Mark Confidant, aka Markus
@markconfidant.bsky.social
Magic player, game designer, systems engineer. Actually dumb as a bag of rocks.
Heyo @gavinverhey.bsky.social should we expect a pauper video in the near future? The B&R was pretty brief and no changes was what most everyone expected, so no video is super valid, but I’d always be interested to hear the PFPs thoughts.
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Heyo @gavinverhey.bsky.social should we expect a pauper video in the near future? The B&R was pretty brief and no changes was what most everyone expected, so no video is super valid, but I’d always be interested to hear the PFPs thoughts.
Am I totally off base in guessing that occasional top 100 mythic, some GP cashes, and a solid Pauper record is underqualified for this from a competitive play perspective?
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Am I totally off base in guessing that occasional top 100 mythic, some GP cashes, and a solid Pauper record is underqualified for this from a competitive play perspective?
Oh yeah the “oh there’s a hot stove right there but they mentioned me, better go touch that hot stove” disorder. That one’s always fun.
January 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Oh yeah the “oh there’s a hot stove right there but they mentioned me, better go touch that hot stove” disorder. That one’s always fun.
Sounds cinnfully good.
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Sounds cinnfully good.
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard someone reference the geek social fallacies. Good pull.
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard someone reference the geek social fallacies. Good pull.
I think it’s also that the effort to reward ratio for being a life ruining fuck to a stranger has gone entirely out of wack. Used to be that only unibomber tier weirdos got to enjoy perceiving their victims. These days a parasocial death threat even has a read receipt.
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I think it’s also that the effort to reward ratio for being a life ruining fuck to a stranger has gone entirely out of wack. Used to be that only unibomber tier weirdos got to enjoy perceiving their victims. These days a parasocial death threat even has a read receipt.
Bloop turned me into the Charlie Day Pepe Sylvia meme, but in a good way. It’s the most innovative and original game of the year, and deserved more than it’ll get.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bloop turned me into the Charlie Day Pepe Sylvia meme, but in a good way. It’s the most innovative and original game of the year, and deserved more than it’ll get.
Do it dude the format slaps. The meta costs less than a standard deck.
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Do it dude the format slaps. The meta costs less than a standard deck.
My body is a machine that turns “you saying something that ends in -er” into “making the least sense making hardly knew er joke”
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My body is a machine that turns “you saying something that ends in -er” into “making the least sense making hardly knew er joke”
I just took my adderall to do the dishes and work on a magic related project.
I take Adderall to remember to put my shoes on
People abusing stimulants is so wild from the perspective of an ADHDer. "I used Adderall to work for three nights without sleeping, lol." Cool I take Adderall so I don't cry when I have to re-tie my shoes.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I just took my adderall to do the dishes and work on a magic related project.
Hell yeah.
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hell yeah.
Idk if it’s up your alley at all but I’m an experienced programmer and I’ve been a bit curious about how good or bad those are. If you end up doing one and want a person to talk to or ask advice from, I’d be down to help you debug just to see whether they’re good.
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Idk if it’s up your alley at all but I’m an experienced programmer and I’ve been a bit curious about how good or bad those are. If you end up doing one and want a person to talk to or ask advice from, I’d be down to help you debug just to see whether they’re good.
Also implies the existence of gay jungling.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Also implies the existence of gay jungling.
“Switching to bot lane my top mmr is dog water” is either cursed or blessed gay slang not sure which.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“Switching to bot lane my top mmr is dog water” is either cursed or blessed gay slang not sure which.
Any chance there’s a list for JD?
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Any chance there’s a list for JD?
If it helps you feel at all better their orbital decays are kinda beam sabering them little by little already.
October 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If it helps you feel at all better their orbital decays are kinda beam sabering them little by little already.
Howms’t?
October 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Howms’t?
It implies a mayonnaise decanter.
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It implies a mayonnaise decanter.
The use of “uncorked” here is an affront.
October 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The use of “uncorked” here is an affront.
@rhysticstudies.bsky.social I've got a friend who's on the Japanese localization team for Magic if you want their info if you ever end up doing a video on Magic translation.
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@rhysticstudies.bsky.social I've got a friend who's on the Japanese localization team for Magic if you want their info if you ever end up doing a video on Magic translation.
Downshift it for pauper.
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Downshift it for pauper.
(Nothing against OP, go help them pick some cards for the 99)
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
(Nothing against OP, go help them pick some cards for the 99)
I’m pretty darn Scryfall api literate. Whatcha needing?
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m pretty darn Scryfall api literate. Whatcha needing?
Hot take but “5c commander featuring [new or featured subtype in set]” has felt like a pretty creatively bankrupt design the last three times they’ve done it and I’m not optimistic when I see it in a card file.
I want to build Infinite Guideline, but 5 color goodstuff is so booooring. Give me something interesting to do with the ship full of robots? 🤔🤖
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hot take but “5c commander featuring [new or featured subtype in set]” has felt like a pretty creatively bankrupt design the last three times they’ve done it and I’m not optimistic when I see it in a card file.
Imagine a storm turn.
August 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Imagine a storm turn.