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{3}{R} {T}: Each player may discard their hand and draw five cards. Then Snortshaper deals 5 damage to each opponent who discarded their hand this way. Activate only as a sorcery.

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · Aug 28

FORMAT IDEA: Spellshaper

You are a Spellshaper!

60 Card Deck with 1 Signature Spell Slot

Your Signature Spell is an Instant or Sorcery which can be cast once per round by paying its full mana cost and discarding a card. Your spell always returns to the Slot

6 Card Starting Hand

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 9h

Me menacingly waiting for my opponents to cast a vaguely funny spell so I can tempt with mayhem it.

daily bunnies 🐇✨ @dailybunnies.bsky.social · 9h

A white bunny nestled in the center of a large, plush, tan-colored cushion. Their ears are perked up.

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 11h

Cas is going to start stealing mens shirts I assume

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 15h

"You don’t lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end"

Hrmm... That resonates with me...

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 15h

Maybe I can get myself to write about her... What a strange and beautiful card.

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 19h

Pezzeret

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 20h

Oh absolutely, it's why I always get a little giggle out of the "Hard Sci-fi" people

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 20h

Original spell
Then I get one copy
Then yeah hand out 1 added copy to everyone who wants it and for each of those I get a copy meaning I get 4 total copies plus the original if it was my spell and each opp gets 1 copy.

Honestly just be like "how would everyone like to play all their lands?"

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 23h

So eepy

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 23h

Age of Wonder 4 doesn't even let me have a pointy hat on my wizards.... what is even the point?

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

"Whats wrong demon boy, I thought you liked losing life!"

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Age of Wonder 4 fun.... I think i want to play tiny wizards :3

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Blood Artist: "You'll spend more time anticipating sets than playing them"

I did this last year and it feels awful honestly. Like Patrolling Peacekeeper was cool, but idk if I have even played it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiaU...

Too Much Universes Beyond, Not Enough Magic

YouTube video by Blood Artist

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Okay actually I may have to try this as my Signature Spell, but mono-red feels like it would end in just being a Burn deck.

Probably need early game ramp to get to about 7 mana before I start Tempting my own spells. But how to, in mono red take advantage of opponents early Instants and Sorceries?

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

It's certainly up there for me, possibly #1 maybe right next to whatever funny spell it's about to give me 4 copies of lol

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Wait..... In my own format (Spellshaper) I can literally just run Tempt with Mayhem as my Signature Spell and fulfill my true purpose of.... Uhhh..m. ummmmm.... Uhhuhhh.... Y'know...... Something.

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Please cast a funny spell Please cast a funny spell Please cast a funny spell Please cast a funny spell Please cast a funny spell

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Also Thwarp, have you seen it's red cousin "Tempt with Whatever Is On The Stack Right Now"? My favorite thing ever. I need 7,000,000,000 copies

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

I adore this card cuz it's a vibe check. Like I tend to advise people to not take it if they only have basics or color lands, but if you have a cool utility land I completely understand, especially since I run Mount Doom and Blast Zone.

I lost touch with my fun loving side for a bit but it's back

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

You know I should talk about this stuff more and my trauma from that 2010s "BuzzFeed Feminism" stuff as a guy who takes caring about others seriously

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

I'm struggling to understand how people socialize still.... I'm like 36 and have been trying so hard my entire life how people make friends while following all the crazy social rules people say they follow that I feel bound by...

Frustratingly I don't know if anyone actually follows them...

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, you the player tap mana to cast spells but that doesn't really translate narratively and it shouldn't, it allows players to better embody their role as Planeswalker.

In Avishkar it's shaping Aether as electricity, but on Innistrad it might be whispering prayers.

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

It's really cool and interesting that despite having hard and fast rules how you as a player interact with it Magic the Gathering has a rather soft Magic system narratively speaking.

Like Magic can and does do almost anything and it's hardly explained how or why.

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhat actual MTG lore stuff but I absolutely adore old Magic lore where Lim-Dul and Baron Sengir give different conflicting accounts of how spells work.

Lim-Dul tells Jodah that spells are a reflection of a thing but we know Baron was physically summoned to places which is how his line spread.

Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

I tend to just let myself brain dump when work is slow and I've done literally nothing for 2 hours x.x

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Hugmonger - Come To SCG Con Baltimore :) @hugmonger.bsky.social · 1d

I mean look if they aren't going to give me a story, who is anyone to say that the actual story of Through the Omenpaths isn't gay erotica between the Ur Spider and Valgavoth.. in sure I can even find cards to prove it