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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 16m

I will take it under consideration.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17m

It is true. He is just a little guy...

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 32m

They should at least give me the opportunity to debate Mengu.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 49m

I'll be honest, gamers, I'm getting smooshed. But every vote counts and voting is open until Monday!

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

Gamers- I need your help! Back in 2019 my Grixis Cube was featured on Magic Online as a Spotlight Cube, and ever since then I've always wanted to update the Cube for another run based off of what I learned from that experience and about Cube broadly since then- and now might be my chance!

Magic Online @magiconline.bsky.social · 18h

Help choose the Creator Cube that will appear on #MTGO Nov 5-12
"Grixis Cube" By
@ryanoverdrive.bsky.social
"Pauper Cube" By
@saltandpauper.bsky.social
"Powered Vintage Cube" By
Andrea Mengucci
"No-Ban Legacy Cube" By
@kanistermtg.bsky.social

Vote here ➡️ sdqk.me/p/creator-cu...
#SeasonOfCube

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 14h

The poll is open through Monday:
sdqk.me/p/creator-cu...

Creator Cube Poll

Vote for your Favorite Cube!

sdqk.me

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 14h

If I win, I promise to add Fleem to the Cube. A vote for me is a vote for Fleem!

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

Gamers- I need your help! Back in 2019 my Grixis Cube was featured on Magic Online as a Spotlight Cube, and ever since then I've always wanted to update the Cube for another run based off of what I learned from that experience and about Cube broadly since then- and now might be my chance!

Magic Online @magiconline.bsky.social · 18h

Help choose the Creator Cube that will appear on #MTGO Nov 5-12
"Grixis Cube" By
@ryanoverdrive.bsky.social
"Pauper Cube" By
@saltandpauper.bsky.social
"Powered Vintage Cube" By
Andrea Mengucci
"No-Ban Legacy Cube" By
@kanistermtg.bsky.social

Vote here ➡️ sdqk.me/p/creator-cu...
#SeasonOfCube

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Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social · 18h

tonight at 8pm eastern

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Fl...

Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social · 3d

going live for the first time ever this wednesday night

• reading a new, short essay on innistrad
• screening "the horror of innistrad" to rewatch with chat
• short q+a

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

The 2019 run was at a high-power unpowered power level that I think really constrained the design. The updated list removes stuff like Storm and Reanimator decks to give a broader range of archetypes and synergies more breathing room, and opens up space for some faves like Nicol Bolas, the Ravager!

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

You should vote for the Cube you most want to see of course, but I'm hoping that it's mine! Here's a link to the Cube Cobra page to help inform your decision:
cubecobra.com/cube/list/fa...

Cube Cobra List: Grixis Cube

cubecobra.com

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

Gamers- I need your help! Back in 2019 my Grixis Cube was featured on Magic Online as a Spotlight Cube, and ever since then I've always wanted to update the Cube for another run based off of what I learned from that experience and about Cube broadly since then- and now might be my chance!

Magic Online @magiconline.bsky.social · 18h

Help choose the Creator Cube that will appear on #MTGO Nov 5-12
"Grixis Cube" By
@ryanoverdrive.bsky.social
"Pauper Cube" By
@saltandpauper.bsky.social
"Powered Vintage Cube" By
Andrea Mengucci
"No-Ban Legacy Cube" By
@kanistermtg.bsky.social

Vote here ➡️ sdqk.me/p/creator-cu...
#SeasonOfCube

Creator Cube Poll

Vote for your Favorite Cube!

sdqk.me

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

You know, maybe Ball Lightning is actually the best use of haste.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

Thundermaw Hellkite is definitely a contender for me for haste. It's just unambiguously about smashing face, and I like haste as an instruction more than an option. I'm a huge Charging Monstrosaur fan in much the same way. Hulking Bugbear is more "you block sometimes" but I am a fan of it, too.

The Magic card Thundermaw Hellkite
Thundermaw Hellkite
{3}{R}{R}
Creature — Dragon

Flying

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)

When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to each creature with flying your opponents control. Tap those creatures.

5/5

The Magic card Charging Monstrosaur
Charging Monstrosaur
{4}{R}
Creature — Dinosaur

Trample, haste

“I knew I should have stayed with the boat. Always stay with the boat!”

5/5

The Magic card Hulking Bugbear
Hulking Bugbear
{1}{R}{R}
Creature — Goblin

Haste

Bugbears move with surprising speed for their size and bulk, a fact that has led to the demise of many unwary adventurers.

3/3

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

My answer for lifelink and deathtouch. It's difficult to consider this card without the context of flying, and I'd say it's at least an honorable mention in that category, too.

The Magic card Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
{1}{B}{B}
Creature — Vampire Shaman

Flying

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

2/3

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

I'm something of a Spooky Cuber myself!

cubecobra.com/cube/list/86...

Cube Cobra List: Full Spooky Cube

Spooky Cube is a graveyard-centric environment largely inspired by Innistrad that pulls from the entire history of Magic. The 360-card Cube is actually a combination of two 180-card Twobert environmen...

cubecobra.com

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

This thread is absolutely delightful.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 2d

A life update: this wound up paying off. I'm still applying to several jobs that are hopefully careers, but I've got my survival needs covered by a job at the airport that I'm apparently pretty good at.

And instead of being in an office alone, which was driving me mad, I see 20k people a day.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Aug 12

There is a line around this building to get to the line entrance to wait to get into this job fair.

At the airport. For airport jobs.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Moeller uses darker and more sinister shading in the art for the Innistrad reprint, which combine with a new flavor text to communicate loudly that Mulch is all about burying bodies. Finding lands did prove useful in casting and flashing back Spider Spawning though!

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Tempest block had some all-timers for graveyard recursion, with both Recurring Nightmare and the iconic Reanimate showing up in the block, so in practice Mulch has always been about hoping to mill the right spells, but you could buy into the hope of drawing two or more lands with it.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Continuing my celebration of Spooky Month, I want to talk about how Innistrad really effectively utilized reprints in its world-building. Take Mulch for example. Originally from Stronghold, the Rebecca Guay art and hopeful flavor text could convince you that this card was about finding lands.

The Magic card Mulch
Mulch
{1}{G}
Sorcery

Reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all land cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Hope is the one crop that can grow in any climate.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

There's a lot to be said about Magic offering 30+ years of comfort and familiarity while simultaneously offering 30+ years of permutations yet unexplored.

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 2d

[David Lynch looking awesome in sunglasses] i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Nope! My 20+ card deck had been reduced to 0, as the Phantasm had shuffled itself to the bottom and milled my entire deck. "For value".

Even more amusingly, this anecdote is tremendously similar to my early experiences with Oath of Druids in Vintage Cube.

The Magic card Oath of Druids
Oath of Druids
{1}{G}
Enchantment

At the beginning of each player’s upkeep, that player chooses target player who controls more creatures than they do and is their opponent. The first player may reveal cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. If the first player does, that player puts that card onto the battlefield and all other cards revealed this way into their graveyard.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Well, I activated the ability, yielded priority through the turn, and Magic Online told me the game had ended... I spent a good minute trying to figure out what had happened. Had my opponent conceded? Mirror-Mad Phantasm is a strong card, after all.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

For all of the times that I drafted Innistrad, I have activated Mirror-Mad Phantasm's ability exactly once. I was playing on Magic Online, in a strong position, and decided to activate the ability for value, as I had some flashback spells in my deck and hoped to mill one or two with the ability.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Even by today's standards, I don't think it's that hard to grasp a five power flyer being strong in Limited, and this was a high pick for its stats, evasion, ability to dodge removal, and for the ability to fill your graveyard- a central aspect of Innistrad's gameplay.

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