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Alex Ullman
@nerdtothecore.com
God damn it you have to be kind,
Member of the Pauper Format Panel,
Gut it out He/Him/His

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Continuing to tool away at "Mono Black" Modified. Hei Bai gives the deck big game in the Command Zone and pushes to build towards more sacrifice outlets for combat shenanigans.

moxfield.com/decks/D9AWk3...
Hei Bai Modified - Commander (Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance)
A deck created using Moxfield.
moxfield.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Dinner decor
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Ÿ̴̻̣̫̭̦̻̣͙̂̽̎͘r̴͍̭̒̆͆̈́̓ ̷̫͙̞͈̋̇̀͋͂ͅȏ̴̧̳̪̯͈̜͉̠̔̈̓̅̀͘͠p̸͔̜͇̬̹͔̮̝̬̔͊̏͐̋͐̏̓e̷̡̳͈̦̤̣̦̍́̒̏̂̂͘n̵̫̖͖̭̥͋̏̄̋͜͜͝ ̵̯̥̤̋̓̑m̶̻̽̓̀̌̔͗͊̍͑̏o̷̡̳͓͉̼̳̘̍͛̿̃͌͝u̵̗̭̱͓̳͐͐̆t̶̝̔̅̔̔̚͠h̶̡̛̃ ̴̖͎̣̱͓̖͎̄͝a̷̹̼̺̖͂͗̚ͅw̶͈̞̹̬͗ȁ̷̳͇̞̱̪̙̬̬į̶̧̛͕̬̄͊̌̔̀͊̇̆̚͜ţ̸͕̗̅̀̿͐̑̒̐̓i̴̜̪̘̠̣̥̊̈̌͌̏͒̏̀͊̋ͅn̶̼̖̙̖͂̇͒́́́̕͝ǵ̵̳͖̫̯̠̯̺͇̽̊̎͂͝ ̶͎̝̮̘̄m̸̳͍͈̥̝͖̊͐̓̒̇͋̾̋͜ẏ̵̦̬̼͕̱͙̒͘ͅ ̸̛͙̜̫̬̻͈̦͇͛̑̃̓̒͊͝h̵͔͓̏̈́͋͆̅̽̏̇͝ä̷̧̧̱̠̪͉͍̜́̇͊ͅr̴̨̛͇͕̪̈́̎̿̈͑̔̚͝v̶̧͍̖͇̫̠͕͙̙͚̑e̸͕͎̽̑̄͛̉̃̈s̸̤͛̀ţ̵̦̱͒̃͗
̵̡̙͕̝̐̂̀̎͐̏̇ͅD̴̛̞̥̘̼̣͈̮̟̃̾͂ͅr̴̝̪̹̫͔̱̗̬̥͓̊ì̸̡̡͚̭͎̽̈́͑͆̈́̆ͅṅ̶̛̻̟̝̥͊̏̈́̀̈́̎̚k̵̰͕̼̈́́͜ ̶̨̪͕̦̦͇͈̰̞̈́̒̈͒͐̉̏͜f̶̧̞̒̽̋͑̽r̴̨͓̥̠̫̠͙̩̣͐̀̒͋͛̓̓̕͝o̶̲̒̌̽͒m̷̨̰̙̳͓͖̬͉̽͆̎̽͋ͅͅ ̸̮̭̄̂͆̉̋̋̔̊̇m̴͉͛̉́è̴͕̖̥̰̺͚͓̗ ̶̢̫͑͑͒̔L̸̡͂̈́ő̷̝̜͂͆̈́̌̕v̸͍͓͍͖̙̺̝̈̆ë̵̜̠́͋̑͂̈́̐̂̂̐
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Good morning it’s Saturday and I’m going waiting for the cable guy to come make my internet work in my new place and thinking about this guy who will destroy all technology for no particular reason.
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Is this loss
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Mamdani probably got home, turned to his wife, and let out the longest, loudest “this fucking guy” of all time
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Apparently, they're hitting close to the 150 player mark for UK Pauper Nationals. That's incredible!

There's still time to sign up! 😤

#MTGPauper
Hiii. 👋 Going to be annoying for a moment.

Want to mention that on November 29th, UK Pauper Nationals will be happening with a whopping 100 players already registered!

Excited to jam Pauper in a world without High Tide? You can grab your ticket now! 👇

buytickets.at/mtgpauperuk/...

#MTGPauper
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Okay but what if I was "Mostly Black Modified"?
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reasonable Alt Commander?
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is a Vat of Rebirth* appreciation post:

*also what I call my Cold Brew Coffee brewing pitcher.
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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If you are at #paxunplugged this weekend please come find me or the rest of my game team to check out our first game, @cataclysmarcade.bsky.social — an actual physical TCG coming out next year.
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Made some updates to Crovax Modified. Finally found space for Spider-Man Noir @cmdrmechanic.bsky.social

moxfield.com/decks/D9AWk3...
Crovax Modified - Commander (Crovax the Cursed)
A deck created using Moxfield.
moxfield.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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phenomenal stuff from grok here
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.

Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were

X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
La #LDH porte plainte contre la publication de #Grok, l’intelligence artificielle du réseau social X, pour contestation de crimes contre l’humanité.
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.

We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
At one point I feel like I was channeling @wheeler.bsky.social when I used Weathered Wayfarer to tutor up a Plains and then used Terrain Generator to put that Plains into play..to get to 7 Plains for Emeria, the Sky Ruin.
Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.

moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.

moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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A bit more of a Serious talk today with your MTG friend. But I hope you feel seen and know that we're all glad you're you and that you're here.
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Corey's post deserves to spread far, but:

Cis people, it is our job as well as our privilege to protect trans people. My trans friends are strong enough to fight their battles for themselves, but they shouldn't have to. Let them know they have real allies beyond just words.
A bit more of a Serious talk today with your MTG friend. But I hope you feel seen and know that we're all glad you're you and that you're here.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tell me what you think is good in #MTGpauper and why and you might win some MTGO play points!
The fine folks at Daybreak Games have given me 5 Play Point codes to give away this month. How can you enter to win? Read this post and then reply to me with a deck you think is well positioned in the #MTGPauper metagame as we head into the next season and explain your reasoning!
Today on the blog, it's my #MTGPauper Power Rankings after a week of Challenges on MTGO after the High Tide ban and before Avatar hits the scene!

nerdtothecore.com/2025/11/19/t...
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I discovered my duffle has a tear in it. If anyone going to Unplugged has some duct tape I’d appreciate it!
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is a Stonecloaker appreciation post:
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Got to take Mavinda for a spin after some Avatar upgrades. Won in a 16 turn marathon. Sweetest part of the game was using Avatar's Wrath to clear the board but then had Winding Canyons available to flash my team in at will.

moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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I cosign every single word of this

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM