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Magic Card of the Day: Sticky Fingers

Sometimes you just need a few coins to get buy and your opponents only have the 1 blocker. With this aura you can quickly generate mana and have incredible evasion for cheap. Not to mention if it late in the game it is removed it replaces itself! #mtg
Sticky Fingers {R} Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature has menace and “Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.” (It can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures. The token is an artifact with “{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.”) When enchanted creature dies, draw a card. Illustrated by Mark Behm
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I guess the main channel for @magic.wizards.com hasn’t posted this yet (very embarrassing dears) but the Lorwyn story has launched.

I for one love the Strixhaven/Lorwyn Crossover!

Wizards, please make sure you are putting good faith efforts into your In Universe content.

#mtg
Lorwyn Eclipsed | Episode 1: Out of This Wood
Four first-year Strixhaven students stumble through an Omenpath to a strange new world.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Join an amazing cast for a #LorwynEclisped D&D Livestream through the month of January fundraising for
@translifeline.org! The campaign is live now and all donations through it will be entered to win prizes donated by the community! More to come in the near future! #mtg #ECL

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December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Claim Jumper

This week is about my personal Overperformers. This goofy rabbit 🐇 is incredible if you are playing against landfall or ramp builds this often gives you the two lands you need and a 3/3 vigilant body is shockingly resilient! Share your over-performer! #mtg
Claim Jumper {2}{W} Creature — Rabbit Mercenary Vigilance When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then if an opponent controls more lands than you, repeat this process once. If you search your library this way, shuffle. 3/3 Illustrated by Gaboleps
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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My first four commanders. I’ve been playing Commander for a long time. I’m so glad I’m back at it and better than ever. And yes they were fussy decks then too. They don’t exist anymore, but you can see the history in my current library What’s your first four commanders? #mtg
Captain Sisay {2}{G}{W} Legendary Creature — Human Soldier {T}: Search your library for a legendary card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Her leadership forged the Weatherlight‘s finest crew. 2/2 Illustrated by Ray Lago Horde of Notions {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Legendary Creature — Elemental Vigilance, trample, haste {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: You may play target Elemental card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Even the oldest treefolk was but an acorn when Lorwyn’s first mysteries were born. 5/5 Illustrated by Adam Rex Animar, Soul of Elements {G}{U}{R} Legendary Creature — Elemental Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Animar. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Animar. 1/1 Illustrated by Peter Mohrbacher Krond the Dawn-Clad {G}{G}{G}{W}{W}{W} Legendary Creature — Archon Flying, vigilance Whenever Krond attacks, if it’s enchanted, exile target permanent. Krond, the personification of the dawn’s light, lives to exact justice on his nemesis Vela. 6/6 Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
December 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Friday Tea: Now with Holiday High Jinks
Friday, December 5th, 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) After our short hiatus for the November holiday, the Grand Arbiter and I are back with our weekly Tea and Tomfoolery! And yes, we absolutely have pla…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Starwinder

I had a hard time picking my favorite EOE art. But this kept coming back. The contrast pink and blue, stars and the dramatic planet embodies the magic of Space. Folks have been looking to the sky forever, I suspect they are looking for this star whale. #mtg
Starwinder {5}{U}{U} Creature — Leviathan Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw that many cards. Warp {2}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.) Those lucky enough to survive leave with greater perspective of their own importance. 7/7 Illustrated by Justin Hernandez & Alexis Hernandez
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I think I need to send this message to literally all mtg content creators but I feel like it might be a truth too sharpened. #mtg
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You hold yourself to standards that are impossible so you are guaranteed to fail to maintain your self image of worthlessness *squirts you with water from a flower*
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Entropic Battlecruiser

Look this card is a villain but it’s so slick y’all. It leans into a “discard your hand and die” mindset with a seemingly futuristic, magical, and truly wicked art. It says “ I won’t be fun but I will be serving.“ Spaceship!!! #mtg
Entropic Battlecruiser {3}{B} Artifact — Spacecraft Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It’s an artifact creature at 8+.) STATION 1+ Whenever an opponent discards a card, they lose 3 life. STATION 8+ Flying, deathtouch Whenever this Spacecraft attacks, each opponent discards a card. Each opponent who can’t loses 3 life. 3/10 Illustrated by Josiah "Jo" Cameron
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Had a great time at my LGS @phoenixcomics.bsky.social and made some very cute @infinitokens.com . Hero with hat, birb, and hero chad with spear. #mtg
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Magic Card of the Day: Devastating Onslaught

This bizarre art is incredibly ethereal, the aurora of colors in contrast of the skeletal forms. I wonder if the assault is from the faraway starship, and the skeletal creatures victims, or if the ship is fleeing from the burst of violence. #mtg
Devastating Onslaught {X}{X}{R} Sorcery Create X tokens that are copies of target artifact or creature you control. Those tokens gain haste until end of turn. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Life, in all its explosive emotion, is never shorter than when used as a weapon. Illustrated by Deb JJ Lee
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Starfield Shepherd

I love a lot of things in Magic but few things are better than a repeatable cantrip. And this one gets a spell of a land! And you can use it twice!!! I love the glassy crystalline form of the Edge angels. And the nova wings. Incredible. #mtg
Starfield Shepherd {3}{W}{W} Creature — Angel Flying When this creature enters, search your library for a basic Plains card or a creature card with mana value 1 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Warp {1}{W} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.) 3/2 Illustrated by Marta Nael
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Magic Card of the Day: Seedship Impact

Some folks last week on the @edhrecast.bsky.social discord were discussing Edge and how great the art is so this week we are taking my favorite EOE arts.

This spaceship blossom 🌸 is stunning and a lander is super. Makes naturalize worth playing again. #mtg
Seedship Impact {1}{G} Instant Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If its mana value was 2 or less, create a Lander token. (It’s an artifact with “{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.”) A new brood finds its home on the doorstep of another’s. Illustrated by Constantin Marin
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Vindictive Lich

If it wasn’t enough that you get to strip hands, edict creatures, and reduce life totals all at once, but being on a death trigger in black, it is easy to bring it back and do it again and again.

It’s a lovely day in the pod and you are a horrible lich. #mtg
Vindictive Lich {3}{B} Creature — Zombie Wizard When this creature dies, choose one or more. Each mode must target a different player. • Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. • Target opponent discards two cards. • Target opponent loses 5 life. Heart, mind, soul—weapons all. 4/1
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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@benjithebrewer.bsky.social got away with wayyyyyy too much with those chocobo tokens! But I was able to make a cute rabbit and clue token. Thanks for helping @infinitokens.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Magic Card of the Day: Balor

A reverse Titan trigger, Balor disrupts hands , clears artifacts, and deals damage equal to the person with a huge hand. Become the demon that threatens the board from violence to death! #mtg
Balor {3}{R}{R} Creature — Demon Flying Whenever this creature attacks or dies, choose one or more. Each mode must target a different player. • Target opponent draws three cards, then discards three cards at random. • Target opponent sacrifices a nontoken artifact of their choice. • This creature deals damage to target opponent equal to the number of cards in their hand. 5/5 Illustrated by Uriah Voth
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Magic Card of the Day: Insidious Fungus

It grows. Corroding illicit devices. Dissolving ancient magics. Blossoming into knowledge and new paths forward. This fungus is a rattlesnake which can just be a growth spiral so you don’t waste any mana on your turn! Such a nice mushroom! #mtg
Insidious Fungus {G} Creature — Fungus {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Destroy target enchantment. • Draw a card. Then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped. 1/2 Illustrated by Bastien Grivet
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Magic Card of the Day: Charming Prince

He brings you a vision of the future, the power of food, and can reset your best thing to make it happen again! He really is an excellent boyfriend. What’s nice is when you have a way to protect a single creature from a board wipe. How noble! #mtg
Charming Prince {1}{W} Creature — Human Noble When this creature enters, choose one — • Scry 2. • You gain 3 life. • Exile another target creature you own. Return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step. 2/2 Illustrated by Randy Vargas
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Okay so #seattle I’m looking for the best vegetarian Mapo Tofu in the area that can be delivered. I used to get it from Regnant Bakery but it’s closed and I haven’t been able to find anything close to as good. Please assist. #Chinesefood #recommendations
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Thanks @h0tzombie.bsky.social for inviting me and letting grist run wild for one game. And thanks @infinitokens.com for making it possible for me to track all my grist copies!
Grist voracious larva card as well as three infini tokens with insects and a zombie on them
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Aether Channeler

Choice is an incredibly effective tool to take a sort of mid card into a silver bullet. 3 mana for any single one of these effects is a little high but one plays a bit higher. Bouncing almost anything gives tempo that can turn the Aether in your favor. #mtg
Aether Channeler {2}{U} Creature — Human Wizard When this creature enters, choose one — • Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying. • Return another target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. • Draw a card. 2/1 Illustrated by Caio Monteiro
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Body of Knowledge

This creature is a massive threat and a boon to cautious players who want to hold everything in their hand. As long as damage won’t kill it, this avatar will refill your had and be bigger than ever. Learn all. Be all. Punch with your brains. #mtg
Body of Knowledge {3}{U}{U} Creature — Avatar Body of Knowledge’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards. */* Illustrated by Clint Cearley
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Happy Friday, my darlings! Come enjoy some cheeky chaos and laughter with @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and me and our special guest @airshipambassador.bsky.social tonight at 6:30pm Pacific (Seattle)

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Friday Tea with special guest the Airship Ambassador
Friday, November 21st, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) Friday Teatime is nearly upon us, and whilst I feel as though I am still at sixes and sevens, I am thrilled that we delve into a little holiday c…
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November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Sewer Nemesis

From the original Commander set, often the best choice is to choose yourself. Every spell you cast builds your graveyard and in turn your horror grows. At this point your graveyard is often just a second hand so you might as well be your own hater. #mtg
Sewer Nemesis {3}{B} Creature — Horror As this creature enters, choose a player. Sewer Nemesis’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in the chosen player’s graveyard. Whenever the chosen player casts a spell, that player mills a card. */* Illustrated by Nils Hamm
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Magic Card of the Day: Geist-Honored Monk

Sometimes cards are still good even if they don’t have the power of yesterday. Flickering this token generator can quickly make a wide and tall threat at the same time. A single flying 1/1 can close out a game if left untouched. Be honored and win! #mtg
Geist-Honored Monk {3}{W}{W} Creature — Human Monk Vigilance Geist-Honored Monk’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control. When this creature enters, create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. */* Illustrated by Clint Cearley
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM