Evan Lewis

Evan Lewis

@akaleth.bsky.social

Proud Legacy D&T one trick | EW2021 Top4 | my wife is funnier than me | "love watching someone push a boulder up a hill" @basicmountain.bsky.social | he/they | free Palestine

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John Ryan Hamilton
@xjcloud.bsky.social

7-2 in the Legacy Showcase with D&T! Deck feels great leading into Eternal Weekend, excited to battle next week! UB Tron ✅❌✅ UR Cutter ✅✅ UB Gaak ✅✅ Painter ✅✅ Grixis Control ✅✅ Affinity ✅❌❌ Jeskai Control ✅❌✅ Forge ❌❌ Breakfast ✅❌✅

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

We've got some updates to the recommended D&T list from the State of the Noodle. Stay tuned for an article from me early next week, but here's a preview:

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

🏆 Lich's Relic was decent, the second Formalwear never came up (which like, yeah, look at the matchups), and I never drew Damping Sphere so who knows on that one! Feeling so solid about 95% of the deck is a curse in a way, because I know I'll be tweaking with the last 5% every day until EW

Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

@xjcloud.bsky.social played a very similar list on Tuesday, there are a lot of things about this list that I hope are bad for the sake of my priors, but I must be responsible and try them LIVE NOW @ twitch.tv/akaleth

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

This has expanded to "Goodbye" videos from channels I've, again, never heard of, seemingly shutting down operations for innocuous reasons like burnout/other projects/time away from family I've never watched any of these! Why do I keep getting recommended them!

Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

The YouTube algo somehow identified me, a pathological re-watcher of 2+ hour video essays, as an enjoyer of five minute "goodbye" videos published posthumously by families of people behind channels I have never heard of

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

I'm laughing thinking about the guy who made the algo genre-ify these videos "i NEED to watch strangers move onto new chapters of their life. give me your fuckin origin story. bro yes tell me how many hours a week you spent editing. hm. c-tier 'never expected to get this many views' delivery tbh"

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John Ryan Hamilton
@xjcloud.bsky.social

Happy to do my part 🫡

Carmen Klomparens@carmparens.bsky.social

New B&R Announcement today! Most formats unaffected by change today, with many sections speaking to what we're keeping an eye on. #WOTCstaff magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

The VOD from last night's State of the Noodle stream is now up on YouTube! Thanks again to @xjcloud.bsky.social for joining me. If y'all have questions or comments that didn't come up during the stream, ask them here, on Discord, in the YouTube comments, wherever! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF1F...

youtube.comTHE STATE of the NOODLE 2026! with @xJCloudYouTube video by Akaleth
Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

The 5th annual State of the Noodle is HERE! D&T is having a historic run and is poised to be a top deck going into Eternal Weekend. Join @xjcloud.bsky.social and I as we break down everything you need to know in order to crush in Pittsburgh with Aether Vial! Thurs Oct 1 8:30p EST Twitch.tv/akaleth

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

STATE OF THE NOODLE 2026 IS LIVE! RIGHT NOW! WITH @xjcloud.bsky.social IT'S TIME, GANG twitch.tv/akaleth

twitch.tvakaleth - TwitchHello! My name is Evan and I've played Magic for 13 years, and Death and Taxes since 2013. I hope you come by, watch some games, and learn a thing or two about the deck that's brought me the most fun ...
Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

The 5th annual State of the Noodle is HERE! D&T is having a historic run and is poised to be a top deck going into Eternal Weekend. Join @xjcloud.bsky.social and I as we break down everything you need to know in order to crush in Pittsburgh with Aether Vial! Thurs Oct 1 8:30p EST Twitch.tv/akaleth

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

The State of the Noodle is happening in just TEN HOURS! I meant to post this at an even twelve, but my morning has been Very Normal. See you all tonight!!

Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

The 5th annual State of the Noodle is HERE! D&T is having a historic run and is poised to be a top deck going into Eternal Weekend. Join @xjcloud.bsky.social and I as we break down everything you need to know in order to crush in Pittsburgh with Aether Vial! Thurs Oct 1 8:30p EST Twitch.tv/akaleth

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

You may be wondering "chat is this real, is D&T actually in contention for the second most popular legacy deck right now" YEAH, it is, and you can learn why by watching the State of the Noodle THIS THURSDAY!

Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

The 5th annual State of the Noodle is HERE! D&T is having a historic run and is poised to be a top deck going into Eternal Weekend. Join @xjcloud.bsky.social and I as we break down everything you need to know in order to crush in Pittsburgh with Aether Vial! Thurs Oct 1 8:30p EST Twitch.tv/akaleth

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

Stream will contain but is not limited to: - Decklists for multiple builds of D&T - Meta discussions - Matchup breakdowns - Me gushing over Cabal Therapy - Complaining about Tron - Live Q&A If you have a question for us and won't make the stream, leave it in a reply here!

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

Every day of my life

Josh Dobbin@joshdobbin.bsky.social

The thing about having kids is that you have to feed them EVERY SINGLE DAY. Like, in a row. All year! You'd think getting a 360 out of 365 would be a 99% success rate and an A+, but noooope. Anyway. I have no idea what to make for dinner.

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anka
@valkalyne.net

i think every game should have at least a liiittle bit of bullshit that pisses the player off

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John Ryan Hamilton
@xjcloud.bsky.social

🏆 Trophy on stream tonight (9-1 across 2 leagues) with some maindeck flutes in BW D&T. It worked in the pre-car meta so I don't see why it wouldn't work in the post-car one too.

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

My wife: why is "first love is true love" such a popular trope right now it's so unrealistic Me, who first saw her at the game store when I was 17: haha...yeah...totally...

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

Yeah so this was because Excalibur Events gutted the prize pool for an event that guaranteed duals once the turnout was low. Very unsurprised to see their next event canned and frankly insane that they, on their own Facebook page, for their own event cancelation, cite issues "plaguing" their events.

Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

I left the Valley Forge Casino Resort basement upset today, a new experience that no one else has had before

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

Yeah so this was because Excalibur Events gutted the prize pool for an event that guaranteed duals once the turnout was low. Very unsurprised to see their next event canned and frankly insane that they, on their own Facebook page, for their own event cancelation, cite issues "plaguing" their events.

Evan Lewis@akaleth.bsky.social

I left the Valley Forge Casino Resort basement upset today, a new experience that no one else has had before

Evan Lewis
@akaleth.bsky.social

For specifics: I paid a $70 entry fee, top 8'd, and for my efforts I received $100 worth of prize wall tickets, w/ the privilege of paying another $250 to get the cheapest dual in the pool. It looks like they may not have another event anyway, but if they do, don't go, it ain't worth it.