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bad day to be an old frame magic card that untaps things and interacts with universes beyond cards

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the lady is not emrakul btw bsky.app/profile/mtgb...

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the character is named crysta and is from the duel masters lost anime series. she uses a deck featuring the zenith race which are based on eldrazi (hence the connection with emrakul)

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Jarvis Yu @jkyu06.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

everyone: what is gonna get banned or restricted today me: did you see that duel masters is printing emrakul the promised end collabs

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Tried Naya Terrageddon recently since it seemed like a strong deck given recent results! check it out here: cc @fireshoes.bsky.social @mtgbanding.com @lannynyny.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4cP...

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[Premodern] - Naya Terrageddon featuring Weathered Wayfarer and Nimble Mongoose

YouTube video by Jarvis Yu

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 26/06/2026

spells in magic: the gathering are more iconic than the characters... and I think that is neat. it places the focus on you (the player!) and how your actions affect the world serra angel, jace, and even joven are a part of my story — I'm not a fly on the wall of another story

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 25/06/2026

this is wonderful — a game where you guess which magic card's printing is more expensive: mtgpricequiz.netlify.app

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still waiting for old frame japanese foil wastelands... but yeah, eternal masters not the best foiling

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I collect misprints for Depths, here are a few I put in this deck photo but I have many others too, maybe will try to see what a misprint deck photo looks like. Also closeup of the Marit Lage token I commissioned rk post to draw a decade ago.

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‪New frame foils just don’t capture well on photo but some can be quite pretty

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 22/06/2026

BUG Depths for Mid-2016 Legacy, quite possibly my favorite deck of all time

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regret to inform the haters that ub fans have acquired a potent new reply with the mister fantastic promo artwork

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Jarvis Yu @jkyu06.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Played a local premodern monthly with GroATog (GAT) and lost in top 4. I expected a lot of red and goblins but also shoutout to the calls of the herd I saw from joyfulwaffle. shoutout to @kmcsleevesusa.bsky.social and cc @fireshoes.bsky.social @mtgbanding.com @lannynyny.bsky.social

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/06/2026

also finished my set of aura fractures

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/06/2026

have always thought a format panel for legacy would be tricky but I may have to change my mind…

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/06/2026

organizing some cards today and discovered I apparently have a set of miscut/shifted swords to plowshares

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Sol @targetplayer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

does this combo work the way I think it does? #Premodern h/t @mtgbanding.com

Reflecting Pool. Many people tell me it's the tallest Magic card, by a lot!

Spreading Algae. Make America Green Again!

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end/ not saying that magic needs influencers but maybe if you're a content creator and are feeling like it's hard standing out then maybe it's worth examining the nuance between influencing and creating. this kind of thing is what I do for work so I find it interesting to ponder.

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4/ I think to be an influencer in magic you have to move outside of "magic cards". an example is tcc who is an influencer in my mind because he is able to demonstrate taste with non-card reviews. mengu is another because of his travels and cuisine and vibe.

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3/ BUT that doesn't make them an influencer. here's where the aspiration comes in. if you swapped out that content creator with another would you still have bought that deck or card? my guess is yes. because you don't aspire to be that content creator specifically.

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2/ thus we have many magic content creators all competing for attention but utilizing the same basic raw material. it's hard out there for content creators to stand out. these content creators CAN influence. they can showcase a deck or card you didn't know about and then you buy

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1/ more thoughts since people have asked influencing is about taste and aspiration. it's hard to demonstrate taste in magic because there is one company that makes magic cards. imagine how difficult it would be for a fashion influencer if uniqlo was the only clothier out there

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