Clīwen | fantasy synth + mtg
@cliwen.bsky.social
Playing magickal circles and wizardly squares. My personal engagements with dungeon synth vinyl, signed Magic cards, and more. Crafting, collecting, critiquing the worlds I enjoy from unceded Lekwungen territory.
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When testing a new commander deck, it’s best to use crappy proxies.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When testing a new commander deck, it’s best to use crappy proxies.
I love silver signatures. I’ll use these in my Alela deck until I finish my Lorwyn cube, and then they’ll reside there.
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I love silver signatures. I’ll use these in my Alela deck until I finish my Lorwyn cube, and then they’ll reside there.
A nice and cool Canadian Highlander deck for based chillers
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
A nice and cool Canadian Highlander deck for based chillers
These showed up 5 minutes before I left town for my honeymoon. Auspicious!
August 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
These showed up 5 minutes before I left town for my honeymoon. Auspicious!
August 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I got my silver-leaf bordered Step Through signed by #Gallegos, and he returned the card with some advice on reducing tack! Standup guy and amazing artist. This card is the reason I’m building Thoracle for #CanadianHighlander. Sorry not sorry.
July 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I got my silver-leaf bordered Step Through signed by #Gallegos, and he returned the card with some advice on reducing tack! Standup guy and amazing artist. This card is the reason I’m building Thoracle for #CanadianHighlander. Sorry not sorry.
rk Post really delivered. I love his artwork and his signature. I used an ink-dropper tool and a colour wheel to test a lot of complimentary colours but I settled on the matching orange, with silver to complement the blue. I wanted it to really pop on the busy card, so I asked for it large. #mtg
July 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
rk Post really delivered. I love his artwork and his signature. I used an ink-dropper tool and a colour wheel to test a lot of complimentary colours but I settled on the matching orange, with silver to complement the blue. I wanted it to really pop on the busy card, so I asked for it large. #mtg
My orchestral fantasy synth album is now available in vinyl!
This is an independent project over 2 years in the making. No AI was used at any point. The album is priced at 75% of cost. And the digital download on Bandcamp is now free!
This isn’t my business, it’s my fantasy.
URL in bio 🔮
This is an independent project over 2 years in the making. No AI was used at any point. The album is priced at 75% of cost. And the digital download on Bandcamp is now free!
This isn’t my business, it’s my fantasy.
URL in bio 🔮
July 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
My orchestral fantasy synth album is now available in vinyl!
This is an independent project over 2 years in the making. No AI was used at any point. The album is priced at 75% of cost. And the digital download on Bandcamp is now free!
This isn’t my business, it’s my fantasy.
URL in bio 🔮
This is an independent project over 2 years in the making. No AI was used at any point. The album is priced at 75% of cost. And the digital download on Bandcamp is now free!
This isn’t my business, it’s my fantasy.
URL in bio 🔮
Bit of a meme-spec, but my friend and I have each chosen an Ally-matters 20-cent rare to buy 40 copies of.
July 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Bit of a meme-spec, but my friend and I have each chosen an Ally-matters 20-cent rare to buy 40 copies of.
A closer look at the awesome details in this character
June 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A closer look at the awesome details in this character
Been a while since I collected anything new & noteworthy. I really love Caldwell’s retro fantasy style, but he worked on very few magic cards (and nothing widely playable).
I just recently mailed this Caretaker down to him. It’s a card I bought a long time ago, before I got into signatures.
I just recently mailed this Caretaker down to him. It’s a card I bought a long time ago, before I got into signatures.
June 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Been a while since I collected anything new & noteworthy. I really love Caldwell’s retro fantasy style, but he worked on very few magic cards (and nothing widely playable).
I just recently mailed this Caretaker down to him. It’s a card I bought a long time ago, before I got into signatures.
I just recently mailed this Caretaker down to him. It’s a card I bought a long time ago, before I got into signatures.
Extremely based borders
April 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Extremely based borders
This card is nuts in a lot of situations. Saves your team from some toughness based wipes or in a big combat trade-up. But I’ll use it if I’m playing elves, make opponent’s team into elves for my Timberwatch or Priest count. In Voja it’s especially crazy!!
April 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This card is nuts in a lot of situations. Saves your team from some toughness based wipes or in a big combat trade-up. But I’ll use it if I’m playing elves, make opponent’s team into elves for my Timberwatch or Priest count. In Voja it’s especially crazy!!
Importantly I can now use artist-appropriate mana to cast my faeries.
April 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Importantly I can now use artist-appropriate mana to cast my faeries.
Islands are back from Warren Mahy! They look so amazing.
April 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Islands are back from Warren Mahy! They look so amazing.
Allan Pollack all the way for me… but unfortunately not German.
April 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Allan Pollack all the way for me… but unfortunately not German.
I recently mailed off my favourite lands to get signatures. 12 of each. The islands are currently in NZ, I think! These are all from Shadowmoor, my favourite magic set. They will form the mana base for all my decks, hopefully forever!
April 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I recently mailed off my favourite lands to get signatures. 12 of each. The islands are currently in NZ, I think! These are all from Shadowmoor, my favourite magic set. They will form the mana base for all my decks, hopefully forever!
Replying to @alex.spikefeeders.com (who reposted this) to shoutout a Canadian playmat brand, Dark Rituals – their first prototypes were AI but they changed direction commissioned local artists from Victoria for their most recent mats. They look good! People get the message. Got mine signed :)
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Replying to @alex.spikefeeders.com (who reposted this) to shoutout a Canadian playmat brand, Dark Rituals – their first prototypes were AI but they changed direction commissioned local artists from Victoria for their most recent mats. They look good! People get the message. Got mine signed :)
This was my first thought too. It’s pretty hard to beat vanilla stat lines though… nine 1/1s, 24 bears, six 3/3s (these ones are all green?! Weird).
There are 15 two-mana instants with disenchant’s ability but they’re all slightly unique. There’s actually some sick ones I’ve never heard of…
There are 15 two-mana instants with disenchant’s ability but they’re all slightly unique. There’s actually some sick ones I’ve never heard of…
April 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This was my first thought too. It’s pretty hard to beat vanilla stat lines though… nine 1/1s, 24 bears, six 3/3s (these ones are all green?! Weird).
There are 15 two-mana instants with disenchant’s ability but they’re all slightly unique. There’s actually some sick ones I’ve never heard of…
There are 15 two-mana instants with disenchant’s ability but they’re all slightly unique. There’s actually some sick ones I’ve never heard of…
Fair point re: hostility. But I'm not imagining things. The image has accepted signs of AI. The cars have inscrutable symbols on them, and the plates are from different countries. But! This is an attack on WOTC's scheduling/policies, not the artist. Even Mark Poole has started to make sus art.
April 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fair point re: hostility. But I'm not imagining things. The image has accepted signs of AI. The cars have inscrutable symbols on them, and the plates are from different countries. But! This is an attack on WOTC's scheduling/policies, not the artist. Even Mark Poole has started to make sus art.
Leave me alone with the bulk for 5 hours
April 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Leave me alone with the bulk for 5 hours
Sylvan on my wood till I joiner
March 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sylvan on my wood till I joiner
The aesthetics of Mirrodin’s wizards are peak, and so are the aesthetics of these signatures. Angus is unfortunately no longer with us so I really treasure this Chinese copy of Fabricate that I picked up from a prolific collector in Italy.
The card on the right is Thirst For Knowledge. Bangers!
The card on the right is Thirst For Knowledge. Bangers!
March 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The aesthetics of Mirrodin’s wizards are peak, and so are the aesthetics of these signatures. Angus is unfortunately no longer with us so I really treasure this Chinese copy of Fabricate that I picked up from a prolific collector in Italy.
The card on the right is Thirst For Knowledge. Bangers!
The card on the right is Thirst For Knowledge. Bangers!
I am doing the same thing with my Alela precon. It’s a really fun deck. I think it’s cool that a deck full of mediocre instants can still have board presence and steal a win. Alela is a badass and Livia Prima is one of the best! 🧚
March 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am doing the same thing with my Alela precon. It’s a really fun deck. I think it’s cool that a deck full of mediocre instants can still have board presence and steal a win. Alela is a badass and Livia Prima is one of the best! 🧚