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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 05/10/2026

"My deck is all about making my opponents learn about banding—" "Wait. Where'd everybody go?"

Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 05/10/2026

Played this updated Grandmother Goby list for the first time today and attacked with 18 23/23 Merfolk tokens, so a very successful first game! It's pretty inconsistent in goldfishing, so looking forward to getting another game in with it.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 01/10/2026

The Zeta Set is taking a mulligan! If you want another shot at picking up these packs, Wizards is giving it to you. I'm glad they are getting more of these cards out in the world. They are so cool looking. magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 30/09/2026

Ok, but WHERE ARE MIRA AND ZOEY? AND THE TIGER? WHY IS IT ALL JINU?

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 25/09/2026

This is going to have to be my final Powered Cube deck before Reality Fracture. The deck was completely filthy and I drew completely filthy. It is both the reason to play Vintage Cube and the reason NOT to play Vintage Cube.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 23/09/2026

I do not count land ramp as tutoring, but tutoring is no longer on the list of expectations laid out by the brackets. This is the most up to date version.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 22/09/2026

In this episode, I tease the deck I built for the Reality Fracture Game Knights: Codie, Ravenous Codex and his companion Umori! The deck's spells are 100% creatures and the deck cares all about... NONcreatures! Can't wait for y'all to see it!

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 18/09/2026

I've been thinking about a fractured version of my Dragon's Approach deck with Sphinx's Approach (currently Uldaros Theorix). There are some great sphinxes to tutor up: Sphinx of the Chimes, Second Sun, and Consecrated Sphinx. But the one that is making me laugh the most is Conundrum Sphinx.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 17/09/2026

As long as you have 0 cards in your library, you can still win with 0 devotion.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 17/09/2026

Teferi's Reproach has me stumped. What do we think? This card interesting or just unplayable?

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 16/09/2026

Venser is super sweet and can definitely swing the game in your favor, but you better cross your fingies that your opponent doesn't have a clone. They will make INFINITE COPIES OF ALL PERMANENTS ON THE BOARD WITH HASTE.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 14/09/2026

😭😭😭 WHY IS THE RED ONE SO MUCH WOOOORSE???

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 14/09/2026

Still needs a few cuts and that curve is a bit wild, but I like the look of it!

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 11/09/2026

Heading home after a successful Commander Summit! Thanks to Wizards for opening their doors to us and facilitating such great discussion. This is an amazing group of folks who really care about this format and its players. Nothing to share just yet, but hopefully soon!

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 07/09/2026

I think this would unbalance a lot of commanders like Xyris and put a lot of strain on R&D when balancing future legends for commander and non-commander formats.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 29/08/2026

You will find that half of these are already fixed.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 24/08/2026

Whoa. Something's up on Scryfall right now! scryfall.com/sets/slz

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 20/08/2026

I put Fall of the First Civilization in Polukranos Reborn as some early card draw that prevents decks from killing me before I got going and it has been a real house. On turn 3, this makes aggressive decks think twice about getting too far ahead and bunches up artifacts in hand.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 18/08/2026

I have been having so much fun casting Wrong Turn in Willie Lumpkin. Rewarding opponents who agree not to attack me with the biggest creature on the board gets a big laugh every time. Don't accept your delivery? Fine. Your Commander takes a Wrong Turn.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 17/08/2026

Them: "Rachel, you building anything new?" Me: "NO. THESE ARE JUST IDEAS. STOP LOOKING AT ME."

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 12/08/2026

Totally agree. Have you tried Pandemonium? That's a hell of a symmetrical drug.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 08/08/2026

Sure you could have Zada too, but you're ignoring the Nephilim in the room.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 08/08/2026

Psssst. Nephilim Epochal might be the Five-Color Orvar commander of your dreams. Don't tell your playgroup I told you. 🤫🤫🤫🤫

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 04/08/2026

Hatsune Miku isn't my thing, but THANK YOU WIZARDS for this change. Happy to wait for products if we get a chance to buy them! magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 30/07/2026

This video caused me to gather data on my personal win percentages in each seat at the Commander table and I will never recover from this information. (The third column shows how changed each win percentage is from my average win percentage.)

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 28/07/2026

I love altering my commanders! I’ve worked with several folks that I like a lot. Dreadmaw: Jesper Ejsing Rakdos, Sidisi, Boborygmos: Dave Lee, durdlingaround Phelddagrif: MRBAlters Octavia: JomAlters Phelddagrif: Amy Weber Keruga: Dan Scott Winota: Modfly Alters

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 24/07/2026

I've spent the last few weeks assembling a friendly neighborhood postman deck, featuring such mail-related cards as: Dispatch, Inherited Envelope, and Four Knocks. I played him for the first time today and it's a blast. archidekt.com/decks/238224...

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 11/07/2026

Arriving in Amsterdam with a rather conservative Magic bag. Can’t wait to see you all!

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 06/07/2026

This card is Insurrection in Limited. Opponent used it to steal my Wiccan and lock me out of creatures. lol

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 26/06/2026

I started the turn with 72 cards in my hand (got Windfalled with a Wedding Ring, 3 cards in deck). During the turn, I cast Converter, attempted to resolve an Ark of Hunger that would have killed the table (it got countered), and then swung with an enormous Academic! archidekt.com/decks/217485...

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 26/06/2026

This week, I discarded 65 cards to Hardened Academic and made a REAL big bird with Currency Converter. After it was chump-blocked, I realized the Academic puts the counters on any creature. 🤦

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 22/06/2026

Prerelease deck was sweet. Jeskai artifacts with some cool synergy. Vision Quest to find Iron Man was nasty.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 18/06/2026

TIL that I have built 2/3 of the Commanders in Alliances.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 15/06/2026

In case you're as dumb as me: If you want to play a creature and activate the Power-up in the same turn, it costs the written Power-up cost (total). You do not have to cast the creature, subtract the mana value and then pay the rest. The way I was doing the MATH. 🤦🤦🤦

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 04/06/2026

So Jimmy and I are worthy of Mjolnir, but @joshleekwai.bsky.social is not? Hmmmm

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 03/06/2026

Reading this card is like trying to read TV static. Give me a text box, I'm begging you.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 20/05/2026

I've been a big fan of Summoner's Sending in Excava lately. It's not a perfect Bitterblossom, obviously; you have to exile a creature card to get the token. But incidental graveyard hate and repeatable flyers has been pretty sick!

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 29/04/2026

Witherbloom has been hit or miss for me, but this one hit! 6-3 with a deck that draws a ton of cards and gains a ton of life. Could have used another removal spell or another threat. But very fun.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 29/04/2026

Prismari has continued to elude me in this draft format and I finally got a deck together that felt pretty good! 5-3 with some very fun rares.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 24/04/2026

There are two cards with Devour in the Witherbloom precon, but Gorma officially does NOT see Devoured creatures in time to have them enter with additional counters. Super confusing interaction to put in a precon, but nice to have a definitive answer. Share with your Witherbloom friends!

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 22/04/2026

First draft of Strixhaven and went 7-0 with a pretty messy Silverquill deck. I was impressed with how well it hung together with a medium suite of targeted spells, except Killian's Confidence. That card's nuts. Ral felt terrible. Duelist was incredible. Researcher lived up to billing, pretty good.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 19/04/2026

Went to a Prerelease last night and went 2-1 with a nasty little Silverquill deck. I did not photograph it because I’m bad at *content.* Lost to a sick Temur build with TWO Quandrixes and the Izzet board wipe. THEN, I drafted a spicy Witherbloom deck this morning with friends and cleaned up! 3-0

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 13/04/2026

I think these are the four coolest Abzan Commanders. But, full disclosure, I've built ~4 Abzan decks and taken them all apart so... I feel for you.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 11/04/2026

Dragon’s Approach got a new dragon tutor target and I don’t want to cut anyyyyyy.

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Rachel Weeks @wachelreeks.com · 09/04/2026

Honestly, I probably won't play it for that reason. Cyclonic Rift is just too powerful to have it be such a teensy pony. But I do run this, so teensy isn't always bad. Haha

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