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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · May 15

long story short: vannifar is a very underrated character. like look at her, an elf ooze wizard! what a cool thing to be proud of magic having.

Katie --> Shoebox @legdotegg.bsky.social · May 12

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Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social · 6h

in general, i agree that commander should be banned, but i understand why that would make a lot of people mad

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 17h

do it with the front of the card too

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 3d

how do you feel about this then?

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 5d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqmo...
did you know purchasable welcome decks used to actually exist

MTG - Is it worth it to buy a Booster Battle Pack for Magic: The Gathering?

YouTube video by Tolarian Community College

www.youtube.com

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 5d

i think the general argument against giga sets like that is that dropping that mountain of cards on players all at once would be overwhelming. especially in 2005.

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 13d

jace between

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Hellkite @helkite.bsky.social · 17d

Legendary creature used to mean something. A wacky ability with a very niche use, a line of rules text so great you cannot stop thinking about, effect so demolishing to both you and the opponent you would cry tears of joy once the opp removes it from the board. Now it’s printed on every other card 👺

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 18d

would be even better if at least one of these planes get two whole sets that are connected in interesting ways

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Just Rebell @rebell.bsky.social · 19d

Barry had to save his mom

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Amy the Amazonian @amytheamazonian.bsky.social · 20d

Druneth: yeah I use AI - artificial insemination

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · 28d

Tamiyo

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Tolarian Community College @tolariancommunitycollege.com · Sep 13

I think I want an old flip phone and an iPod.

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 11

what an underrated artist

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Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social · Sep 10

content creator? no no, i am an asseteer.

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Benjamin Easter, Free Palestine @pighway.bsky.social · Sep 10

I feel like this coincides with an appeal of the game being finding hidden gems amongst cards to shake up the meta/commander games. Once it’s meta it’s unpopular.

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 4

what am i talking about, you may ask?

how much effort does it take to move the text down to the soild yellow?

the fact that this card design is locked in more than aftermath sets tell you something

oh wait i forgot this important step, frankly in retrospective it's the same step as the etched cards really

discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 4

Honestly these textless cards feel like the culmination of the many oversimplification attempts at the Magic card design that really mirrors how the tech industry oversimplifies a lot of user interfaces that works just fine to the rounded corner mess we're in now.

this frame too glossy for this art style

why does the legend crown blends in like that?

forgoing background is an important step i feel

now the frame is just a few scattered lines

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 4

here's what i mean when i talk about a showcase frame complementing the artwork.

discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 4

Personally, my additional issue with these frameless cards is that they are just completely devoid of personality. Like wasn't the whole point of having a different frame is to complement the artwork, not just being like "Look at the art, we won't help"?

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 3

honestly i wish all these arena exclusive cards get paper quality renders like what the ancient MTGO exclusive cards used to get

discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Sep 2

i would like a whole set of that, and let's call it, drums roll, Aetherdrip

discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Aug 29

dragons maze teysa peaked

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Katie --> Shoebox @legdotegg.bsky.social · Aug 25

Gone too soon 😔 😔 😔

#tamiyo #mtg #mtgart #illustration #moonfolk #kamigawa

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discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Aug 25

what a great unique character to magic

discreterhystic @pearlorgemonaswing.bsky.social · Aug 19

i wonder why i put (and still keep) her as my pfp