Mox Squirrel

Nerdy dad and MtG limited enthusiast who has made a point to draft 5-color in every limited format since M11.

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Drafted Midnight Hunt with 4-year old on @MTG_Arena

She has Baithook Angler/Hook-Haunt Drifter sitting very high on her pick order. As she put it: “I love this ghost because he’s wearing a hat.”

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On the historic ladder:

Opponent: t1 Minion of the Mighty

Me (foolishly): well that doesn’t seem very good, I’ll just play a tapped land

Opens: t2 Scale Up, putting Terror of Mount Velus into play off trigger

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Me: Alright, let's actually test this time

Me, two minutes later: If I play Esper with Displacer Kitten I can name the deck 'Espurr'

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MORE victory milkshakes!!

Back-to-back cash finishes making it $4,500 for October and $6,500 for 2022!

Kinda feel like I learned the opposite of a lesson about staying up way too late last night trying to qualify....

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Preparing some sneaky miniatures for tonight’s #DnD session.

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Victory milkshakes a-coming!

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3-0 for the first draft of the Arena Open

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Made day 2 on first shot, still trying to figure out how lucky I had to get with this pool to pull out the 4-0 (8-0)…

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Expectation: playing Mario Kart will be a fun family activity with the kids

Reality: discover that wife cussing like a sailor when playing Mario Kart isn’t something she can stop so much as an inherent aspect of the person I fell in love with

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Went from 11-0 to 11-2 to finish out the Qualifier Weekend. Deck felt great and I wouldn't change anything in the 75 if I could play it again. 2 Mimics and 1 Meathook opens the possibility to combo without making the deck feel clunky from too many pieces

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7-0 for day one of @MTG_Arena qualifier weekend and I've informed my loved ones that if I don't queue tomorrow they will be expected to, at least once, listen to me complain about not getting to take the unused buffer to day 2.

They have never seemed so supportive...

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Double achievement unlocked!
1) Swing for 28 trample damage with a hamster
2) Get two of the same planeswalker in a draft (opened Minsc packs 2&3)

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What if "Rakdos Sacrifice" was never the best name for the deck?? 🤔 #MTG

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It finally happened! Unlocked the hidden mana ability on Memory of Toshiro!

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#MTGNEO's reference sheet came out rather hefty, but they say you can't spell shenanigan without misspelling ninja.

Keep in mind ninjutsuing back a channel creature is likely to be a "gotcha" of the format.

As always, huge thanks to @Marshall_LR for letting me tag him in these!

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#MTGNEO first thoughts:

- Sagas transforming into creatures is such a beautiful way to finish their stories
- Every FNM will have that one person who plays Tezzeret+Colossal Plow every week
- The type line"equipment jellyfish" has brought me more joy than makes sense

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Won 2k with Cleric Pod!!

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Obligatory 7 win post (7-2(15-5)). Moved into a wide-open monored deck halfway through p1, which lead to a deeper sideboard than the deck is used to. Ghitu Lavarunner, Embereth Shieldbreaker, Magmatic Channeler, Gobline Ruinblaster and Oketra's Monument all came in at least once.

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@mavignon @fireshoes @mtgazone That was an incredibly fun 7-0. Didn’t think there was a chance I would run back any of these events after getting the token but I want to keep jamming shrines now!

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Turns out that even if you’ve played all the games you’ll never truly appreciate how ridiculous the plot of Pokemon can get until you’re watching the show with a 4-year old who’s constantly asking what’s going on and, more importantly, why.