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Eli Goings

@eligoings.bsky.social

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Classics Grad, Democracy Partisan, film enthusiast, Legacy MTG Coach & Writer https://linktr.ee/goblinlackey1 Links to my MTG work and streaming channels

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 26m

Mr Mamdani do you recognize Skyrim as a Nordic state

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 1d

I agree, Void Mirror is the best available option, though it drops off a lot if you don't have it in the opening hand.

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 1d

Dom Harvey aura is crazy powerful

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 2d

It's so nonsense. Ugin was the cherry on top too, now they have All is Dust on a permanent.

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 2d

This deck existing immediately implants "I wanna kms" into my head

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 2d

Very genuinely will kinda freak out if they don't ban Planar Nexus and/or Kozilek's Command. The extremely explosive colorless combo deck that kills you through turn 1 Null Rod pretty easily is not okay.

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Joe!

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Joseph Dyer @volrathxp.bsky.social · 4d

North America Eternal Weekend 2025 Legacy Champs Data Sheet hosted by @cardtitan.bsky.social

#MTGLegacy

944 players. Won by the one and only Tom Basketball on Mystic Forge. Also Loam Pox in the Top 8!

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2025 NA Eternal Weekend Legacy Champs

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pissduggery 🎆🐍 @fishduggery.bsky.social · 4d

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 4d

EW Top 8 pretty clearly signposts which decks need to be taken down a peg. Colorless Bullshit.dek and UB Reanimator (again). There's a lot of fair discussion to be had about what exactly should be hit though (other than Tamiyo 100%)

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 5d

go mariners

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pissduggery 🎆🐍 @fishduggery.bsky.social · 6d

enjoying this lurrus vs goblins battle @maxtortion.bsky.social

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Cardboard Crack @cardboard-crack.bsky.social · 10d

Promises #MTG

We're going to print outside intellectual properties on Magic cards using reskins and silver borders.
Wotc
Actually, we'll print the outside properties in black border, but we'll also offer in-universe versions.
Wotc
Actually, we won't offer in-universe versions, but uB won't be legal in Standard.
Wotc
Actually, UB will be legal in Standard, but only half of the sets will be uB.
Wotc
Actually, there'll be four uB sets and three in-universe sets in 2026, but it'll be half and half in 2027.
Wotc
Don't you believe us?
Wotc
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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 12d

Probably true, I'd expect a lot of turn 1 Trinispheres

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 12d

Aside from the One Ring, all the best cards in the deck aren't castable off Workshop: Karn, Tezz, Kozilek's Command, Ugin. Nexus also often produces a ridiculous burst of mana where Urza's Tower taps for 3 + Urza's Workshop taps for 4 out of nowhere. Also makes colored mana for Null Rod answers.

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 12d

Legacy hot take I developed last night: Planar Nexus is better than Mishra's Workshop would be in the KeyRing deck.

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 12d

Good statement!

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 13d

Embarrassing to be sure

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah seeing Gary Campbell (who I think is a pretty standup guy politics-wise after talking to him a bit last year) sign made me think that could be the case. Probably worded my first post a little harshly though, there's probably a divide of Euros who know/don't know + care/don't care

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 13d

Notable that this list almost entirely consists of vintage good-ole-boys club and ignorant Europeans who can probably put heinous political behavior out of sight, out of mind, and just treat him as "guy at dinner after the tournament"

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 15d

Hatchet buried for Oko apologist behavior, we are a united against commander (and I do think UB/the financialization of MTG in an extreme way factors in as well)

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 19d

holy shit lets go

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Rachel 🍉 @refein.bsky.social · 20d

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

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Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 20d

I try not to focus on it but I find it genuinely embarrassing to be associated with Magic now in a way that I didn’t before.

Eli Goings @eligoings.bsky.social · 20d

It’s kinda funny that basically every early criticism people made of bringing other IPs into Magic came true

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