Modern Challenge structure just got a major overhaul.
- Challenge 96 is back: 8 rounds, 212 players, raised PP payouts for 33rd-96th, started this week.
- Challenge 32/64 capped at 7 rounds, 128 player max.
- New weekly Tuesday 5pm PT slot.
Wizards is clearly listening to the grind spike during RCQ season. Build or test your list with a subscription from https://t.co/ggK6BRxAhQ.
Ron Spears passed away today at 66 years old from a brain tumor.
Ron was the first mtg artist I ever contacted via email. I will never forget how nervous I was sending that email. He found out later and we had a laugh about it. He was kind and gracious and such a talent. I will miss him and his art.
The last time we spoke was in December and January. He was happy I picked up phyrexian altar as it was one of his favorites.
RIP Ron. Gone too soon.
Here are 4 of his originals from my collection. Island-Swamp from Lorwyn, Goblin King 7th edition, Dreamtime Whale MH3, and Phyrexian Altar Invasion.
#BlackLotusChallenge I'll be grinding Tron/Ramp or other Meta decks in MTGO Modern Leagues for the next 30 days until I make enough tix to own my first ever Lotus. If you want to follow along the journey I'll be posting weekly updates!
Official reveal of the MTG x Marvel Captain America Boxlunch Exclusive Promo Card!
Receive 1 MTG Marvel Captain America BL Promo Card with purchases of $40+ Marvel or MTG products on June 26th at participating BL Stores.
Limit 1 per person.
Marvel Super Heroes has 655 new (non-reprint) Magic cards. The entire year of 2011 had 671 new Magic cards cards between Scars of Mirrodin block, Core Set 2012 and the first Commander precons). Insane.
Buckle up kids.
Ocarina of Time isn’t just the best N64 game, or the best 3D game, or even the best video game ever made. It’s the best piece of media, and therefore art to exist. Not an exaggeration. It comfortably clears The Beatles, The Godfather, and The Mona Lisa.
While some may argue it’s overrated, or that they prefer other Zelda games, I’m here to tell you it’s better than Mozart. Better than Citizen Kane. Better than Picasso.
Great songs, films, stories, paintings, and other works are great because they guide you to a special feeling. Maybe a familiar feeling, or maybe a new feeling altogether. But even more so when you’re deeply immersed in the piece. Like listening to a whole album in headphones, or when you can’t put that one book down.
Video games have a distinct advantage in this regard. By making you an active participant, you’re inherently immersed. You don’t have to get lost in it. You’re in it. You’re not listening to the background music. They’re playing YOUR theme. Your favorite character didn’t succeed. YOU did.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time takes advantage of that intense immersion more boldly and to greater effect than any other game by far. You might even just call it a “vibe”. It’s all the little things that amount to something indescribable. It’s the one game I can confidently say is more than the sum of its odds. One can write a million songs, or a million books, or make a million video games and never strike oil like that. When it happens, it just happens.
And it’s not about nostalgia, or vintage-loving hipster nonsense. You don’t need to have played it as a child, or even play video games to have this experience. Just play it. Get stuck? Look it up. Drown out the drama and other people’s opinions. There’s something truly magical about it, and that’s why the remake is so deserving of all this hype. I say that as someone who completely rejects the reboot/remake slop we’ve been getting for over a decade. This is the exception.
Without an ounce of sarcasm, preserving Ocarina of Time should be Nintendo’s number one priority. It should be released on every console they sell, day one. Their controllers should be designed specifically to play it. The story should be taught in english class, and the dungeons should be used to teach problem solving skills.
It’s nice for the fanbase to enjoy different entries in the series. That’s great, but Ocarina of Time will be culturally and historically relevant long after the concept of a “video game console” has been forgotten. It will continue to fascinate and inspire awe for generations.
Wemby aint built like this yet but his time is coming. Lebron will forever be the GOAT with this performance. It’s the Knicks year they finally break the curse 🏆
> be Ocarina of Time
> launch on Nintendo 64 in 1998
> open with Link waking up in Kokiri Forest
> make kids think they were just playing another Zelda
> then send them into Hyrule Field for the first time
> suddenly the world feels impossible big
> Z-targeting changes 3D combat forever
> Epona makes Hyrule feel alive
> adult Link makes time feel real
> Ganondorf becomes the villain every Zelda game is still chasing
> Water Temple traumatizes an entire generation
> 99 Metacritic
> highest-rated game ever
> 3DS remake sells 6M+
> Nintendo leaves it alone for 14 years
> now Ocarina of Time is finally coming back
the remake is not the risky part
the risky part is touching the game that taught everyone what 3D adventure was supposed to be
- Lorwyn Eclipsed broke records as the best selling premier set ever
- Secrets of Strixhaven shattered that record already
maybe we could trust our internal IP a bit more?
HUGE shoutout to Mike for taking all this down, check out the full notes here, tons of good stuff:
One year ago I took a large position on Umezawa’s Jitte as I strongly believed an unbanning was imminent. It didn’t happen then and that was tough but I didn’t sell off either as I had a strong belief it would come to be. Yesterday that belief was vindicated. #modern#mtg#unbans
Magic: The Gathering writing has a short half-life. Historically-important articles are taken offline every year. This sucks.
That's why I'm launching Library of Leng, an index of 32 years of Magic writing. 150k+ articles, 20+ sites, fully searchable.
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