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Magic the Gathering, Pokémon TCG and Edison/Genesys format Yu-Gi-Oh player. Chartered Accountant. He/Him

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17.11.2025 19:41 — 👍 156    🔁 60    💬 1    📌 1

I doubt there will be any bans in Modern today. They may unban something inconsequential (a la Twin etc a few months back) but not expecting anything there.

They probably have to ban more than just Vivi in Standard though

10.11.2025 10:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Update: I did 😅

09.11.2025 19:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations! I'm playing Castleford tomorrow (also with Jeskai) so hopefully I can replicate your results 😅

08.11.2025 20:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

With Lorwyn up next, there may be enough Changelings to get this over the line

30.10.2025 14:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Samuolo looking card. I appreciate it 😅

30.10.2025 12:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is additional copies of Footsteps of the Goryo for Protean Hulk purposes, which is nice.

29.10.2025 16:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Considering the B&R was brought forward to be 2 weeks before RC Antwerp, I'm worried WotC will do something irrational and ban Amulet/Saga

20.10.2025 13:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How to Play Chant Control vs Every Matchup How to Play Chant Control vs Every Matchup 10/14/2025 JasonILTG I've been in a writing slump for the past 6 months or so, lacking the motivation to write articles even though I've had some ideas, so...

I was bored so I wrote a thing. It's very stream of consciousness and maybe not that good content idk.

Also I'm having some technical difficulties updating my website so I instead copied it to a gdoc for now. Much jank, have fun.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

15.10.2025 17:39 — 👍 28    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 2

You're not the first, and you won't be the last.

15.10.2025 15:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You want @jamesrball.com , not me 😅

15.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What is your favourite coffee drink?
(I only drink espresso or cortado)

13.10.2025 15:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Here it is: 18K words on how to win with Sanctum Amulet at upcoming RCs.

It's the best deck to play in modern - even if you're just okay at it.

Put a ton of work into this one, so it's $15 or a $5 sub (comes with all my other articles).
@fireshoes.bsky.social

www.patreon.com/posts/140190...

03.10.2025 18:36 — 👍 39    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 3
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On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

03.10.2025 17:30 — 👍 18872    🔁 4775    💬 233    📌 309
Various FFT jobs are depicted including White Mages, Knight, Mimic, Summoner, Time Mage, Dragoon, Chemist, Monk, and more.

Various FFT jobs are depicted including White Mages, Knight, Mimic, Summoner, Time Mage, Dragoon, Chemist, Monk, and more.

Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles illustration by Ryoko Kui (Delicious in Dungeon) for Weekly Famitsu No. 1915:

03.10.2025 03:21 — 👍 7357    🔁 2874    💬 24    📌 61

I have codes for free gems on @mtgarena.com! Retweet this post for a chance at one of them! It could be 200 gems or even 10,000 gems. Picking from here, Twitter, and Midwest Tournament Updater on FB.💎💎💎

And check out the other creators below for their giveaway too! #mtg

01.10.2025 17:09 — 👍 54    🔁 117    💬 2    📌 1
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Timeline cleanser 🐈

26.09.2025 17:37 — 👍 6755    🔁 3109    💬 49    📌 200

Hold up, let him cook

28.09.2025 14:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm just flat out hoping that nothing in this set has any long term playability so the issue won't arise in a month's time

24.09.2025 17:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah, thanks to the new Pick-Two Draft format, my first picks from this second pack were pretty obvious: Burst Lightning for my deck and a foil Tarmogoyf I can sell later

22.09.2025 13:02 — 👍 159    🔁 23    💬 3    📌 0

Inside you there are two transfem succubi, one is a leader the other is a lone wolf.

17.09.2025 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cheating here, but I'm a big fan of the cheaper interactive "Seals of X". Hitting random engine pieces or bouncing someone's Commander works quite well.

15.09.2025 13:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pokémon: 22
3 Ralts ASR 60
3 Kirlia SIT 68
2 Gardevoir ex PAF 29
1 Gardevoir NXD 57
3 Frillish WHT 44
3 Jellicent ex WHT 45
1 Lillie's Clefairy ex JTG 56
1 Tapu Lele-GX GRI 60
1 Mr. Mime PLF 47
1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169
1 Crobat V SHF 44
1 Latias ex SSP 76
1 Enamorus V LOR 82

Trainer: 32
2 Carmine TWM 145
1 Professor's Research BLK 85
1 N NVI 92
1 Guzma BUS 115
1 Marnie CPA 56
1 Karen XYP 177
4 Fog Crystal CRE 140
3 VS Seeker PHF 109
3 Boost Shake EVS 142
3 Quick Ball SSH 179
2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
1 Mysterious Treasure FLI 113
1 Battle VIP Pass FST 225
1 Battle Compressor PHF 92
1 Rare Candy PGO 69
1 Secret Box TWM 163
1 Stealthy Hood UNB 186
1 Float Stone PLF 99
1 Forest Seal Stone SIT 156
1 Chaotic Swell CEC 187
1 Silent Lab PRC 140

Energy: 6
6 Psychic Energy SVE 5

Pokémon: 22 3 Ralts ASR 60 3 Kirlia SIT 68 2 Gardevoir ex PAF 29 1 Gardevoir NXD 57 3 Frillish WHT 44 3 Jellicent ex WHT 45 1 Lillie's Clefairy ex JTG 56 1 Tapu Lele-GX GRI 60 1 Mr. Mime PLF 47 1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169 1 Crobat V SHF 44 1 Latias ex SSP 76 1 Enamorus V LOR 82 Trainer: 32 2 Carmine TWM 145 1 Professor's Research BLK 85 1 N NVI 92 1 Guzma BUS 115 1 Marnie CPA 56 1 Karen XYP 177 4 Fog Crystal CRE 140 3 VS Seeker PHF 109 3 Boost Shake EVS 142 3 Quick Ball SSH 179 2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130 1 Mysterious Treasure FLI 113 1 Battle VIP Pass FST 225 1 Battle Compressor PHF 92 1 Rare Candy PGO 69 1 Secret Box TWM 163 1 Stealthy Hood UNB 186 1 Float Stone PLF 99 1 Forest Seal Stone SIT 156 1 Chaotic Swell CEC 187 1 Silent Lab PRC 140 Energy: 6 6 Psychic Energy SVE 5

Expanded Deck of the Week #45 : Jellicent ex / Gardevoir ex

(Threads on Expanded decks, when I feel like it!)

With Worlds approaching, my focus is on Standard, but that doesn't mean I can't talk about what White Flare and Black Bolt bring to Expanded. Today: Jellicent ex!

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03.08.2025 20:46 — 👍 26    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Please tell me this hadn't happened too late for it to be missed on WotC

10.09.2025 20:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Gardy players each time a new Dark archetype gets revealed

29.08.2025 08:18 — 👍 127    🔁 34    💬 5    📌 2

No.
This set seems low powered, misguided, and the licencing around the set has just been a mess.

08.09.2025 17:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With the endless torrent of sets over the last 18 months, getting to take 4 months off is actually quite nice 😅
I know that isn't a helpful answer, but I'm not certain there is a good solution

08.09.2025 15:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You could say "Unlike some, I'm releasing the (top 16 RBET deck)lists" the next time you do a decklist/event roundup

06.09.2025 09:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Wrong one, I'm not a journalist 😅

03.09.2025 09:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I'm curious to try it out. The decent sized LGS near me will be doing launch events for it, so I'm curious to give it a go. I played a lot of Legends of Runeterra a few years back, and I hope this will be similar

01.09.2025 17:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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