Friendly Mulligan

A Magic: The Gathering Blog Co-hosted by some guy who plays Blue (the worst color) named Dillon and the much cooler guy who plays White (the best color), Jure.

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From the ashes...

Hey folks aeiou here, long time no post.

I wanted to make a post to let anyone still following that this blog is pretty much finito. It was a great ride, and a huge thanks to everyone who was on the Friendly Mulligan train with us.

On a much happier note, the two guys who ran this blog are now working on a game! And it is even a game that involves “Cards“!

The project is still in the pretty early stages of development, with a 2021 PC release being our goal.

If you want to keep up to date with it, our main source of info is our twitter here.

Or, for more lengthy ramble posts in the future you can follow our tumblr here.

Something something space cowboy

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Something is incredibly wrong, but also incredibly right with the card Better Than One.

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UPDATE: WE ARE NOW IN A SHAHARAZAD SUBGAME OF THE 2 V 1 BETTER THAN ONE GAME.

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Something is incredibly wrong, but also incredibly right with the card Better Than One.

[jqlgirl]

“I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you, But I get the feeling that you don’t like it. What’s with all the screaming? You like monkeys, you like ponies, Maybe you don’t like monsters so much? Maybe I used too many monkeys. Isn’t it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?”

- Jonathan Coulton, “Skullcrusher Mountain”

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Half Court shot by Day[9]. Screenshots source

[fresh-prince-of-beleren]

I miss Spellslingers.

[oldtumblhurgoyf]

same

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[qlvrfox]

More Memes I made.  :) 

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Decided to check some seller reviews...

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Just casually reading today’s magic articles when...

Oh a board with some design ideas... Lets take a look...

Wait, is that... ENHANCE

MOTHER OF PEARL

WIZARDS PLEASE TELL ME YOU FINALLY FOUND A WAY TO MAKE THIS WORK IN BLACK BORDERED MAGIC.

MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE.

[commandertheory]

More pics from the Ixalan worldbuilding panel

[sitoni42]

BG Aggro 

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Hatred Outlives the Hateful

Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/themagicmansam Visit my website: https://www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rhysticstudies Card ...

TheMagicManSam is hands DOWN my favorite mtg youtube channel.They never fail to impress me with how they break things down, and with how far in depth they go.

I urge you to check out their stuff if you have not already.

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Commander 2017: Overall Thoughts

Now that the set review is up and the decklists have been spoiled, I think we have all the information we need to talk about the set generally. Here are what I think the biggest successes and failures were from this year’s Commander precons.

The Successes

Tribal was a good choice for a theme

Tribal decks are an opportunity to expand the diversity of decks available in the format. There are plenty of creature types that have a common mechanic and a few dozen Commander-playable cards; for these tribes, all that’s needed to create a viable archetype are a few focused tribal effects and a decent commander that rewards you for committing to the type. I think this is a really promising vein for precon design space and I hope we see more tribal decks in the future.

Edgar and The Ur-Dragon were home runs

I think both of these commanders did a great job addressing the weaknesses of their respective tribes. Vamps have gotten a lot of lords over the years but relatively little token generation, so it was difficult to make use of those tribal bonuses until Edgar came along. The Ur-Dragon’s cost reduction effect was also very appropriate, as Dragons have historically been pretty expensive.

The Failures

Keep reading

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Edited to add some more thoughts.

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Brilliant analysis

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I have never identified with any image more in my life.

[Via @nikachumtg on twitter]

[markrosewater]

re: T-Shirt contest. I challenge you, sir, with my 112 t-shirts.

Only 112. That’s cute. : )

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I’m on mobile. Someone post a picture of mark rosewater ascending

[grandwarlordradha]

MaRo chuckled. “You mean the Chaos Cloths?”

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Thank you

[markrosewater]

Can you do band with instants

I don’t even know what that means.

[markrosewater]

Hey Mark, quick question; are there any plans to bring slivers back in some fashion?

Slivers are a when and not an if. It’s just a matter of finding the right place for them to return.

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