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Card Titan @cardtitan.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to your 2025 NA Legacy Champion, Tom Basketball!

#EternalWeekend

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 2d

"Which skull did we stash the basic land box in?"

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 5d

I think the change is Commander as a stabilizer. Specifically the concept of when someone has a Commander deck, puts it in a box for a year, then pulls it out bc a new coworker mentions Magic its ready to go and compatible in a way old formats never were

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 6d

I think more than anything, the lesson of Spiderman is the constraints on IP that makes a good set are a bit tighter than first read. World depth into pack immersion depth is a big deal

TMNT the only slated set that has me dubious on this tho, even if I find IRL Shatner on a Standard card egregious

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 6d

They were hyped for Spiderman 6 months out too.

That said very unsure how much bad sets matter. Theres a huge grace period the game has, see BNG/JOU/M15 into Khans, but I think the end point is the overlap of public sentiment, IP contracting, and design constraining the specs.

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DMV Legacy League @dmvlegacyleague.com · 12d

What would Invitational Weekend be without live coverage? The Classic and Invitational will be streamed live on Twitch ft. the expert commentary of @jkyu06.bsky.social , @likethewhiskey.bsky.social , @armlx.bsky.social , and @boshnroll.bsky.social in the booth!

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DMV Legacy League @dmvlegacyleague.com · 13d

We are a month out from Invitational Weekend! We are happy to unveil a schedule filled with lots of Legacy (and a little Limited) for y'all! Prizes, swag, Magic Creators, and more announcements coming soon!

All profits from Invitational Weekend will go to @TransLifeline.org , sign up below:

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 15d

Endless Ranks of the Dead + Army of the Damned

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 15d

Rhox has a tournament resume. Briefly was the Mono-G Plow Under mirror breaker in the post-Affinity ban era.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 15d

Yea. The one time Mono-Black Control was good, every SB plan (except vs Slide) started with -4 card, +4 Shade.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 15d

Have some long form thoughts about this, but the short form is saying the screeching parent on the little league sidelines is wrong doesnt invalidate the coach emphasizing competition builds character.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 15d

Nice, my long running joke of "the Magic Pro Tour is the only functional example of trickle down economics" remains vindicated

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 18d

The Iron Maiden Secret Lair not having any cards from 2008 Legacy Mono-Black Pox guy's deck is the real erasure of Magic's identity.

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Rachel 🍉 @refein.bsky.social · 18d

Affinity and Scepter-Chant are crushing the PT, and you can't say anything negative about the current Republican administration

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 20d

Hard to say how many Pick 2 drafts I would have dabbled in, but just seeing the first screenshot of a OM1 draft deck and attempting to translate rolled that back from any to 0.

And I even like the Omenpaths reskin creative effort, imagine those who think its slop

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 22d

Ye olde Reflecting Pool + colorless value land manabase

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 25d

In their defense, I think optimal might have been 5 Seeker 0 Soulfire if that was allowed.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 25d

Extremely optimized sideboard from a GP Top 8, definitely not something I filled in with random cards I accidentally brought to New Jersey, definitely didn't play 2nd Volcanic Strength b/c I found a foil Korean one in that box before I found the 2nd Frostburn Weird.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 27d

The Worlds right after Upper Deck lost the license was insane (see: counterfeiting their own YGO cards).

250k prize pool, easiest way to qualify was show up to Gencon and go 3-0 in a Sealed grinder. I want to say it was maybe 150 total players.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 27d

At the first WOWTCG Regionals, the most valuable T8 prize was just a full art playmat of this card.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 28d

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · 29d

Honestly, seeing the unexpected impacts of pick 2 draft in practice was the only thing that made me want to engage with the set. They already tricked me into drafting Unstable and Coldsnap 20 years ago, Im good.

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · Sep 13

The first game store I ever went to for tournaments once told me to not play my 1.x deck bc I was winning too much. Started playing Standard FNM at a bigger shop further out, never went back.

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DMV Legacy League @dmvlegacyleague.com · Sep 12

....and here...we....go!

Registration for The Classic on Nov 8th is live! As part of Invitational Weekend, all profits will go towards benefiting @translifeline.org !

We have much more to unveil as we get closer, but use this time to pre-reg! Link below!

https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/363882

armlx.bsky.social @armlx.bsky.social · Sep 8

Quick theory crafting on Pick 2 draft, bc evaluating Spider cards sounds horrid

-Signals volatile, easy for someone to take 2 and pivot under you, more trainwreck tables
-Anchoring 1 color early, soft forcing high value, getting 4 good Green cards Pack 1 + 4 Green 1st picks P2&3 hits playable count