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Women+ in Magic✨

@women-in-magic.bsky.social

Go watch the new @playtowinmtg.bsky.social episode with @artymyr.bsky.social ! ✨️

Play to Win @playtowinmtg.bsky.social · 2d

NEW VIDEO!!

This week we're joined by @artymyr.bsky.social to play some cEDH!

ETALI vs SISAY vs SELVALA vs TYMNA/KRAUM

WATCH IT NOW!

youtu.be/jk3q6h4tkCU

ETALI vs SISAY vs SELVALA vs TYMNA/KRAUM with ARTY MYR

YouTube video by Play to Win

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February 9, 2026 at 7:44 AM

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Angry Green Jellybean

@angrygreenmtg.bsky.social

When Sam A. Splaining asks you to spend all of his money on magic cards you kinda have to say yes

Had a lot of fun putting together these decklists, and the episode is great fun!

Give it a watch! 💚

Sam from Manasplaining @samp.bsky.social · 1d

silly one this week - $5 vs $50k decks!

thank you so much to @angrygreenmtg.bsky.social for putting together such amazing decklists - they made for a crazy fun game!!

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

Is Commander Pay to Win?! – Zada vs Durnan vs Baylen vs Xander

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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February 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

silly one this week - $5 vs $50k decks!

thank you so much to @angrygreenmtg.bsky.social for putting together such amazing decklists - they made for a crazy fun game!!

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

Is Commander Pay to Win?! – Zada vs Durnan vs Baylen vs Xander

YouTube video by Manasplaining

www.youtube.com

February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM

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Miabyte🎙️— Winter Vibin'

@miabyte.bsky.social

Saturday Showdown? Pfft. I don't know her. Rebrand time! From now on my silly little EDH show will be known as VS Mode. Far more flexible for scheduling.

Stay tuned for info on the next game! There may even be commander hints in the image below. 😉

February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM

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Angry Green Jellybean

@angrygreenmtg.bsky.social

THIS DECK MUST BE DESTROYED

A #magic community deckbuilding project that attempts to capture the beauty in the fleeting.

Want to help me out? Get in touch here or on discord.gg/9nvVUKcnz9

And share this far and wide! I would love to see as much of the community as possible represented! 💚

#mtg

THIS DECK MUST BE DESTROYED

HELLO MAGIC COMMUNITY

Forever decks are wonderful, right? Something that you fall in love with so much that it will hang around in your collection for years to come.

Well, I've been throwing around the idea in my mind of what the exact opposite of a forever deck would be, a deck that, by its very nature, can only be played once.

And ultimately the art piece/ thought experiment/ why the hell would you do this I settled on was this: a deck that no single person, not even me, fully knows the contents of. A deck that, upon being played a single time, voids its own premise for construction.

So how would I do this? Well, that's where you come in. I am looking for 99 creators/ community members/ players to each send me a card for this deck. You will not tell me what the card is. You will sleeve it backwards in an opaque sleeve so even on arrival I do not know what it is. And you will not share it with anyone else.

The second challenge is this. I want the deck to actually be legal, i.e, 99 card singleton with the exception of basic lands. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is finding a card that you are confident no one else will pick. Also I'll probably need lands so that makes it harder, and I won't actually know if this was achieved until the day it dies.

Also the deck will be WUBRG and will have a generic enough Commander so that it doesn't matter too much what you send - think Progenitus or Child of Alara. The deck will also likely be very bad.

You will also ideally sign the card/ include a note so I know who it's from, and super ideally record a little video alluding to your choice and why for inclusion in the video I'll be making about this in the future - bonus points for some kind of significance like the first basic land you ever owned, a card you've never seen anyone actually play in earnest, etc!

Once the deck is assembled, it will sit, hidden from the world, until it is ready to be unleashed at an event (probably a UK Commandfest as I likely can't afford Magiccon though would love to be there), where it will be played once then immediately retired, with its founding principle having been firmly defeated.

Sound good? My DMs are open x

January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

MORE avatar content?! goodness me we spoil you.

thanks to @xverfiend.com as always for the help with the edit ❤️‍🔥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0F...

AANG GOES INFINITE!! – Toph vs Aang vs Ozai vs Katara

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

bloody great episode of Avatar commander with @sharpeattack.bsky.social @miabyte.bsky.social @fellbrink.bsky.social and @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social!!!! go give it a watch!

youtu.be/bj4BvMPxwns?...

PK's Commander Gameplay with Magic: The Gathering | Avatar the Last Airbender

YouTube video by PleasantKenobi

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November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM

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Tolarian Community College

@tolariancommunitycollege.com

It a real shame there's no Commander decks to go along with Avatar, but luckily @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social sat down to play with @sharpeattack.bsky.social, @miabyte.bsky.social and @fellbrink.bsky.social for an awesome game using the new cards!

Check it out here: youtu.be/bj4BvMPxwns?...

November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

probably our silliest episode yet 🇬🇧

thanks @joshstrifehayes.bsky.social for putting up with us ❤️‍🔥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO3-...

THE MOST BRITISH GAME OF MAGIC EVER with Josh Strife Hayes

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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October 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

new manasplaining ep!! this week we did some web-slingin' with some spiderman commanders!

thanks as always to the wonderful @xverfiend.com for helping out with this week's edit, you the goat 🐐

www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ck...

SLINGING WEBS AND CRACKING HEADS - Anti-Venom vs Doc Ock vs Venom vs Spider-Man 2099

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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September 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM

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XVERFIEND

@xverfiend.com

The worst part about editing Manasplaining videos is that I *HAVE* to cut stuff out and they're always such funny buggers
@samp.bsky.social @sharpeattack.bsky.social

September 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

for anyone (like me) who had no idea how to acess youtube's new "hype" button on mobile, here's how!!

(cheers to viktor on our discord for finding this out for us ha)

September 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

new edge of eternities manasplaining ep up!! we play some fun homebrew commander decks and (almost) everyone got to do the thing!!!

youtu.be/2v4Fsvf8bnY

He Dealt 100 Damage in ONE HIT?! — Tannuk vs Dawnsire vs Hearthhull vs Alpharael

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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August 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

really excited to see this bit in the new fallout tv series www.youtube.com/shorts/mAGBA...

mmm chip

YouTube video by ThePannelap

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August 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

hey that’s us!! come watch us live on Tuesday 12th!!!

Miabyte🎙️— Winter Vibin' @miabyte.bsky.social · Aug 6

Robots and Aliens are centre stage when Hamish, Jake & Sam from Manasplaining take on the Edge of Eternities Limited Pod.

Be sure to catch them Tuesday 12th August at the following times:

PST: 1PM - 4PM
EST: 4PM - 7PM
BST: 9PM - 12AM

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August 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM

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Miabyte🎙️— Winter Vibin'

@miabyte.bsky.social

The #GatheringForGood Chaos Commanderthon guest list is about to be revealed!

Running through Monday the 11th August and ending Sunday 17th August, 6pm - 3am BST daily!

Want the info on who's raising money for @warchilduk.bsky.social? Keep your eyes locked on this thread for all the reveals! 🧵

August 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

surprise!! we just dropped an episode with the legendary Kyle from Bastille and BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders!! ❤️‍🔥

this week we give the new Edge of Eternities precons a spin - alt commanders and all. thanks @magic.wizards.com for sending us these decks early! #ad

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XRq...

Edge of Eternities Precon SHOWDOWN with Kyle from Bastille and Radio 1's Jack Saunders

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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July 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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milklyd

@milklyd.bsky.social

duress in da club idgaf w/ @shibby220.bsky.social @germangaryoak.bsky.social

July 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

ey up! in case you missed it, we had the lovely @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social on the show this week and he absolutely STEAMROLLED us

but we had fun anyway so we're the real winners here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5NZ...

We Tried Everything. He Still Won. (ft. PleasantKenobi)

YouTube video by Manasplaining

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July 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

we weren't ready

PleasantKenobi @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Absolute pleasure hanging out with the lads from Manasplaining - @samp.bsky.social and @sharpeattack.bsky.social and playing some Commander. Thanks for having me!

Paper EDH Gameplay, with one of my most aggressive decks. <3