Brendan Ma

SEAO SVO: 2018 LB #1 // 2019 CC#4// 2020 CC#5// 2021 #1// 2021 WGP 10th//DBFW 3x Regional Winner//DBFW 2024 Nats 3rd/DBFW 2025 1st//2025 OP Nats T32//

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

After 9 months of SVO, I've secured a convincing Rank 1 Position after being the only player in the top 8 to not play Shadow and win the Unlimited! Thank you to all of my good friends, and team mates for their support. Thank you @yukin_sv for Roach deck and help. Contenders next!

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Mildly annoyed that there were two deans in the australian fw scene and i didnt realise until recently they were different people

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@JPhanta_ videl isn't blue, proceed to sell to me

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

[OP15/FB09] Overall, I feel like I could have grinded a bit more or done a bit better for both games this season.

FW: 1x Top 4, 2x T8, 2x T16, 11th Worlds
OP: 1 Serial Nika😇

Was pretty busy with irl stuff if that's any excuse, but hopefully next set/s will be better~

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@kayC_OPTCG I also forgot to report second last round and my friend came 65th by 0.4% tb.... 🫠🫠🫠

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Ayy found my old challenger jackets, i should bring this for the next riftbound event...

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@enzo_tcg Fb09 not being s tier is criminal

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Skwigglee @kaizokucollin @sormiltcg @mercgg

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Sona plz and I'll actually main riftbound...

[Courtney Smith @ADCourtneyy]

Radiance is looking like it's going to be focused around Zaun and Demacia

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Sydney May Regionals, 8-1 swiss, 2nd after Swiss/Top 8 finish with P Enel

Lost round 1 then won the next 8, win top 16, die in top 8.

So busy with new job but still grinded hard to 3 bil on sim, happy with the result!

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Forceman4077 @esala_w First of all, by definition, it's not scalping.

Second of all, even if we were to use your definition, it's so loose that you would define hundreds of players at that event as scalpers too, when it wouldn't ever pass the pub test.

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Tl;dr invest in tcgs

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Bxrjja HOLY you get the card in client as well...

Time to play black...!

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Ayy qualified for NA Nationals 😎

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@SirisX777 @TruePyroShad Sa3 isnt a blue deck, boss

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Traverse_Tavern If you believe this, then the only reasonable position you can hold is that mixed rarity decks should be made illegal, with Ravensburger/TOs enforcing this.

Until that time, it's silly to witch hunt players based on your subjective preferences

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Traverse_Tavern How is it disrespectful to the integrity of the event for Zan to play with a mixed rarity deck?

Judges have zero issues with it. T.O has zero issues with it. Ah, but Braden MTG has an issue with it, so Zan has to go out of his way to appeal to him?

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Traverse_Tavern The reasonable explanation is that, in a world where mixed decks are not against any rules: A) can't be bothered or B) don't want to spend unnecessary money.

Both seem pretty valid to me.

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

@Traverse_Tavern If you think that it is possible for people to gain advantages via mixed rarity then it should be made illegal for all players, not just high profile ones.

The actual correct take is that this type of speculation is dangerous and unreasonable, not that Zan has made a mistake.

[Brendan Ma @BmaOCE]

Apparently, Lorcana players want this to be the standard to not be accused of "potentially cheating"

Don't have everything same rarity? get called "unbelievably suspicious!"

[Braden @BradenMTG]

This is unbelievably suspicious. These people can afford to foil every single card in their deck or avoid foiling any of the cards whatsoever.