Algernone25

Algernone25

@algernone25.bsky.social

Magic Gatherer, Phone Tapper, occasional disc golf thrower. Aiming to do enough of these that I get tax forms for being good at them, that’d be kind of neat. Hot takes are my own.

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I made a Starter Pack for people looking for #PokemonGO PvP on Bluesky - for GBL Legends, Play!Pokemon Regional Competitors and Casters, or Battle Frontier Teams, if you tap tap your phone these are your people. The community is growing fast so if I missed anyone let me know! go.bsky.app/TDuwN5h

They've already got the best carrying case and deckbox on the market, why not the best sleeves? #notsponsored #unless... Makes everything that much easier if I can trust one company for all my accessories. You guys looking to make dice next? Maybe a storm token or twelve? Funny Elephant Buttons?

Quiver Time@quivertime.com

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 We are building a new premium matte sleeve line and we are letting players decide the details. Length, finish, 20 colors, packaging. 3 minutes. Everyone who finishes is entered to win 1,100 Astemis Sleeves. 5 winners. Closes Aug 14, drawn Aug 17. quivertime.com/join-the-first-draw 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

In what’s become something of a #Gencon tradition I got to draft @aquaone.bsky.social ‘s Powered Vintage Cube! This deck went 2-1, losing in the finals to countering my Natural Order with Reprieve into fiery confluence for lethal. Stuff like this is why I love these. #CubeWillOutliveMagic

Went 3-3 for 15th place at the #Gencon2026 Eternal Weekend Prelim! Deck was a bit clunky at times but not bad for my first legacy event since 2018. Would have been 4-2 if I didn’t lose 9 Ral flips in a row 😰 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱

We're in the middle of one of the worst thunderstorms we've had in a month and everyone's shooting off as many fireworks as they can. Truly a plan with no flaws. #AtLeastI'llKeepMyFingers

The Peasant Signpost Maze is a cube I’ve been working on for over a decade, and I’d love the chance to show it off at CubeCon this year! If you can spare a vote I’d appreciate it!

CubeCon@cubecon.org

Happy Tuesday and you know what that means? It means more Cube voting! Below is today's spread. Get voting! 👇️ cubecon.org/vote #MTGCube #CubeCon2026

The matchup spread: R1 vs Living End ⛈️⛈️ R2 vs Dredge ⛈️☂️⛈️ R3 vs Broodscale Combo ⛈️⛈️ (G2 Turn 2 Kill!) R4 vs Boros Energy ⛈️☂️⛈️ R5 vs Boros Energy ☂️☂️😰 R6 vs Dimir Oculus Frog ⛈️☂️⛈️ Def felt tilted after losing another win-and in round 5 but somehow held it together and didn’t spiral #ItsAStrat

0-1 to 5-2 to 5-4 and out at #SCGCINCINNATI. Still my best finish at an RC and I felt like I played as best as I could hope. Deck choice and tech pieces went well but just couldn’t put it all together. We go next!

Match results: R1 vs UW Control 🥾🥾 R2 vs UW Prison 🐍🥾🐍 R3 vs Mardu Discard 🐍🐍 R4 vs GW Landfall 🥾🐍🐍 R5 vs UB Doomsday 🥾🥾 R6 vs GW Landfall 🐍🐍 R7 vs 4C Control 🐍🐍 R8 vs UR spellementals 🥾🥾 R9 vs Temur Rhythm 🥾🥾

It is 2012. WotC is obfuscating MTGO Data to make formats harder to solve. It is 2017. WotC is obfuscating MTGO Data to make formats harder to solve. It is 2026. WotC is obfuscating MTGO Data to make formats harder to solve. I thought we were out of sequel hell…

Robert Taylor 🔥@fireshoes.bsky.social

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

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From Purdue Basketball to Notre Dame Football to Pacers Finals to Fever OT Semifinals to Colts Collapse you really wondered if the state was cursed. Insane that IU Football is the one to actually do it.

Came out pretty decently! Didn’t want to discard the browned butter and folded it into the sauce which made it a lot darker than I expected, but it tasted pretty good still!

If I had a nickel for every time the team captain for a Professional Sports Team from Indianapolis had a career year derailed by a torn Achilles knocking them out for a full season in 2025 I'd have two nickels. Which isn't much but it sucks that it's happened twice.

Hoping a #MTG historian can help. We know Izzet decks are strong in standard. Been the best color pair for 8 months and got 7 cards banned in two waves. But seriously, when’s the last time UR has been this good? Was there a STX/KHM control deck? Was it KLD/SOI energy? Let me know what I missed!

@cubecon.org was generous enough to include Lucky Paper Radio’s 100 Ornithopters cube for open play. It took two tries but I finally got a 3-0! This lets me name and doodle on any Ornithopter I drafted. Presenting the newest addition to the ranks of the Named: Ornithopter #39 - Biomass Mutant

This was the list I won with, decklist in alt text. Biomass Mutation won me three games, two where I cast it for X=8 and once where it was pitched to force of will, protecting Bow of Nylea which won me the game in the end.

Results: R1 vs. 4 Color Cornucopia Control 🐲🗡️🗡️ R2 vs. Mono Black Midrange 🐲🗡️🐲 R3 vs. Jeskai Control 🐲🗡️🐲 R4 vs. Izzet Prowess (ft. Vivi) 🐲🗡️🐲 R5 vs. Temur Floodcaller Combo 🐲🐲 Top 4 split two invites 💰💰🎟️🎟️