Jose Lopez

MTG Arena grinder. Cube designer. Overall big Magic: the Gathering fan. My Cube:

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@OndrejStrasky Drafts are often off-putting for casuals because of broad decision paralysis. That's why Sealed is the prerelease format.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@SaffronOlive It's also going to Timeless and maybe Historic. As is Doomsday, which is in the same Jumpstart pack and wasn't on Arena previously.

[MagicMushMM @MagicMushMM]

How can Atari of all companies afford to put the full games on Switch 2 carts every single time but not bigger and richer companies

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@DroodHT I think it doesn't help that Marvel, so far, looks like a big stinker.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@Rock_Bottom95 @SaffronOlive You're the one missing the point: This is no longer a Commander mechanic. They're trying to push it for other formats. That means it's going to be printed more often, have more variations, and varying power levels and side-bonuses. This is literally GREAT design.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@Rock_Bottom95 @SaffronOlive Two of those aren't seeing relevant play, so they clearly missed the mark on power level for Standard. Mole Man, by virtue of spewing out bodies, might perform better. They're not identical cards. Come on now.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@Rock_Bottom95 @SaffronOlive Yeah, because they printed Crucible, and it was popular. They printed Ramunap Excavator, and it was popular. So they're leaning in to something people enjoy playing, and making it more viable for other formats outside of Commander.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@Bluenightbeyond I actually mostly loved this show.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@LaCivilian @SaffronOlive TMT is significantly more powerful than SPM and, so far, MSH.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@anarchoboognish Then you're not as pro-abortion as they come.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@SaffronOlive It's weird to me, because it reminds me a lot of SPM, and I'm wondering if that's just a broader goal of Marvel sets?

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@Barkeye52 @TW0HEADEDBEAST Worth noting: Talia is also mixed race.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@haus_dad The one on the right was the original printing, if I remember correctly, and intended as a direct visual reference to Counterspell.

[Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 @KarluskaP]

Holy fuckin’ shit I would like to report a murder!

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@dilophosaurid He doesn't fuck up a bunch of stuff, that stuff just sucked for reasons outside of his performances.

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

Both of these draft formats fucking sucked. TMT was the best draft of the year so far, and even it isn't anywhere near as good as most of the 2025 formats.

[Anna 🦊🏳️‍🌈 ✈️ MC Amsterdam @LaZorraDeAnna]

Hasta octubre no tenemos otro set de Magic within :(

[Jose Lopez @Metallix87]

@LaZorraDeAnna Both SPM and especially TMT sold well. They just were disliked by Magic players for a bunch of reasons. MSH being a full set not a mini set already solves one of those issues.