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Keithulhu @keithulhucards.bsky.social · 22h

Did someone leave their goblin in the art department again? -- Sanar, Unfinished Genius (Commission, Not For Sale)

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Keithulhu @keithulhucards.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The evil is defeated (this layering was such a nightmare)

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Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Now this is the "digging through forgotten bins of musty old cards" edh i live for

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MookDubsMTG @mookdubsmtg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Took a lot of searching to find the reality where I’m a Magic The Gathering Ambassador for the set I’ve been looking forward to since its announcement. Thankfully I found it. Thanks to @wotc-news.bsky.social for having me back as a MTG Ambassador. #mtgambassador #MTGxRealityFracture

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Patricio Soler @patriciosoler.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I sketch or draw a profile art every day until I don't, Day 09: Blor the Impervious

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Kristen @narukamiknight.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Rulebreaker is a great way to create new legends that don’t devolve into five color valueslop piles, BUT I hope they don’t pull us away from giving underserved archetypes and creature types the multicolor Commanders that other decks have access to, and that they still deserve ✍️ vist.ly/5dq5n

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Mystery Booster's New Rulebreaker Commanders Break the Rules - But Are They Fair? - Card Kingdom Blog

Mystery Booster Commander Edition was revealed at GenCon 2026 in an exclusive draft of the new set. A whole host of new Commander cards will be available in the product, including Arena Alchemy cards ...

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For a community that often laments how Magic preys on FOMO, it’s dispiriting that my only exposure to Whatnot — an optimized vehicle for impulse purchases — came from the game’s more prominent creators. I’ve seen less lately, but I don’t know that it was ever addressed. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

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The Live Shopping App Where Some People Bid Until They’re Broke

Whatnot’s fast-moving auctions and feverish ‘breaks’ hook users hoping to buy prized sports cards—plus fashion, tools, food and nearly anything else.

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Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Vintage Magic the Gathering art! What a surprise to learn that an unpublished oldie for Magic finally gets a release! There are a couple more in their archive that have yet to see the light of day, so you never know.🤞

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big tiddy Rebell @rebell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Brew Your Commander. Defend or Conquer Middle-Earth. and Join the Muster For War Today: commandertemplate.com/war-of-the-r...

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SeanIn60Seconds @seanin60seconds.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Patrick Stewart was 59 when he played Ebeneezer Scrooge. So was Michael Caine. George C. Scott was 57. Albert Finney was 34! How pre- can this prequel even be with a 63-year-old Johnny Depp?

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MTGLore.com @mtglore.com · 20/07/2026

Set story pages have been added for every qualifying set between Alpha and Secrets of Strixhaven! Since each links to previous set and next, it's one continuous chain from earliest to latest and back. #Vorthos

Screenshot of a page titled Secrets of Strixhaven Stories. Previous set linked is Lorwyn Eclipsed. The results show the first three published stories from the set.

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Benji, Brewing since 2023 @benjithebrewer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hey friends I am loathe to part with cards but, well, frankly I need the money ASAP so I'm offering these cards at these prices. If you're interested, please shoot me a DM! Conversely if you don't want to buy anything but want to help - my venmo is @Milotic83 Thank you!

1. $90
Ancient Copper Dragon
{4}{R}{R}
Creature — Elder Dragon

Flying

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20. You create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the result.

6/5
Illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo

2. $25 - foil
Galadriel's Dismissal
{W}
Instant

Kicker {2}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W} as you cast this spell.)

Target creature phases out. If this spell was kicked, each creature target player controls phases out instead. (Treat phased-out creatures and anything attached to them as though they don’t exist until their controller’s next turn.)

Illustrated by Alexander Mokhov

3. $70
Vampiric Tutor
{B}
Instant

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

Illustrated by Raymond Swanland

4. $10
Misleading Signpost
{2}{U}
Artifact

Flash

When this artifact enters during the declare attackers step, you may reselect which player or permanent target attacking creature is attacking. (It can’t attack its controller or their permanents.)

{T}: Add {U}.

Illustrated by Julian Kok Joon Wen

5. $90
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}
Stay with Me
Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Illustrated by Square Enix

6. $10
Bloom Tender
{1}{G}
Creature — Elf Druid

Vivid — {T}: For each color among permanents you control, add one mana of that color.

Beauty is a seed, waiting to blossom under her capable hands.

1/1
Illustrated by Chippy

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N=1 @nequals1.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Regardless of the politics, losing a key player in a knockout tourney to a borderline call makes the game worse. I say this not merely as an American, but as a Draymond Green superfan.

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Keithulhu @keithulhucards.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I just found out that BCW discontinued the acrylic case that I use for holding my shadowbox alters 😭 If anyone happens to have a line on a supply of 25-card BCW snap cases, lmk. I can't find them online ANYWHERE

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ceej @ceej.online · 27/06/2026

GUIDE: Welcome to the Great American State Fair! TOURIST: Incredible! And which state are we in right now? GUIDE: (violently shaking their head) Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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Amy the Amazonian @amytheamazonian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My frustration with the management of Brawl spreads in so many directions. Matchmaking issues aside, this format has added dozens of high powered, salty cards at a speed unseen in any format in Magic's history outside of Timeless. Singleton should be a brewer's paradise, not a pile of tutors.

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Benji, Brewing since 2023 @benjithebrewer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

If you're in town for SCGCon, consider paying a visit to our LGS!

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Cal is Stitching & Cascading @caljones.com · 18/05/2026

imma be real i don't think the drop where you're limited to 1 per person is the drop to be mad at scalpers about, gamers just like you want the cool goblin deck too & they simply didn't make enough i do have the hunch that this drop was delayed MASSIVELY to produce more than they originall did tho

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Caught opening night of @themountaingoats.bsky.social tour tonight, and when they took the stage 20 minutes after doors opened, I learned that we are united by a hobby far more powerful than cardboard goblins: getting to bed at a semi-reasonable hour.

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Welp, that’s not how I expected this one to end.

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Alex Ullman @nerdtothecore.com · 30/04/2026

Mavinda is the Students' Advocate, but what does this mean? In American universities this tends to fall under the realm of Student Affairs (that's what I do in my day job). Our role is to help students outside of their academic pursuits. This can include a ton of areas including sports, tutoring...

Mavinda, Students' Advocate {2}{W}

Legendary Creature — Bird Advisor

Flying

{0}: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell doesn’t target a creature you control, it costs {8} more to cast this way. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Activate only once each turn. (You still pay the spell’s costs. Timing rules for the spell still apply.)
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Illustrated by Wesley Burt

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 28/04/2026

Firm, flat surface - check Spotter - check Top step - borderline? For a trained professional mascot, we'll allow it.

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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Exactly one year ago today:

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Flubs fans of the world, unite!

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Zander🚈🔰 @kohiwonomu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

if you read nothing else from rodger sherman in your entire life please read these paragraphs from the end of his newsletter, possibly the most important paragraphs anyone has ever written about Team USA

Throughout these Olympics, people asked me why I was cheering for Team USA at this bleak moment in American history. I get it! Our government is a nightmare, causing endless harm internationally and at home. Abroad, they’re picking needless fights with our closest allies — remember what I said about Donald Trump reposting AI-generated videos of himself punching imaginary Canadians in the face? And domestically, they’re building camps for immigrants, and sending masked goons to brutalize and occasionally murder our neighbors in our streets.

So yeah. It felt weird being patriotic during these Olympics. Many Team USA athletes said so themselves.

But America is so much bigger than Donald Trump and his evil government.

The flag that flies when an American athlete wins a gold medal isn’t Donald Trump’s flag. It’s ours. The anthem that plays isn’t Donald Trump’s song. It’s ours. If we refuse to celebrate what’s great about our country because of the people trying to ruin it, they’ve already succeeded.

There’s a reason Trump and his administration didn’t celebrate most of Team USA’s wins. (Except the men’s hockey team. I wonder why...) The bigots in charge of our country like to claim that our diversity makes us weaker. Every two years, Team USA proves otherwise at the Olympics. Americans of every race, every background, and every orientation show that they can work together to become the best in the world.

There’s a reason Trump and his administration didn’t celebrate most of Team USA’s wins. (Except the men’s hockey team. I wonder why...) The bigots in charge of our country like to claim that our diversity makes us weaker. Every two years, Team USA proves otherwise at the Olympics. Americans of every race, every background, and every orientation show that they can work together to become the best in the world.

This year’s Team USA featured all sorts of Americans this administration hates. While this administration tries to demonize immigrants and forcibly remove them from our country, nearly one-fifth of Team USA were immigrants or the children of immigrants, like naturalized citizen Kaillie Humphries and first-generation American Alysa Liu. While this administration cracks down on LGBTQ+ rights, Team USA had Hilary Knight getting engaged to Brittany Bowe before winning a gold medal. While this administration tries to reimagine America as a white ethnostate, Team USA had Black gold medalists like Elana Meyers Taylor and Laila Edwards. I could keep going.

Watching Team USA have their best Winter Olympics ever was a much-needed reminder of all the reasons we can’t give up on this whole America thing. The Trump administration is the worst of us. Team USA is the best of us. Why on earth would we let the worst thing about our country dampen our love for the best things about our country?

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 09/02/2026

(Everyone can relax. Jesus Christ.)

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maro254.bsky.social @maro254.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

For all of you that haven't seen this clip from the Olympics. #WotCStaff

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Eli Minaya @badking.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Wanted to share a bit about this art for MtG Marvel Superheroes. It was a special job for me. Thanks to @gaogaigirl.bsky.social for the assignment and support on this

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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Jason Rainville @jasonrainville.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I see a Kaladesh promo decoration there, would be nice for folks to support this place

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Lorwyn Eclipsed was the first MtG set where I served as a lead art director. That meant getting to pitch what these special edition cards would look like, and bring on so many new artists from my picture book days! Some more of the cards I ADd got spoiled today:

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Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

If you can behold a Jim Henson production and feel only cringe, your soul is irrevocably broken. You are a shattered vessel of a person, unfit for true civilization.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

2025 was the first year I logged all of my games. But in a year where I built several high performers, my favorite decks were one that never won and one that I never played. And I think that experience captures something about what I’d like to bring to 2026. 1/x

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Nerds for NERV [Dustin + Max Play Evangelion] - Commander (Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter / Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant)

A deck created using Moxfield.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I wish you, and me, and all of us, strength & solidarity & joy in the new year as we find our way together: which we have done this year already, and will arise tomorrow to do again. /thread

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

If we can sell between 5,000 and 10,000 copies of OMENS OF CHAOS, we will debut comfortably on the New York Times Bestseller list, which is a very normal thing for a book to want (and will send a very clear message about what we want as a community). We won't, but a girl can dream.

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

have been following this account since the old days and this is the best one I’ve ever seen. My God. “You’re about to extend your style to your hairstyle” is like a fortune teller roasting his client

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Mr. Cuban sir I have the answer to all your questions but if you will not engage with the peer reviewed literature I will be forced to unleash my Coterie of Christmas Hauntings

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The photos of those Haitian refugees was his first big break, as they earned him the Robert Capa Gold Medal award, which catapulted his career. But at the moment he took the images, he and the other men on the boat thought they were going to die. He had this to say about the experience:

Excerpt from Magnum. The text is by Anderson:

"“A couple of days into our journey, the boat began to sink. We were doomed and we knew it. We started saying goodbye to one another. Strangely, it was quite calm on the boat. There was not much to do except resign oneself to the inevitability of it all. Up to that point, I had not taken many pictures. Everyone on the boat knew I was a photographer, but it somehow had not felt right. It’s difficult to explain. But as the boat sank, David, the Haitian whom I had followed on this journey, said to me, ‘Chris, you’d better start making pictures. We only have an hour to live.’ And so, without much thought, I began making pictures.

We were saved at the last moment by a US coast guard cutter that happened upon us, but that’s another story. Much later on, back home safe, I reflected on this question: why make pictures that no one will ever see? The only explanation for me was that the act of photographing had more to do with the explaining of the world to myself than explaining something to someone else. The pictures were about communicating something about my experience, not about reporting literal information. This would be the single most transformative moment of my photographic life.”"

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

NGL this is the one I’d been waiting for. I already know what bombs are bombs! Let’s see what random card I have sitting in my glove box from when I impulsively ripped a pack will win me a game once I remember it was there!

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IvoryTower @1vorytower.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Inspired by @budgetcommander.bsky.social, I’m casually scrolling the Gran-Gran @edhrec.com page, and now I’m wondering why all the synergy pieces seem to lend themselves to retirement home typal.

Gran-Gran
{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally
Whenever Gran-Gran becomes tapped, draw a card, then discard a card.
Noncreature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast as long as there are three or more Lesson cards in your graveyard.
“It’s been so long since I’ve had hope, but you brought it back to life.”
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Illustrated by Arou

Clever Conjurer
{2}{U}
Creature — Gnome Wizard
Mage Hand — {T}: Untap target permanent not named Clever Conjurer. Activate only as a sorcery.
“I’m always happy to lend a hand!”
2/3
Illustrated by Zoltan Boros

Ioreth of the Healing House
{2}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
{T}: Untap another target permanent.
{T}: Untap two other target legendary creatures.
“I have been too busy with this and that to heed all the crying and shouting. All I hope is that those murdering devils do not come to this House and trouble the sick.”
1/4
Illustrated by Wei Guan

Mischievous Mystic
{1}{U}
Creature — Human Wizard
Flying
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 blue Faerie creature token with flying.
“Don’t worry about where they’re taking me. The more pressing question is, why aren’t they taking you?”
2/1
Illustrated by Steve Prescott

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Bonebox Games @boneboxgames.com · 17/11/2025

2026 is the year of the Dragon!! (It’s actually not but play along for a second) Introducing the next Artist Series box!! 💫 Rebirth 🐉 Interior artwork by the amazing and talented @modflyalters.bsky.social Be on the lookout for this box to drop early 2026!

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Even if the worst comes to the worst, unless we're all dead, there's always an "and then." And that "and then" is the rest of our lives, our kids' lives, our grandkids' lives.

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Benji, Brewing since 2023 @benjithebrewer.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I'm not attempting to yuck anyone's yum here, or tell you how you should spend your money, but... In place of one of the Secret Lairs that drop tomorrow, maybe consider helping out a local food bank or shelter with the $ cost of whatever you would buy. Or get your Lairs and still donate!

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

If you bash the ACA from the left because it failed to achieve truly universal health care, please read this thread. The law isn't perfect. (None are.) It still did a huge amount of good and saved many, many lives.

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Benji, Brewing since 2023 @benjithebrewer.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

WHO'S READY TO BREAK IT DOWN! Benji's Breakdown returns with an all-star banger pod! @bobbiechristine.bsky.social @jenfilthymtgcasual.bsky.social AND @donifmtgc.bsky.social all are coming for the BREAKDOWN. You should absolutely be here for this!! Tonight at 9pm est twitch.tv/benjithebrewer

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