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John Ryan Hamilton

@xjcloud.bsky.social

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Legacy and Duel Commander MTG streamer, D&T player, and Thalia enthusiast. Formerly the Godfather of Initiative. Owl House fan account disguised as a Magic account. He/They. Twitch.tv/xjcloud

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · May 18

I finally have the ultimate “reveal companion” flex

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MetaMage @metamagebot.bsky.social · 10h

Duel Commander meta update #mtg #DC #DuelCommander

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 3d

Some of your worst work yet

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 5d

No but you’re free to also mention your favorite cube deck/archetype as a follow up

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 5d

Across all CURRENT formats *xjclouGun image here*

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 5d

Favorite deck right now across all formats?

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 5d

Me after registering a blue combo deck

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 5d

🏆 SOMEHOW, AGAINST ALL ODDS, WE CAME OUT ON TOP WITH THE LEAST XJ DECK OF ALL TIME. DUEL COMMANDER HIGH TIDE TROPHY BAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

1 Archmage's Charm
1 Brain Freeze
1 Spellseeker
1 Brainsurge
1 Candelabra of Tawnos
1 Consider
1 Consult the Star Charts
1 Counterspell
1 Cryptic Command
1 Curate
1 Dizzy Spell
1 Dream's Grip
1 Exhaustion
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Flooded Strand
1 Force Spike
1 Frantic Search
1 Gigadrowse
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Hidden Strings
1 High Tide
1 Impulse
1 Into the Flood Maw
1 Intuition
30 Island
1 Lórien Revealed
1 Lose Focus
1 Mana Leak
1 Mana Short
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mental Note
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Micromancer
1 Misdirection
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Moment of Truth
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Opt
1 Pact of Negation
1 Peek
1 Personal Tutor
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Remand
1 Repeal
1 Rewind
1 Sapphire Medallion
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Serum Visions
1 Sink into Stupor
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Snap
1 Solve the Equation
1 Spell Pierce
1 Spell Snare
1 Brainstorm
1 Stern Scolding
1 Stifle
1 Stock Up
1 Subtlety
1 Suspend
1 Tale's End
1 Thought Scour
1 Three Steps Ahead
1 Turnabout
1 Twiddle
1 Unsubstantiate
1 Unwind
1 Wash Away

1 Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 5d

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 6d

Well... against my better judgment, I've been bribed into playing Lier in Duel Commander tonight. This will probably be the league with the most mental anguish since my old Doomsday league years ago so if you enjoy that, feel free to tune in (or maybe help me idk) www.twitch.tv/xjcloud

xJCloud - Twitch

Magic: The Gathering streamer, Death & Taxes player, and Thalia enthusiast

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 7d

-Tamiyo
-Nadu
-The One Ring
-idk literally anything out of the UB Reanimator shell please god

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 8d

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pissduggery 🎆🐍 @fishduggery.bsky.social · 8d

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 9d

“No distractions, son. I’m really busy beating up strangers.” E33 was one of the best games I’ve played in YEARS and the second I met Monoco i knew I had to get his mask as a tattoo.

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 9d

This token was 🔥 but it was also really funny whenever I cast Chainsaw and targeted it during that event

y🏳️‍🌈şenaz @ayseneinart.bsky.social · 9d

Was cleaning up my photo library and stumbled on this Cat Warrior token I drew for @xjcloud.bsky.social at RCDC again 🐱

#mtg #chainsawman #ayseneinart

Picture of a Cat Warrior token drawn by Micron pens, featuring a blood covered Denji cradling a cat from Chainsaw Man.

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 12d

Well now I think you deserve this

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 12d

these jokes are over easy for me

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 13d

Going live with some more Cloud Duel Commander (also new emotes hype!) www.twitch.tv/xjcloud

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 13d

cant make an omelet without breaking a few eggs

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 13d

Note I am not a cuber nor a dreadnaughter I just watch a lot of @haraln.bsky.social streams

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 13d

Depending on your thoughts about UB cards in your cube Curie bangs as an enabler that’s also just a serviceable Ophidian

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 14d

It should’ve been in more of my packs if it wanted a higher rating

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you for joining me in my latest examination and analysis into the frogs of magic the gathering. I’ll be back next time I get a tattoo probably, with for froggy arts to peruse. Until then… watch The Owl House. Or Knights of Guinevere. Also play Monster Hunter. 🫡

John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 14d

And the grand finale, back to the basics, keeping it classic, the perfect specimen of a frog card. Aced the art, aced the flavor. Really optimized card. 8.5/10.

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 14d

Another miss from my first sweep of Bloomburrow, this art does rule. I love Portal, and I love frogs. Very fun and silly art. 7.5/10

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John Ryan Hamilton @xjcloud.bsky.social · 14d

I’ve never looked closely at this art of show and tell before but it’s genuinely just me and @ayseneinart.bsky.social. I show you my frog you show me your shark. The perfect relationship. 10/10.

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