Merry Zechsmas
@zechleton.bsky.social
Esports, Magic, other stuff I guess. Writer. He/him
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Uh-oh, my entire steam wishlist is on sale. Literally every single thing except for the stuff that isn't released yet. Help.
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Uh-oh, my entire steam wishlist is on sale. Literally every single thing except for the stuff that isn't released yet. Help.
Oops, all trophies! Got someone to 8 poison but never quite 10 :(
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Oops, all trophies! Got someone to 8 poison but never quite 10 :(
Magic players, what's the best limited format where aggressive decks (esp Boros) were good or even great?
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Magic players, what's the best limited format where aggressive decks (esp Boros) were good or even great?
I hate self promotion, but this was the most invested I've been in an article for a long time: www.coolstuffinc.com/a/michaellon...
Why Nobody Talks About Alara | Article by Michael Longsmith
Alara is a very unique Magic plane, but is it a beloved one? Michael takes a look back at the ambitious multicolor plane!
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December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I hate self promotion, but this was the most invested I've been in an article for a long time: www.coolstuffinc.com/a/michaellon...
Ah, welcome back, baby. Format of the year.
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ah, welcome back, baby. Format of the year.
Falcons hatewatchers rise up #budapestmajor
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Falcons hatewatchers rise up #budapestmajor
The most important thing that happened to me this year was when I learnde about the goomba fallacy. It'd pissed me off for years, but having a name for it somehow makes it more understandable.
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The most important thing that happened to me this year was when I learnde about the goomba fallacy. It'd pissed me off for years, but having a name for it somehow makes it more understandable.
There must be some semi-intelligent right wingers out there who are looking at trump's peace prize and thinking "this is a bit much." I'm actually embarrassed to be from the country that invented the sport that led to this moment. FIFA is beyond a joke.
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There must be some semi-intelligent right wingers out there who are looking at trump's peace prize and thinking "this is a bit much." I'm actually embarrassed to be from the country that invented the sport that led to this moment. FIFA is beyond a joke.
I'm so excited for new music December. Honestly has been my favourite christmas tradition since i copied it whoelsale five or six years ago. Just have to be careful it doesn't turn into Blackbraid on loop for a month.
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I'm so excited for new music December. Honestly has been my favourite christmas tradition since i copied it whoelsale five or six years ago. Just have to be careful it doesn't turn into Blackbraid on loop for a month.
A bit late to this party, but this article by @parker.luckypaper.co nicely sums up a lot of the stuff I feel about UB and why it's not as simple as "it's good" vs "it's bad, actually." luckypaper.co/articles/uni...
Universes Beyond and the Meaning of Life — Lucky Paper
The typical debate about Universes Beyond's effects on Magic is framed as a matter of market value. But once we start weighing the success of these co-branded products, we've already lost a rigged gam...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A bit late to this party, but this article by @parker.luckypaper.co nicely sums up a lot of the stuff I feel about UB and why it's not as simple as "it's good" vs "it's bad, actually." luckypaper.co/articles/uni...
I never ever enjoy WoW classic as much as i enjoyed retail WoW back in the day, but the FOMO for burning crusade is very real :\
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I never ever enjoy WoW classic as much as i enjoyed retail WoW back in the day, but the FOMO for burning crusade is very real :\
The most fun article I've done I'm a while: How would @edhrec.com 's most popular commanders fare in limited?
www.coolstuffinc.com/a/michaellon...
www.coolstuffinc.com/a/michaellon...
How Good Are Popular EDHREC Commanders in Limited? | Article by Michael Longsmith
Michael takes a look at how some of the most popular Commanders on EDHRec performed when draftable in Limited!
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November 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The most fun article I've done I'm a while: How would @edhrec.com 's most popular commanders fare in limited?
www.coolstuffinc.com/a/michaellon...
www.coolstuffinc.com/a/michaellon...
Finally went back and finished dark souls 1. I can see why people love it, but it's definitely the worst one. Hasn't aged well. The levels are harder than the bosses, who are mostly a joke nowadays. Definitely a vibe though.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Finally went back and finished dark souls 1. I can see why people love it, but it's definitely the worst one. Hasn't aged well. The levels are harder than the bosses, who are mostly a joke nowadays. Definitely a vibe though.
Didn't trophy this time (lost to boros in the last round, of course), but I keep doing really well with decks that look horrible to me. Shrug. #mtgcube I did get to do some sweet stuff with cauldron and emperor. I also got to misplay multiple times with Sorin.
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Didn't trophy this time (lost to boros in the last round, of course), but I keep doing really well with decks that look horrible to me. Shrug. #mtgcube I did get to do some sweet stuff with cauldron and emperor. I also got to misplay multiple times with Sorin.
First trophy in a while. Obviously it's boros. Wow i'm so good at this game.
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
First trophy in a while. Obviously it's boros. Wow i'm so good at this game.
Korean telecommmmmm
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Korean telecommmmmm
One cool thing about the arena cube is that i'm seeing a lot of bronze players who aren't really bronze - they're just lapsed and clearly came back for this.
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
One cool thing about the arena cube is that i'm seeing a lot of bronze players who aren't really bronze - they're just lapsed and clearly came back for this.
Can't believe this was my first trophy deck of the new cube. Did the classic first eight picks were all storm cards but never saw a card with "Storm" in the text box. Just ended up sneak attacking or comet-ing people out instead.
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Can't believe this was my first trophy deck of the new cube. Did the classic first eight picks were all storm cards but never saw a card with "Storm" in the text box. Just ended up sneak attacking or comet-ing people out instead.
Working on a real fun article (or two, given the word count so far) about *checks notes* commander?! Well, kind of.
October 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Working on a real fun article (or two, given the word count so far) about *checks notes* commander?! Well, kind of.
Are geng gonna make this whole worlds "could've been an email?"
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Are geng gonna make this whole worlds "could've been an email?"