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OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm compiling a little project from Standard Challenge results since HOB release. This is the first time I've ever had to *remove a row* from my tracking because an Event had less than 32 players

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Your one-stop-shop for my Spotlight Hobbit Dallas recap! This thread will have my video & all my stats tables, going over 📊Metagame Breakdown 👑Popularity Analysis 🏅Top 10 WIN% Decks (2+ Copies) 👊Top 10 H2H Matchup Matrix Tables first, then video! @fireshoes.bsky.social @saffronolive.bsky.social

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I'm making my video public regardless of the monetization checks on my reupload with new backing music. If I miss out on monetization from this one, it's going to be extremely frustrating but I'm not going to hold out on posting the recap of the event. Working for free

One of the royalty free musics I used for over a year was flagged by YouTube and demonitized my latest video. Trying to fix this while I was supposed to be asleep for work in 5 hours fuuuuuck

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Here is my first pass at the fully re-vamped Metagame Breakdown for Magic Spotlight Series: The Hobbit in Dallas, TX this weekend! Video & full analysis will have to wait until tomorrow (hopefully - we have a 3 hour baby class tomorrow night) @fireshoes.bsky.social #MagicTheGathering #MTG

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Part of my discussion with Pauper being a primer/entry Format for OP was that Sets aren't designed for it, ergo product wouldn't sell if they main Format changed from Standard ATM. It would take time to shift. Well uh, that shift just got harder according to Blogatog

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Random sampling going to make me check every single deck list because of shit like this, delaying the more important stats -_-

OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

SCGCON Dallas Melee page has 921 registered players listed 932 are in the results. My data will use 932 since that's the players with decklists

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Another Spotlight series is over! Will be back home tomorrow to start the recap, away for the holiday weekend right now. Congrats Roy! Prowess wins again!

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Play Magic @playmagic.com · 07/09/2026

And we have a winner! Roy Varney made his first Top 8 at a major event, defeated three pros in a row once there, and walks away as the champion of #SpotlightTheHobbit with Izzet Prowess!

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OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I've had a lot of convos since my Pauper tweet. It's been pretty good to hear more perspective on things, but also to know that a lot of people feel the same about an Eternal format being the entry into a game for new Players.

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OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Unpopular opinion: Pauper is fun, but won't fix Organized Play. Having the entry Format span Magic's entire card catalog - even just for Commons - is information overload Shrinking Standard back from 3 years (plus Foundations 5) and making it affordable is the best solution.

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Mana Pool @manapool.com · 03/09/2026

We were informed that the wobble had gone missing. Well rest easy knowing the wobble has returned and you may now wobble our cards again as much as you desire.

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OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In case you missed it - my video recapping Spotlight: The Hobbit from this weekend is live! I also have all my stats tables in pngs in this thread, or at this Reddit link: www.reddit.com/r/spikes/com...

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OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Recap video going over Modern at Magic Spotlight Series: The Hobbit is now live! 📊Metagame Breakdown 👑Popularity Analysis 🏅Top 10 WIN% Decks 👊H2H for Top 10 Presence Video live on my YT & linked down below! All stat tables are below as well! @fireshoes.bsky.social @saffronolive.bsky.social

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OptimusTom @optimustom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Running into a snag with my latest video... We've finally hit the day that my editing software has paywalled saving a video to my HDD, as well as adding *any* animations I've no time to re-learn a whole new software by tomorrow, so I'll have to bite the bullet. This sucks

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If I finish up the matchup matrix & stuff tonight, will y'all be nice and watch the video recap? Or should I wait a day to film and edit the video

Magic Spotlight Series: The Hobbit Brisbane, Australia 570 Enrolled Players / 104 Deck Archetypes I cleaned up a whole bunch here. Changelog of archetype names in the following tweet. Stats & video to come - I'll do matchup stuff in new post @fireshoes.bsky.social @saffronolive.bsky.social

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After clearing the 1-and-2-of lists, I realized a LOT of the "Mono-Green", "Eldrazi", and "Tron" decks are misnamed. Broodscale is Tron, Trudge is Mono-Green Ramp, a bunch of names are off. Taking the time to try and correct as many as I can find.

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