine it made a screech nose and we all made fun of it until they changed it to a honk (I thought)
In November 2023, I returned to Magic the Gathering after a 25-year break. I joined the EDH league in my local game store and bought my first Commander Deck, Blood Rites, from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set. After 70+ games and numerous upgrades, I still greatly enjoy piloting Clavileño, First of the Blessed, and his vampire demon armies.
@raf_leszczynski My first commander deck was the Token Triumph Starter Commander precon. I've since purchased way too many precons—I really enjoy always having something new and unfamiliar to try out, not really knowing what to expect with each deck—but I still greatly enjoy when I bring that first deck out again, and was a great place to start playing Magic for me.
(Also, the showcase art for Clavileño is so much better than the standard art!)
@euphoriagremlin Literally dozens! :) Love that deck! Admittedly I got the Explorers of the Deep precon but have been slowly upgrading it as I go. That cyclonic rift 😮 But that precon was the gateway into merfolk though, I've since built a pioneer deck as well.
I built this Canadian highlander #magicthegathering deck that I'd love to get feedback on before I proxy it. I've never played the format just watched a lot of north 100 on #loadingreadyrun I kinda think I'm not running enough interaction for the format but also don't have a good pulse on the meta nor have a playgroup for this format either. I want to have a deck I can whip out at future cons that feels uniquely me but can hold it's own against other decks in the format. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/DQPW1hfPP0KPabPhJ9Ckzw
@ctrl_magic I feel like the Harmonize and Fellwar Stone are too weak for #Canlander and could easily be cut for more control elements or better effects. And Destiny spinner and soul Warden aren't doing a lot in the theme and you could totally swap in Thraben/ Intrepid investigator for more tokens
