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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So apparently this is dropping about 10 days before my birthday, so if anyone is looking for something to get me... 👀 I'm playing coy, but I've never been excited for a game basically guaranteed to have a short lifetime before!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What gif shows up when you type your name? For me, it's a wall of what is easily the most predictable option.

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Jason Voorhees in Hockey Mask

ALT: Jason Voorhees in Hockey Mask

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

If you see this, you’re legally obligated to quote with your favorite Star Wars character. Psychometry is a cool power, and I think Qui-Gon would have been endlessly amused by how much he annoys Obi Wan.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Throwing out to bat signal for these two Unknown Cards again. If anyone at MagicCon Amsterdam has these two, hit me up!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I need a Hideaki Anno scholar to tell me what this means. I'm a messy, chaotic mentor figure that simultaneously doesn't understand humanity and is deeply fascinated by it?

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I have never in my life felt cooler than I did staring up at the Shinra Building at MagicCon Vegas 2025. Disguising the fact that I was desperately bracing the bottom of that Buster Sword with my left arm took a lot of effort.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Oh good. A new game for me to be perfectly, absolutely normal about. Definitely NOT going to obsess at even the slightest mention of anything even tangentially related. Jesus, I'm already not able to shut up about this... and I have to wait a whole year?! (I've already waited 8 years. I'm dying.)

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The Lost Wild - True Fear is Primal Trailer | PS5 Games

YouTube video by PlayStation

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This is what flight delays in a city containing 27,000 Magic players looks like

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Flight home from Las Vegas delayed until 11:30pm. Anyone still hanging out?

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

MagicCon is over, and I failed to acquire these Unknown cards or the Quandrix pin. But, I managed to get through my first Head Judging position with Pastimes without incident, so yay! That said, if anyone else has one of these cards or a Quandrix Pin they don't mind letting go of, I'm looking!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Tomorrow's the last day of MagicCon, and I've been failing to obtain copies of the Playtest Goblin cards from Gavin's Unknown Event all weekend because I've been working on the other side of the hall. If anyone can get their hands on them or signal boost to someone who can, I'd appreciate it!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

For anyone at MagicCon Vegas this weekend, I've got 4 Commander decks on me that I'd like to play with you! Decklists down below, but generally all of these decks fit better in games aiming to clock in Brackets 1-3.

Krenko, Mob Boss
{2}{R}{R}
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior
{T}: Create X 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens, where X is the number of Goblins you control.
3/3

Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
{U}
Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
Flying
Whenever Tamiyo attacks, investigate.
When you draw your third card in a turn, exile Tamiyo, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner’s control.
0/3

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
{1}{W}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
Whenever Jin Sakai deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Whenever a creature you control attacks a player, if no other creatures are attacking that player, choose one —
• Standoff — It gains double strike until end of turn.
• Ghost — It can’t be blocked this turn.
2/4

Locke Cole
{1}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Deathtouch, lifelink
Whenever Locke Cole deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then discard a card.
2/3

Phoenix, Warden of Fire
Color Indicator: White and Red
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga Phoenix
I, II — Rising Flames — Phoenix deals 2 damage to each opponent.
III — Flames of Rebirth — Return any number of target creature cards with total mana value 6 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile Phoenix, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
Flying, lifelink
4/4

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This is a callout to all current and former New England judges. Please help me build a better datascape to more accurately reflect the needs of our little corner of the country. forms.gle/76kfQjAkYdrv...

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Danny's analysis in this thread is expectedly on-point and thorough. And rewatching the clip made me realize something that gave me psychic damage: Is the Yakuza series just weeb Vampire: the Masquerade? Because this is every social gathering I've ever seen in that game. @jacobburgess.bsky.social?

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Okay, making somewhere around 1500 individually stylized logos for people to throw around however they please is kinda cool.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

My friends and I (who live nowhere near each other) travel across North America to various places at irregular intervals to guide a couple thousand nerds through their weekends in the name of fairness, fun, and festivity. Then we all vanish until called together again.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I remember a time when WotC took themselves VERY seriously. I'm glad to see them occasionally poking fun at themselves now. Also that punchline caused me to time travel straight to my preschool days.

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Keifer @dannyvegito.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

It's The Most Wonderful Card Of The Year Tuesday! as 2025 comes to a close, share your favorite new (or new to you) magic card! Burnout Bashtronaut has everything: An evocative name, the coat, the wrenches, the stance, an early-game aggro play that can also close, and it's a goblin. 10/10 no notes.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Inspired by a few judges posting last year, and curious people asking: "So, do they, like... pay you for this?" The answer! In way more data points than you could ever want! Positive or negative, this data has given me a lot to chew for how I approach judging going forward.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I know it's these 4 to start with. If I can use Ultra Beasts, I'd also throw in Xurkitree. Love that wiggly zapboi.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Autism? Nah, the neurologists ruled that out as a possibility. Why do you ask?

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Hey look, I made it onto the pitch of a stadium! Worst travel day-and-a-half over! Now for sleep-deprived Gathering™️!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

ConnecticutCon is finished, and it was certainly... an event of all time. There were some highlights, though! We were right next to Jon St. John's puppy rescue, a Surge cosplayer gave me a bracelet for recognizing her, and I managed to play a full round of DDR without dying!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

It took 3 hours of standing in line, one Lyft, one commuter rail from Worcester to Boston, and I'd already boarded my bus to Portland, but we got there!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

If anyone gets through this accursed Sonic Secret Lair queue that I am also waiting in, hit me up. Together, we can beat this terrible experience and receive a little fan-joy. As a treat.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Off to CommandFest Worcester! I'll be working the floor all 3 days, but I also hope to get some table time in with my newest brew sometime this weekend. Come say hi and ask me about it! (If you have the stamina to withstand my relentless ADHD rambling.)

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Mail day! Commander deck number 23 and my first Rule 0 Partners deck. Light spoilers for Final Fantasy 6:

Highlights of a Locke Cole and Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant deck including a suite of voltron elements representing the search for Phoenix, Phoenixes that bestow their power to others, and Phoenixes that torch the board.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

WotC, please! I beg! I'm still trying to finish my Jurassic Park stuff. You just released Final Fantasy. You can't be hitting all of my hyper-obsessions this quickly!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Decided to update my vest in preparation for MagicCon Vegas. Many shiny adornments for my silly goblin brain.

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Jim Davis @jimdavismtg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Not a bad day 👀 In the booth at #SCGIndy tomorrow!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

@shivambhatt.bsky.social Chandra's been turned into a Chocobo! What's and appropriately cutesy name for our fiery feathered friend?

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Judge dinner photo from CommandFest Orlando. This group of chaos gremlins (among others not pictured) gives me life like you wouldn't believe. I'll gladly trade being exhausted all spring for the opportunity to spend more time working with some damn fine Judges.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

No, Jackson, you can't come with me to Denver. Yes, even if you bite the TSA Agent.

A mischievous tuxedo cat has no idea he doesn't count as luggage, and has nested in a carry-on mid-pack.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Tonight I say goodbye to the first and only car I've ever owned. It might seem silly to be sentimental about that, but this car helped dig me out of some of the worst times in my life, ferried me through my judging career, and is really the only thing I've earned actual ownership of... Ever.

A white 2002 Mazda Protege5 sits lifeless in an auto shop's parking lot amid several snowbanks.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Day 3 out! Spent the day aggressively Cactuar-ing at players until they played games of Commander with each other. Then, I spent the night dressed in my fancy New Capenna Cabaretti mobster getup with some of the finest people I get to travel the country and run events with. Tomorrow: Home!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Long Day 2 at MagicCon Chicago. Very helpful players helped me get the last signature I needed, another donated a new foily boi to me. I judged and prized a 324 player Team Trios Full-Box event, and helped manage another Unknown Event! Tomorrow I'll be in the Command Zone to cap off my weekend.

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Day 1 of #MCChicago is in the books! That's one @gavinverhey.bsky.social's Unknown Event managed, one Preview Panel attended, and almost all the signatures I needed to hunt down acquired! That's a lotta steps! Tomorrow: Grand Melee with even more extra steps!

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Jason Shaffer 🔜 SCG CON Los Angeles @superashura.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Landed safely in Chicago! Not even upside-down or anything! Now, I hear this city's got wizards in it. Where they at?

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