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JJ Mickey

@jjmickeymedia.bsky.social

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Gamer and music-maker! Rankle's father, by adoption. I talk about Magic: The Gathering a lot and make music for content creators (commissions open). Find my stuff at: allmylinks.com/jjmickey Business email: [email protected]

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hello there! If you're following me here and want to know more about what I do:
1. I write all kinds of music (one of my experimental electronic pieces is in the video linked)
2. I create music by commission for others to use.
3. I stream on Twitch (mostly MTG).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=49gi...

Solar in the Polar

YouTube video by JJ Mickey - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Jim Lapage 🇨🇦 @jimtsf.bsky.social · 57m

This rig is going to be done and ready for gaming TOMORROW!

Jim Lapage 🇨🇦 @jimtsf.bsky.social · 5d

One of the coolest parts about building our studio is that I can make my dream office setup.

The white desk on the right is going to be a fully kitted out editing/streaming PC. We are going to have places throughout the studio where you can roll up and plug it in, like this spelltable setup!

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Kate 🩸’The Brood’🩸 Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 1h

I’m quite proud of my other starter pack which is music based and includes:

*Many former GenX DJs
*Three heavy metal bands
*A trans punk band from LA
*More sound engineers than you can shake a stick at
*The Frank Zappa estate

go.bsky.app/2XDSMvb

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Benji, the Brewer 2🔵🟢🔴 @benjithebrewer.bsky.social · 2h

Am I giving birb?

(I'm playing bobbleheads tonight idk why I took this selfie)

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 1h

In other words, can one short-cut the process of analyzing for instance all Gyruda decks to get the average salt score for Gyruda by just looking at the salt score of the average Gyruda deck?

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 1h

Hey #MTG data analysis and math nerds!

Would the average salt score of all EDH decks for a given commander be the same value as the salt score of the average EDHREC deck for that commander?

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 8h

Happy Birthday!

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LoadingReadyRun @loadingreadyrun.com · 9h

There's three certainties in life. Death, Taxes and UB Tempo and would you look at that, we've got them all in this weeks episode of the North 100 Showdown, a Canadian Highlander THRRRRRRROW DOWN!
youtu.be/d6PbkE4T9Wk

Death & Taxes vs UB Tempo || North 100 Showdown

YouTube video by LRRMTG

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LevDev Shenanigans! @levdev.bsky.social · 9h

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You know what, it's a slow day, I start the Avatar review thread to get ready for the debut at the end of the month. Stay tuned.

a cartoon character holding a wooden stick and smiling

Alt: a cartoon character holding a wooden stick and smiling

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Gamer Dad Bob 🎮 MTG & RPGs @gamerdadbob.bsky.social · 10h

What's up @pendragonmtg.com let's keep building momentum on this awesome format. #PendragonMTG youtube.com/shorts/unn2l...

What Is Pendragon MTG? | Commander with Arthur, Excalibur, and 98 Commons

YouTube video by GamerDadBob

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 9h

Go Tappy! I myself became much more comfortable dealing with wasps when I found out I was able to hit them out of the air with my fly swatter.

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 21h

I definitely have the means to produce chill edm for you. How chill or how danceable you want it... we can definitely figure that out and I can make adjustments as we go along, until I have a track you are happy to use.

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 23h

My experimental/noise album of songs from when I was in my late teens 'The Black Hole Task Force' is now available #onAmpwall #indiemusic #electronicmusic

ampwall.com/a/jjmickey/a...

Black Hole Task Force · JJ Mickey

Black Hole Task Force - JJ Mickey, a 12 track album

ampwall.com

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Magic_Mishamigo @magicmishamigo.bsky.social · 1d

If you have any of this card PLEASE can I get it from you.

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 1d

You are a great man who is cherished by many. Bad brain is always wrong and I hope you feel better soon!

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 1d

You already know I love Pendragon. I also play Arsenal and Pilot and have a couple Clover brews in the works.

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Reno St.John, Rogue Radio Host @renothevast.bsky.social · 1d

I had a post written last night, but when I opened this app, I didn’t get to send, only glimpse it.

It asked:

What small formats do you play?

Is there one you’ve only heard via rumor?

Are you building or maintaining something obscure?

I’m working on an Abe Sargent inspired format compendium.

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 1d

I'd be delighted to if given the opportunity!

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 3d

Pecan pie is so good!

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 6d

Going live now! www.twitch.tv/jj_mickey

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🎃 Noah Response 🎃 @noahresponse.bsky.social · 6d

Gonna be test running my Hardbristle Bandit w/ Toralf’s Hammer tonight, come hang out! 🔨🌵

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 7d

Tomorrow evening #PendragonMTG with @bobbiechristine.bsky.social @noahresponse.bsky.social and @renothevast.bsky.social on www.twitch.tv/jj_mickey at 8 PM CST.

JJ_Mickey - Twitch

Heylo! I'm a gamer and music maker from Canada. I primarily play Magic: The Gathering with friends here, but I will occasionally play whatever other games gain my interest as well. I hope you have a g...

www.twitch.tv

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Gavin Duggan @genomancer.bsky.social · 6d

Three of my favourite people are coming to join me for games on stream tonight and the timing couldn't be better. Doni's gonna make me eat it, but it's still EDH the way it was meant to be played :) <3

@thetropicalnerd.bsky.social
@donifmtgc.bsky.social
@jenfilthymtgcasual.bsky.social

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JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 6d

There's a level of introspection about one's deckbuilding and if one's "bracket 2 with an asterisk deck" feels "angle-shooty" or not, which I hope to encourage. I don't think there's a concrete way to sort decks between the two. I just want to encourage everyone to be honest with themselves.

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 6d

On the contrary it wouldn't feel right to me to still run the gamechangers in my F&T deck and still insist that it's fundamental nature should still put it up against bracket 2 decks.

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 6d

Now there are decks that resemble what I'm talking about here but are really something else entirely. A bracket 2 deck built around a specific card and thus requires tutors is something that comes to mind here as perfectly acceptable so long as you discuss it with your playgroup.

JJ Mickey @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social · 6d

For a personal example, my Fluros and Tana deck is fundamentally a "midrange go-wide creature deck". I used to run Urza, Deflecting Swat, and Seedborn Muse in the deck. But I took them all out when I concluded that my deck "wanted" to be a bracket 2 deck.

moxfield.com/decks/TTvBhx...

ZoSo - Commander (Fluros of Myra's Marvels / Tana, the Bloodsower)

A deck created using Moxfield.

moxfield.com