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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

it is important to know one's way around (complete with fold-out crease lines)

Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Best/funniest moment was Semis vs Fritz. Op cast Armix & I had to ask what it did - I asked "it has to attack, right?" (meaning for the trigger) Fritz, apparently having played bad cards all day, responded "No" (meaning 'it's not forced to attack each turn') 😂 (we figured it out a moment later)

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

On to the top8 playing @thechicagocube.bsky.social. This one I've drafted b4. Sadly don't have picks in order (we were rushing for time against the venue). P1p1 was Voice of Victory, then Marsh Flats, Shadowy Backstreet, Priest of Forgotten Gods. Picked a Torrential Gearhulk next but U wasn't open

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Draft 2 was Urza Block Cube (I don't know if the creator is on Bsky?) Opened Masticore which was great. Hilariously, all of pack 1 was so weak that I was assuming this was a "lower power" rendition of Urza Block with some power outliers. Then I found a Morphling, Treachery, and Tinker in pack 2 😄

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

(Picks are in pick order, start in top left and read down) First up was Millenium Spellslinger by @triske.chicagostylecu.be! P1p1 Morgue Toad out of a weak pack, other considerations were a 2W pacifism or a 4B exile kill spell. P1p2 was much harder when presented with a Gates Ablaze.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Chicago Style Cube Event deck thread! Sleep: 5ish hrs Breakfast: Bee Sting hot honey breakfast sandwhich Cube choices: Full random Lists read: 0 Cubes drafted previously: 2 I have joined the full random believers & I'm never looking back 😄 cube tourneys are way more fun this way

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

performing a community service by taking the only copy of this fuck-ass swamp out of the basic box and putting it in my sideboard 😌

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

m14 cauldron limited decks honorable mention

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Alright mtgcube community, how are we remembering to give the land back at end of game?

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Going off with 5 kittens in play, inf mana, clock running down. Cast brain freeze storm = 17, click opponent. Brain freeze targets opponent. Storm trigger. Clock runs out. Storm trigger resolves, all copies target... Me. Wtf. Thus ends the most fun deck I've played of late =(

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Take me back to 2015 legacy cube... Take me back...

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My artist friend pointed out that it has two right hands My vorthos friend pointed out that it's an Archaic, they have multiple arms My other friend pointed out that So do you

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

i've wanted this archetype for so long

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Indestructible Aura is the classic

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

This card is awesome. The name is a directive

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

....Oh, you thought it was over? But what about my late-night unsleeved old border kitchen table list? I was dead tired and threw away games, but damn is riffling unsleeved cards fun. Raven Familiar + Genesis OP

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

On to the top64 draft in OBF! Really clambored into my lane, then played terribly to lose round 1, ending my run. Not much to say about this one - P1P2 Warchief because you gotta try, but ended up in a medium-ish madness deck.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Luckily, this was enough to limp into t128! Back at it again in an environment where I'm very comfortable: early 2010s-ish standard. I described this deck as "Ashiok and 39 cards," although that card won me 0 games. I picked up a 2-1 after battling back from 1 life vs Rakdos aggro to continue to t64

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The wheels don't stop falling off. Next in the unplayables cube, I tried to play Equipment/Towers while staying open to Tribe. Never saw any Tribe cards and sadly opened Braid of Fire pack 3 when it was too late. Ended up in a spirits deck that also 1-2'd

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Back to the hall! Drafting in the museum of 2000-2003 standard, I'm ready to take Piledrivers... What's that? Who's sitting to my right? Fellow Mogg IslandPonder? Hmff. No red for me then. P1P2 Mystic Crusader over Memory Lapse to play anti-red. This was my sweetest deck so far which sadly went 1-2

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The drafts don't stop when the hall closes - late night draft at the cube mansion in Peasant cube. I went 2-1, losing to some guy (🦈) in my last match

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Draft #2 and 🏆 #2 in the CORESIR cube. P1P1 Thragtusk vs Thunderdad (Hellkite) was a toughie, but the power of Batterskull + Golgari Keyrune got me there. Oh yeah, I also cast a lot of turn 2 Pack Rats. That'll help.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Now for the first real draft of the tournament and first 🏆 - 3-0 in El Classico. You can see the exact moment somebody passes her a broken card (Balmor). One free spell in the cube is more than enough to break in half, my Lava Dart did 8 damage :)

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Then was the Cheese Stands Alone! 🧀 Running back the Chicago Cube. This draft was difficult for me and I don't think I ever properly found my lane. My deck had some powerful cards but ultimately went 1-2. One day I will open Roots early, then you'll all be sorry.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Next up was the prequel draft of Low Budget - High Power! I lost in the finals to a delightful opponent with this Esper control list featuring Sol Ring. If you ever want to see how far True Name Nemesis has fallen, stack it up 1v1 against Astrid Peth

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Pre-gamed with Treva's Ruins, an old-border Esper desert delight. Tron knocked me out of cubecon last year, so it only felt right to kick off with the Urza lands. I think I went 1-1 before the con proper fired and we had to pack up. Wanted Sky Diamond. Getting all my colors in play was a challenge.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

One of my delights of Cubecon was getting to draft the 100 lotus cube by @poisoneddonut.bsky.social. I successfully executed my strategy of taking Lotus and Broken cards for a clean 3-0. Everything I wanted it to be 🥰

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I can tell I'm too deep into premodern & old cubes bc I just got jumpscared learning this is a 3/4

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

fun fact i'm (just barely) in their photo on spotify

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Absolute banger at Wednesday night cube playing Geoff's Combo Cube. All of my combos except Breach were one half hate piece (RIP, Narset, Containment Priest). 2-0 4-0, our team won after round 2. Wish I coulda played another match with this beauty. List & picks in order.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

And top 8 draft was the Mono Red Cube. I played Sneak/Breach with Devourer combo and 3 sweepers. Never saw Sneak or Breach in any game, lost to Caleb 1-2. Picked Saga over Fable p1p1 which was definitely wrong. Also there's a Fling in my deck which is not pictured. (Picks are in order)

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Draft 2 was Old Border Foil - a format I've played a few times and love a lot. I really wanted to draft Replenish or Enchantress, but ended up in High Tide instead. Got to power through a Gaea's blessing deck by Stroking them out instead of Freezing.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Deck and picks (in pick order!)

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Had a lot of fun at the Bar-B-Cube at @themanavault.bsky.social !! 6-0 to make top8, died to @calebdmtg.bsky.social in quarters. Felt my deck was sick, but sometimes you lose. That's Magic, Baby. I'll win the next one.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This almost cost me a match - I've got Ursine Monstrosity & Pyrogoyf in play, op has Barrowgoyf in play. We both care about graveyard types a ton, yet mtgo is displaying Creature count in gy due to a Grist that was never even in play. I thought I had 6 types for the bear when I only had 5.

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

3-1 at Lobstercon battling back from an R1 loss

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I got crushed btw lol. 1-2 with Mardu Shitters in Compost Cube by @lyserg.bsky.social. I went in planning to pick GY hate and disruption, but had some tough picks. Def punted by passing Phelia for a Flooded Strand, but what can I say? ...Nothing, I still had mana problems in the end. On to the next!

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Got to cube with a batch of donuts out in Baltimore this weekend! 2-1 with Green Mid, then a much more enjoyable trophy with UB Cards. Love love love getting out to the east coast with these folks

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Sylvia! @sortorder.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

u know what. i also love his little tuft of chest hair

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