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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 17h

Yep, excited for this one

Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 23h

Combining individual strengths to create a dream team is a core part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Each Partner card in the #MTGxTMNT Commander Deck highlights those strengths and adds a different flair to your path to victory.

This image depicts the Leonardo, The Balance card. Three mana, one white. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mythic Rarity.

Card art: This art depitcts a humanoid turtle warrior standing in a crouched defensive postion with two twin katana held in each hand, his arms crossed to protect his torso.

Rules text: Whenever a token you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn.
White mana, blue mana, black mana, red mana, green mana: Creature you control gain menace, trample and lifelinkt until end of turn.
Partner - Character select (You can have two Commanders if both have this ability) Power 3/Toughness 3

This image depicts the card "Donatello, the Brains". Two mana, one blue. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mythic Rarity.

Card Art: This is an illustration of a humanoid turtle sitting at an L shaped desk. He has one hand hovering over a keyboard while he turns his body away from the computer and towards a small tube filled with ooze. On another part of the table, a piece of pizza sits on a plate as a rat nibbles at the toppings.

Rules text: I one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a Mutagen token are created instead.
Partner - Character Select (You can have two Commanders if both have this ability)
Power two/toughness four

Flavor text: "I always thought there 'd be more to the ooze."

This image depicts the card of "Raphael, the Muscle". Four mana, red mana. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mythic Rarity.

Card art: This is an illustation of a humanoid turtle with broad shoulders and a thick muscled build. His arms are frozen mid swipe as clutched in each hand is a twin sai held backwards. His mouth is set into a snarl.

Rules text: Double all damage that creature you control with counters on them would deal.
When Raphael enters, create a Mutagen token.
Partners -- Character Select (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.) Power four, toughness four.

This image depicts the card "Michelangelo, the Heart". One mana, one green. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Card art: This is an illustration of a humanoid turtle breakdancing and frozen in a one arm hand stand in front of a well loved couch. He kicks his legs in two different directions, one in front of him, the other catching a pizza box and his other arm is holding up a pizza. Another pizza box rests on his head as he smiles.

Rules text: Trample.
Raid (the Fridge) - At the beginning of your second main phase, if you attacked this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and create a Food token.
Partner - Character Select (You may have two commanders f you both have this ability) Power two/toughness one.

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 1d

Ghost of Yotei is the best game I have played this year.

That is saying something when this year had Expedition 33

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 1d

i want splinter to be a 5 color ninja, lol

Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 2d

I am insanely excited for TMNT in Magic.

Don't give a shit what the close-minded purists think

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 11d

Guess I am done working with EA. Fuck all of the people who bought them

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 13d

Looks like I got a new toy for Najeela

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 15d

The best view from my hotel

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 15d

Made it to Atlanta.

Couple days of nerd shit to cleanse the palate.

Should be fun as long as nobody ambushes me

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 16d

saw rumors if a hobbit set. that could do it

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 16d

i would assume not unless something crazy changes

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 16d

Gonna be nice. I have absolutely nothing I want to buy at Magic Con.

I get to sit and relax and play magic while there. No FF stuff, Spiderman sucks, and I have no new decks being built so I need no cards.

Potentially last Magic Con as well. I am slowly tapering off to disappear from the internet.

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 16d

Wolverine looks cool. However, don't care, want part 3 of FF7 Remake.

Everything else is irrelevant to me

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 19d

Man... what a game by the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 24d

Perfect for my pink chocobo birb deck. Will be in Atlanta and will be grabbing one fo sho

HeavyPlay @heavyplayllc.bsky.social · 24d

Life in plastic, it's fantastic! 🩷

We will be debuting early at #MagicConAtlanta! 👀

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 24d

However, they added 400 different spider manses, so maybe they stopped caring? lol

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 24d

I know they are talking about 2026 MTG releases at Magic Con. Is it weird that I wanna see phyrexian stuff again? I got back into it after that set and I missed it.

I also don't give a shit about lore, so I don't know if it is possible to do if they wanted to.

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · 28d

close enough

Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Sep 10

With how the world is going, this might be fun

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Sep 6

NOW

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Sep 6

Play Cronos.

It is absolutely worth it

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Sep 5

There are cat footprints on my monitor... little turds

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Long Walk is getting insanely good reviews.

I was on the fence since The Dark Tower movie was bad and I didn't wanna have another Stephen King adaptation suck.

Gotta go see it now

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Sep 2

I guess I will stream today...

The influx of new games needs to hurry because BF2042 is not a good game and I have no want to play anything else right now

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Jessie Lawrence @hitstreak.bsky.social · Sep 1

Bay Area adjacent folks, I have two tickets to see Linkin Park in San Jose on September 15 I can’t use. Selling at face value — fantastic seats! Hit me up if you’re interested.

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Erik @thepoolshark.bsky.social · Aug 31

it's such a good game

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