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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A movie where the premise is a man wakes up and discovers he’s the only person who remembers Smooth by Santana. Also there’s a beach that makes you old.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Good trip in DC. Kinda did this one for the vibes as I’m pretty burnt out of playing. Vibes were better than the results but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ zero testing for a win and in match at 5-3 was better than I hoped for.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Flights and hotel have been booked. It’ll be a short trip but I’m finally making it back to NYC.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My friend to me: “what do you want to do in NYC?” Me: Play Magic, do improv, get drunk. Not necessarily in that order.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Put it as my epitaph “They died happy, do they died having tasted the splendor of the Monte Cristo”

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Won a 22 player RCQ yesterday with Naya Energy Combo. ritual+ specialist was really strong. The combo itself was lackluster R1: LL affinity R2: WW hollow one R3: WW goryo R4: pair down/homie scoop R5: ID QF: WLW vs simic ritual SF: WW vs broodscale. F: 2 Slot 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I have 4 trips in May and June and flight 1/4 is booked. Holding off on the others cause it’s a bit outside of my typically booking timeline and prices are still a little high.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Judging is cool and all till you have to book 3 events worth of flights and hotels weeks before ever seeing a dime of comp for the events. I know it’ll all get paid out after the fact…but still 🙃🙃🙃

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Miabyte 🎙️ — People Over Profit, Always. @miabyte.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Contraversial Magic opinion: The TMNT hate feels forced.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

5-0’d my first prerelease. What can I say…I love being a turtle!!!

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

After three failed attempts to make even a small NYC trip these last few years…I think the stars are aligning to get me a weekend there before my improv world championship in New Jersey! Don’t wanna jinx it yet, but things are looking optimistic. #igottagetbacktonewyork

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

How it feels fighting my mono red demons.

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Play Magic @playmagic.com · 09/02/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Valerie Jade, winner of Spotlight: Eclipsed! 🏆 After going 6-2 on Day 1, she went 3-0 in every single draft pod on Day 2, in both the Swiss and Top 8!

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Won a small 14 person RCQ today with Boros Dragons. R1: 5color Gearhulk Cub 2-0 R2: Dimir Doomsday 2-0 R3: Lessons 2-1 R4: Dimir Doomsday 2-1 R5: ID SF: Dimir Mid 2-1 F: Lessons 2-1 Deck felt great. Shoulda listened to @manaricflair.bsky.social sooner. @fireshoes.bsky.social for value ❤️

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)

From Senator Chris McDaniel: “Lately, some folks have taken to calling ICE “the Gestapo.” It sounds fierce. It feels righteous. But it isn’t true, and it isn’t harmless.

The Gestapo was a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanished in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer meant anything. The knock on the door was the sentence.

ICE isn’t that. Not even close.

ICE is a public agency enforcing laws passed by elected officials. Its agents file reports. They seek warrants. They lose cases. Judges stop them. Lawyers challenge them. Some detainees go home. That’s not tyranny. That’s bureaucracy, for better and worse.

You can hate immigration policy. You can argue enforcement is too harsh, too sloppy, or too broad. You can work to have the law changed if you wish. That’s a republic doing what it’s supposed to do.

But when you call ordinary law enforcement “the Gestapo,” you cheapen real evil. You turn history into a slogan and suffering into a metaphor. And once every badge is tyranny, no tyranny is left to recognize.

In Mississippi, I was raised to believe words should earn their weight. This one hasn't yet. It throws around the language of dictatorship while living under a system where courts still rule, lawyers still argue, and the government still loses.

That difference matters.

Because the day enforcement becomes secret, unchecked, and answerable to no one, we won’t need to borrow names from history. We’ll know exactly what we’re dealing with.

And we’ll wish we’d kept our words honest.”

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I really gotta play Traditional limited more often. Because how in the world did this go 3-0… @fireshoes.bsky.social for shame value here.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

We made it!! THREE spotlights ruined due to WOTC’s refusal to take action. Hopefully the RCQ scene can bounce back from this dumpster fire of a season.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Two down and since the last time I posted this we’re very locked into all three making the count!!

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Paige, TheMaverickGirl @themaverickgirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I’m honestly quite eager for when the Universes Beyond grief period eventually ends and things settle. People are allowed to feel how they wanna feel but man, I’m just here enjoying myself and it’s really hard to do so and be positive when everyone else just wants be 24/7 hostile and negative.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

How it feels to just love Magic the card game and know that theming doesn’t impact my enjoyment of the mechanics and gameplay.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

How high will The Count go before November 24th? We’ve got 2 more Spotlights before then.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Punched my first ticket this round! 7-0 across Swiss then draft! Sealed with the GW deck going 4-0 8-1 then top 8 with the UG deck for the 3-0 6-0. The buddy I drove up with was the only one to give me a loss all day!!!

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Got accepted to judge Magiccon Atlanta! The energy of these events are unmatched and so excited to be apart of another one and contribute to the success of and enjoyment of our community! Perhaps schedule an L3 test there as well if some things align at Orlando later this month 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I love my cube! I especially love that it’s a time capsule cube and I don’t have to deal with updating it every set. Super happy for those that enjoy that but I don’t think that’s for me with my current free time.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Society if WOTC never printed the words “Standard rotation in 2025 will occur with the release of Edge of Eternities.” I can’t tell you how much time I’ve spent explaining to my friends what this sentence actually means.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Won a RCQ for my 2nd invite ⚡️⚡️⚡️ R1: Domain 2-0 R2: Grixis Reanimator 2-0 R3: Boros energy 2-1 R4: 🤝 R5: 🤝 QF: Izzet prowess 2-0 SF: UW affinity 2-0 F: 2 slot 🔥🔥🔥 Good cap to the season and I can’t wait for Houston AND Vegas!! For the first time in a long time @fireshoes.bsky.social for value.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Went to a store champs with mono red that started at 6:30pm. Start off 2-0 then reverse sweep into 2-3 for 9th place. Drive 2.5 hours to Houston. Sleep 2.5 hours and am now awake again getting ready for my flight. Fun stuff.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Format is right where I like it.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I realize I’m just genuinely not a brewer after seeing all these people so excited to test standard after the bans. Meanwhile I’m just counting down the days until rotation so I can start prepping for RCQs. I love to tinker and optimize but experimenting with cards on their deathbed ain’t for me.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Old photos cause I’m reminiscing about NYC Pride! Out of PTO for the year but I really gotta get back there in 2026! #happypride #NYC #takemeback

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Magiccon was great. Had a wonderful time judging all weekend. Got to see a few panels too. Did Vegas touristy stuff Thursday and today so it even felt like a real vacation. Eagerly awaiting Orlando and Atlanta apps to apply to those.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

5-0 in my prerelease! Decks was solid, snagged a couple kills with the mythic equipment, the wind crystal was bonkers. They may have demoted Captain Storm to an uncommon but she still hits like a rare. Don’t know how much I can afford to play this IRL but excited for MTGA limited.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Ah well, I did not do this and tested like 30% online and felt I got more from that than the 70% paper reps I did. Oh well. Excited for Houston where I promise to REALLY test only online .

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Oh wow, haven’t been on here in a minute. I day 2’d Minneapolis a month ago with prowess and just won a RCQ this weekend with boros energy featuring 2 main deck blood moon. Maybe I’ll be more active here or maybe not. Kinda enjoy just browsing this and twitter for lists with minimal posting.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

TOP 8 with Boros Energy at the HBMO. Hell of a run and I’m very proud of myself. Absolutely thrilled to have done so well and can’t wait for breach to get banned soon. 74/75 of Joe Leo’s RC list. moxfield.com/decks/-ALZdL... Can’t wait till next year!!! @fireshoes.bsky.social

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walker metyko - 2025 Hunter Burton Memorial Open - Modern

A deck created using Moxfield.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Update. This deck is just bad lol. I think some analyst/lumra deck is viable in Pio but don’t have the time to figure it out. So either mice or demons for me

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Oh boy, just when I thought I settled on mice for the HBMO.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

3-4 at this RC, making 4 RC’s in a row with underwhelming performances. This last year I pretty heavily altered my RC prep as opposed to the first 4 I tested for and I think I’m just way overrating paper testing. Heading into Minneapolis (and maybe Hartford) I plan to test like 90% online.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Being around mtg friends again made me want an easier way to keep up with them. So I redownloaded this. May or may not be active again.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Back to back top 8’s this weekend with Gruul!! Deck is cracked. Some SB choices (twisted fealty) are to account for local meta game. Highly recommend playing this deck if you want to win games of Magic.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I was dead set on going to RC Minneapolis but I just learned that Hartford is only a 3 hour train ride from NYC and I think I have to go now either as a player or a judge!! It’s been over 2 years since I was last there and that’s far too long.

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Walker Metyko @texasrangermtg.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Won the fabled 8 person 2-slot today with Gruul Aggro!! I like Questing Druid but I think the 2-2 split may be better as drawing multiples can be awkward. Deck is very strong though and I think it’s a great choice for RCQ’s moving forward!! First ever @fireshoes.bsky.social Bluesky tag for value

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