Samuel Leng
@librarianofleng.bsky.social
Premodern and other old-border formats
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https://www.moxfield.com/users/Hammybone
ALT text always contains full decklist
https://www.moxfield.com/users/Hammybone
Realized I had never played Necropotence in the 1996 format so finally took it for a spin. 3-1 in group stage to lose the mirrior in the T4. A fun deck to play but definitely difficult to play perfectly. Plus i got to finish someone off with a Aeolipile 😄
August 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Realized I had never played Necropotence in the 1996 format so finally took it for a spin. 3-1 in group stage to lose the mirrior in the T4. A fun deck to play but definitely difficult to play perfectly. Plus i got to finish someone off with a Aeolipile 😄
The league held a 1-day event going back to Inv/Ody and I played what was basically Brian Kibler's 'Red Zone 2k' Glory was MVP all day not for trying to blank removal but to just make all my creatures unblockable! Went 3-0 and wish i played this instead of that terrible Lich deck 😄
July 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The league held a 1-day event going back to Inv/Ody and I played what was basically Brian Kibler's 'Red Zone 2k' Glory was MVP all day not for trying to blank removal but to just make all my creatures unblockable! Went 3-0 and wish i played this instead of that terrible Lich deck 😄
Trying to get back into the T2 leagues with a shaky 2-3 on wake. I had some cool plays but the deck is tough to play. Casting Decree of Justice is super fun tho 😄 And I wished for the Hunting Pack more than once
July 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trying to get back into the T2 leagues with a shaky 2-3 on wake. I had some cool plays but the deck is tough to play. Casting Decree of Justice is super fun tho 😄 And I wished for the Hunting Pack more than once
Made the T8 of the 2nd Big Apple Highlander event with Trusty Sligh. Went 3-1 in the swiss, could have possibly gone 4-0 with a few different decisions. Lost in the quarterfinals again but had a blast as usual! So many cool cards getting play and nothing feels overpowered! Just needs to add Portal 😁
May 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Made the T8 of the 2nd Big Apple Highlander event with Trusty Sligh. Went 3-1 in the swiss, could have possibly gone 4-0 with a few different decisions. Lost in the quarterfinals again but had a blast as usual! So many cool cards getting play and nothing feels overpowered! Just needs to add Portal 😁
Week 7 "B/G Cemetery v2"
Ordered some Stronghold Assassins to play this deck proper and I think it is pretty solid. Most likely needs Duress main but for Spice Paradise I think Therapy is more fun! 8th week is next and I am unsure if I like my deck but I'm out of time to tune it any more
Ordered some Stronghold Assassins to play this deck proper and I think it is pretty solid. Most likely needs Duress main but for Spice Paradise I think Therapy is more fun! 8th week is next and I am unsure if I like my deck but I'm out of time to tune it any more
March 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Week 7 "B/G Cemetery v2"
Ordered some Stronghold Assassins to play this deck proper and I think it is pretty solid. Most likely needs Duress main but for Spice Paradise I think Therapy is more fun! 8th week is next and I am unsure if I like my deck but I'm out of time to tune it any more
Ordered some Stronghold Assassins to play this deck proper and I think it is pretty solid. Most likely needs Duress main but for Spice Paradise I think Therapy is more fun! 8th week is next and I am unsure if I like my deck but I'm out of time to tune it any more
Week 6 "Junk Gamekeeper"
Milling myself with Mulch and Gamekeeper to 'draw' cards was the idea I was going with. I found myself with Roar of the Wurms stuck in my hand and always drawing the Akroma but it happens. Prob more discard outlets needed but for a first draft it wasn't that bad
Milling myself with Mulch and Gamekeeper to 'draw' cards was the idea I was going with. I found myself with Roar of the Wurms stuck in my hand and always drawing the Akroma but it happens. Prob more discard outlets needed but for a first draft it wasn't that bad
March 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Week 6 "Junk Gamekeeper"
Milling myself with Mulch and Gamekeeper to 'draw' cards was the idea I was going with. I found myself with Roar of the Wurms stuck in my hand and always drawing the Akroma but it happens. Prob more discard outlets needed but for a first draft it wasn't that bad
Milling myself with Mulch and Gamekeeper to 'draw' cards was the idea I was going with. I found myself with Roar of the Wurms stuck in my hand and always drawing the Akroma but it happens. Prob more discard outlets needed but for a first draft it wasn't that bad
Week 5 "G/B Cemetery"
Adding green for more landcyclers and Wall of Blossoms. I tried the Buried Alive as a tutor with Oversold and it worked well in my game but I think Living Wish would be better.
Adding green for more landcyclers and Wall of Blossoms. I tried the Buried Alive as a tutor with Oversold and it worked well in my game but I think Living Wish would be better.
March 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Week 5 "G/B Cemetery"
Adding green for more landcyclers and Wall of Blossoms. I tried the Buried Alive as a tutor with Oversold and it worked well in my game but I think Living Wish would be better.
Adding green for more landcyclers and Wall of Blossoms. I tried the Buried Alive as a tutor with Oversold and it worked well in my game but I think Living Wish would be better.
Week 3 & 4 "Black Ponza"
A 1:1 adaptation of Ponza Oath. 8 Land D spells, ZI for Oath, Phyrexian Arena for Sylvan Library, Sickening Dreams for Pyroclasm and Stalking Stones tries to do its best Treetop Village impression. I won both rounds but the 3 cmc slot is very heavy might need 30 lands 😅
A 1:1 adaptation of Ponza Oath. 8 Land D spells, ZI for Oath, Phyrexian Arena for Sylvan Library, Sickening Dreams for Pyroclasm and Stalking Stones tries to do its best Treetop Village impression. I won both rounds but the 3 cmc slot is very heavy might need 30 lands 😅
February 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Week 3 & 4 "Black Ponza"
A 1:1 adaptation of Ponza Oath. 8 Land D spells, ZI for Oath, Phyrexian Arena for Sylvan Library, Sickening Dreams for Pyroclasm and Stalking Stones tries to do its best Treetop Village impression. I won both rounds but the 3 cmc slot is very heavy might need 30 lands 😅
A 1:1 adaptation of Ponza Oath. 8 Land D spells, ZI for Oath, Phyrexian Arena for Sylvan Library, Sickening Dreams for Pyroclasm and Stalking Stones tries to do its best Treetop Village impression. I won both rounds but the 3 cmc slot is very heavy might need 30 lands 😅
Fire Ants has a similar effect as well!
February 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Fire Ants has a similar effect as well!
Week 2 "Buriedalive.dec"
Another deck from last league with a few changes! Swapped to Duress from Therapy, pulled out a few cards I felt weren't in a good spot and gave it another go. I feel like that the deck might have a few too many plans and not enough removal. Next time I've got it for sure!
Another deck from last league with a few changes! Swapped to Duress from Therapy, pulled out a few cards I felt weren't in a good spot and gave it another go. I feel like that the deck might have a few too many plans and not enough removal. Next time I've got it for sure!
February 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Week 2 "Buriedalive.dec"
Another deck from last league with a few changes! Swapped to Duress from Therapy, pulled out a few cards I felt weren't in a good spot and gave it another go. I feel like that the deck might have a few too many plans and not enough removal. Next time I've got it for sure!
Another deck from last league with a few changes! Swapped to Duress from Therapy, pulled out a few cards I felt weren't in a good spot and gave it another go. I feel like that the deck might have a few too many plans and not enough removal. Next time I've got it for sure!
Week 1 "Oversold Ghouls"
Last time I tried this it was 4 Oath and 2 Cemetery and I wanted to see how well I could fuel Oversold Cemetery with cyclers and sacrifice effects. Bringing back Ravenous Rats is always fun!
Last time I tried this it was 4 Oath and 2 Cemetery and I wanted to see how well I could fuel Oversold Cemetery with cyclers and sacrifice effects. Bringing back Ravenous Rats is always fun!
January 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Week 1 "Oversold Ghouls"
Last time I tried this it was 4 Oath and 2 Cemetery and I wanted to see how well I could fuel Oversold Cemetery with cyclers and sacrifice effects. Bringing back Ravenous Rats is always fun!
Last time I tried this it was 4 Oath and 2 Cemetery and I wanted to see how well I could fuel Oversold Cemetery with cyclers and sacrifice effects. Bringing back Ravenous Rats is always fun!
Out in the T8 in the Big Apple Highlander event vs Angel Stax. Opp played more lands that I did and had more removal but it happens! An awesome format and hope to play it again! Reposting my decklist cause it rules 😄
December 16, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Out in the T8 in the Big Apple Highlander event vs Angel Stax. Opp played more lands that I did and had more removal but it happens! An awesome format and hope to play it again! Reposting my decklist cause it rules 😄
If suspend doesn't count it has gotta be Welder
December 1, 2024 at 8:35 PM
If suspend doesn't count it has gotta be Welder
4-1 with UR Artifacts in the BAH discord tourney. Let's see if we can take down the whole event! Tolarian Academy is as insane as everyone remembers, Umbilicus is far better than it looks and I got to use my minion tokens twice to win a game.
November 30, 2024 at 9:25 PM
4-1 with UR Artifacts in the BAH discord tourney. Let's see if we can take down the whole event! Tolarian Academy is as insane as everyone remembers, Umbilicus is far better than it looks and I got to use my minion tokens twice to win a game.
"And, of course, a nice 93/94 deck to put inside!"
November 23, 2024 at 9:19 PM
"And, of course, a nice 93/94 deck to put inside!"
"More angles of the box I commissioned an artist to paint all the sides"
November 23, 2024 at 9:18 PM
"More angles of the box I commissioned an artist to paint all the sides"
Crossposting from twitter to save the coolest thing I've ever done
"My oldest friend turns 30 this week and I decided to give him the coolest thing I could think of #mtgunderground
-12:10 PM · Jul 8, 2018"
"My oldest friend turns 30 this week and I decided to give him the coolest thing I could think of #mtgunderground
-12:10 PM · Jul 8, 2018"
November 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Crossposting from twitter to save the coolest thing I've ever done
"My oldest friend turns 30 this week and I decided to give him the coolest thing I could think of #mtgunderground
-12:10 PM · Jul 8, 2018"
"My oldest friend turns 30 this week and I decided to give him the coolest thing I could think of #mtgunderground
-12:10 PM · Jul 8, 2018"
Mirage/Tempest/5th:
Playing some of the grindest magic ive ever played; this deck was a really unique experience for me. The deck is pretty much just playing the same few cards over and over so it definiely got old a little quick 😅
Playing some of the grindest magic ive ever played; this deck was a really unique experience for me. The deck is pretty much just playing the same few cards over and over so it definiely got old a little quick 😅
November 20, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Mirage/Tempest/5th:
Playing some of the grindest magic ive ever played; this deck was a really unique experience for me. The deck is pretty much just playing the same few cards over and over so it definiely got old a little quick 😅
Playing some of the grindest magic ive ever played; this deck was a really unique experience for me. The deck is pretty much just playing the same few cards over and over so it definiely got old a little quick 😅
Ice Age/Mirage/5th:
Black splash blue for such tempo hits as Man-o-War and Arcane Denial.
Black splash blue for such tempo hits as Man-o-War and Arcane Denial.
November 20, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Ice Age/Mirage/5th:
Black splash blue for such tempo hits as Man-o-War and Arcane Denial.
Black splash blue for such tempo hits as Man-o-War and Arcane Denial.
Chronicles/Homelands/Ice Age/4th:
Low to the ground mono-red and getting to play with Goblin Grenade was fun!
Low to the ground mono-red and getting to play with Goblin Grenade was fun!
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Chronicles/Homelands/Ice Age/4th:
Low to the ground mono-red and getting to play with Goblin Grenade was fun!
Low to the ground mono-red and getting to play with Goblin Grenade was fun!
Ice Age/Mirage/4th:
This was an off-beat month where the group tried 4th edition for 2 months and 7th for 2 rather than 1 and 3. My plan for the month was to Demonic Consultation for Kaervek's Spite. While I won two games with it, never via Consult.
This was an off-beat month where the group tried 4th edition for 2 months and 7th for 2 rather than 1 and 3. My plan for the month was to Demonic Consultation for Kaervek's Spite. While I won two games with it, never via Consult.
November 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Ice Age/Mirage/4th:
This was an off-beat month where the group tried 4th edition for 2 months and 7th for 2 rather than 1 and 3. My plan for the month was to Demonic Consultation for Kaervek's Spite. While I won two games with it, never via Consult.
This was an off-beat month where the group tried 4th edition for 2 months and 7th for 2 rather than 1 and 3. My plan for the month was to Demonic Consultation for Kaervek's Spite. While I won two games with it, never via Consult.
Chronicles/Homelands/Ice Age/4th:
Heavily based on the Mark Justice prison deck from PT1.
Heavily based on the Mark Justice prison deck from PT1.
November 20, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Chronicles/Homelands/Ice Age/4th:
Heavily based on the Mark Justice prison deck from PT1.
Heavily based on the Mark Justice prison deck from PT1.
Odyssey/Onslaught/7th:
Embracing unbanned Mind's Desire, we do our best impression of a standard legal combo deck.
Embracing unbanned Mind's Desire, we do our best impression of a standard legal combo deck.
November 20, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Odyssey/Onslaught/7th:
Embracing unbanned Mind's Desire, we do our best impression of a standard legal combo deck.
Embracing unbanned Mind's Desire, we do our best impression of a standard legal combo deck.
Invasion/Odyssey/7th:
The first and only time I'll play the Battle of Wits. It was an experience but it was not fun to shuffle this thing. Decklist is Huey's list with 4 Solitary Confinement. All cards shown are all 4-ofs
The first and only time I'll play the Battle of Wits. It was an experience but it was not fun to shuffle this thing. Decklist is Huey's list with 4 Solitary Confinement. All cards shown are all 4-ofs
November 20, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Invasion/Odyssey/7th:
The first and only time I'll play the Battle of Wits. It was an experience but it was not fun to shuffle this thing. Decklist is Huey's list with 4 Solitary Confinement. All cards shown are all 4-ofs
The first and only time I'll play the Battle of Wits. It was an experience but it was not fun to shuffle this thing. Decklist is Huey's list with 4 Solitary Confinement. All cards shown are all 4-ofs