Steven Vrooman

Professor, Dean, Keynote Speaker

[Steven Vrooman @MoreBrainz]

Haven’t been tweeting a lot lately. Been writing, watching democracy wither, converting my classes to a new LMS, and helping my son move. Here’s my stack of #MagicTheGathering articles I’ve been doing: https://t.co/29YTxHOpjm

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@draftsim But why not? Why shouldn’t I keep it. It’s mine. My own!

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@MysticalDisPod @twoduckcubed @theGGards Greatest. Signoff. In. The. History. Of. Podcasts.

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@EDHRECast How did @mathimus55 avoid the temptation to talk about the 50 VanDammage from Aetherflux Reservoir in the Challenge the Stats? Or did. that. not. occur. to. him. ??? Maybe some time in the Dad Joke Phantom Zone needed?

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A thing I did in #MagicTheGathering this summer.

Equipped Mechtitan with a Vorpal Sword and Unezawa’s Jitte ftw in my Jan Jansen EDH deck.

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@Marshall_LR @lsv I always listen to LR when I cook and tonight I was cooking @kenjilopezalt ‘s Kung Pao Chicken exactly when Marshall started talking about cooking it.

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@BookofHeroesSBB Love your show, btw.

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@BookofHeroesSBB Aons are magical devices in Brandon Sanderson’s Elantris book.

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@BookofHeroesSBB Sporko is Orko from Masters of the Universe 80s cartoon. Even down to elements of the face. With an added spork pun.

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I know the affinity flashbacks will be strong for my Magic boomers. But let’s check out the cutest robots in #Magic in my latest article. https://t.co/sF7ipIInb8

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Best crabs in Magic. #weregoingtoneedmorebutter https://t.co/DoB3iX6OTN

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Squirrels!! Let's go, #MagicTheGathering fans. You know you want to absorb the terrifying cuteness of my history and analysis of #squirrels in MTG! https://t.co/xArx436nNc

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#Magic boomers, ready to talk about the “good ol’ days”? Time for my favorite bad mechanic, rampage. #MTG https://t.co/RR46S5Qsc4

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Okay #MTG players, here’s the history of ward, hexproof and shroud you always wanted. Oh, wait, you don’t think you want that? Of course you do. If you see this tweet, that���s ward. If you don’t, hexproof. Don’t have Twitter? Shroud. https://t.co/Oac5XvUcKU

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More Magic the Gathering content from me at @draftsim . Shapeshifters, “tribal tribal” Commander and some Magic boomer history. Check it out! https://t.co/OB1ossqqhV

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@BoshNRoll We’re writing great articles over at @draftsim ! Commander, lore, mechanics, draft etc. Come for the draft simulator, stay for the writing!

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My first blog post for @draftsim is up! To create #MTG content feels like a level up in my nerd journey. https://t.co/6H2jiS96mV

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But second, conversely, though the wisdom now is to stick with one color as long as possible in VOW to more easily grab a bomb in another color, it might be worth speculating and maybe burning a pick on one of these. The only thing better than one Brine Comber in UW is two.

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Another #MTGArena 17lands data thread, this one a bit shorter than the last. I looked at average ATA (average taken at) rates for VOW. The higher the number, the later it goes in picks, which means these cards are getting passed. I looked at the cards with over 60% GIH WR. . .

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First, perhaps, especially for the gold cards here, you can afford to wait. You don't need to grab the first Bloodtithe you see if you are grabbing red vampires and holding off getting into increasingly contested black.