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Magic the Gathering is pretty cool (he/him)
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My Magic the Gathering cards from 2025🎨
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My Magic the Gathering cards from 2025🎨
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
I am thinking... can't stop actually...
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I am thinking... can't stop actually...
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You can now search by preferring, or not preferring, Universes Beyond:
• prefer:ub (or prefer:universebeyond) tries to find UB prints for each matching card, but will show non-UB prints if no UB prints match for that card.
• prefer:notub (or prefer:notuniversesbeyond) tries to find non-UB prints.
• prefer:ub (or prefer:universebeyond) tries to find UB prints for each matching card, but will show non-UB prints if no UB prints match for that card.
• prefer:notub (or prefer:notuniversesbeyond) tries to find non-UB prints.
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
You can now search by preferring, or not preferring, Universes Beyond:
• prefer:ub (or prefer:universebeyond) tries to find UB prints for each matching card, but will show non-UB prints if no UB prints match for that card.
• prefer:notub (or prefer:notuniversesbeyond) tries to find non-UB prints.
• prefer:ub (or prefer:universebeyond) tries to find UB prints for each matching card, but will show non-UB prints if no UB prints match for that card.
• prefer:notub (or prefer:notuniversesbeyond) tries to find non-UB prints.
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avatar the last airbender is just one magic expansion out of many, but the addition of 10 "aang" cards drastically changes the initial results that come up on scryfall.
aarakocra sneak is just barely hanging on. +2 mace however remains unparalleled. ➕2️⃣
aarakocra sneak is just barely hanging on. +2 mace however remains unparalleled. ➕2️⃣
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
avatar the last airbender is just one magic expansion out of many, but the addition of 10 "aang" cards drastically changes the initial results that come up on scryfall.
aarakocra sneak is just barely hanging on. +2 mace however remains unparalleled. ➕2️⃣
aarakocra sneak is just barely hanging on. +2 mace however remains unparalleled. ➕2️⃣
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Much of the Avatar bonus sheet looks genuinely terrible.
These are Commander staple cards with poor choices of scenes, cropping, and no touching up. The colors are often off and the flavor is hot or miss.
It's worse than the Final Fantasy bonus sheet. A big miss in what looks like a good set.
These are Commander staple cards with poor choices of scenes, cropping, and no touching up. The colors are often off and the flavor is hot or miss.
It's worse than the Final Fantasy bonus sheet. A big miss in what looks like a good set.
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Much of the Avatar bonus sheet looks genuinely terrible.
These are Commander staple cards with poor choices of scenes, cropping, and no touching up. The colors are often off and the flavor is hot or miss.
It's worse than the Final Fantasy bonus sheet. A big miss in what looks like a good set.
These are Commander staple cards with poor choices of scenes, cropping, and no touching up. The colors are often off and the flavor is hot or miss.
It's worse than the Final Fantasy bonus sheet. A big miss in what looks like a good set.
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In August of 1993, I started playing Magic. In July of 1994, I started freelancing. And on October 30, 1995, exactly thirty years ago today, I started working at Wizards of the Coast. R&D made me a shirt to celebrate.
#WotCStaff
#WotCStaff
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In August of 1993, I started playing Magic. In July of 1994, I started freelancing. And on October 30, 1995, exactly thirty years ago today, I started working at Wizards of the Coast. R&D made me a shirt to celebrate.
#WotCStaff
#WotCStaff
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Think of how much more "enfranchised" some of us can get because we better understand design, and many additional designers and developers this has helped Magic hire, and beyond that -- how many non-Magic games have spun out from people learning design from Magic and MaRo.
September 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Think of how much more "enfranchised" some of us can get because we better understand design, and many additional designers and developers this has helped Magic hire, and beyond that -- how many non-Magic games have spun out from people learning design from Magic and MaRo.
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This decision likely cost Sam a non zero amount of money
Patreon.com/rhysticstudies to show your support
Patreon.com/rhysticstudies to show your support
August 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This decision likely cost Sam a non zero amount of money
Patreon.com/rhysticstudies to show your support
Patreon.com/rhysticstudies to show your support
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effective today, I have resigned from working with Ultimate Guard, as I can no longer support the company's creative or business decisions.
August 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
effective today, I have resigned from working with Ultimate Guard, as I can no longer support the company's creative or business decisions.
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Yesterday I owned zero Magic paintings. Today I own two. Yeti cup for scale blah blah.
I'm stoked about both of these cards and couldn't be more thrilled to own a lil bit of history 🥰
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I'm stoked about both of these cards and couldn't be more thrilled to own a lil bit of history 🥰
ThisBetterNotAwakenAnythingInMe.gif
August 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yesterday I owned zero Magic paintings. Today I own two. Yeti cup for scale blah blah.
I'm stoked about both of these cards and couldn't be more thrilled to own a lil bit of history 🥰
ThisBetterNotAwakenAnythingInMe.gif
I'm stoked about both of these cards and couldn't be more thrilled to own a lil bit of history 🥰
ThisBetterNotAwakenAnythingInMe.gif
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You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
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None of these decks share any cards with the other. The whole collection is Singleton ❤️✨️
August 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
None of these decks share any cards with the other. The whole collection is Singleton ❤️✨️
Just got my TCGplayer direct order in and it was missing 73 cards and they sent me 24 nonfoil versions of foil cards I ordered... this move to Kentucky was not only morally wrong, but their quality has 100% nose dived from the change
August 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just got my TCGplayer direct order in and it was missing 73 cards and they sent me 24 nonfoil versions of foil cards I ordered... this move to Kentucky was not only morally wrong, but their quality has 100% nose dived from the change
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Got my good friend @enthralimund.bsky.social to make me a art of Felothar riding Doran to celebrate the passing of the torch in the command zone from Doran to Felothar. Fuckin stoked on it
August 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Got my good friend @enthralimund.bsky.social to make me a art of Felothar riding Doran to celebrate the passing of the torch in the command zone from Doran to Felothar. Fuckin stoked on it
I love Magic the gathering so much rn
July 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I love Magic the gathering so much rn
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You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
July 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
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Magic Legends with Disabilities Thread
It's disability month, let's dive into Magic characters with disabilities. I'm keeping the definition fairly broad here, but see notes in the next post.
Please note I'm only looking at canon Magic IP Legends.
It's disability month, let's dive into Magic characters with disabilities. I'm keeping the definition fairly broad here, but see notes in the next post.
Please note I'm only looking at canon Magic IP Legends.
July 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Magic Legends with Disabilities Thread
It's disability month, let's dive into Magic characters with disabilities. I'm keeping the definition fairly broad here, but see notes in the next post.
Please note I'm only looking at canon Magic IP Legends.
It's disability month, let's dive into Magic characters with disabilities. I'm keeping the definition fairly broad here, but see notes in the next post.
Please note I'm only looking at canon Magic IP Legends.
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I got to see @josiahcameron.bsky.social at @starcitygames.bsky.social SCG CON Indianapolis this weekend. Bought an artist proof of the Speed 1-2-3 token and got him to do a sketch on the back. He gave me more than I paid for!
Art direction: "Mendicant Core doing Michael Bay Transformer bullshit"
Art direction: "Mendicant Core doing Michael Bay Transformer bullshit"
June 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I got to see @josiahcameron.bsky.social at @starcitygames.bsky.social SCG CON Indianapolis this weekend. Bought an artist proof of the Speed 1-2-3 token and got him to do a sketch on the back. He gave me more than I paid for!
Art direction: "Mendicant Core doing Michael Bay Transformer bullshit"
Art direction: "Mendicant Core doing Michael Bay Transformer bullshit"
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Periodically I'm reminded that somehow magic knew the problem and offered the solution decades before our present moment
May 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Periodically I'm reminded that somehow magic knew the problem and offered the solution decades before our present moment
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No ebay. No TCG Player. Don't be a scab. @tcgplayer.com and Ebay do not get a cent until they rehire the 200 employees and negotiate in good faith with their union workers. Solidarity forever. #MTG
May 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
No ebay. No TCG Player. Don't be a scab. @tcgplayer.com and Ebay do not get a cent until they rehire the 200 employees and negotiate in good faith with their union workers. Solidarity forever. #MTG
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Since people will want to know:
scryfall.com/search?as=gr...
scryfall.com/search?as=gr...
May 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Since people will want to know:
scryfall.com/search?as=gr...
scryfall.com/search?as=gr...
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How to make a Rhystic Studies video: A step-by-step insight into every phase of production.
✒️: rhysticstudies.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
✒️: rhysticstudies.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
May 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How to make a Rhystic Studies video: A step-by-step insight into every phase of production.
✒️: rhysticstudies.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
✒️: rhysticstudies.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
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This week is SMALL BUSINESS WEEK! Are there small businesses you enjoy,? Consider sending them extra love this week (including your LGS)!
Even if you can't afford to get something, spreading the word and recommending them to others is free and appreciated!
#shopsmallbusiness #shopsmall
Even if you can't afford to get something, spreading the word and recommending them to others is free and appreciated!
#shopsmallbusiness #shopsmall
May 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This week is SMALL BUSINESS WEEK! Are there small businesses you enjoy,? Consider sending them extra love this week (including your LGS)!
Even if you can't afford to get something, spreading the word and recommending them to others is free and appreciated!
#shopsmallbusiness #shopsmall
Even if you can't afford to get something, spreading the word and recommending them to others is free and appreciated!
#shopsmallbusiness #shopsmall