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Jul 24, 2021 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
Welcome to my thread on drafting Dungeons and Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms! This is a set meant to replace the core set for 2021 and it's an above average set in terms of complexity/gameplay. Balance is pretty decent but has some flaws, especially in BO1 #MTGDND
Feel free to use my draft tierlist at Deathsie.com which I update daily. I'm very happy with where it's at and can be a tool for you to get a second opinion! For ease of access while drafting, the cards are ordered by mana value (not by best-to-worst) within each tier
Apr 30, 2021 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
I've been trying to think of what's worth saying about the Strixhaven draft format and I decided to take a different approach this time. I'm not going to talk about any specific guilds but rather how to draft my single ABSOLUTE favorite archetype. A thread about 5 Color drafting:
The format is a great "guild" format in the sense that you don't feel as bottlenecked by the predetermined color combinations as you do in Guilds of Ravnica, for example. The hybrid dual color costs on many of the gold cards allow for flexibility and creativity in deckbuilding
Feb 4, 2021 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
I've done a LOT of drafts in #Kaldheim and this is a thread about my thoughts on the format. Usually my winrate is much higher at the beginning of the format, but it took a while to find my bearings. I think that many players have been having a hard time since the format is WEIRD
The statlines of the creatures feel outdated with a TON of Hill Giants and Coral Commandos. Derpy 4 mana 3/3's are hidden behind the allure of Foretell. Traditional qualities of core sets are games being skewed by rares, weak commons, and Revitalize being a random inclusion 🤣
Sep 22, 2020 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Some random thoughts (a thread that I'll be updating on a whim) as I continue exploring Zendikar Rising DRAFTS. From my perspective, there are many misconceptions on how we approach drafting decks. Zendikar is a good case study to discuss many high level concepts (1/?)
One of the most important Magic concepts to keep in mind while drafting is to find as much intersectionality as possible among your cards. If a card in your deck serves only a single purpose, it's usually not good enough. Cards often need to be able to play multiple roles
Aug 31, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Check out these SWEET NEW Magic the Gathering Jace-themed @KSWISS SHOES! Thank you @wizards_magic for sending me these! Since I'm out of the country right now though, let's find these a home!
Follow me + retweet and I'll pick a random winner on Sept 7th 😌
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Not sure exactly when these will be on sale today at hasbropulse.com, but they're GLOW IN THE DARK and turns out... this is 1 of the only 300 pairs that'll be available 🤯 Good luck to everyone joining the giveaway for this collector's item!
Is it just me, or is it weird that - upon the release of a new Magic set - you can play it in different formats on different platforms and all at different times? I don't mind allowing players to choose between MTGA, MTGO, and paper, but the lack of synchronization is upsetting
I'm experiencing a sense of "losing out" while I'm playing sealed on MTGA but knowing I can go on MTGO to draft already. Then later tonight, players will be cracking Theros packs for the first time at a LGS prerelease when others have already drafted the set. Just feels weird
Nov 30, 2019 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
@shawnzo35 @yumpickles8 I feel like you didn't get any answers you're looking for lol
@shawnzo35 @yumpickles8 For me, it's probably game dependent but there's an inverse relationship between subs and viewership. In the beginning, totally viewer count over subs. If/once you hit a viewer count you're happy with relative to the game, then you start caring more about subs than viewer growth
Jun 22, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
No stream tonight ✈️ en route to Vegas. I'll be gone for two weeks, will update as schedule changes. Otherwise:
• Streaming nightly 8pm PST
• Livestreaming during the day on twitch.tv/tylerootd and twitch.tv/nojennyno drop a follow if you wanna know when we are live 🥰
Monday June 24th stream gonna be early at 4pm PST on twitch.tv/magic as we conclude the Chronicles "stained glass" saga, then maybe streaming on my channel straight after