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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT

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27. Avid Video Game Fan, especially Metroid, Final Fantasy and Hollow Knight. Also very much a fan of Magic the Gathering. Please excuse the bug-posting (it won't stop). We also do art now!

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · Apr 1

"Planes...walker? Bah! Whatever you are, your weapons are forfeit before the Bladesman of Legend, Gilgamesh!"

Finally finished my art piece for Magic the Gathering × Final Fantasy; my first ever serious piece!

Can you name all the Legendary Weapons I've included?

#MTG #FFV #FinalFantasy #MTGxFF

Hand-drawn art of Gilgamesh; a character from the Final Fantasy series. He is being viewed from above, wielding a weapon in each of his 8 hands.

He is shrouded in a red cloak, though two of his arms seem to have ripped the cloak from their mass; as if they had spontaneously sprouted out of his back.

Two swords are raised menacingly above his head, one shrouded in flame, the other glowing with a blue aura.

To the right, he holds a large, radiant spear and a slender blade with a bluish glow at the hilt.

To the left, he readily wields an ornate spear, with cloth trailing behind it, an a broad, jagged blade emanating a black mist.

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 43m

Literally now reason not to run it in a high cmc/lands deck

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Spice8Rack (Marxist) @spice8rack.bsky.social · 1d

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Amanda (OnionBug) @onionbug.bsky.social · 1d

Please please help if you can!

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 1d

Hi nonbinary, I'm Ant!

(Good for you for discovering this about yourself!)

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just me right?

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 1d

WE

LOVE

MAGIC

ART

VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1d

Pull up
It’s time to talk about non-card #MTGart and why it’s amazing.
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Truman the Gray Merchant @trumangraymerchant.bsky.social · 4d

What are some of your favorite pieces of Magic art not from an actual card? They could be from supplemental media, marketing, packaging, concept art, etc.

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 1d

Don't worry, lightning is deceptively difficult!

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 1d

NYCC had me realise that there isn't really a Marvel guy I'm terribly invested in. So to rectify that, I'm reading up on Ant-Man, starting with the Scott Lang era.

Wild that no one seems to refer to the Hulk by his lesser known allias these days...

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

I also just realised that Ashe is a rebel, so she might see play in a Rebel shell if Avatar Rebel support takes off.

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

I think she's just a solid mono white card. Mono white already carries a higher density of artifacts than most colours, so its effectively repeatable card draw.

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

I think he was also one of the most unfortunate completed walkers to complete from a pure writing potential.

They didnt seem to know what to do with Lukka anymore, so this felt like simply a convenient way to write him out of the story. There's a reason he and Tibalt are the only true PW casualties

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

If they were going to do Lukka anyway; it might have served well to have him be the first.

We could've had a whole arc about how being completed gave Lukka a sense of purpose and belonging that he craves. And dive into how insidious Phyreixa's influence can be to prey on such vulnerabilities.

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

Okay after some quick Googling, I've found my glup shitto I'm batting for for the TMNT set

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

Stuff like this makes the set feel like it was made with heart; and that makes it hard to be upset about tbh.

This set will almost certainly do better than Spider-Man

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

Splinter in black is probably more a product of what he is rather than who he is. Both Ninjas and Rats are black aligned. So it does make sense for the master ninja to be black aligned.

And as one of the colours centred in self-interest/ identity, black can work for a mentor figure like Splinter.

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

Tbf I only had Raph as black because I fr forgot that we could use Splinter to fill in the fifth colour.

I admittedly dont have my ear to the ground on TMNT, but Mikey feels the most green; he's carefree, relaxed and (generally?) undisciplined. While he could be red, he feels mainly green to me.

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if Character Select means that these are supposed to be references to the Arcade games?

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

But I cannot stress that we absolutely, certainly, COULD NOT make Valgavoth an Insect 😭

The technology simply wasn't there...

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 2d

One understated thing that I appreciate is the restraint to only give us one commander deck.

A commander deck where you can play all the turtles is all you realistically need anyway.

Fans of other characters will undoubtedly get a card they can build around in the main set.

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 3d

I just realised I don't follow you! You show up in my feed so often that I assumed I already did.

Let's fix that!

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, yall are doing the heavy lifting, every little helps on my end!

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 3d

The one deck I've built this year has been one of my favourites in a long time, and its a Final Fantasy commander.

moxfield.com/decks/dW2nu5...

To Arms, For Arms, Eight Arms! - Commander (Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms)

A deck created using Moxfield.

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 3d

Absolute house in my Henzie deck. We love Treeshaker Chimera in this house.

Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 3d

Very big thread.

In case you needed further evidence on how much the trans community props up a lot of our little spaces.

I encourage you all to give it a scan through!

Amanda (OnionBug) @onionbug.bsky.social · 3d

Are you trans in the Magic the Gathering space? Are you creating, supporting, even just playing and having fun!?
Sound off. Celebrate yourself here. Find each other. We're stronger together.

Are you an ally? Boost us. Show support. Help us feel safer out here.

a cartoon drawing of a fox carrying a flag

Alt: Magic the Gathering character Miles Tails Prowler says trans right

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Mythial | 8,700,001 ANTS IN A TRENCHCOAT @mythialsabre.bsky.social · 3d

In a time of growing Universes Beyond products, MtG lore content like this is more important than ever for keeping in-universe Magic alive.

Do your homework kids!

Annie Temple ･ﾟ✧ @annietemple11.bsky.social · 3d

transfem creator here!^^

I create video essays at a very slow pace, but I do create them:3
youtu.be/MOAm-9bvPsg?...

Xantcha: Magic's Oldest (and Greatest) Trans Character

YouTube video by Annie Temple

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