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You don’t make a good cEDH deck by throwing a random deck together & asking “is this cEDH?” You don’t make a pleasant Bracket 2 experience by throwing a random deck together & asking “is this B2?” No matter the bracket — you have to read the guidelines and build towards them! #edh #mtg #commander

Did you know that the shadow on the moon moves from west-to-east (which becomes right-to-left in the Northern Hemisphere)? So you can always know if it’s waxing or waning with just a look!

One of my favorite simple pleasures is observing the stars and moon against the void of the night sky — between 3am and 4am is particularly magical. Actually just being awake between 3am and 4am is my favorite; I never want to give that up.

5 decks I'm fine never seeing across the table from me again.

A bad time is just a good time that requires more mental gymnastics.

Ok maybe my September article wasn't about #MTG / #EDH: witchphd.substack.com/p/internet-s... This is not a sponsored post / ad. Just someone who writes EDH articles on #substack giving unsolicited life advice.

@defcat.bsky.social Great new video! And also demons are a great kindred (my demon deck is dimir tho)

Might be a hot take but... beverages taste better out of metal cans. Even water tastes better out of a metal can than a plastic or glass cup / bottle.

@defcat.bsky.social Can't agree more with latest VOD IMHO media makes tradeoffs between depth & width — appeal to a niche audience OR broaden the appeal — doing one more means sacrifice the other I write articles "for the love of the game" (you can tell; I keep writing them when no one reads them)

Feel like you’ve built a strong #EDH #commander deck, but you’re not winning your fair share of games? Well my latest #substack article has tips for exactly that. All advice is my opinion of course! witchphd.substack.com/p/the-witchp...

THE TRAILER IS FINALLY DONE !!! Sound ON. @deadi.bsky.social wrote a custom medley for this and it sounds KILLER, it's not nearly as good without it. Do not deny your ears this music.

Parable — After her son died, a woman asks the Buddha for help. He tells her to bring a mustard seed from a house that’s not known death. She looks, but… What she wanted: a magic cure What she got: the power of knowing she’s not alone Remember, no matter what you’re dealing with… you’re not alone

Another revamp of one of my older #MTG #EDH #Commander articles: This is one where I recount all of the currently banned cards I've played with or against! I updated it to add the bans that ultimately dissolved the RC. witchphd.substack.com/p/cards-ive-seen-banned

Did you know I originally joined Bluesky to advertise my #edh #commander #mtg articles that I write on #substack ? Apparently I forgot. This one posted last month but I forgot to share it here: witchphd.substack.com/p/total-mana...

I came to bluesky to advertise my #MTG #EDH #Commander deckbuilding articles. Got a new one coming out thursday, and revamped an old one today: witchphd.substack.com/p/the-three-...

I wish #bsky let you edit posts. I’m always finding typos and then deleting / reposting. Also today I had a situation where using an ellipses counted as a . and created an unintentional link to a “connection insecure” page. I don’t want to link people to some random site.

I don't usually post #EDH card recommendations, but Unearth is my (phyrexian) sleeper pick. IMHO 90% of "3MV or under, black+" commanders want this... and yet it has <4% inclusion on #EDHREC (<20% on many relevant decks). Wake up, (phyrexian) sleepers! #mtg #mtgcommander #commander #mtgedh

It irks me when people think about anime/game/etc characters like real people and worry about "are they good people are not?" Characters are plot devices, and only the writer has real agency. The best characters are NOT "well adjusted people you'd want to be roomies with" (but, the best PEOPLE are)

My newest #mtg #edh #commander article is here: witchphd.substack.com/p/the-myth-o... This time it's vaguely about the Bracket system and playing in #bracket2 / #b2 (my preferred bracket, btw!) — and more broadly it's about any lower power bracket and life itself.

Cool vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgHv... I like games that focus mostly on macro + meso. I view micro like salt: a little can be nice seasoning, but a lot is overpowering. Similar, but distinct, is my 4-axis theory: substack.com/home/post/p-... (here I lean towards strategy-tactics games)

One thing that makes me excited is when socialist systems of collective ownership and responsibility function well inside of capitalism: - credit unions - worker co-ops - vanguard funds - etc All else being equal, people should use / support services like these more.

After being self-assured that my finance article was a success, I wanna write about more life-topics on my #MTG #EDH substack. I want to write one about #linux & #foss but I oft run out of words: "linux good" @diinki.me did a good job so I'll just share their video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4iS...

I have an #edh #mtg #commander article scheduled for every month until the end of the year, and have been using the downtime to remaster some of my older ones — This one I am proud of the pithiness of (usually I’m way too verbose): witchphd.substack.com/p/understand...

Since I've got a few #MTG #EDH #Commander articles in the chamber, I’m revamping some older articles. Today, I updated the two that started it all, which were originally written for #Reddit (and moved to #Substack later): witchphd.substack.com/p/so-i-want-... witchphd.substack.com/p/so-i-want-...

#rant I hate the trend of dropping overnight email/secure-messaging customer support for live chats/calls I work during “office hours” and am customer-facing. I can find a window to send a message, but oft can’t commit to live chat/call I’ve never had an issue overnight support couldn’t fix

I've actually got new #MTG #Commander articles scheduled every month the rest of the year (and unlike what my investment and balatro articles would have you believe, these ones are actually about #EDH ) This month I updated an old article, as a softball: witchphd.substack.com/p/how-i-mana...

If it wasn’t clear from my article where I try to make investing simple to get into… Jack Bogle is like… totally my hero or w/e… If you like history, this podcast episode detailing how his company came to be is great: www.acquired.fm/episodes/van... #personalfinance #investing #vanguard #boglehead

Consider the following: - The Buddhist idea of Śūnyatā - The Boltzmann Brain - The Simulation Hypothesis These ideas aren’t synonymous but they do have overlap.

"Evil" is what happens when you choose yourself every time, no matter the cost to anyone else. youtu.be/pCRt9q4PUJo

(in the context of software) I understand why backwards compatibility is important for many applications, but I often feel like it’s “ why we can’t have nice things”. If you need it, you NEED it. If you don’t, it’s just holding back progress.

The fact that Spelltable quit @spellbot.io is a blessing in disguise; I tried @convoke.games's product and was extremely surprised with just how much better it is than spelltable: more features & stuff actually working. Try it out for your next #EDH #Commander game: convoke.games/en

Dear ALL #mtg #commander #edh content creators. Especially @33elk.bsky.social & @edhrecast.bsky.social !! This is a public plea to STOP raising awareness about Thraben Charm! That card is straight fire and I want to keep it to myself. Thanks!! /s

I came to Bluesky to advertise my #mtg #edh #commander articles. This article is sort of about games as a whole! (and yes, “axes” here is meant to be the plural of “axis” — not the plural of “axe”) open.substack.com/pub/witchphd...

When it comes to movies && TV shows, I believe in Horseshoe Theory: If a show is a 10/10 or a 1/10 I'll usually find it to be memorable and have a good time watching it. The worst thing a show can be is 5/10: unmemorable, not challenging the viewer in any way, not trying anything, safe

My New Year's resolution is to use more em-dashes — It's a cool punctuation and it looks good; I will not let AI take this from me.

PSA: The #mtg #edh #commander bracket system is NOT designed to fit every deck that exists. It is designed to create 5 centralizing points people will build their deck towards. BUILD TOWARDS YOUR INTENDED BRACKET This bird explains it well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdIc...

I recently downsized my #Commander #EDH collection, and plan to do a lot less buying of #MTG product going forward. I'm in "maintenance mode." My latest article, where I set a goal for the next year and talk briefly about my current decks: witchphd.substack.com/p/my-no-buy-...

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