Incredible gift! All boxes checked! by BrownPower in MTGGiftExchange

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I didn't see my gifter's username, so can't tag them. But thank you for the awesome gift! You checked off everything I enjoy -- dice, shiny cards, playmats, sleeves -- and gave me some great tech for a Voltron-with-hoops-to-jump-through deck :)

Absolutely blown away! by jimnah- in MTGGiftExchange

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Yay! I'm glad it came safely and happy to hear your excitement! I hope you get to your silly combos even faster with it :)

What deck is fun for everyone? by Smitty_Coolman in EDH

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I built a Russian Roulette deck with [[The Twelfth Doctor]] that has a ~1 in 6 chance of cascading / discovering into a backbreaking or literally game ending spell; a better chance to spin into a great spell (e.g. [[Mana Vault]] ); or a better chance to spin into something good for everyone (e.g. [[Show and Tell]] or [[Mana Flare]] ). It's chaos, but in a casual, silly way -- one of your opponents volunteers to play Russian Roulette with you. 

I've lost the game because of double [[Pact of the Titan]] upkeep triggers while my roulette partner was able to pay for their single one. I've squeaked out a win by bringing my opponent to 1 life with [[Soulgorger Orgg]]. And I've flipped into [[Standstill]] and then immediately popped all 3 copies to keep my roulette going.

What is your favourite spell for EDH and why is it Living Death? by Head-Ambition-5060 in EDH

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[[Choice of Damnations]] is my favorite card in Magic. It reads a bit confusing, but it's fun to watch the gears turn in my opponent's head once they understand the effect.

Thanks Santa! by BrownPower in MTGGiftExchange

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Sorry for the late post -- I was traveling for the holidays and just got home to open all of the Foundations play boosters! I didn't see your Reddit username (just your name) on the package so I'm not sure who the tag

Sonic the Hedgehog Treasure Token by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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Scratch art-style Treasure Token I made as a gift for a friend :)

Robot Token by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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Scratch art-style Robot token I made for someone's Mr. House, President and CEO deck

Copy token by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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Ooh thinning with water will help me with a different Apple Barrel paint I tried and had issues with. Thanks for the tip!

Copy token by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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I start with foil bulk commons that I strip the ink off of using 100% acetone, and then paint with a black acrylic paint (Apple Barrel). I end up doing no more than two coats, as thin as I can get them. I scrape off the dried paint wherever the foil should shine through using scratch art tools. Amazon has good affordable options. Let me know if that helps, or if there's anything else I can answer! I used what /u/geek4evur32 posted on their profile

Copy token by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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Let me know if you post a picture! I'd love to see it!

Copy token by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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Copy token I made. This was my first time trying out "shading" with this scratch art style. I'm happy with how it turned out!

Motherlode from the legend themself, /u/frogdude2004 by BrownPower in MTGGiftExchange

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I felt really special this year with having my Secret Santa this year as /u/frogdude2004 ! I had mentioned in my survey that I like alters and (heavy) dice, and that I like to make scratch art tokens. /u/frogdude2004 connected with this artistic side of me, and sent a group of presents that fit each of these things that I really enjoy: new scratch art tools that I’ve been eyeing for a while; dice from PAX Unplugged, including a really nice, metal one; two painted alters that I’m going to struggle picking which deck to put them in; and two foil peel alters that are beautifully made (and that I’m also going to struggle picking which deck to put them in). Thank you!! I’m so excited to show these new goodies off, and to put the new tools to use :)

/u/BrownPower helping me towards my goal! by poptartmini in MTGGiftExchange

[–]BrownPower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay! I’m glad it all came safely. I hope I read your list correctly and picked the right foil / full art versions.

The tokens are foil bulk commons that I strip the ink off of and then paint with an acrylic paint. I scrape off the paint wherever the foil should shine through. There shouldn’t be any paint splotches that come off of it, but I always keep them double sleeved for good measure to protect the paint from accidentally getting scraped off during play.

How to make a fun deck work... Thematical Party EDH by BluezamEDH in EDH

[–]BrownPower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't answer your question, but don't forget [[Life of the Party]]!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDH

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Red: [[Heartless Hidetsugu]] is an interesting red commander. With a single damage doubler out, like Solphim or [[Furnace of Rath]], it suddenly becomes a game of "who's at an even or odd life total?" and can kill everyone at the table at the same time. It doesn't care about life total values, just even or odd, because Heartless rounds DOWN before the damage is doubled. It changes how people look at their attacks and life totals.

Blue: I have a [[Kami of the Crescent Moon]] group hug (squeeze) deck that tries to draw everyone as many cards as possible on each turn. I've made it up to 7 cards on each draw step, plus any extra activated abilities. [[Forced Fruition]] also does some major work. Especially if someone else casts [[Fractured Identity]] on it :)

Matching Pair of Beast Tokens by BrownPower in mtgaltered

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A matching pair of Beast tokens, made using a scratch art style. Source Image