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@jboveda.bsky.social 🦋 I probably won't be checking this site anymore. Not politically motivated; it just kinda sucks now.

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Beware: I cancelled my X premium weeks ago and it's still trying to charge me. Luckily I had the foresight to use @PrivacyHQ (not sponsored) Please use virtual cards for every subscription so you can take control over companies like this.

[jboveda is on BlueSky now @jboveda]

@Magic_Arcanum please move over to BlueSky. Lots of your audience has moved there and would love to 'retweet' your vids there!

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@ghirapurigears Agreed, but to split hairs: I think the concept of a plane-wide horror house was lit. The 'retro modern' (sneakers, TVs, etc) was what was bad.

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As an immigrant, it took me 13 years to become a citizen and gain the power to vote. If you can vote, please do. Use this power in the name of all the people that are striving for that same say in our future together. 💪🙌🤝🫂

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@GavinVerhey This makes me curious how, as a game developer, you would fix the problem of how to get everyone to vote. If people are complaining that their vote doesn't count or doesn't matter, how would you fix the system to increase that metric? Fun thought experiment if anything. 😁

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This is worth the read. I really don't want this to be true. This is only one side of the story but I'm much more likely to believe an artist than a company. Donato is a paragon of this game and of the fantasy art world. Waiting for a response from WOTC @blakepr

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Here is what a 15 foot hurricane storm surge looks like folks.

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@PhaedaMTG Or is Simic just nerd Golgari? 🤔🤓

[Katie Combat, tree @KatieCombat]

Tiers should be about intent not individual cards.

Tier 4 - win at any cost
Tier 3 - win, but everyone has a good time
Tier 2 - see everyone’s deck do the thing, winning is a bonus
Tier 1 - doing something funny/clever/thematic, idgaf about winning

I play at a 2. How about you?

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I was this many years old when I realized that the whip on the box cover art on Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is a stylized "2" 😲

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One of his best. Starts by addressing the most important issue (hate and attacks) then threads a narrow, precarious yet ultimately well-thought out line between the 'hard truths' of the past few days. Thank you yet again, @TolarianCollege!

[Tolarian Community College @TolarianCollege]

My full thoughts on the Commander Bans: https://t.co/auYKloEkIV

#MagicTheGathering

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Yet another day I wake up and feel a bit sick that @goberthicks's sound plan for the bans was voted down and/or overruled. She had the right idea, the right reasons, and the wisdom to spot the errors in what ultimately transpired.

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This is what constructive discourse looks like. @Einheijar4040 disagrees with me on commander bans and talked about why. His POV made me see something new I hadn't considered. I still think we should #unbanlotus, but appreciate the two points of view for others to think about.

[Falling Leaf🔜Oblivion @Einheijar4040]

@jboveda @mtgcommander I strongly disagree with this opinion. Jeweled lotus was a mistake, but the bigger mistake was not banning it immediately. The best time to ban it was on printing, the second best time to ban it is now.

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@Einheijar4040 @mtgcommander No worries, all good! I don't think it'll illustrate your point since it wouldn't get made even if I answer that the RC would ban it. It wouldn't so they wouldn't.

I will acknowledge though that JL is still technically legal in Legacy & Vintage, despite having no obvious use.😅

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I appreciate this @mtgcommander. However, the lotus ban is an objective mistake. I get not "going back" for subjective reasons, but you did the equivalent of banning Black Lotus in Vintage. Banning JL is wrong. It cannot be played elsewhere. You must turn back. #unbanlotus

[Commander Rules Committee @mtgcommander]

To clarify some of our stance and approach, we're releasing an FAQ document about the September 2024 bans.

https://t.co/EaMuSSgZTe

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@Einheijar4040 @mtgcommander Ante and dexterity cards are banned in all formats. That's it.

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@Einheijar4040 @mtgcommander It sucks too because not reprinting it (because it's a mistake) would just lead to the same situation that drove Black Lotus to insane prices. However, bad as it is, banning cards for power level in the one format they can be played in is not correct.

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@Einheijar4040 @mtgcommander I agree that printing it was a mistake. Just like Black Lotus was a mistake. Both are creations of their times. But they do exist, and thus deserve a format to be played in. They cannot be banned from existence. That's not how magic ever worked.

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Magali showing us how she feels about the Commander bans.

(just kidding this has nothing to do with the bans, but wanted to repost art to wash out the sick pall of community vitriol with the fresh scent of beautiful art)