Listen, you absolute twats, I set up a filter to block the #MTGIntro tag so that my feed isn't overrun with your narcissistic cries for attention. But now you're just posting them as "#MTG Intro" and getting around the filter.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Now, goddamn play by the goddamn rules you goddamn cretins.
Started playing: December 1994
First Pre-Release: I think I stopped playing paper magic before regular pre-release events took place
Favorite format: Draft
Favorite card: impossible to answer 😜
Playstyle: probably something with lifegain or prowess/magecraft
Guild: Orzhov :white: :black:
Shard/Wedge: I tend to stick to one or two colors max
Plane: maybe Kaldheim
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Jaya Ballard (from the default avatars, not the newer from ONE)
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I was #21 in the German limited ranking once (when the list had about 65 entries)
#mtgintro
Started playing in: 1996
First Pre-Release: M10
Favorite format: Canadian Highlander
Favorite card: Warkite Marauder
Playstyle: Tempo
Guild: Azorius or Izzet
Shard/wedge: Jeskai
Plane: Capenna? Not really sure. I like Kathleen’s Ravnica from Bylaw and Order.
MTGO/MTGA avatar: the mysterious hooded person
Random Magic fact about me:
Been a Magic judge since 2010. L2 since 2011. Not really pushing for L3 with the current structure of organized play. #magicthegathering#mtg#mtgjudge
Started playing in 1993/2003
First Pre-Release: Mirrodin
Favorite format: EDH, Draft, 7pt Highlander
Favorite card: LotR Harmonize
Playstyle: Don't give me 2 turns doing my thing.
Guild: Boros
Shard/Wedge: Sultai
Plane: Ravnica
MTGO/Arena Avatar: Nope
Fun MTG Fact About Me: Stopped playing in 1993 because I went to a highschool that didn't play. I should have gone to a different school.....
Started playing in ❔❔ ❔❔ (maybe around 2001)
Favorite card: Immaculate Magistrate
Color: :green:
Guild: :black: :red:
Deck: Elves
Fun MTG fact about me: I started this MTG Fediverse instance and started playing a long time ago, but still am such a novice, that I don't know the answers to all the other questions.
2nd fun fact: I like to attack with eleven eleven-eleven elves with trample, which is even more fun in German.
Started playing in 1999
First Pre-Release: Coldsnap
Favorite format: Standard (sue me)
Favorite card: Counterspell
Playstyle: see my name
Guild: There is no tenth guild. Shh.
Shard/Wedge: see my name
Plane: Dominaria Forever
ARENA Avatar: Spike
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I don’t play paper anymore because I sold most of my (extremely great) rares for $30 in college 😭 had a lion’s eye diamond in there!!
One great thing about #Mastodon is that I can block mindless hashtag bandwagons when they start taking over my feed and making it hard to find stuff I actually care about.
Started playing in 1996
First Pre-Release: Conflux
Favorite format: EDH, Limited, Pauper
Favorite card: Swords to Plowshares
Playstyle: building fragile but intricate value engines that fall apart to interaction 🙂
Guild: Selesnya
Shard/Wedge: Abzan
Plane: Innistrad
MTGO/Arena Avatar: Gandalf the Grey
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I stopped playing after Urza's Saga because I thought that power creep and increasing prices were going to kill the game. I started playing again 10 years later
Started playing in 1994
First Pre-Release: Tempest
Favorite format: Standard (Arena) / Anything goes multiplayer (paper, with old friends)
Favorite card: Bayou
Playstyle: midrange*
Guild: Golgari* (BG)
Shard/Wedge: Abzan*
Plane: N/A*
MTGO/Arena Avatar: Stalking Tiger (MTGO) / Ajani Goldmane (Arena)
Fun MTG Fact About Me: First trade was a Savannah for a Savannah Lions. I got the lions.
*don't care for lore and terminology, this is closest
MTG intro! (Since everyone is doing it so why not)
Started playing in 2002
First Pre-Release: GTC (2013)
Favorite format: Commander, Jumpstart
Favorite card: Impact Tremors
Playstyle: Aggro, combo
Guild: Boros
Shard/Wedge: Mardu
Plane: Tarkir
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: n/a
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I've been a L1 judge for nearly 10 years, always trying to make the game more inviting for underserved groups and combatting stereotyping.
MTG intro! (Since everyone is doing it so why not)
Started playing in 2002 and played for a couple of years. Got back to it in 2020.
First Pre-Release: AFR 🐉
Favorite format: Sealed, draft, commander
Favorite card: Volo, Guide to Monsters 🐗
Playstyle: Aggro, midrange, chaos 🙃
Guild: Selesnya / Gruul 🧝👹
Shard/Wedge: Abzan
Plane: Kaldheim 🤘
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Ellywick 🪕
Fun MTG Fact About Me: When I started playing I didn't realise there were sets and lore, I thought it was just a generic fantasy game. Then I started playing again and 🤯
I see we're redoing our Magic intros... as this account is already a #MTG-specific one, my (pinned) #introduction post covers a lot of this, but it still looks like fun, so:
Started playing: 1️⃣ 9️⃣ 9️⃣ 6️⃣
First pre-release: probably Urza's Saga? It was a long time ago in any case.
Favorite format: Kitchen table casual constructed
Favorite card: How could I pick just one? But also, it's gotta be Dark Ritual :black: :black: :black: 💥
Playstyle: Any and all, but I like to make my own builds, so I end up running jank a lot. Recently been enjoying Standard budget aggro on Arena, though.
Guild: no preference
Shard/Wedge: no preference
Plane: Dominaria all the way, baby! Excited to visit #Zhalfir too, since it's a principal setting from my very first Magic set (Mirage). I've been fond of Jamuraa and anything adjacent to it ever since.
Arena Avatar: Currently Aragorn; previously Teferi
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I have literally spoken the words "it's too bad Wizards stopped doing Magic cruises before I'd heard about them because now I would definitely go" out loud to my spouse, and she stayed with me anyway 💞
Started playing in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣
First Pre-Release: Streets of New Capenna 🕵️
Favorite format: Commander 🛡️ paper / Historic Brawl 🔰 digital
Favorite card: Risen Reef 🪸
Playstyle: Midrange or Aggro
Guild: Boros? ✊ :white: :red:
Shard/Wedge: Shard is :white: :blue: :black: / Wedge is :blue: :red: :green:
Plane: Lorwyn 🧚 👺 🌳 🔥 🐐 (do it Wizards)
ARENA Avatar: Falco Spara default 🦅
Fun MTG Fact About Me: By absolute chance, the Starter Kit, Deckbuilder's Toolkit, and 1000 bulk cards my in-laws ordered for my son arrived a week before we went into lockdown. We were never seen again.
Started playing in: 1996
First Pre-Release: Zendikar
Favorite format: Memes in anything, but also Heritage: http://thtourneys.com/
Favorite card: Loam stuff, though probably actually Bolt
Playstyle: Midrange/tempo
Guild: Golgari
Shard/Wedge: Junk
Plane: Alara!
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: BoP
Fun MTG Fact About Me: For ~2 years you could predict the modern meta in 8 months by what people were playing in my shop.
Started playing in 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣6️⃣
First Pre-Release: Urza's Legacy
Favorite format: Singleton/Draft/Pauper
Favorite card: Sinkhole/Mana Drain
Playstyle: Combo/Tempo/Control
Guild: Azorius/Izzet/Dimir 💧⛰️💀☀️
Shard/Wedge: Sultai 💧💀🌲
Plane: Ravnica 🏙️
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: SL Kitty/Huatli
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I once spent an entire GP not meeting friends because I was too busy winning side events. I got 6 boxes though.
Favorite format: Historic Brawl (I'm only playing Arena at the moment, and it's the most fun format in the game)
Favorite card: Aurelia, the Warleader
Playstyle: My favorites are :white: :red: human tribal, :white: control and :green: :white: +1/+1 counter
Guild: Boros :white: :red:
Shard/Wedge: Bant :green: :white: :blue:
Plane: Capenna or Innistrad. I can't choose between them, but currently, I'm leaning towards Capenna.
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Elspeth (I'd consider others if I get them someday)
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I already tried playing Magic with some friends around 2006 and I hated it with a passion. I never touched the game again until 2023.
The problem was the deck a friend built for me, based on my preferences in Yu-Gi-Oh, which I played at the time. It seems like YGO burn was way more fun in 2006 than mono red burn in Magic. Mono Red, in general, isn't fun for me.
A fun twist on the masto intro. I'd love to see yours.
Started playing in 1999
First Pre-Release: Return to Ravnica
Favorite format: Draft > Pioneer
Favorite card: 🐦🐦🐦🐦
Playstation: Spell slingin
Guild: Izzet ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Shard/Wedge: Jeskai
Plane: Ravnica
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Chandra
Fun MTG Fact About Me: umm umm I beat a soul sisters player by boarding in Stone Rain??
A fun twist on the masto intro. I'd love to see yours.
Magic intro, since I saw a few going around and it looked fun!
Started playing in: 2001
First Pre-Release: Betrayers of Kamigawa
Favorite format: Any limited, EDH, Dandan between rounds 🐟
Favorite card: Aether Vial 🍹
Playstyle: Tempo ⏲️
Guild: Izzet ⛈️
Shard/Wedge: Jeskai ☄️
Plane: Kamigawa ⛩
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Momir Vig/Fblthp
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I’ve got 54ish commander decks, and they’re all (mostly) bad. (What else do you do with draft leftovers?)
Started playing in 1️9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣
First Pre-Release: Odyssey ⚰️
Favorite format: Sealed > Standard > Draft
Favorite card: Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Playstyle: WW Aggro/ Toxic Buildup
Guild: Selesnya 🌲
Shard/Wedge: Bant ⚔️
Plane: Lorwyn 🧝♂️🧝♀️
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Trostani Discordant
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I haven't played paper since 2018
A fun twist on the masto intro. I'd love to see yours.
Started playing in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ but I took a long break and resumed in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣
First Pre-Release: Mirrodin Besieged
Favorite format: Commander/EDH
Favorite card: Skullbriar, The Walking Grave 💀🥀
Playstyle: Voltron all day 🤖
Guild: Golgari 🪲🪦
Shard/Wedge: Abzan ☀️💀🌳
Plane: New Phyrexia ☣️
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Vraska 🐍
Fun MTG Fact About Me: My Skullbriar deck was featured in multiple cEDH videos on YouTube and lost each time! XD
A fun twist on the masto intro. I'd love to see yours.
Started playing in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣7️⃣
First Pre-Release: Amonkhet 🪲
Favorite format: Team Draft > Sealed > Draft
Favorite card: Sublime Epiphany
Playstyle: tempo/control💧💧💧soft spot for aristocrats tho
Guild: Izzet ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Shard/Wedge: Grixis 🐉
Plane: Amonkhet baybeee
MTGO/ARENA Avatar: Liliana
Fun MTG Fact About Me: I’ve casted all the Arena Championships and MOCS in the last year!
A fun twist on the masto intro. I'd love to see yours.