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Sam from Manasplaining

@samp.bsky.social

🫑 chief splainswalker for manasplaining ❀️‍πŸ”₯ doing his best πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/@manasplainingmtg

277 Followers  |  312 Following  |  95 Posts  |  Joined: 24.04.2023  |  1.5274

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i'll ask him this week ❀️‍πŸ”₯

10.02.2026 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Go watch the new @playtowinmtg.bsky.social episode with @artymyr.bsky.social ! ✨️

09.02.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Sam A. Splaining asks you to spend all of his money on magic cards you kinda have to say yes

Had a lot of fun putting together these decklists, and the episode is great fun!

Give it a watch! πŸ’š

09.02.2026 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Is Commander Pay to Win?! – Zada vs Durnan vs Baylen vs Xander
YouTube video by Manasplaining Is Commander Pay to Win?! – Zada vs Durnan vs Baylen vs Xander

silly one this week - $5 vs $50k decks!

thank you so much to @angrygreenmtg.bsky.social for putting together such amazing decklists - they made for a crazy fun game!!

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

09.02.2026 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Saturday Showdown? Pfft. I don't know her. Rebrand time! From now on my silly little EDH show will be known as VS Mode. Far more flexible for scheduling.

Stay tuned for info on the next game! There may even be commander hints in the image below. πŸ˜‰

09.02.2026 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

hey welcome back!!

09.02.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes yes YES. no spoilers but i LOVE the way they fully leant into the "evil" thing!

22.01.2026 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

it's finally time

22.01.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm so in

15.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
THIS DECK MUST BE DESTROYED 

HELLO MAGIC COMMUNITY 

Forever decks are wonderful, right? Something that you fall in love with so much that it will hang around in your collection for years to come.

Well, I've been throwing around the idea in my mind of what the exact opposite of a forever deck would be, a deck that, by its very nature, can only be played once. 

And ultimately the art piece/ thought experiment/ why the hell would you do this I settled on was this: a deck that no single person, not even me, fully knows the contents of. A deck that, upon being played a single time, voids its own premise for construction.

So how would I do this? Well, that's where you come in. I am looking for 99 creators/ community members/ players to each send me a card for this deck. You will not tell me what the card is. You will sleeve it backwards in an opaque sleeve so even on arrival I do not know what it is. And you will not share it with anyone else.

THIS DECK MUST BE DESTROYED HELLO MAGIC COMMUNITY Forever decks are wonderful, right? Something that you fall in love with so much that it will hang around in your collection for years to come. Well, I've been throwing around the idea in my mind of what the exact opposite of a forever deck would be, a deck that, by its very nature, can only be played once. And ultimately the art piece/ thought experiment/ why the hell would you do this I settled on was this: a deck that no single person, not even me, fully knows the contents of. A deck that, upon being played a single time, voids its own premise for construction. So how would I do this? Well, that's where you come in. I am looking for 99 creators/ community members/ players to each send me a card for this deck. You will not tell me what the card is. You will sleeve it backwards in an opaque sleeve so even on arrival I do not know what it is. And you will not share it with anyone else.

The second challenge is this. I want the deck to actually be legal, i.e, 99 card singleton with the exception of basic lands. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is finding a card that you are confident no one else will pick. Also I'll probably need lands so that makes it harder, and I won't actually know if this was achieved until the day it dies.

Also the deck will be WUBRG and will have a generic enough Commander so that it doesn't matter too much what you send - think Progenitus or Child of Alara. The deck will also likely be very bad.

You will also ideally sign the card/ include a note so I know who it's from, and super ideally record a little video alluding to your choice and why for inclusion in the video I'll be making about this in the future - bonus points for some kind of significance like the first basic land you ever owned, a card you've never seen anyone actually play in earnest, etc!

Once the deck is assembled, it will sit, hidden from the world, until it is ready to be unleashed at an event (probably a UK Commandfest as I likely can't afford Magiccon though would love to be there), where it will be played once then immediately retired, with its founding principle having been firmly defeated.

Sound good? My DMs are open x

The second challenge is this. I want the deck to actually be legal, i.e, 99 card singleton with the exception of basic lands. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is finding a card that you are confident no one else will pick. Also I'll probably need lands so that makes it harder, and I won't actually know if this was achieved until the day it dies. Also the deck will be WUBRG and will have a generic enough Commander so that it doesn't matter too much what you send - think Progenitus or Child of Alara. The deck will also likely be very bad. You will also ideally sign the card/ include a note so I know who it's from, and super ideally record a little video alluding to your choice and why for inclusion in the video I'll be making about this in the future - bonus points for some kind of significance like the first basic land you ever owned, a card you've never seen anyone actually play in earnest, etc! Once the deck is assembled, it will sit, hidden from the world, until it is ready to be unleashed at an event (probably a UK Commandfest as I likely can't afford Magiccon though would love to be there), where it will be played once then immediately retired, with its founding principle having been firmly defeated. Sound good? My DMs are open x

THIS DECK MUST BE DESTROYED

A #magic community deckbuilding project that attempts to capture the beauty in the fleeting.

Want to help me out? Get in touch here or on discord.gg/9nvVUKcnz9

And share this far and wide! I would love to see as much of the community as possible represented! πŸ’š

#mtg

15.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

goat

20.11.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

but was it fun to watch

17.11.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
AANG GOES INFINITE!! – Toph vs Aang vs Ozai vs Katara
YouTube video by Manasplaining AANG GOES INFINITE!! – Toph vs Aang vs Ozai vs Katara

MORE avatar content?! goodness me we spoil you.

thanks to @xverfiend.com as always for the help with the edit ❀️‍πŸ”₯

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0F...

17.11.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY

15.11.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PK's Commander Gameplay with Magic: The Gathering | Avatar the Last Airbender
YouTube video by PleasantKenobi PK's Commander Gameplay with Magic: The Gathering | Avatar the Last Airbender

bloody great episode of Avatar commander with @sharpeattack.bsky.social @miabyte.bsky.social @fellbrink.bsky.social and @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social!!!! go give it a watch!

youtu.be/bj4BvMPxwns?...

15.11.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It a real shame there's no Commander decks to go along with Avatar, but luckily @pleasantkenobi.bsky.social sat down to play with @sharpeattack.bsky.social, @miabyte.bsky.social and @fellbrink.bsky.social for an awesome game using the new cards!

Check it out here: youtu.be/bj4BvMPxwns?...

14.11.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
THE MOST BRITISH GAME OF MAGIC EVER with Josh Strife Hayes
YouTube video by Manasplaining THE MOST BRITISH GAME OF MAGIC EVER with Josh Strife Hayes

probably our silliest episode yet πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

thanks @joshstrifehayes.bsky.social for putting up with us ❀️‍πŸ”₯

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO3-...

20.10.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

did they play Mabu? i've still never seen it played live

03.10.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@xverfiend.com πŸ‘€

01.10.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
SLINGING WEBS AND CRACKING HEADS - Anti-Venom vs Doc Ock vs Venom vs Spider-Man 2099
YouTube video by Manasplaining SLINGING WEBS AND CRACKING HEADS - Anti-Venom vs Doc Ock vs Venom vs Spider-Man 2099

new manasplaining ep!! this week we did some web-slingin' with some spiderman commanders!

thanks as always to the wonderful @xverfiend.com for helping out with this week's edit, you the goat 🐐

www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ck...

22.09.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

nawwww this is lovely

22.09.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The worst part about editing Manasplaining videos is that I *HAVE* to cut stuff out and they're always such funny buggers
@samp.bsky.social @sharpeattack.bsky.social

15.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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for anyone (like me) who had no idea how to acess youtube's new "hype" button on mobile, here's how!!

(cheers to viktor on our discord for finding this out for us ha)

09.09.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

+1, would also buy this

25.08.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

got a hat and a shirt coming. excited for that and the kingmaker cap to be the only two hats i wear for the next year

25.08.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you really were

25.08.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

manasplaining msunday

25.08.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

also shout out @xverfiend.com for helping us out with this edit ❀️‍πŸ”₯

25.08.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
He Dealt 100 Damage in ONE HIT?! β€” Tannuk vs Dawnsire vs Hearthhull vs Alpharael
YouTube video by Manasplaining He Dealt 100 Damage in ONE HIT?! β€” Tannuk vs Dawnsire vs Hearthhull vs Alpharael

new edge of eternities manasplaining ep up!! we play some fun homebrew commander decks and (almost) everyone got to do the thing!!!

youtu.be/2v4Fsvf8bnY

24.08.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
mmm chip
YouTube video by ThePannelap mmm chip

really excited to see this bit in the new fallout tv series www.youtube.com/shorts/mAGBA...

21.08.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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