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Jul 5 27 tweets 10 min read
I'm updating my Legendary Characters info with disabilities. I'll post my current list, and then you let me know who I may have missed.

I'm deliberately keeping my definition of disability broad here, but use some discretion. Visual or textual evidence helps! Also, I'm not interested in Phyrexians for obvious reasons. And use discretion with undead characters.

I am also not an expert on disabilities (although I have done a lot of work with disabilities in disaster scenarios, that's a very narrow subset).
Jun 10 53 tweets 26 min read
A bit early, but for (American) Father's Day, here's a thread of MTG Dads!

I'm also including the "Urza Scale" as a rating for each Dad, where a 10 is "neglect your child their whole life and then kill them as collateral damage" and 1 is... unlikely to do that. Image Urza

Urza was the father of Harbin (socially at least), but mistrust of parentage led to a lifelong coldness toward his son. Harbin is killed by Urza's Sylex Blast.

Urza Scale: 10
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Jun 4 37 tweets 14 min read
Happy Pride! Here is a thread of Magic Legends who would be celebrating.

First up is Halana and Alena, a couple who debuted way back in Shadows Over Innistrad. Image
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Note: I’m going with both characters who have explicit confirmation and for whom there is heavy implication. I’ll note who is only heavily implied versus confirmed.

This is not an exhaustive list, and your headcanon for your fav is not countered by this thread.
Feb 6 7 tweets 3 min read
A Thread of Threads

I've been asked if I had a list of all my long-running threads somewhere. I do now! This is that thread.

First up, the OG Thread of Legendary Creature facts. It has becomes mostly tracking new printings of characters.

The Non-Creature Commander Thread, tracking all the non-creatures that are legal Commanders.

Dec 24, 2023 54 tweets 5 min read
*Cracks Knuckles* IT IS TIME

A guide to which Planeswalkers believe in Santa: Ajani Goldmane

No, but he dresses up as Santa and does good deeds every Christmas
Dec 22, 2023 52 tweets 15 min read
Here's a #vorthos thread of Magic Legends you may not realize are still alive (or at least, aren't confirmed dead):

1) Axelrod Gunnarson. Axelrod falls into "no additional lore" camp, so there's nothing placing Axelrod on the timeline or even on a plane. Image 2) Rubinia Soulsinger. She has a short blurb, but nothing tying her to a plane or time, and as a faerie her lifespan isn't the same as a mortal's anyway. Image
Dec 20, 2023 47 tweets 10 min read
Alright let's talk about some basic facts about Wizards and art. Let me be clear, this is all stuff easily gleaned if you pay attention. I knew all this before I ever invoiced the company. But also they've hired me to write three art books, so I might know a little. Unfortunately, most of Wizards articles on like, card design (as in, the physical look of a card) have been wiped in their many website migrations. That sucks!
I'll link some good articles on Magic art at the end. Check out @VorthosMike and @DonnyCaltrider for good art stuff.
Mar 23, 2023 40 tweets 12 min read
Okay, since it's basically impossible to avoid #Spoilers at this point, I'm just gonna post the thread. Full article about this soon!

Let's talk about the reveal in Episode 6: Last to Leave by @ArsenaultRivera #vorthos #mtgmom

magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-… When we last saw Elspeth Tirel, it appeared that she was going to die (again), consumed in the exploding Sylex.

When we catch up with her, she's in a metaphysical state being guided through her life, and mortal attachments, by an unknown figure.
Jan 16, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
Oh, well, since some of you asked so nicely, here are some diagrams I made of how the interior of New Phyrexia has changed over time.

We start with Argentum, Karn's original creation. It was pretty simple, a hollow sphere with a mana core keeping the balance. #vorthos #mtgone Then Memnarch, the Mirari given golem form, gets infected and reshapes the plane into five biomes, transporting living beings to populate it. He resides in the interior, but the mana core has destabilized, ejecting the 'suns' of each color of mana.
Oct 4, 2022 14 tweets 7 min read
So what’s a dragon engine? #MTGBRO

Dragon Engines were the term for both the highly sophisticated artificial lifeforms that were ‘native’ to Phyrexia, and the copies made by Mishra’s army. All of these are examples of dragon engines. ImageImageImageImage Back in The Thran, we learn the original planeswalker creator of Phyrexia loved taking the form of a metallic dragon, and populated the first sphere with ‘serpents’ in his image.

These were, of course, corrupted by Yawgmoth when he claimed the artificial plane for himself. Image
Sep 30, 2022 26 tweets 11 min read
A thread on The Brothers' War! #MTGBRO #Vorthos

Diegetically (meaning in-universe), it's also know as The Antiquies War, or the Antiquity War, which is the name of the book written on it by Kayla bin-Kroog.

(I'll have a whole article to prep you coming next month, don't worry) Let's start with the things that cause the darn war, the Mightstone and Weakstone! These are two halves a single powerstone containing the soul of the ancient Thran artificer, Glacian. They were used to seal the Gateway to Phyrexia. Each brother covets the others'.