Matt Sperling ⚡PWP⚡
@sickofit
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Team member at @PWPMtG ⚡ previously Platinum Pro, MPL member, 4 time Pro Tour top 8 competitor.
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Magic: The Gathering for Advance Players video ⬇️
covering "What's the Play?" puzzles from our Pro Tour testing team prep.
Ever wonder what pro-level players talk about during testing?
What are the actual mechanics of "play with better players = improving your game"? Check it out
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The only 3 words that can convince me the pandemic is ending/over:
Pairings are up.
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Lots of things divide our communities, tear us apart, lead to shouting matches online, etc. I truly hope we can all agree that this UW mana rock with a RB(w) flag as the art is heinous.
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EDH players will tweet "This card is super underrated" and it's just a picture of more mana symbols than you've ever seen in one place in your life, all in the upper right corner of the card
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Top EDH Players of All Time (Ranked):
1) It doesn't matter, the other 3 players can just gang up on them if they have a good start
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Premium Basic Lands is the perfect place to put the cash grab energy. "[Selling toys] is a cash grab!" uh.. ya. But if its premium version of game piece everyone already owns, nobody is priced out of anything! We should applaud every basic land Secret Lair regardless of price.
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During COVID, I expressed support for WotC making changes to OP given that paper tournaments were gone. This summer, WotC needs to present a compelling update on what they're investing in and how they intend to incentivize competitive players in 2022.
@MagicEsports
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I'm not going to lie, the fact that WOTC un-compleated planeswalkers after making such a massive deal about being compleated has me looking at MKM thinking like... who cares that these people got murdered?? they could be revived or something for all we know lmao
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Proxies are amazing. Used an Imperial Seal proxy in cEDH for a few weeks, then at Dreamhack ATL had some booth credit and bought one. Now I'm gonna proxy up a Transmute Artifact. Stress free living, all because the cEDH/EDH community has a player-centric approach to NOT CARING.
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W everyone who was too lazy to learn FaB
W wotc
W people who enjoy paper magic
L people who fake retired and have to crawl out earlier than they anticipated
L esports
L people who stopped buying paper cards 3 years ago
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"I cast Butthole Hulk"
"What's it do?"
"This turn? Draws a card, gives me 4 life, makes 4 mana."
"OK, you're making this up."
So good. Not only do textless promos return, but on a card with a Cryptic Command-like amount of words and abilities. Well done Wizards.
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I hope you're all having a better day than JT Marlin 😂😂
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HUGE win for WotC and every Magic player. You couldn't find someone closer to the intersection of caring a ton about and being brilliant and creative in the relevant domains. Genuinely moves the needle for me on MTG play outlook.
Hey everyone! I have some news- in a couple weeks I'm starting as
#WoTCStaff
in the position of Director of Play Programs. I am very excited about this new chapter, even if it's a little overwhelming to imagine not playing any more Magic tournaments. (1/2)
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"How come they can post sexy but I can't post creepy or critical?"
Because of the pervasiveness of male violence and other forms of male disrespect for boundaries. Be upset. Be upset that so many men don't have a healthy approach, and therefore boundaries like this are necessary.
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In a cedh game last night with Jetmir this card played out better and differently than I expected it to.
What I expected: the first time I activate it I'll know my hand has a couple hits, making it neutral or plus mana. That'll be decent and then I'll move on.
(1/2)
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10-1 now in STX Champs (beat Raph in feature then beat Seth). Had to set Chat straight between rounds about something they brought up.
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I just want MTG to be the best MTG. I don't need eSports arenas, I don't need another autochess clone, I don't need a movie. I just want to draw a card, head to my main phase, and start planning out the next couple turns with clients that don't crash and incentives that stick.
imagine if instead of MTG Legends we had an MTG autobattler instead
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Just learned in the Qualifier that this card has reach. I learned it the same way I learn about every non spider reach card.
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"I'm noticing a lot of yacht hate on my feed. What you're really annoyed by is actually yacht marketing. In this essay, I will ..."
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“Repeat that process once” would mean you get two copies. “Repeat this process once” includes the repeat clause and so should keep going and draw the game.
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When Spike looks for a game, Spike looks not for the game that they'll win every time, but for the game that all players are *trying to win* every time. This distinction is critical, and missing it misses the point.
When people say Magic is zero-sum in terms of fun... *sigh*
My favorite games of MTG are when the games are close, my decisions mattered, and my opponent is competent with a strong deck. Win or lose... I have fun.
You aren't supposed to win every game. That would be boring af.
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The small handful of players who choose to play Legacy seem to really enjoy wasteland and brainstorm
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A lair of tarot-styled cards from Rovina Cai, looks fantastic, if hard to parse. More previews at
Source:
🎨:
@RovinaCaiArt
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As one of the earliest people to suggest/support the Companion rules change, I'd like to offer this for Discover in the hope of avoiding bans and watches over several cards and formats: Rules addition: "You may discover only once each turn."
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Old perception: cEDH is the worst of EDH (multiplayer format where cards that end the game quickly are legal) meets the worst of 60-card competitive (cutthroat jerks trying too hard).
Emerging and increasingly accurate perception: cEDH is...
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You: Rationalists aren't actually better at thinking about risk/probability, they're just cosplaying it.
Julia Galef in *2017*:
This was retweeted by the comm. director for Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT). Not reassuring to see pandemic risk described as an "imaginary problem."
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Last week I bought 100 of what I think is the best looking land cycle that is priced as bulk. Everyone has different taste in lands but I haven’t found one I like more.
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Bill's inability to tweet candidly while he was
#WotCStaff
was actually a massive, hidden job perk. Once it was gone, a clown car of horrible tweets has been unloading on us and on his reputation.
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Our next fighter has a professional record of 666 wins and 420 losses.....
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The online equivalent of guy who asks what your record is but doesn’t even listen before offering that their bad beat story. Just lead with the thing you’re trying to say!
(Magic massive positive for me ofc)
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..the best of EDH (social, powerful, fun to build towards the strengths of commanders, accessible, proxy-friendly, diverse, repeatable) meets the best of 60-card competitive (no need to Rule 0, clear metrics of improvement, prizes!, metagame puzzles, fun in pursuit of clear goal)
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I still think the open decklist haters who say stuff like "Magic shouldn't be about memorizing and solving" aren't realizing that the scouting and memorizing between rounds experience required more memorization not less, was tiring and unfun, and didn't distribute the info evenly
@MartinJuza
@SaffronOlive
Open decklists are one of the worst things to happen to modern magic tournaments.
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Why was Watery Grave deliberately named something generic rather than Ravnica-world specific, and why does it enhance the legacy of the card? Because the card is so useful/important/iconic that it's the wrong place to do world building. I wish they took same approach w these.
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C[a]r[ds in the new set look like no j]oke [I reall]y [hope I open one of those cra]z[y deck]s[ at the prerelease like a l]ucks[ack].
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Evergreen power rankings:
3. No MTG
2. The MTG we have
1. The MTG that could be if Hasbro didn’t have to hit earnings
I happen to enjoy magic right now
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I think "this isn't for you, STFU" and "It'll sell out" have been debunked.
Let's turn to, "The old versions won't retain their value/appeal if there's a cheap version out there"
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These types of comments in which (this time it's Sheldon) a person describes how they were consulted for feedback and provided it, but were overruled, are simply unprofessional. Reads as sour grapes + "don't blame me" even if intended as transparency/storytime/heads up about RC
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CrokeyZ worries about $5 donations. I worry about the $10k per day withdrawal limit on the WotC payment account that's caused me trouble multiple times. We're not the same.
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Magic The Gathering cheating scandal this past weekend involving marked cards and strange plays.
@Joeingram1
let me know if you wanna fire up the stream and I can walk your viewers through it.
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Reading everyone's tweets and I'm starting to get concerned that the PT players' lounge with 3 random tables and a water cooler behind a velvet rope is a thing of the past.
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"Modern is a non-rotating format where you can use your retired Standard cards"
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The sure to be upcoming investigations of pregnancy loss by law enforcement to determine whether a "crime" was committed is one of the most dystopian things that's arrived in my lifetime. So many other likely and horrifying potential consequences of this ruling. Sickening really.
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More on Magic OP changes in response to
@SaffronOlive
@maro254
conversation and others like it.
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They misunderstood the assignment and included cards *named* Subtlety and Moderation in Modern Horizons 2.
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How it played: I activated it just to get a new hand when I flooded, and then every subsequent turn, the best thing I could be doing was activating it again, this time with hits, and it took over the game. Sphere + Ranger Captain one turn, Safekeeper + Canonist one turn. (2/2)
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The Magic: The Gathering World Championship is this weekend. It's a privilege to participate and I want to thank
@MagicEsports
for putting a lot of care into the event and also
@TSM
for letting me play the event from their world class esports facility.
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"I can't believe so many Americans haven't seen Dr. Who."
We are afraid of seeing any new doctor and getting a surprise medical bill.
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I use "I'm an idiot" and the like to mean "Oops" or "My mistake" and it's not a great habit.
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Had this wonderful experience at the used car dealer today:
Me: Sounds good, I can do $5,500. I just called a mechanic down the street who can inspect it for me today.
Used Car Dealer: Actually, I have another guy who said he'll buy the car, unless you do right now.
🚩🚩🚩🚩
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They sure are. It's like a chess tournament where you don't need to bring marble pieces to compete. 🤯. Most proxies in the event will be RL cards and most decks won't have many. This is the way.
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Hang this entire thread on the wall in Renton, WA
@efropoker
@sickofit
@CoreyBaumeister
Oh okay, yea I agree, completley weird you can exile them from your hand unless the format has an apparent combo or cards are designed to pull cards from exile. Guessing that's maybe not the case, not knowing the std format at all, and then I agree it's too complicated.
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Excited to hang something in my office that's been on my project list for a while. One 8x10 art print from each deck I made a PT top 8 with- a compact 2D take on a trophy case. This is the framed result:
Boros Burn
Abzan Midrange
Affinity
Jeskai "Turns"
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My coaching session with Jana was mostly me going "You're on the right track, nicely done" and she's a clear up-and-comer in competitive MTG.
If you don't think it's fair (it upsets you) that someone looks good and is ALSO good at the game, that's your problem. Seek help/STFU.
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No intrinsic value, getting touted as valuable because speculators want it and supply is limited. These things are just NFTs!
We discussed this on the stream last night. Posting the video shortly.
@MSigrist83
I think the product is basically guaranteed to sell out, although pretty much all those sales will go to speculators rather than players.
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Miracle. It does not work within the paper Magic rules and players were asked to change how they perform basic game actions to make it seem like it worked under the rules. We forgive Sylvan Library for being printed in 1994, we do not forgive Miracle.
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If our two political parties were precons, they'd be named Professional Incompetence and Power at All Costs. Take a guess which one wins more.
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If my opponent ever does a pure gaslighting cheat, "I said ___" they never said or "I won game 3" when I won g3, I'm not only naming and shaming I'm starting one of those References Threads from sales posts where people go like "No chance Matt is the one lying" and "+10000" etc.
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Played a
#cEDH
game today where the difference between text box from Vintage Masters on the left vs. the actual oracle text on the right determined who won the game. (While Silenced, a player discarded their hand to LED with Brallin out, killing a player mid-combo).
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@lsv
@HueyJensen
The better he does, the more it will suck he can't participate. He's tending a garden he can never enter.
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Someone in a meeting: if we abolish the reserve list we could charge insane prices for the cards
Boss: do it!
Someone: seriously?
Boss: yes, but just the 'charge insane prices' part.
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About as thoughtful and creative a tweet as: I usually count to 10 on my fingers. There's a new card that requires counting to 25. I don't have that many fingers. I give this card an F.
How do you even fit 1,000 counters on a card! Are there even that many dice in existence?
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I promise you. Truly, I assure you, anyone who can monetize this content from the peak of the streaming scene can take a quick crack back. Nobody was harmed in the making of these tweets.
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"The set is priced correctly because I assume they priced it correctly based on their goals."
How would you ever detect a mistake in pricing with this method of inquiry?
Commander Masters is appropriately priced.
WotC walks a fine line between reprinting older cards to make them accessible without destroying an economy that depends on those cards holding value.
The fact they've pulled it off for so long is the reason the game endures.
Quick 🧵
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From coverage of a 2015 Pro Tour - man I miss this stuff
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Rooting hard for the
@MissouriMTG
Legacy 100k to succeed. The faster we can accelerate independently organized events, the better competitive Magic will be.
I'd prefer 10-proxy and no 2019+ cards, but we need to lay the foundation for independent events first.
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The longer Standard rotation thing makes sense to me from the perspective of "this thing isn't sustainably popular, let's try addressing the concern we hear about most often when we ask why"
People's dunks on it don't seem very problem&solution oriented to me.
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Important League Weekend for me this weekend. Hoping to leave OP changes stuff at the door and try to focus on winning. Mood: feeling appreciative of the people at WotC e.g.
@mtgaaron
who I know got us 5 or 10 extra years of pro play along the way. Gonna enjoy it while I have it.
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Ladders suck even more if you try to use big rewards to "fix" them (account sharing, huge burnout, losing ranking by not devoting max time to grinding, etc.)
"People hate standing in line at the DMV, what if we gave the person who spent the most time in line every month $1000?"
I think it's time to bring some financial rewards to ladder play.
The current state of ladder is a joke and I think it seeps into the highest level of competition.
This PT was probably the lowest skill level I've experienced in 10 years of playing on the tour.
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Ya I think something is just wrong with my brain idk. I'd rather lose to City of Traitors Chrome Mox Blood Moon t1 because Blood Moon is an older card and these new cards have killed any desire I had to play legacy. Not saying it's right just saying it's how I feel.
have we considered that the problem with random 4+ MV commander cards breaking Legacy isn’t the problem of the commander cards but the fact that Ancient Tomb + City + Chrome Mox lets you easily cast them on T2
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Seen multiple people confused as to why this would need the "crew once each turn" text: It's so you can't crew additional times in response to the attack trigger. Your opponent gets to know how many treasures you intend to make when you declare, and no "hidden" best play pattern.
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I'd like to apologize to Memory Lapse for confusing it with Commit//Memory. It's on me, I simply tweeted too fast, and I'll strive to do better.
Memory Lapse doesn't work on these and I'm just an idiot. Jokes on me everyone.
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Those 7-win posts really slowed down on the day that isn't multi reentry 😂
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Your choice these days is between webcam (opponent might be cheating and you don’t know it) or live play (you are cheating and don’t know it).
Hey
@SCGCON
now that people are getting DQd for buying cards that they didn’t know were fake or didn’t know count as marked, can you please look at every deck before the event begins because I don’t want to get DQd because of some scumbag selling fakes on the internet
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How big is the difference between high power EDH and cEDH? The best color in EDH is the worst color in cEDH.
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Don't forget that this Arena economy is Joe Biden's Arena economy.
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Ordering way too much at Domino's on Friday night so I have enough for Sat and maybe Sun. It's called Meal Prep.
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Close race for worst take:
1) Im surprised that a gaming company's announcement would upset part of the fanbase
2) appreciation post for the enthusiasm shown by literal paid actors
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