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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 10h

Magic Card of the Day: Rukh Egg The first of the Egg Archetype with a such a bad wording that it was restricted for a short time. A 4/4 from discarding required errata. The idea of a weaker creature hatching into a stronger one informs an inspires a lot of future “eggs”. What’s your fave egg? #mtg

Rukh Egg
{3}{R}
Creature — Bird Egg
When this creature dies, create a 4/4 red Bird creature token with flying at the beginning of the next end step.
0/3
Illustrated by Christopher Rush

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Bone Shredder You might say to me Shriekmaw is objectively better than this, and in many cases it is, but having only 1/1 gives it a unique angle in decks such as Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist and Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker. Honestly lots of cards have secret homes! #mtg

Bone Shredder
{2}{B}
Creature — Phyrexian Minion
Flying
Echo {2}{B} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
1/1
Illustrated by Ron Spencer

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Sphinx of Uthuun Do you know why Fact or Fiction is a good card? It’s mostly because you choose the best pile and because the unused cards end up in the graveyard, ready to be utilized in other ways. This with a flicker lets you do this recursively for advantage! #mtg

Sphinx of Uthuun
{5}{U}{U}
Creature — Sphinx
Flying
When this creature enters, reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
5/6
Illustrated by Kekai Kotaki

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Hatut Zeraze Strike Force Witch Enchanter demonstrates the value of a disenchant on a body ( as well as the option of a land), this also demonstrates 4 isn’t too much if you do it twice or three times. With a cheap enough commander you could make 4 2/2s in a pinch! #mtg

Hatut Zeraze Strike Force
{3}{W}
Creature — Human Spy Warrior
When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you’ve cast your commander from the command zone this game.
When this creature enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
Wakanda’s dogs of war keep it safe from the shadows.
2/2
Illustrated by Toni Infante

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think it’s implied to be mishra? But lord if the echoverse convoluted

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Greenwarden of Murasa Being able to recur any card is often one of the most powerful things Green can do. Doing it twice on enters and death can set you up for a brutal win. Six mana can feel like a lot, but in the late game being able to recur after a wipe is crucial. #mtg

Greenwarden of Murasa
{4}{G}{G}
Creature — Elemental
When this creature enters, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
When this creature dies, you may exile it. If you do, return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
5/4
Illustrated by Eric Deschamps

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Ingot Chewer Eating mana rocks is powerful. Tempo hits in commander can help prevent games from going totally sideways. It unlikely Sol Ring will get banned but you can chew them up to prevent a runaway snowball event. Shatter might feel boring but it is noble. #mtg

Ingot Chewer
{4}{R}
Creature — Elemental
When this creature enters, destroy target artifact.
Evoke {R} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it’s sacrificed when it enters.)
Elementals are ideas given form. This one is the idea of “smashitude.”
3/3
Illustrated by Kev Walker

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tbh there is very little explanation to how the non local beings on mirrodin work. They aren’t supposed to be there right?

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think the different groups are based on location, like they look different based on proximity to the mana wells. I suspect he didn’t have to move?

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don’t think any Jace Fan would suggest Jace makes good choices, but it’s clear from the narrative that Jace was always going to do a heel turn. The tragedy of Jace is that his solutions are trying to save the world via domination rather than community. You cannot save something by controlling it.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Honestly one of the more challenging parts of Teferi’s growth is a lot happens off screen when he settles down. He was personally traumatized by Urza and was effectively a god. It’s nice to know he became a good dad and grandfather. (His grand daughter is great in Omens of Chaos)

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Pinnacle Starcage One of the interesting things about deck homogenization is that silver bullet targeting gets more effective. With the current focus on 2 mana rocks, this card can reverse the escalation of multiple boards, often hitting 4 or more targets! #mtg

Pinnacle Starcage
{1}{W}{W}
Artifact
When this artifact enters, exile all artifacts and creatures with mana value 2 or less until this artifact leaves the battlefield.
{6}{W}{W}: Put each card exiled with this artifact into its owner’s graveyard, then create a 2/2 colorless Robot artifact creature token for each card put into a graveyard this way. Sacrifice this artifact.
Illustrated by Leon Tukker

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Astrologian's Planisphere Wizards get the best toys. With two ways to trigger this equipment quickly will take you spell slinger nerds to get super swole. Crack back with the power of knowledge! #mtg

Astrologian's Planisphere
{1}{U}
Artifact — Equipment
Job select (When this Equipment enters, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature is a Wizard in addition to its other types and has “Whenever you cast a noncreature spell and whenever you draw your third card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.”
Diana — Equip {2}
Illustrated by Josephine Chang

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Sphere of Annihilation It’s interesting when you put a wrath on the board that has a clock on it. Yeah it won’t blow up now, but it will if left alone and it will hit what I decreed. It’s sour if gets spot removed but if other folks are behind they might help protect it! #mtg

Sphere of Annihilation
{X}{B}
Artifact
This artifact enters with X void counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this artifact, all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it, and all creature and planeswalker cards in graveyards with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it.
Illustrated by Jason Felix

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Jade Orb of Dragonkind A 3 mana rock has to add a lot but in a dragon (or a changeling) commander deck making it slightly bigger and protecting it for a round is incredible. You’ll untap with your commander without a doubt! #mtg

Jade Orb of Dragonkind
{2}{G}
Artifact
{T}: Add {G}. When you spend this mana to cast a Dragon creature spell, it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it and gains hexproof until your next turn. (It can’t be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Illustrated by Olena Richards

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s interesting that hexhaven has no insignias. Like the charms are all visually Jace coded and there is no watermark

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I prefer this one but mostly cause of the goofy eyes!

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Ball Lightning Burn is often got a lot of instants and sorceries but additionally contains hyper efficient mana to damage creatures. 6 damage is generally great value when folks have 20 life.In commander you have to work a little harder to make this an effective threat. #mtg

Ball Lightning
{R}{R}{R}
Creature — Elemental
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
The most frightening storms are those not woven by nature’s hand.
6/1
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Trevor Claxton

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Groan with pleasure I assume? Like eating nice chocolate cake?

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think I’d build her more as a control stratagem. Lots of low mana artifacts to abuse and grind out value over time slowly removing things, and building and unstoppable board state.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

She’s so great! Take a breather and then let a goth value girlie into your life.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Haywire Mite I don’t think there is a better disenchant creature than this one. Yeah it can only hit non-creatures but that’s what is needed in most instances anyway. It exiles, it takes only one to activate, and as a bonus it gives you life. Thank you little bug bot. #mtg

Haywire Mite
{1}
Artifact Creature — Insect
When this creature dies, you gain 2 life.
{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Exile target noncreature artifact or noncreature enchantment.
“They’re easy enough to squish, but they’re a pain to wash out of a workbench.”
—Tergel, goblin explosioneer
1/1
Illustrated by Izzy

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Soul Snare You activated my trap card! In commander defending planeswalkers is an endless chore. With this you can threaten a consequence for threatening you. It’s also a low manaI investment and is fairly easy to recur. It’s been power crept but it’s still fun! #mtg

Soul Snare
{W}
Enchantment
{W}, Sacrifice this enchantment: Exile target creature that’s attacking you or a planeswalker you control.
“Body and spirit are sworn enemies. They will take any excuse to be rid of each other.”
—Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
Illustrated by Carl Critchlow

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Gorilla Shaman Fast mana hates to see her coming. Sol Ring is unlikely to get banned but you can punish every single ring on the table and those pesky moxen. Monkey see, monkey break. #mtg

Gorilla Shaman
{R}
Creature — Ape Shaman
{X}{X}{1}: Destroy target noncreature artifact with mana value X.
“Frankly, destruction is best left to professionals.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
1/1
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Filip Burburan

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

lol yes like the issue is so obvious that being able to be recast from the graveyard is the breaking point. A discounted big guy is good, a discounted big guy you can cast over and over breaks a format.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think these are also options to cut but I think I’d still want the 2 drop ramp piece and a blocker early.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think the things that feel less ideal are: Breena, the Demagogue (giving your opponents cards may let them accelerate faster than you) Luxior, Giada's Gift (this just feels underwhelming ) Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn (you have a lot of card draw and this just feels less impactful)

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

No it’s fine lol 😂 I think with decks like this they is a lot of synergy so cutting anything feels rough.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Maybe Sheoldred, Whispering One? The impact is annoying and can set folks on a back foot but it doesn’t have immediate value? I think the 6-8 drops are where I’d check for cuts.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How has razaketh played in your games? He seems like a rough one to try to utilize here?

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Executioner's Capsule Terror in a bottle is such a fun effect. Commander as a social game means telegraphed removal still has a lot of influence. Folks have to decide if they want to hold back or risk getting blown out! A small investment to tilt the table. #mtg

Executioner's Capsule
{B}
Artifact
{1}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target nonblack creature.
There is always a moment of trepidation before opening a message capsule, for fear of the judgment that might be contained within.
Illustrated by Warren Mahy

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Downside, it means you can’t make treasure anymore

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yeah I do think it was a terrible rare when it was printed too. Lol.

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Magic Card of the Day: Brittle Effigy Colorless cards often show the raw cost of effects by letting you do almost anything but with deep mana efficiency. The initial investment of 1 however means you can threaten the Voltron player and make yourself a much less attractive target. #mtg

Brittle Effigy
{1}
Artifact
{4}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile target creature.
“In my early experiments in phylactery, I found that fragile forms have their uses.”
—Rocati, Duke of Martyne
Illustrated by John Avon

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The Grand Arbiter 🏳️‍🌈 @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

See I could never take apart my deck of great 2/2s

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