merlinkiesel.bsky.social
@merlinkiesel.bsky.social
He/Him
Dad from Deutschland
Travel journalist
Likes:
Magic, Music, Movies, Cooking, Comic Books, Art
No TERFS on Gruul Turf
Fuck Rascism
Dad from Deutschland
Travel journalist
Likes:
Magic, Music, Movies, Cooking, Comic Books, Art
No TERFS on Gruul Turf
Fuck Rascism
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Also, if you are appalled by the potential of HP Magic or D&D, your best bet isn't to demand answers from random designers on social media—who can be fired for commenting—it's to send PHYSICAL LETTERS and make actual PHONE CALLS to Hasbro's corporate headquarters, denouncing the entire partnership.
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Also, if you are appalled by the potential of HP Magic or D&D, your best bet isn't to demand answers from random designers on social media—who can be fired for commenting—it's to send PHYSICAL LETTERS and make actual PHONE CALLS to Hasbro's corporate headquarters, denouncing the entire partnership.
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Watching people use ChatGPT in public feels like environmental storytelling for a sci-fi horror movie. Like seeing extras drinking a new soda that will be revealed to contain a zombie virus at the end of Act 1.
February 17, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Watching people use ChatGPT in public feels like environmental storytelling for a sci-fi horror movie. Like seeing extras drinking a new soda that will be revealed to contain a zombie virus at the end of Act 1.
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I literally just had an interview explaining the strength of Magic over other brands is the accessibility of information and knowledge to cultivate an easier learning experience to play the game.
Limiting information sources is like kneecapping one of the strongest advantages the game has.
Limiting information sources is like kneecapping one of the strongest advantages the game has.
February 18, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I literally just had an interview explaining the strength of Magic over other brands is the accessibility of information and knowledge to cultivate an easier learning experience to play the game.
Limiting information sources is like kneecapping one of the strongest advantages the game has.
Limiting information sources is like kneecapping one of the strongest advantages the game has.
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Think I fucked this up...
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Think I fucked this up...
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This change has to be walked backed. Someone at Wizards needs to realize this is a bad move. It is one of the worst decisions I've ever seen from this company. All of the formats are doing great since they have taken a more active role in managing them (not you, Pioneer). That is what we need.
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This change has to be walked backed. Someone at Wizards needs to realize this is a bad move. It is one of the worst decisions I've ever seen from this company. All of the formats are doing great since they have taken a more active role in managing them (not you, Pioneer). That is what we need.
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I swear to god, Wizards can't get out of their own god damned way sometimes.
They are making Magic Online change what decklists get published. Only the Top 8 decklists will get posted for challenges under 64 players.
#mtg #ReleaseTheDecklists
They are making Magic Online change what decklists get published. Only the Top 8 decklists will get posted for challenges under 64 players.
#mtg #ReleaseTheDecklists
February 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I swear to god, Wizards can't get out of their own god damned way sometimes.
They are making Magic Online change what decklists get published. Only the Top 8 decklists will get posted for challenges under 64 players.
#mtg #ReleaseTheDecklists
They are making Magic Online change what decklists get published. Only the Top 8 decklists will get posted for challenges under 64 players.
#mtg #ReleaseTheDecklists
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A very normal elephant(as depicted in Der Naturen Bloeme) as a terastodon for @prplel.bsky.social !
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
A very normal elephant(as depicted in Der Naturen Bloeme) as a terastodon for @prplel.bsky.social !
I love Theros. The care with which it brought Greek Myth to the Game is incredible. So many designs are very evocative, but it is still its own deep world.
February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I love Theros. The care with which it brought Greek Myth to the Game is incredible. So many designs are very evocative, but it is still its own deep world.
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It really pisses me off that Mexico, a country where gay marriage is legal, doesn't get a mtg Pride event. It's not the first time this happens (it happened with the Pride Secret Lair too) and I don't understand why.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It really pisses me off that Mexico, a country where gay marriage is legal, doesn't get a mtg Pride event. It's not the first time this happens (it happened with the Pride Secret Lair too) and I don't understand why.
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yayy!! my pride card for MTG 2026 has been announced 🫶🎨 loved working on this sm 💚💚💚
card name: Gilded Lotus
AD: Stephanie Cheung
card name: Gilded Lotus
AD: Stephanie Cheung
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
yayy!! my pride card for MTG 2026 has been announced 🫶🎨 loved working on this sm 💚💚💚
card name: Gilded Lotus
AD: Stephanie Cheung
card name: Gilded Lotus
AD: Stephanie Cheung
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imagine being a beautiful cow and ending up as a boxy, three-button USA flag sport coat with a collar gap and the bottom-most button fastened
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 AM
imagine being a beautiful cow and ending up as a boxy, three-button USA flag sport coat with a collar gap and the bottom-most button fastened
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The fact that large parts of the German media landscape “reported” on this White nationalist fever dream of a speech by Rubio as merely reaffirming the transatlantic alliance is so far removed from reality that it truly makes me speechless.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio giving a speech that is basically an extended version of the ethnonationalist Proud Boys oath: “I'm a proud Western chauvinist, I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The fact that large parts of the German media landscape “reported” on this White nationalist fever dream of a speech by Rubio as merely reaffirming the transatlantic alliance is so far removed from reality that it truly makes me speechless.
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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Our Momir Vig Vanguard page now has a note reminding you of the URL you might visit to get a random creature card from all of magic.
scryfall.com/card/pmoa/61...
scryfall.com/card/pmoa/61...
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Our Momir Vig Vanguard page now has a note reminding you of the URL you might visit to get a random creature card from all of magic.
scryfall.com/card/pmoa/61...
scryfall.com/card/pmoa/61...
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This pops up every once in awhile and I always share it. Wu Tang goes in and out of popularity with the times, but there's no denying there was a Dream Team level of talent and brilliance on that roster. True artists.
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This pops up every once in awhile and I always share it. Wu Tang goes in and out of popularity with the times, but there's no denying there was a Dream Team level of talent and brilliance on that roster. True artists.
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y'all need to check out this AWESOME video @carlmarket.bsky.social put together
the editing is phenomenal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJK...
the editing is phenomenal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJK...
The Weird History of Commander
YouTube video by Cardmarket - Magic
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
y'all need to check out this AWESOME video @carlmarket.bsky.social put together
the editing is phenomenal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJK...
the editing is phenomenal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJK...
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We can't recall which version this is from.
February 14, 2026 at 4:47 AM
We can't recall which version this is from.
My Current Faves:
Gwen Stacy // Ghost Spider: Everything from exile. I play this deck a lot, but it never wins 😅
archidekt.com/decks/172467...
Black Panther: Wakandan King: Punchy Lands.
archidekt.com/decks/970765...
Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly: Big Monster Web-Sling.
archidekt.com/decks/175033...
Gwen Stacy // Ghost Spider: Everything from exile. I play this deck a lot, but it never wins 😅
archidekt.com/decks/172467...
Black Panther: Wakandan King: Punchy Lands.
archidekt.com/decks/970765...
Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly: Big Monster Web-Sling.
archidekt.com/decks/175033...
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
My Current Faves:
Gwen Stacy // Ghost Spider: Everything from exile. I play this deck a lot, but it never wins 😅
archidekt.com/decks/172467...
Black Panther: Wakandan King: Punchy Lands.
archidekt.com/decks/970765...
Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly: Big Monster Web-Sling.
archidekt.com/decks/175033...
Gwen Stacy // Ghost Spider: Everything from exile. I play this deck a lot, but it never wins 😅
archidekt.com/decks/172467...
Black Panther: Wakandan King: Punchy Lands.
archidekt.com/decks/970765...
Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly: Big Monster Web-Sling.
archidekt.com/decks/175033...
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I want to do something art related at MagicCon Ansterdam this year. I loved @adamthegathering.bsky.social‘s token workshop last time, it was so inspiring to see everyone coming together to draw stuff!
Something like drawing your favourite Magic character from memory to recieve a prize would be fun 🤔
Something like drawing your favourite Magic character from memory to recieve a prize would be fun 🤔
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I want to do something art related at MagicCon Ansterdam this year. I loved @adamthegathering.bsky.social‘s token workshop last time, it was so inspiring to see everyone coming together to draw stuff!
Something like drawing your favourite Magic character from memory to recieve a prize would be fun 🤔
Something like drawing your favourite Magic character from memory to recieve a prize would be fun 🤔
Palantir is sueing a Swiss magazine that revealed through how dangerous the software is too the sovereignty of nations.
Der Konzern #Palantir geht gegen das Schweizer Magazin „Republik“ vor. Das hatte in Recherchen nachgezeichnet, warum die Systeme des Unternehmens problematisch für Staaten und deren Souveränität sind. Das Magazin will sich von der Klage nicht einschüchtern lassen.
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
David gegen Goliath: Überwachungskonzern Palantir verklagt die „Republik“
Der Großkonzern Palantir geht presserechtlich gegen das Schweizer Magazin
netzpolitik.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Palantir is sueing a Swiss magazine that revealed through how dangerous the software is too the sovereignty of nations.
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We're going back to Strixhaven, a set that means so much to me as a higher education professional. And in a few short weeks you'll be able to read something from me linking the work I do at a college to some of the ways we play Magic.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
We're going back to Strixhaven, a set that means so much to me as a higher education professional. And in a few short weeks you'll be able to read something from me linking the work I do at a college to some of the ways we play Magic.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
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Episode 1 is OUT!! 🥳 🙌
This week on The Interface, we discuss:
* That insane Superbowl ad for Ring
* The US TikTok takeover
* And the beef that launched ChatGPT
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: app.magellan.ai/listen_links...
This week on The Interface, we discuss:
* That insane Superbowl ad for Ring
* The US TikTok takeover
* And the beef that launched ChatGPT
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: app.magellan.ai/listen_links...
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Episode 1 is OUT!! 🥳 🙌
This week on The Interface, we discuss:
* That insane Superbowl ad for Ring
* The US TikTok takeover
* And the beef that launched ChatGPT
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: app.magellan.ai/listen_links...
This week on The Interface, we discuss:
* That insane Superbowl ad for Ring
* The US TikTok takeover
* And the beef that launched ChatGPT
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: app.magellan.ai/listen_links...
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Yes we had Magic players win the Superbowl and earn a gold medal at the Olympics on the same night.
That's very cool.
But what you may not know is we also had a Magic player (and his colleague) design and build THE BAD BUNNY BUSH COSTUMES.
@d4dustinf.bsky.social fkn rules. Go follow him.
That's very cool.
But what you may not know is we also had a Magic player (and his colleague) design and build THE BAD BUNNY BUSH COSTUMES.
@d4dustinf.bsky.social fkn rules. Go follow him.
February 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Yes we had Magic players win the Superbowl and earn a gold medal at the Olympics on the same night.
That's very cool.
But what you may not know is we also had a Magic player (and his colleague) design and build THE BAD BUNNY BUSH COSTUMES.
@d4dustinf.bsky.social fkn rules. Go follow him.
That's very cool.
But what you may not know is we also had a Magic player (and his colleague) design and build THE BAD BUNNY BUSH COSTUMES.
@d4dustinf.bsky.social fkn rules. Go follow him.
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here's a Bazaar of Baghdad for you rascals!
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
here's a Bazaar of Baghdad for you rascals!