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Joshua J. Carlson

@carlsonjoshuaj.bsky.social

Be excellent to each other! Libraries are not neutral. Father, husband, librarian, nerd, Liverpool FC supporter, Magic: the Gathering player. #YNWA #LFC #MTG

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Hans

07.11.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NGL, the hybrid change would let me play it too. I want it in my Grixis pingers deck, so that all the Tims can kill anything on the field.

07.11.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I will shamelessly jam this into Arna Kennerud.

06.11.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think we're a long way from commander being battlecruiser magic nowadays.

06.11.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ieeeieeeiiiieeahhhiiieeee

06.11.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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05.11.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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05.11.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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If you want to play Jetsam, perhaps Extract from Darkness?

05.11.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just curious, where is this from? Would like to find the original.

05.11.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mono-green Landfall in standard with Tifa?

03.11.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif

03.11.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Which of these is better?
I'm tempted to think Reassembling, because the cost for the ability is less mana intensive over time?
#MTG

03.11.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, Vesuva can be City of Brass?

03.11.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I didn't realize Realms had been eratta'd to say "up to" as well. I thought you still had to find four lands.

03.11.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The new card also says "up to" which, I guess, means you can force the decision on what land goes to the yard?

03.11.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indeed!

03.11.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is which mother fuckers we're gonna fight"

11.07.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 216    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Plus dope art

31.10.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My Tasha deckโ€™s removal revolves around โ€œwitchcraftโ€ and turning creatures into other things and this is my favorite of those kind of spells.

31.10.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a librarian, who plays a game with a deck called a library, I have been disappointed for a long time with the low number of librarians in the game. Seeing this going for $50 is sad to me, because I know nothing about Avatar, but was hype for this card because it is a librarian.

30.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is gross.

30.10.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yeah, my Jaheira + Agent of the Iron Throne Food deck will really like both of them.

28.10.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love the Treefolk one, being able to get a Forest, or Lignify, or Woodfall Primus

28.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just looking at the deckbuilding rules for Value Vintage, and the banned list seems odd to me, since a lot of those cards can't go in decks because of how much they cost anyway.

28.10.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift

28.10.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FOR THE RECORD:
There have been rumors. Now I will clear it up and be as unambiguous as possible.

The Magic: The Gathering release The Dark was 100% a commentary on the evils and hypocrisy of bigoted right wing Christians.

Having gone through the idiotic satanic panic of the 80s and then listening to their moronic and unfounded pearl clutching arguments that MTG promoted "devil worship", I had had enough and decided to hold a mirror up to them.

That is why White is represented as dangerous, dogmatic and unempathetic in the set. White in The Dark glorifies ignorance, mob mentality and violence against those who are different. The truth is that people who view themselves as virtuous and righteous can be as deadly and dangerous as any blood sacrificing devil cult when they forget the message of love that is supposed to be the foundation of their belief system. We can see that replaying today with MAGA.

I also wanted to paint spooky stuff.
Two birds, one stone.

Now you know.
If you go back and look at the white cards in The Dark it will become crystal clear what the meaning of the set is.
The Dark was a reference to the dark ages, when the church had full control of the population, when wise women and folk healers were burned as witches, education was only for the very elite and anyone who spoke up or strayed from the herd was killed in horrific ways.
Even today people are trying to bring those dark days back. I was shining a light on them with this set. That is one of the important roles art plays in society and I view games as an artform.

Happy Halloween!

FOR THE RECORD: There have been rumors. Now I will clear it up and be as unambiguous as possible. The Magic: The Gathering release The Dark was 100% a commentary on the evils and hypocrisy of bigoted right wing Christians. Having gone through the idiotic satanic panic of the 80s and then listening to their moronic and unfounded pearl clutching arguments that MTG promoted "devil worship", I had had enough and decided to hold a mirror up to them. That is why White is represented as dangerous, dogmatic and unempathetic in the set. White in The Dark glorifies ignorance, mob mentality and violence against those who are different. The truth is that people who view themselves as virtuous and righteous can be as deadly and dangerous as any blood sacrificing devil cult when they forget the message of love that is supposed to be the foundation of their belief system. We can see that replaying today with MAGA. I also wanted to paint spooky stuff. Two birds, one stone. Now you know. If you go back and look at the white cards in The Dark it will become crystal clear what the meaning of the set is. The Dark was a reference to the dark ages, when the church had full control of the population, when wise women and folk healers were burned as witches, education was only for the very elite and anyone who spoke up or strayed from the herd was killed in horrific ways. Even today people are trying to bring those dark days back. I was shining a light on them with this set. That is one of the important roles art plays in society and I view games as an artform. Happy Halloween!

The Magic the gathering card preacher

The Magic the gathering card preacher

The magic the gathering card, angry mob

The magic the gathering card, angry mob

The magic the gathering card inquisition

The magic the gathering card inquisition

From @jespermyrfors.bsky.social, The Dark set art director over on Facebook:

โ€œThe Magic: The Gathering release The Dark was 100% a commentary on the evils and hypocrisy of bigoted right wing Christiansโ€ฆโ€

Some cards for context and the set list:
scryfall.com/sets/drk

28.10.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 301    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I love how this is like a $30 deck except for the LED, Lotus Petals and some lands, making it a $2K+ deck.

27.10.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!

27.10.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I was considering running Burning Inquiry.

27.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can you share the decklist? It looks like something I've wanted to toy with in Modern.

27.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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