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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 17h

i want to port some of your ideas over to our PreModern Community that is very Charity focused. i think the "Fellowship Grant" model you support with the Patreon is really cool.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 17h

we're dusting these off for the next big Community Managed Format, Classic Legacy!

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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 19h

i'm really happy that getting into a silly card game has made me so many friends :3

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Hanjo, Gifts Ungiven is also My favorite card, and please ask Joe to stop weirding me out with how much we have in common.

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Command Zoe🔜PAX Unplugged @commandzoe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Some perspective from someone who has been playing since 1999. Magic doesnt die. It changes into something else, and you need to find the ways to play that still speak to you. Because you changed too. Play pauper. Play Cube. Play Canadian Highlander with weird transsexuals.

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

literal nazis hated Trans people. fix your hearts or die.

Ew: ~"Trans Debate"~
Eh?: Trans People Exists. There's nothing to debate. You're just a bigot.
EEEEy!: Trans people have more right to exist the the "united states government".

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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 02/10/2026

I'm announcing something I'm very excited and nervous about today: the 100th draft of 100 Ornithopters will be an invitational filmed for YouTube... and YOU can be one of the players if you win a digital qualifier tournament I'm running youtu.be/eh4S1E_Nd2o

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YOU could play in the 100th draft of 100 Ornithopters

YouTube video by Lucky Paper

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Tromps @tromps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We decided to run it back! Two Buckeye Brawls in one year. Over $8K for the food bank. Community magic is something special. Can’t wait till the next one. #mtg #premodern #mtgpremodern

Buckeye Brawl II raised $5,117.87 for the Mid Ohio Food Collective

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i'm sure you're already aware, but you still deserve to hear how cool and brave this is and you are

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Laser 🏳️‍⚧️ @lasertheboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For 10 years, being a singer was my job. Then I went on gender-affirming Testosterone and lost my voice. Now I’m training it back up — please enjoy this video where both of me are singing together. 💚 youtu.be/xJ9txYOHAXc?...

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Panic in Two Voices

YouTube video by The Doubleclicks

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

there needs to be a Third Partition of Poland

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

you're transphobic shitbags. stfu. death to amerikkka.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

that goes for media corporation censors who "both sides" targets of bigotry.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i think that anyone publicly stoking hatred and violence against Trans and other Queer people deserve charlie kirk's fate as much as he did.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

just wanna say that your Finals vs LSV in the Vintage Super League will be seared into my brain forever. i only ever dabbled in Vintage, but appreciate your contributions over the years.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Enchantress is actually Massively UNDERREPRESENTED relative to its power level because it's BORING and people don't Want to play it. Replenish is VASTLY easier to pilot than DN, yet many high skill players choose not to Replenish bc for many it feels "hollow" and dull.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

attacking TWICE with an artifact creature that requires a two card combo, AND has no natural protections would be THE Most Fair "Top Deck" in a Meta i have EVER played against. i WISH we lived in a world where DN was the best deck, bc it would be a lot more fun than Enchantress Hell we have now.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

in case you Are able to hear this in good faith; you are trying to analyze PM in the same way as you do other formats, which it is Not the same as. you are ignoring secondary Meta effects of Wave's complete dominance

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i'm more making this case to spectators, and going to ignore you now, because i know "Ban Dreadnaught" people can't be told otherwise. PreModern is not Standard or Modern with huge volume of data and events for Stakes to drive Meta shifts and quiet statistical noise.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wave is the reason that format is currently: 1. Wave Decks (Replenish, Enchantress) 2. Fast Combo or high Variance (Moneyball Black) that can catch Wave decks with Speed. 3. DN that's strong against the (necessary) Combo and gets Wave clearing Creature decks for them.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

SEVERAL of the very Best PreModern players choose to play DN because they enjoy it. again, my lived experience is that DN struggles here because it is a BEATABLE deck. Wave pushes out decks that can make life miserable for DN with pressure. Wave CANNOT be contained in the way DN can be.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

now i'm presuming that you're using just "Challenge" data since we don't know numbers for how played it is overall in Leagues. i do not care what the mtgo Meta looks like. the larger issue that gets glossed over is tiny sample size combined with Player Skill Differential.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Drednaught's numbers are artificially inflated by the overrep of Burn on mtgo. Very beatable deck in the paper Meta. Take a look at Ohio snapshots. DN struggles here because the Meta is hostile to it, and it Can be Meta'd out, unlike Wave.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

format has been Lame Duck ever since the erroneous banning of Tide but not also Wave.

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

~private property~ was created through Enclosure of the Commons, and codified by the Doctrine of Discovery. amerikkka is not a democracy.

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Haldrik Gaming /// Andrew @haldrikgaming.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oath Stax vs Moneyball - R4 - PEACE 2026 youtu.be/aBI7WLtNFjw

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Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

30 years ago, Barry Reich designed a visionary Magic set that Wizards purchased but never published. Spectral Chaos was a daydream about what a game could be, long before we knew what it would become. 🎥 youtu.be/gco_njeerfE

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

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Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’

The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...

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big tiddy Rebell @rebell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hi everyone it’s my birthday today 🥳 I know times are tough so the only gift I would ask from everyone is just checking out my commander deckbuilding website www.commandertemplate.com or sharing it with their friends today. ❤️

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

it's called Big Apple Highlander, tyvm 😤

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

maintained the literal Whitest Roster in the League for decades when i stopped paying attention.

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🇵🇸 connor @condormason.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

5-2 at Buckeye Brawl II (125 players) with Factory Shrimp feat. sideboard Retromancer!! 🟢R1—No Show WW 🟢R2—Terrageddon WLW 🔴R3—Oath Ponza LWL 🟢R4—The Rock LWW 🔴R5—Sligh WLL 🟢R6—The Solution WW 🟢R7—Terrageddon WW Such an awesome weekend of community magic!!

Premodern Stiflenought

4 Accumulated Knowledge
1 Brain Freeze
4 Counterspell
2 Flash of Insight
4 Foil
3 Gush
2 Impulse
16 Island
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Phyrexian Dreadnought
4 Portent
2 Powder Keg
1 Reality Ripple
4 Stifle
1 Thwart
4 Vision Charm

SIDEBOARD:
3 Annul
1 Brain Freeze
2 Dominate
3 Essence Flare
3 Hydroblast
2 Phyrexian Furnace
1 Retromancer

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

i think the Great Lakes create some odd Range variance in many ways. a couple of times i've seen full sized Badgers in ohio's capitol, a decent ways outside typical expectation i think

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

can't believe Jenna sold out to Big Tomatoe lobby. smh

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

can't recommend @bcbparty.bsky.social emphatically enough! really cool worldbuilding and storytelling going on. super high polish while maintaining group chemistry.

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Tromps @tromps.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This Saturday is Buckeye Brawl II. One of the dopest Premodern events you can play in the Midwest/Ohio Valley. Charity event, with lots of cool prizes, raffles, an art table, and more! A few spots left, hope to see you there. melee.gg/Tournament/V...

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Buckeye Brawl II

Hosted by the Retromancers

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

played this with my grade school friend when his grandma bought it for his birthday!! 😅

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Andy Mangold @andy.luckypaper.co · 04/09/2026

I’ve gotten a couple questions about what “proceeds” means, and to clarify every single dollar of this auction (minus eBay fees) goes directly to @maketheroadny.bsky.social.

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Tromps @tromps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Play AAA so you can lose cards to your homies

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Haldrik Gaming /// Andrew @haldrikgaming.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I've also created a breakdown of my setup incase anyone was interested in that as well: www.patreon.com/HaldrikGamin...

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Spire Golem (Retromancers) @spiregolem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

docs.google.com/document/d/1... iue-cwa.solidarity.tech/national-bra...

National Braille Press Workers assembled in solidarity, as they ask for Union and Community support in their Unionization efforts.

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Haldrik Gaming /// Andrew @haldrikgaming.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you’ve ever been interested in making paper MTG videos, this video is for you! Huge thanks to the Gulfcoast PreCast crew for having Neon Mushroom and me on! youtu.be/FK95S5rFwZA

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Gulfcoast PreCast: Episode Nine feat. NeonMushroom & Haldrik Gaming Discussing Content Creation

YouTube video by Gulfcoast Premodern

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