SaffronOlive
@saffronolive.bsky.social
Content manager at www.mtggoldfish.com, purveyor of the finest jank in the world of Magic: the Gathering. Correct pronunciations optional.
Splashing blue is one thing. Splashing blue in a 75 card deck with no sideboard just for Fog Bank, on the other hand, is some next level Platinum-Mythic Ranked Player deckbuilding.
May 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Splashing blue is one thing. Splashing blue in a 75 card deck with no sideboard just for Fog Bank, on the other hand, is some next level Platinum-Mythic Ranked Player deckbuilding.
One of the GOATs hanging up his brushes for health reasons.
May 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
One of the GOATs hanging up his brushes for health reasons.
I got a super cool gift today from @volrathxp.bsky.social!
May 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I got a super cool gift today from @volrathxp.bsky.social!
Unlimited Black Lotus, with original receipt from 1997... www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/c...
May 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Unlimited Black Lotus, with original receipt from 1997... www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/c...
Monstrous Rage's weekend.
75% of T8 of 55 player MTGO challenge.
62.5% of T8 at Regional Champs 3.
62.5% of T8 of 66 player MTGO challenge.
25% of T8 of 32 player MTGO challenge.
0% of T8 of 88 player MTGO challenge.
All in all that's 18 of 40 top eight slots, or 45%.
75% of T8 of 55 player MTGO challenge.
62.5% of T8 at Regional Champs 3.
62.5% of T8 of 66 player MTGO challenge.
25% of T8 of 32 player MTGO challenge.
0% of T8 of 88 player MTGO challenge.
All in all that's 18 of 40 top eight slots, or 45%.
April 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Monstrous Rage's weekend.
75% of T8 of 55 player MTGO challenge.
62.5% of T8 at Regional Champs 3.
62.5% of T8 of 66 player MTGO challenge.
25% of T8 of 32 player MTGO challenge.
0% of T8 of 88 player MTGO challenge.
All in all that's 18 of 40 top eight slots, or 45%.
75% of T8 of 55 player MTGO challenge.
62.5% of T8 at Regional Champs 3.
62.5% of T8 of 66 player MTGO challenge.
25% of T8 of 32 player MTGO challenge.
0% of T8 of 88 player MTGO challenge.
All in all that's 18 of 40 top eight slots, or 45%.
I swear that Wizards primary goal for Alchemy is to get me to play it at least once.
April 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I swear that Wizards primary goal for Alchemy is to get me to play it at least once.
According to Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Final Fantasy is already the best selling set of all time and it doesn't even release until June. www.polygon.com/tabletop-gam...
April 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
According to Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Final Fantasy is already the best selling set of all time and it doesn't even release until June. www.polygon.com/tabletop-gam...
I'd really encourage people to skip the foil version of the new Chaos Vault Secret Lair if they don't want $60 foil drops to be the new normal. Seems like a test run to see if we're actually willing to pay an even higher premium for pringles.
April 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I'd really encourage people to skip the foil version of the new Chaos Vault Secret Lair if they don't want $60 foil drops to be the new normal. Seems like a test run to see if we're actually willing to pay an even higher premium for pringles.
I feel like there might be a gap in the bracket system between brackets 3 and 4. Where does "play whatever you want, but don't stax me or blow up all of the lands" fit? Is it bracket 3 with a discussion about why you are playing more game changers? Is it bracket 4, but "be nice"? I'm not sure.
April 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I feel like there might be a gap in the bracket system between brackets 3 and 4. Where does "play whatever you want, but don't stax me or blow up all of the lands" fit? Is it bracket 3 with a discussion about why you are playing more game changers? Is it bracket 4, but "be nice"? I'm not sure.
Mardu seems legit.
April 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Mardu seems legit.
"To solve the problem we'll be releasing a Mouse Trap Universes Beyond set..."
April 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"To solve the problem we'll be releasing a Mouse Trap Universes Beyond set..."
I'd pay to make my Arena cards look heavily played all the time. Fun April fools gag though.
April 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I'd pay to make my Arena cards look heavily played all the time. Fun April fools gag though.
Metagame percentage of the two most played Standard decks by year. Current Standard is more dominated by the top 2 than any format in a decade outside of 2017, which ended up having a ton of bans (it was Kaladesh/energy/copycat Standard). Average is 35% metagame share for the big 2.
April 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Metagame percentage of the two most played Standard decks by year. Current Standard is more dominated by the top 2 than any format in a decade outside of 2017, which ended up having a ton of bans (it was Kaladesh/energy/copycat Standard). Average is 35% metagame share for the big 2.
You are playing a Tiamat Commander deck. You play Dracogenesis. What five Dragons do you tutor up to give you the best chance of winning the game immediately?
March 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You are playing a Tiamat Commander deck. You play Dracogenesis. What five Dragons do you tutor up to give you the best chance of winning the game immediately?
Sadly dies to Nowhere to Run, but seems good against This Town shenanigans.
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Sadly dies to Nowhere to Run, but seems good against This Town shenanigans.
Triple black is a big ask, but it seems pretty easy to go infinite with this and something like Gravecrawler.
March 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Triple black is a big ask, but it seems pretty easy to go infinite with this and something like Gravecrawler.
The Tarkir: Dragonstrom basics are actually pretty sweet!
March 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Tarkir: Dragonstrom basics are actually pretty sweet!
Collected Company but for non-creatures. Even at sorcery speed it feels pretty strong in the right deck. Imagine double Monument to Endurance...
March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Collected Company but for non-creatures. Even at sorcery speed it feels pretty strong in the right deck. Imagine double Monument to Endurance...
I'd love to see the data on this week's Midweek Magic. Seems like it could be an interesting way to fix the play / draw disparity, although your first land always being tapped on the play would *really* punish aggro and tempo. Might be too much.
March 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'd love to see the data on this week's Midweek Magic. Seems like it could be an interesting way to fix the play / draw disparity, although your first land always being tapped on the play would *really* punish aggro and tempo. Might be too much.
I realized yesterday that Maro's teasers are an easy well to tell hat sets from non-hat sets. Just look at the difference in names between Tarkir and Aetherdrift or Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
March 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I realized yesterday that Maro's teasers are an easy well to tell hat sets from non-hat sets. Just look at the difference in names between Tarkir and Aetherdrift or Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
A new Final Fantasy Commander spoiler.
March 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A new Final Fantasy Commander spoiler.
Listening to the Drive to Work podcast about Aetherdrift. Maro on the set perhaps not being as adventurous as originally intended because they needed an "easy" set because external issues tapped Play Design out of resources. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
March 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Listening to the Drive to Work podcast about Aetherdrift. Maro on the set perhaps not being as adventurous as originally intended because they needed an "easy" set because external issues tapped Play Design out of resources. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
Youtube now has a built-in AI that gives you ideas for content, like this banger with "very high interest"...
February 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Youtube now has a built-in AI that gives you ideas for content, like this banger with "very high interest"...