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Dominarian Plowshare

@mtgplowshare.bsky.social
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Writing about Magic: The Gathering as art, story, and experience: open.substack.com/pub/dominarianplo… He/him (PFP: Mark Tedin, “Swords to Plowshares”)

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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 19h
instead of paying human money to spend 1 fun hour deckbuilding and 3 hours getting rocked at the LGS, I download arena, get rocked by a faceless cypher, play 3 games of standard, and immediately uninstall, all for free. art of the deal
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Questioning Phelddagrif @phelddagrif.quest · 28/09/2026
Read something good while you're waiting in line for secret lair! Or don't buy the secret lair deck (you probably don't need it) and read this anyway 💜💜💜
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
today @hipstersofthecoast.com I reflect on how hard it is to actually judge a Magic set, in part because Magic sets are virtual processes as much as discrete entities. Give it a read! (special thanks to @trasgomorph.bsky.social for much-needed support!) www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/09/i-ha...
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I Have No Idea What Makes a Magic Set Good (You Probably Don’t Either)
Ryan grapples with the concept of quality in Magic set design. How do we evaluate it, and are we giving sets a fair look when we do?
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
stumbled over myself to make this my phone lock screen
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
today @hipstersofthecoast.com I reflect on how hard it is to actually judge a Magic set, in part because Magic sets are virtual processes as much as discrete entities. Give it a read! (special thanks to @trasgomorph.bsky.social for much-needed support!) www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/09/i-ha...
hipstersofthecoast.com
I Have No Idea What Makes a Magic Set Good (You Probably Don’t Either)
Ryan grapples with the concept of quality in Magic set design. How do we evaluate it, and are we giving sets a fair look when we do?
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mweepigeon @mweepigeon.gay · 18/09/2026
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/09/i-ha... Another excellent and thoughtful piece from @mtgplowshare.bsky.social! Highly recommend the read
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I Have No Idea What Makes a Magic Set Good (You Probably Don’t Either)
Ryan grapples with the concept of quality in Magic set design. How do we evaluate it, and are we giving sets a fair look when we do?
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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hitting the MTG Art Market auction block: Frostbite Elemental by @waynereynoldsart.bsky.social Acrylic on artboard, 14.9” x 11.7” Ends FAST - Friday night: mtgart.auction/Frostbite
A fantasy painting of a fireball that is also ice
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Alex Ullman @nerdtothecore.com · 15/09/2026
I wrote about the Knicks, community, and building towards something larger than ourselves.
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
janky token follow up: Dragon Spirit for Goro-Goro and Satoru (after Edward P. Beard Jr)
A dragon spirit token. It’s a dragon in a t-shirt sitting in a chair watching his favorite football teamGoro-Goro and SatoruEdward P. Beard Jr.’s Nicol Bolas, the visual inspo for the token
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Dood 💀 [GUTTER PLANET] ☢️ @cspstuff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Duress #MtG
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Magic Art @moxarcana.com · 15/09/2026
Heat Stroke (Weatherlight) Artist: Andrew Robinson "Stroke of heat or stroke of blade. Choose your fate, traitor." —Maraxus of Keld, to Starke #magicthegathering #mtg
Art for the Magic: the Gathering card 'Heat Stroke' from the set 'Weatherlight' by the artist 'Andrew Robinson'
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Jeff 🛸 @jeffpennington.art · 11/09/2026
I could really use some commissions right now if you need (or even want) some dope custom art of whatever you’d like! D&D characters, fanart, OCs, whatever ya got. Just no NSFW, nothing for AI, and we’re good to go
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Serena Malyon 🌞🌛 @serenamalyon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jace's Machinations - for Magic: The Gathering's Reality Fracture AD: Zack Stella Watercolour and acryla gouache on paper
An abstract scene of two worlds colliding, the buildings from Ravnica clashing and combining with Jace's realm of destruction. Jace's face looms in the background.
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Danny Schwartz ➡️ IX Arts Showcase! @dannyschwartzart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Way of the Warlord/Way of the Mentor full art -- I generally keep my paintings below a certain size and making this smashed that barrier, making me feel like I can accomplish so much more.
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
so glad to see MULTIPLE Aldo Dominguez cards this set!
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Danny Schwartz has been doing really cool work
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Last minute proxy
a proxy of Hexing Squelcher on blank white cardstock. The art looks kind of like the Elmo fire meme but it’s also casting magic, which is what I think the card looks likeHexing Squelcher
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
circling back in as I reflect on the profound visual creativity of reality fracture so far. It’s a testament to the incommensurability between idea and execution: even though I don’t particularly like the concept, the concepts and compositions have been stellar
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Parker LaMascus @parker.luckypaper.co · 08/09/2026
The Zeta Set is several firsts for Magic: the first SLD lootbox, the first use of public domain art, and… the first set that begs us to make it ourselves, but better. Have a party. Invite friends, plus Fiskar and Elmer. Let’s DIY this poser set already.
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Get work form James into your home immediately
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Dork4Short @dork4short.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
we love not following OSHA standards in this house! (this is a bit, please always wear protection(helmet))
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Dork4Short @dork4short.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
FAMILY EMERGENCY Just got an unexpected call that threw me a curveball. Could really use some help right now. ko-fi.com/dork4short
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
main problem w Coyote v. Acme is that it tries to sell you on this message that Wile E Coyote is defined by his perseverance instead of his white hot suburban dad-style irrational hatred
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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've been hyped about this one for awhile, Ryan breaks down the corporate obsession with multiverses and what it means when every iteration of a major IP is diverted into one unending stream of content.
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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 03/09/2026
Chapter 4? Moon's haunted. #MTGFracture magic.wizards.com/en/news/magi...
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
today for @cascadecascade.com, I write about multiverses like the Marvel Cinematic Universe--& Reality Fracture. What does it mean for a corporate-owned franchise to suggest that its IP is a metaphysical inevitability in every possible world? give it a read! www.cascadecascade.com/the-corporat...
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The Corporate Multiverse
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I feel so alive
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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☀️ Noah, In Progress ☀️ @noahresponse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
With the reveal today that Jace has been Fractured himself, and that the Theorist is a piece of him but not whole, I once AGAIN can’t stop thinking about the Zimone side story from Secrets of Strixhaven
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Secrets of Strixhaven | The Math of More
Zimone Wola is beside herself.
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
had some setting deep inside my Google account turned off so that I wasn’t getting AI search results until now how have you all been living like this
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CASCADE CASCADE - SUMMER VACATION @cascadecascade.com · 25/08/2026
Loot: the Key to Everything by @sunlightwarrior10.bsky.social is live now! A defense of loot? On our platform?? It’s more likely than you think. www.cascadecascade.com/loot-the-key...
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Questioning Phelddagrif @phelddagrif.quest · 13/08/2026
Fun article, read this and revel in MBC’s excess of nostalgia and weirdo world building (and ignore the Sash and Waistcoat slander) 💜💜💜
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Robocop (1987) @robocop1987.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Omni Consumer Products. What a bunch of morons.
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Today for @hipstersofthecoast.com, I write about why--despite many reasons I shouldn't--I love Mystery Booster: Commander Edition. Along the way, I have great chats with the inimitable @loreleywrites.bsky.social and the sorcerous @acry.bsky.social! www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/08/myst...
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Mystery Booster Commander and Steering into the Skid
Ryan ponders the absurdity of a Magic set filled with the deepest of deep cuts.
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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If you ever find yourself paying for some "premium" service and thinking "dang wasn't this just a basic service a decade ago?" the full piece might resonate with you
reallyveryhuman.com
Welcome To The Lounge
We all live in the airport now.
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TOM @tomwalker.bsky.social · 04/02/2024
Read an academic paper about how it was kinda hard to prove gorillas use tools because they’re strong enough that they complete almost every task by just slamming it. Gather ants from anthill? A chimp will use a stick to poke around in there, a gorilla will pulverise it with a single blow
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Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Mystery Booster Commander Edition Legends Thread! While Nivea isn't technically Akroma (instead, Akroma is made in her image), she does create an Akroma token, which I've previously counted. This will make Akroma's 4th card (5th if you count Karona, more on her later).
Nivea, Beloved Battlemage
{2}{W}
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Warrior

Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may untap it and remove it from combat.

{5}{W}{W}{W}, Sacrifice Nivea: Create an Akroma, Angel of Wrath token. (She’s a {5}{W}{W}{W} legendary 6/6 Angel creature with flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, and protection from black and from red.)

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Illustrated by Winona NelsonAkroma, Angel of Wrath
{5}{W}{W}{W}
Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, protection from black and from red

“No rest. No mercy. No matter what.”

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Illustrated by Ron SpearsAkroma, Angel of Fury
{5}{R}{R}{R}
Legendary Creature — Angel

This spell can’t be countered.

Flying, trample, protection from white and from blue

{R}: Akroma gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Morph {3}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

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Illustrated by Daren BaderAkroma, Vision of Ixidor
{5}{W}{W}
Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample

At the beginning of each combat, until end of turn, each other creature you control gets +1/+1 if it has flying, +1/+1 if it has first strike, and so on for double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, protection, reach, trample, vigilance, and partner.

Partner

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Illustrated by Chris Rahn
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Saw this and said “whoa” aloud
Donato Giancola, “Antagonism”
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Aaron Miller Illustration --> GenCon! @aaronbmiller.com · 03/08/2026
I'm very pleased to share some art from a new Magic card! Grakk the Pacifist. he is very much this guy in the Pacifism card. It is oil on panel. #mtg #magicthegathering #magicartist
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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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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
reading this in this voice
Old Fat spider can’t see me
There’s too much fucking shit on me
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
National Goomah Day
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Riverdale season 3
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/07/2026
Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
I recently discovered Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler feature which tells you which words are the same age as you.
I'm convinced there are 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe your vibe.
Mine (1987):
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-adhd
• brain fart
-dad joke 
-potty-mouthed
-thirtysomething
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Excellent synergy between birthday fairy and USPS @cascadecascade.com
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CASCADE CASCADE - SUMMER VACATION @cascadecascade.com · 31/07/2026
anyways there's literally one founder's club coin left
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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 28/07/2026
The first return to Zhalfir since March of the Machine in 2023, and the first time we will see it as a plane all its own. Afrofantasy comes to Magic: The Gathering with #MTGZhalfir.
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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I am doing a Magic art exhibition at an art museum Pokémon is doing a faux-fossil exhibition at a natural history museum Partner sponsor seen today:
An open box of bulbasaur pokemon goldfish crackers A pokemon screenshot of a sweepstakes A screenshot of the Pokemon sweepstakes involving a visit to Chicago to their natural history / fossil exhibition Prizes for the sweepstakes - total spend is about $45000 for Pepperidge Farms for prizes
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Dominarian Plowshare @mtgplowshare.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
All-time English moment was making the word “slippery” instead of “slippy”
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Robocop (1987) @robocop1987.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Capital investment, man.
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