Something I still don't do and probably should be better about is evaluating creatures with tap abilities while remembering Agatha's Soul Cauldron exists. One day I'll build an activated abilities matter deck and assemble cauldron + royal assassin, and my friends won't talk to me for a month
(yes, I'm very hyped for upgrades from this set)
That's some insane tech, wow. I think I did the classic thing of thinking it was limited to nonbasics
Mana Pool is excellent, seriously so much better as a small seller. Not having to eat shipping costs when pricing cards because of their standardized shipping is huge.
I was originally just looking for a TCGPlayer replacement, but Mana Pool has proven way more seller- and buyer-friendly.
Jeweled Lotus {0} Artifact {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast your commander. “I’ve seen my share of baubles, minister. Whatever ostentatious bit of glitter you have there won’t convince me to … Oh my.” —Emperor Ayrelion Illustrated by Alayna Danner
Emperor Aryelion, the Jeweled Lotus flavor text guy! I just want more lore! Who is he? Also, I want an Ayrelion's Bauble (a sidegrade of Urza's/Mishra's Bauble).
They look excellent - closest thing to true duals since shocks. Love the design on them
Finally, hard evidence that my deck is a 7
yeah im bummed about sora. bummed i sora bunch of stupid fake videos
Fun fact: they tried that, back during War of the Spark with Mythic Edition. I have the foil uncut sheet they gave out to purchasers when they way oversold their limited print run (somehow).
Just-released photo of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson from the live-action Moana
We’ve told all the casting agents that the Weird Al biopic sequel is currently on hold, but they just keep sending in headshots.
Immediately thought of
A screenshot of the landing page for a story from the Independent reading: Delta flew 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father to ICE detention in Texas, new video shows A photo of federal agents detaining Liam Conejo Ramos in Minnesota outraged people across the nation last year Ariana Baio Tuesday 17 March 2026 16:15 EDT
A screenshot of the landing page for my story reading: Video proves Delta flew Liam Ramos and his dad to ICE detention center Three plainclothes federal agents can be seen boarding a Delta flight while guarding the 5-year-old boy and his father, right under unsuspecting passengers' noses. Gillian Brockell 16 Mar 2026 - 8 min read
A line from the Independent story reading: “The airport footage was obtained through an information disclosure request to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by activist Nick Benson with MN50501 - a Minnesota-based organization that advocates against Trump's policies.” I’ve highlighted the part where it links to MN50501.
A screenshot of a browser window showing that the MN50501 link includes “?ref=gillianbrockell.com”
This @the-independent.com story is such an obvious lift of mine that they didn’t even bother deleting my site’s referral URL.
And no, they do not credit me for reporting it first or (intentionally) link to my story.
In j-school, rewording someone else’s reporting was called plagiarism. 1/
Gold rank TMT premier draft win screen with 7 wins and 1 loss.
Decklist 1 Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order (TMT) 158 1 West Wind Avatar (TMT) 137 1 Omni-Cheese Pizza (TMT) 176 2 Saved by the Shell (TMT) 132 2 Return to the Sewers (TMT) 52 4 Courier of Comestibles (TMT) 112 1 Buzz Bots (TMT) 32 1 Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 (TMT) 121 1 Tenderize (TMT) 133 1 Michelangelo, Game Master (TMT) 118 2 Mutant Chain Reaction (TMT) 125 3 Primordial Pachyderm (TMT) 129 1 Rocksteady, Crash Courser (TMT) 131 1 Ray Fillet, Man Ray (TMT) 49 1 Lessons from Life (TMT) 155 1 Guac & Marshmallow Pizza (TMT) 116 1 Escape Tunnel (TMT) 184 8 Forest (AFR) 278 7 Island (ONE) 273
🏆 TMT Premier draft, 7-1 with UG counters! After a P1P1 Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order (draw upon putting a counter on a creature), I decided to force UG for mutagen synergy, and picked up some other great rares along the way. Got passed 3 pachyderms which really helped stabilize. Decent format so far!
I think I figured out why these guys think the computer is alive
Marchesa would never
Bravo 👏
"sorry bro, game's gotta end"
an AI generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and mocking a diagram that originally showed trucks going across the land, but now I've put two stargates there instead
can this be a solution
Peak for sure
I'd seen the others but that beast token is fantastic!
Very cool! I'm curious: was the draft format pick 2?
The 9 MTG cards that made me Blood Artist Telepathy Armageddon Mulldrifter Sun Titan Eternal Witness Nicol Bolas, Dragon God Razaketh, the Foulblooded Obliterate
Learning Magic through non-precon EDH was a wild time #My9MTGCards
Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon
Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman
Me after my opponent has taken infinite turns: "But how do you win?"
(Shuffle Up and Play episode featuring the format for anyone curious)
I'm not well-versed in deckbuilders, but does Maldhound's custom Treasure Cruise format (deep cut) fall into that category?
There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana
(Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)
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Decklist: 1 Urza's Saga (MH2) 259 1 Aether Spellbomb (JMP) 456 1 Ancient Tomb (UMA) 236 1 Pentad Prism (5DN) 143 1 The Endstone (EOE) 240 1 Sundering Titan (BRR) 57 1 Meticulous Archive (MKM) 264 1 Tundra (VMA) 322 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor (BLC) 75 1 Celestial Colonnade (WWK) 133 1 Mishra's Bauble (BRR) 34 1 Tolarian Academy (VMA) 319 1 Urza's Bauble (ANA) 0 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain (EOE) 2 1 Brain Freeze (SCG) 29 1 Otawara, Soaring City (NEO) 271 1 Pyrite Spellbomb (MMA) 212 1 Dismember (SPG) 41 1 Thundertrap Trainer (BLB) 78 1 Oust (ROE) 40 1 Underworld Breach (THB) 161 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer (MH1) 75 1 Scalding Tarn (MH2) 254 1 Lion's Eye Diamond (VMA) 271 1 Stock Up (DFT) 67 1 Tinker (ULG) 45 1 Eagles of the North (LTR) 7 1 Astrologian's Planisphere (FIN) 46 1 Elegant Parlor (MKM) 260 1 Portable Hole (AFR) 33 1 Candelabra of Tawnos (ANA) 0 1 Soul-Guide Lantern (BRR) 54 3 Island (ONE) 273 1 Daze (NEM) 30 2 Plains (ELD) 253 2 Mountain (VOW) 401
Arena powered cube best-of-one completed draft screen in gold rank, showing 7 wins, 2 losses.
🏆 Arena powered cube Bo1—took this Jeskai Academy/Tinker/Breach combo deck from a 0-2 start to 7-2! Easily my favorite format on @mtgarena.com right now.
The diversified gameplan was very cool; ended up using each wincon at least once. Tinker was the weakest here but still won some games by itself.
