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Lee McLeod @leemcleod.bsky.social · 2h

A little MTG timeline.

May 2024: Extremely happy with standard, can't get enough of the format.

January 2025: Hesitant about Standard and attending the first Spotlight Series.

October 2025: I don't think I'll ever buy into Standard again.

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Simic Scapeshift at 17th 🐻

Dimir Bounce gets 22nd 🤠

Mono-Black Midrange in 25th 👹

Boros Hammer placed 26th 🔨

Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Lotus Field Combo gets 9th 🪷

Jund Sacrifice at 11th 🙀

Izzet Creativity finished 15th 💡

Mono-White Humans in 16th 🤺

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Orzhov Greasefang takes 5th 🐀

Mono-Red Aggro gets 6th 🐁

5-color Legends w/MDFC shenanigans at 7th 😈

Azorius Control in 8th 🙅
www.mtgo.com/decklist/pio...

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Pioneer Showcase Challenge Top 8 decklists for Sunday, Oct 12 (198 players) #mtg #mtgPioneer

Izzet Phoenix and Izzet Vivi Prowess split the finals! 🐦🥋🏆

Golgari Sacrifice gets 3rd 🙀

Rakdos Midrange finished 4th 👹

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Orzhov Pixie at 21st 🧚

Dimir Falcon Gambit gets 25th 🦅🌶️

Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Dimir Midrange at 10th 🥷

Azorius Control gets 11th 🙅

Sultai Reanimator in 12th 🧟

Jeskai Black Control finished 15th 🙅

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Jeskai Control takes 8th 🐲
www.mtgo.com/decklist/sta...

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 2h

Standard Showcase Challenge Top 8 decklists for Saturday, Oct 11 (176 players) #mtg #mtgStandard

Mono-Red Aggro with the win! 🪡🏆

Izzet Prowess Cauldron in 2nd 🥋

Vivi Cauldron gets 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th 🍲🍲🍲🍲

Mono-Red also finished 4th 🪡

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 3h

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Regional Championship - T10

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 3h

5th-8th
José Eduardo Gordillo Cardona on Esper Blink 🐶
Javier Castellan with Izzet Affinity 🤖
Javier Legaspi on Mono-Blue Eldrazi Tron 💠
Daniel Rodriguez with Azorius Energy 💫

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 3h

Top 8 Modern decklists for the Mexico/Central America/Caribbean Regional Championship (114 players) #mtg #mtgModern

Mistakenn takes it down with Amulet Titan! 🧿🏆

PedroM6744 in 2nd also on Amulet 🧿

3rd-4th
Carlos Martinez with Gruul Broodscale 🦎
AaronAngeles on Domain Zoo 🐒

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Brennan Crawford @brennancrawford.bsky.social · 9h

Barely missed Top 8 of the Pioneer Showcase😭
So many crazy games. Lotus still pretty good, mostly happy with the build for this event
R1: BR Mid 🪷🪷
R2: Phoenix 😢🪷😢
R3: Mirror 🪷🪷
R4: Scapeshift 🪷🪷
R5: BW Fang 😢🪷🪷
R6: BR Mid 😢🪷🪷
R7: BR Mid 🪷🪷
R8: BW Fang 🪷😢😢

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Xenowan @xenowan.bsky.social · 8h

I won the pioneer showcase with Izzet Phoenix 🐦🐦🐦🐦

I expected to go 0-1 drop, but my tournament went smoothly 🫡 Thanks to O_Danielakos for the clean decklist!

And congrats to @holdtheelle.bsky.social who split the finals with me in the steel-cutter mirror match🤝

@fireshoes.bsky.social

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MTG Creative Combos @mtgcreativecombos.bsky.social · 8h

Radiant Lotus Combo!

The Terminus of Return and Treat Trolly are nice additions to Radiant Lotus combo. Villainous Wrath contributes to damage, and Luis is an excellent finisher. Fun/casual deck!

Decklist and Gameplay: youtu.be/Epc90crRaoU

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Giltspire @giltspire.bsky.social · 10h

7th place in today's video with Eldrazi Ramp! List continues to perform well. Updated sideboard feels solid. Just unsure about Flute vs Chrysalis main. Check the replies for my Discord, Patreon, Twitch, YouTube, and deck resources! #MagicTheGathering #mtg #mtgModern @fireshoes.bsky.social

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MTG Decks @mtgdecks.net · 11h

➡️Liga Otoñal de Pauper Bilbao Posavasos 2025 // @bilbaoposavasos.bsky.social Jornada 3

42 players 🇪🇸 Spain

Huge thanks to Bilbao Posavaos team for sharing the decklists!

Winner:
🏆 Javier Faustino with Mono Blue Terror

All the decklists:
mtgdecks.net/events/view/...

#mtg @fireshoes.bsky.social

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Magic Online @magiconline.bsky.social · 12h

Round Three of Vintage Cube has started. We've got Guglielmo Lupi VS Tom White in the feature match!

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · 12h

Got a 7-0 in the Standard Metagame Challenge on mobile with Joseba's Sultai Reanimator list! Beat Vivi Cauldron a couple times, Mono-White Tokens, Azorius Artifacts, Selesnya Kona, Dimir Mid. #mtg

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Magic Online @magiconline.bsky.social · 14h

Come join us as we watch Nathan Steuer draft his way to glory!

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Card Titan @cardtitan.bsky.social · 15h

2025 NA Legacy Champs Day 2 is live on Twitch!

www.twitch.tv/cardtitan

#EternalWeekend

CardTitan - Twitch

2025 NA Eternal Weekend - Legacy Day 2 Swiss

www.twitch.tv

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · 17h

Paid Guide Review 📚:
@r-condon.bsky.social
Ryan Condon's 18k word Amulet Titan Primer! patreon.com/posts/how-to...

I loved reading this - would recommend this to anyone looking to learn Amulet.

Excerpt attached - please check out my full review in the link below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · 16h

I've also added a new section for paid guides (+reviews) in my spreadsheet. There are so many cool resources that deserve the spotlight too.

Please recommend or send any guides my way, and let me know if you're interested in a review🤓

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

@fireshoes.bsky.social

Skill Issue Magic - Free MTG Deck Guides

docs.google.com

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Card Titan @cardtitan.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to your 2025 NA Vintage Champion, Jeremy Henry!

#EternalWeekend

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Card Titan @cardtitan.bsky.social · 1d

2025 NA Vintage Champs final results!

#EternalWeekend

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