Doug, Why Nerd?

🧵We are currently at the lowest levels of approval and sentiment since I started asking my "brief, three-question survey" on Twitter in January 2024.

I have consistently asked three questions, each of which attempt to gauge the feelings of Magic fans about the state of the game, and... 👇

Well, there goes my week.

She is.

She just is.

Oof, this makes me very grateful that I run my multi-year CFB computer poll on Sheets.

That kind of thing might be entirely unrecoverable for something held together with as much duct tape and string as my stuff.

prodigal sorcerer cosplay

a dude at my local ren faire absolutely crushed with this prodigal sorcerer cosplay. guy looks like he could really ping the shit out of you. 🪄

A/C demons. They hide in your air ducts and send psychic bad vibes to disrupt your Activity & Creativity.

My usual prescription is a round of disc golf. Your particular medication may vary.

Commander deck build restriction idea:

Every card's oracle text is 30 words or less.

Top 10 Self-Bounce Cards for Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary | EDHREC Let's build a Commander deck around Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary, using some of the best green cards that bounce stuff.

Let's build a Commander deck around Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary, using some of the best green cards that bounce stuff. By @dougynerd.bsky.social #EDH #Commander #MTGxSpiderMan #MTGSPM

Ok who made a Cloud equipment deck on @moxfield.com and named it “Cloud Storage”? Come on someone had to right? Lol.

Kilo, Apogee Mind Commander Deck Tech - Bracket 4 | EDHREC Let's build a high-power combo deck with the newly revealed Kilo, Apogee Mind, from the upcoming set Edge of Eternities.

To infinity and possibly beyond is where I took Kilo, Apogee Mind from the upcoming Edge of Eternities set. Take a look at the deck I brewed up and the insanely long list of combos available to Kilo players.
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I wrote a short story for @magic.wizards.com and it's out today! It follows a young Eumidian deserter who uncovers a strange alien pod. At best, it'll save him from having to "donate" his biomatter. At worst, it's dinner.

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You know what's even sadder?

...it's been on my to-do list to do this for my Gale/Scion deck for like 3 months.

There are so many cards this is true of, though... but if you play them all, then you're just playing cEDH.

I went insane and painted 4 environments for tonight's #StudyBuddies stream 🤘

30 mins each.

Magic is doing a collab with the god tier radio station KEXP and i swear, if the set doesn't come with a soothing radio announcer telling you that coming up is a Swamp, and then fuckin' Khraungbin playing when you make your land drop, they whiffed the assignment

I've also pivoted Iron Man to a less Staxy brew that focuses on... you guessed it, the Rhystic meta. It makes me feel dirty, but I still want to try it out.

Which I did, this weekend! Early results are that 2/3 games I landed a t2 Tangle Wire. You can take the girl out of Mississippi, etc.

On the cEDH front, I continue to mess around with Gale/Scion Reanimator, even though I'm convinced it's terrible against the current Rhystic Meta.

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Despite not having played anything but cEDH in over a month, I took a break and made a fun little bop of a Cloud equipment *TOKENS* brew for next week's article. This thing's a blast, can't wait to take it for a spin!

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Commander [Bracket] Combo Vote Is Thoracle-Doomsday still a two-card combo despite its prerequisites including an additional 3 blue devotion? Can Mikaeus-Triskelion be considered an early game combo even though both cards cost 6 mana? Should Deadeye-Peregrin Drake impact your deck’s bracket since it just results in infinite mana without winning the game on its own? Participate in our community vote to help improve our bracket estimates!

Now through 3/23, we're hosting the Commander Bracket Combo Vote!

With this project, we're aiming to unofficially identify where the community believes each two-card combo belongs in the Commander Bracket system. This data will be used to improve our bracket estimation tools.

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In keeping with a trend, Zell’s flavor text references another iconic line from the original game!

In the scene, Zell and other party members are in prison for assassination and have their weapons confiscated. They fake an illness to lure in their guard, as Zell remembers he doesn’t use weapons.

Top 10 Game Changers | EDHREC Doug takes an in-depth look at some game-changing cards for your next bracket-based brew.

So, hypothetically speaking, what do you think the best existing cEDH decks would be if you made them obey the letter of the law only of the Upgraded (3) bracket?

That's right, this week I tackled c3dh with a little top ten Game Changers action, featuring four of the top cEDH decks!

🚨🚨MAGICCON: LAS VEGAS CREATOR APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE!🚨🚨

If you can read a calendar, you know that you DO NOT want to miss #MCVegas.

JOIN US AS A CREATOR AND LET'S MAKE IT THE BEST SHOW YET!

mtg.social/MCLVCreatorApp

Have You Ever Played Commander Star? | EDHREC Looking for more ways to spice up monocolor decks?

In this week's edition of The Monolith on @edhrec.com, my series in which I convince you to build more mono coloured decks, I'm talking one of my favourite rules variants for commander: Star!

It's a perfect way to get a game going when you're stuck with a 5 player pod

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We had huge news a couple weeks back with the @magic.wizards.com #EDH bracket system.

What are the best parts of the bracket system? Where could improvements be made?

What has your experience been? Where are your decks ranked?

Join Mike and Alex as we discuss!

Magic: The Glossary - Aetherdrift | Commander's Herald Buckle up, it's time for another race through the dictionary. This time, Nick Wolf picks through the wreckage of Aetherdrift for the best words around.

I ran through all the racing puns I could think of when I wrote the Magic: The Glossary edition for Aetherdrift, so just go read it. Obey all traffic laws while doing so.

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#magicthegathering #mtg #aetherdrift

"Quick, do more FOMO short-term cash grabs!"

Wizards Of The Coast Revenue Lower In Q4, Affecting 2024 | Commander's Herald Wizards of the Coast's revenue for Q4 2024 declined compared to 2023; this has also affected the full year's revenue growth rate for Hasbro.

Revenue for #MagicTheGathering was lower in Q4 2024 than Q4 2023, which affected #WizardsOfTheCoast 2024 revenue and #Hasbro 2024 revenue.

#Magic #MTG #MTGFinance #UniversesBeyond #FinalFantasy #Spider-Man #ATLA #Avatar #TheLastAirbender #LOTR

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Top 10 Black Group Hug Cards for Gonti, Night Minister | EDHREC Group hugs have something for everyone at the table!

Who says you can't hug in black? Gonti certainly doesn't!

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