The Real Spicy Dad

Dale from Winnipeg 🇨🇦

I play TCGs for fun 🌶️

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

Two months into playing MTG, I played in my first ever RCQ today. Mono White Token Control was my deck. Ended up going undefeated!

Split prizing in top cut but we played for the mat and I got the dub. I still have a lot to learn.

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

I feel seen

[Carolyn Wang 凯伦 @caro_irl]

magic players borrowing cards from each other all the time for tournaments is so cute. its like the sisterhood of the travelling pants except its badgermole cubs and izzet lands

[A_Turtl @zevin_faust]

Now that I’ve made top8 with the deck I would like to request it no longer be called “Azorius Tempo” as it’s a bit of a misnomer. I would prefer “Azorius High Noon” but “Azorius Prison” is also acceptable.

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

R1 👋🏽
R2 Izzet Spellementals 🦦🦦
R3 Esper Pixie 🦦❌❌
R4 Landfall ❌🦦🦦
R5 🤝

T8 Sultai Control 🦦🦦
T4 Mirror ❌❌

Check out @Dafore3’s guide and twitch for some solid content on the deck!

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

Played Izzet Prowess 🦦 to a Top 4 finish at the @FusiongamingWPG RCQ!

Really proud of my preparation and my run. Lost in semis to my testing partner in a mirror match, but he went on to get the dub so great weekend overall.

Shout out to @Dafore3 for all the next level advice.

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

@cross__entropy 🫵🏽 🐐 💯

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

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[トモハッピー | 年商1兆円を目指す商売人!! @TomoharuSaito]

僕のシャッフル動画が現在846万再生。

18年前にアメリカの大会で誰かが撮影してYouTubeに投稿してくれた動画で、自分達の動画はずっとこれを超えれてません🤣

僕は元々、世界的に大人気なカードゲーム、MTGこと "マジックザギャザリング" のプロ選手でした🏆✨

[Ian Robb @Ian__Robb]

Wanted to write an article about balancing two different card games along with some of the amazing opportunities that it has come with. I have learned a lot from competing in both Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering this past year and wanted to share it.

Link in the comments

[Joan @cross__entropy]

Just launched MTG Meta Analyzer. An open-source tool to explore the metagame with charts, matchup matrices, and archetype breakdown customization.

Check out the results from this weekend's 2 RC + AC11: https://t.co/MpPatX85fg

#MagicTheGathering #MTG @fireshoes @SaffronOlive

[Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes]

#TheyReleasedTheDecklists!
https://t.co/5J5gKEplv4

[Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes]

I swear to god, Wizards can't get out of their own god damned way sometimes.

They are making Magic Online change what decklists get published. Only the Top 8 decklists will get posted for challenges under 64 players.
#mtg #ReleaseTheDecklists

[Luis Scott-Vargas @lsv]

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[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

@_MetaMage_ What are the win rates of Azorius Control into the top standard decks in December 2025? Do any of these list splash red and if yes what are the red cards they’re playing?

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

@SaffronOlive The only correct answer

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

Honourable mention continued: deck from my first and only sealed event! Went 2-1, this was at the RC when apparently I couldn’t stop playing Jeskai

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

2025 Recap!

Modern:
Amulet Titan - Pet Deck #1
Domain Zoo - Intro To Modern
Jeskai Blink - First RC
Ruby Storm - Pet Deck #2
Izzet Prowess - Other Intro To Modern

Standard:
Mono W - First Deck / RCQ Champ
Izzet Prowess - F2F Tour Finalist
UW Control - Vibes
Vivi Cauldron - BDIF

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

Overall a great first year of MTG! Way more fun than I would have ever imagined. Looking forward to honing the craft, especially in Modern where there's less shiny object syndrome 🙃

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

@_MetaMage_ What are the win rate percentages of Azorius Midrange (the one with many flash spells) into the top standard decks? Look at results in Standard from Nov 10, 2025 and beyond

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

@_MetaMage_ How do white or white/X, token-based archetypes fare into the top standard decks? Show lists that have caretaker's talent and carrot cake as staples in the deck. Only consider results from November 10, 2025 and onward, to factor in the banning of Vivi Ornitier and other cards

[The Real Spicy Dad @TheRealSpicyDad]

@_MetaMage_ Can you re-do your analysis but consider results post-banning of Vivi? I.e. Nov 10-onwards