When control thugs cry

I thought my new tattoo looked badass but the fellas are now calling me Jace Face so I might have to get it zapped.



More substantial posts soon. Been working on stuff.

Unfinished business

I enjoyed some Worlds coverage this past weekend. The top 8 broadcast entertained (despite the overwhelming Jace-iness) as I'd gladly listen to Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall narrate a slow day of ice fishing. It was satisfying to see Grave Titan finally claim its obvious place of dominance, dropping meat all over the field.

And then there was all the Player of the Year excitement. Go read the mothership coverage if you want the details but basically Guillaume Matignon's win tied him with Brad Nelson in the standings. The tie will be broken by a single match between them at Pro Tour Paris. Almost three months to plan for and promote a single match! Wizards should be talking to Michael Buffer.

UPDATE: You can now get this design on a shirt. Check it out.

Get in the vat.

Mimic Vat (original card art by Matt Cavotta here)

Not entirely sure where this image came from. I guess I have a habit of re-casting cards as elements of a wacky teenage comedy. Or maybe I was thinking of Phil Foglio's Ice Age jacuzzi Sulfurous Springs? This much is certain: I drafted a Mimic Vat online a few nights ago and every time the tub got hot I cackled, "Get in the vat!" at the creature I wanted. When a vat party happens across the table you best make with the Shatter.

(Won the draft, B/G infect, Sylvok Replica gone wild in a Mimic Vat, 8 more packs for clan Limited Resources! VAT PARTY!)

Turkey Myr

Inkwell Looter wishes you a happy Thanksgiving, and hopes that your dinner does not have infect. And thanks for all the support with my lil' blog here.

For example: Jim Baker of South Bend, IN went down to GP Nashville and brought along his Inkwell Looter supplies. He played a GP bingo card with his friends and then got it signed by excellent pro card slingers Brad Nelson and Conley Woods. Check it out:



Thanks for sending this, Jim!

We like the cards with the cars that go BOOM!

A survey of goblin hot-rods: Oxidda Daredevil, Boggart Ram-Gang and Goblin War Buggy (original card art by Pete Venters, Dave Allsop and DiTerlizzi).

Tigra, Bunny and I all like the cars that go BOOM. The artists clearly had fun with these card images, but maybe had to ride the brake a bit to keep from turning out full-on Ed "Big Daddy" Roth hot-rods.

And Boggart Ram-Gang is one of my favorite creatures of all time -- the epitome of aggro. Mmm, all of those 3's ... power, toughness, mana of either color who cares, just pay it (or better yet Bloodbraid it) to send a hasty block of muscle hurtling across the red zone. Oh yeah, wither too ... yes. Sweet ride.

Also, if you're one of these sickos playing a Kuldotha Rebirth deck, I once made a trio of rock 'n' roll goblin tokens you should probably get. They're from back when three goblins were a siege-gang but are suitable for any occasion that requires some little, red rockers.

Do the robot

Nothing serious, just having some fun with myr. As I've been having fun with Scars limited. Losing a lot, but having fun.

Here's a mana myr hypothetical situation for you:
You're given a Scars of Mirrodin limited pool with two obviously good colors (equal number of playables in each), 3 useless colors (no playables) and a bunch of playable artifacts. You have access to as many of the common mana myr as you want, like basic lands. How many myr and how many land do you play in your deck? I realize that the situation is a little bogus, but I'm still curious to hear what you think.

Nice pecs but that shoulder magma could use some work.

Oof, Koth, I mean, don't you Vulshok ever, like, exfoliate? Because those glowing fissures are gonna make me retch if I look too close. Yeah, yeah, I know you're into rock and ore and all that crap but appearances matter if you want people to take you serious -- what's that? You're dropping five loyalty? Mountains do whaat???



Once his emblem hits the table Koth can planeswalk the hell over to a bangin' pool party on Ravnica he heard about 'cause this duel is done!



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