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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, angry mob

The magic the gathering card inquisition

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

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

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

It IS the coolest format and you should play it.

A más listas de $30 Value Vintage veo, más me gusta.

Qué tienen los formatos hechos por jugadores, que son infinitamente más chulos que los oficiales.

Hubo un tiempo en que Pauper en papel lo jugaban cuatro gatos y ahora está plenamente integrado en los calendarios de tienda. Premodern va ganando adeptos poco a poco.

Molaría mucho que le pasase lo mismo a 30VV, tiene una pintaza importante.

Play Pauper!

Esto mola, pero reposteo como referencia para cuando saquen un Secret Lair de Harry Potter junto a Strixhaven 2 el año que viene.

THE MEME IS REAL

But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Ring was printed.

#MTGXTheHobbit

Finally finished with the backlog! Ancestral Recall on a Barrin AP

A painting on the back of a Magic Artist Proof, depicting a woman's face surrounded by chrysanthemum flowers, with metallic gold elements that shine in the light.

A painting on the back of a Magic Artist Proof, depicting a woman's face surrounded by chrysanthemum flowers, with metallic gold elements that shine in the light.

A painting on the back of a Magic Artist Proof, depicting a woman's face surrounded by chrysanthemum flowers, with metallic gold elements that shine in the light.

Here's an Azusa artist proof painting I particularly liked! For any of you in the Minneapolis/St Paul area, I'm doing a one-day signing event at Fox Den Board Game Cafe this Saturday! Come get some things signed, maybe sign up for a commission slot (to be mailed after)!

YouTube video by Far North MtG Competitive Pauper EDH is BACK and better than ever! cPDH with Clay from cPDH Guide and the PDH RC!

PAUPER cEDH!? Such a sick format. We’re joined by Clay from cPDH.guide and the PRH RC for this one!

We're live and playing pEDH right now over on Tappy Hour!

Come hang out and watch me train wreck a combo deck with NO rares in it!

👉👉 twitch.tv/TappyToeClaws

Play Pauper Commander.

My newest AP painting :)

El Mario 🎵
El Mario
El Mario es cojonudo 🎶
Como el Mario no hay ninguno

hey have u ever heard of the Pauper Format for magic: the gathering? it's really neat you only play commons but that means you can play four copies of brainstorm or ponder or lighting bolt or preordain or troll of khazad-dum or snuff out or all of the artifact bridges or all of the artifact lands or

Si RK Post juega #Premodern tú también deberías.

We played some #pdh using some of the new commanders from the #MTGxSpiderMan intro decks and it was a close game until the very end. I think this is going to be a great set!

[West-Ham Football Stadium chorus]

Spoida-Bloke, Spoida-Bloke
shagged a spoida 'n now 'e's gross
'E can swing, from a web,
E's a cunt 'an 'is uncle's dead.
Look out!
'Ere comes Spoida-Bloke!

And you did a great job! 👏👏👏

I specially enjoyed seeing Fertilid in yout list. Love that card, for some reason.

I'm more of a Kutzil man, but Haliya rocks and will take her for a spin.

Play Pauper Commander, guys.

Pasar de streaming y empezar a descargar como si no hubiera un mañana, porque pinta mal la cosa.

¡Padre! ¡Lo del Pauper!

The original art of the character "Vorthos" as envisioned by the magic creative team.

A re-imagining of the Vorthos character by Sam Keiser

The new Vorthos character from Unfinity by Caroline Gariba!

Happy (early) Birthday Vorthos!
If you didn't know: Magic gained the term "Vorthos" 20 years ago as of the 31st!

I'll link the original introduction to Vorthos article below!

What does being a member of the Vorthos community mean to you? What aspect of being a Vorthos do you enjoy most?
#Vorthos

Sam siempre en mi equipo.

Jugad Premodern.

Estoy pensando en hacerme la tercera baraja de matar gente a base de pings a la mesa.

La variedad de bullshit que tiene Pauper Commander para convertir cartas inocuas en ráfagas de daño es absurda.

Legendary uncommon Goblin girls just want one thing and it's disgusting. #MTGxATLA
#PauperCommander #PauperEDH #PDH #PEDH

btw it's really bad that Starting Town is $34 and Vivi is $50 when they come from the most opened set of all time. The fact that there's a $600 standard deck is really messed up

In-universe sets don't have enough time to be opened enough to satisfy demand, and UB sets get the collector tax