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Erik
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He/Him | Adopted New Yorker [Manhattan] Museum lover | Vorthos MTG player Indie gaming forever | Data analysis Fantasy art appreciation | Tech for good Check out my starter packs 🚫 Generative AI
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 16
You're giving Trump what he wants. To make change we need allies, activism, and courage. Bravery in the face of injustice is important. If everyone who is economically well off does this then the country never gets better. It's just a surrender and it's exactly what Trump and his people want.
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missourimtg.bsky.social @missourimtg.bsky.social · Apr 15
Just sharing for all those in here!

Ultra Pro and BCW have announced they have increased surcharges for all wholesale dealers due to the tariffs placed on China.

Effectively immediately Ultra Pro has increased their prices by 25% and BCW by 34% for all products manufactured in China.
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 14
@frankkarsten.bsky.social and fellow Magic.gg writers 🤞 we get another awesome article like we did covering Mox Breach. Would ♥️2 read abt how BK & Colorado locals tested & magnificent draft environment created for Tarkir Dragonstorm. It really shows the Dragon & Clan balance paid off w/6th archetype
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Champions will rise. Battle your way to the highest level of Magic competition.
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Ryan @r-condon.bsky.social · Apr 14
It’s really sad to me that you go to the mothership and don’t see this as a headline anymore
playmagic.com Play Magic @playmagic.com · Apr 14
And we have a champion! After a thrilling finals in which Andrew Baeckstrom drew every land in his deck in the second game... only to come back and win, the hometown hero defeated Jody Keith to win #SCGDenver and earn the title of champion of Magic Spotlight: Dragons!
Andrew Baeckstrom holds up the trophy after winning the Magic Spotlight Series in Denver.
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 14
Check out how many articles we used to get
mtg.wiki/page/Magicth...

I remember tuning in for at least 8-12 years for Magic Arcana. Was it a bit more irregular? Yes, but I learned so much more & we got to engage in a way that Blake R. & likely WOTC execs don't allow anymore (besides Gavin luckily)
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 14
Definitely not b/c of MaRo, it's b/c every interaction w/ players is limited to or moderated by those with Media training. Same reason they demolished archive of articles last year, stopped doing

mtg.fandom.com/wiki/You_Mak...

It all changed in 2014....2/x
You Make the Card
"You Make the Card" is an event held on magicthegathering.com where the audience is allowed to design a card through multiple votes and submissions of ideas. The first "You Make the Card" event result...
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 14
You also barely get to see any game design articles. If you look at how many well written articles came out in early 2000s it just makes ya sad.

Live streams are nowhere near as informative & designers don't get opportunity 2 demo what they've learned & gamers engage deeply. Only MaRo is allowed to
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Princess Weekes @princesmweekes.bsky.social · Apr 13
I don't think it can be understated how much emotional labor Katara does for Aang and Sokka in Book 1. It's a good thing she is a healer because I know her back was killing her.
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 13
Fixed now!
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 13
@scryfall.com is something going on to cause all languages to display at once?

I checked my search features nothing checked related to language and it has never shown cards in non-english languages unless I switched on individual card page using buttons with 2 letter abbreviation. Firefox on mobile
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 13
Fantastic event we need more purely draft Spotlight events. Draft fosters critical thinking and innovation in a way that is completely unique from constructed.

WOTC, you can see how many looooong time players came back for this, many of the older players would be able to engage in game they love.
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 13
Such a cool display and that Panasonic GameCube and Keyboard controllers are EPIC.

Some display fish they have proudly caught, this dwarfs those photos. Giving the best Nintendo game system the reverence it deserves.
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 13
@aliasv.bsky.social to add to what you said from coverage red got an unconditional mana dork for first time since 1994's set the Dark to allow Red to have a later game (according to R&D on BlueSky)
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Sierkovitz @sierkovitz.bsky.social · Apr 11
I would like to congratulate my opponent and thank them for giving me a new dream in the format.
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 11
My vote would be The cruelty of Gix, The Brother's War, or Revival of the Ancestors. All 3 are very flavorful and provide fun meaningful choices of what details to translate and which to not.
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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · Apr 10
As powerful dragonstorms spiral Tarkir into chaos and wild dragons darken the skies, the five clans fight alongside their new Spirit Dragons for supremacy over the land.

Read the #MTGTarkir story: https://magic.wizards.com/en/story
The image shows five people standing in a circle, their arms outstretched while they look up at the sky. Above them is a swirling vortex of neon clouds from which five ghostly dragons appear.
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Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.social · Apr 9
And here's my thread on Tarkir Legends from Dragonstorm.

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vorthosjay.bsky.social Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.social · Apr 9
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Legends Thread

Anafenza gets her third card. While "The Foremost" was a Khans timeline card, the two spirit versions are current timeline self. In the modern timeline, she rediscovers the kin-tree that the Abzan rebels end up rallying around.

#mtgtdm #vorthos
Anafenza, the Foremost {W}{B}{G} Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Whenever Anafenza attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on another target tapped creature you control. If a nontoken creature an opponent owns would die or a creature card not on the battlefield would be put into an opponent’s graveyard, exile that card instead. Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle. 4/4 Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit {W}{W} Legendary Creature — Spirit Soldier Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Martyred for worshipping her ancestors, she now walks among them. 2/2 Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage {2}{W} Legendary Creature — Spirit Soldier Flash First strike Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, Anafenza endures 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on it or create a 2/2 white Spirit creature token.) “Kin and clan call to me—and I will always answer.” 2/2
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Gamer Social Club @gamersocialclub.ca · Apr 9
Video Game BAFTAs 2025 – All the Prize Winners

The UK’s biggest video game awards ceremony sees Astro Bot grab another GOTY gong
Video Game BAFTAs 2025 – All the Prize Winners
The UK’s biggest video game awards ceremony sees Astro Bot grab another GOTY gong
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 9
Yessssss we live
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katiekarlov ➡️ PAX West @katiekarlov.bsky.social · Apr 7
My LGS sold out every event this weekend, sold out of all of their product, and that includes a collector sealed event. This is the most successful pre-release weekend they’ve had in a while. #MTGTarkir
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 7
This is such a fantastic idea. I am excited for this phenomenal event and coverage of these top tier players will be such a fun watch!
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Brian Kibler @bmkibler.bsky.social · Apr 7
It's truly shocking that the "businessman" who drove six companies into bankruptcy and campaigned on implementing policies that economists said would crash the economy has implemented policies that are crashing the economy.

Who could have seen this coming?
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 6
Man this was one of the two main rares in the Onslaught Cleric deck 😭
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 5
Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC
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Erik @questioningerik.bsky.social · Apr 4
Yessss fantastic news 🤩