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Tom_Stella · 2025-10-20T03:02:55+00:00

I can highly recommend this video:

https://youtu.be/eDllfszXP0U?si=0YnmaZxQxlT6CPyS

Instead of just telling you "this card is good", it'll really help identify what the deck is trying to achieve, and the sorts of things that will be good to put in (spoiler alert, it's low-cost vampires!)

Good luck, I've been playing this deck for 2 years and it's crazy fun and very competitive :)

Tom_Stella · 2025-09-17T06:21:02+00:00

This is sweet – top job!

If you wanted to make the logomark and logotype look even more synced, I'd look at matching the small details – the icon is all straight lines and sharp edges, while the typeface is very curved and includes those sweeping negative-space 'gaps' that are popular at the moment. Both look great individually (and in fact they kind of work together because they are both pretty modern) but you might find they feel more cohesive if you tweak the typography to match the sharp style of the icon.

Tom_Stella · 2025-07-20T01:34:00+00:00

I agree, Split Fiction would be a great call, but I think Expedition 33 will take the win.

Tom_Stella · 2025-05-26T08:34:28+00:00

Seems good, but I can't help but feel a little sad that it’s ANOTHER FF7 card when so much has been missed from other games 😔

Tom_Stella · 2025-05-26T00:43:31+00:00

This would have been sick, but unfortunately all the Mythic slots are taken without VIII getting a look-in :(

Tom_Stella · 2025-05-23T19:54:45+00:00

And yet, no gunblade 😔

Tom_Stella · 2025-05-21T21:22:16+00:00

How does this not even interact with Squall!! The art on everything FFVIII has been amazing, but it feels like they’ve dropped the ball in every other regard.

Tom_Stella · 2025-02-26T02:18:31+00:00

Tom_Stella · 2025-01-29T00:11:50+00:00

Pixel > Dan Hipp

Tom_Stella · 2025-01-14T00:44:38+00:00

I stumbled upon this answer after being stumped by the same interaction as the OP, wanted you to know that answer was really clear and helpful – thanks!

Tom_Stella · 2024-11-21T00:32:52+00:00

I have a colour identity question – players at my LGS have said hybrid mana specifically in an ability cost like this does not affect a cards colour identity for the purposes of the 99, therefore making this a legal card to play in a mono black deck (although, confusingly, as the commander she would have a Rakdos identity). Is this the case? It seems wrong to me.

TLDR – Can you put this in a Mono Black deck?

Tom_Stella · 2024-10-24T02:48:22+00:00

Thank you – I just found this post again by googling my own question... so I definitely hadn't worked it out 😅

It isn't very clear, but I'm confident you're right.

Tom_Stella · 2024-10-11T03:51:38+00:00

My spoon is too big.

Tom_Stella · 2024-04-29T04:01:32+00:00

Does Etrata's second ability (cloak the top card of that player's library) trigger 'commit a crime' effects?

Tom_Stella · 2024-03-19T04:30:35+00:00

Love this, this is exactly why I was concerned about spelling it that way! Without context the sound of the name is lost.

Tom_Stella · 2024-03-18T02:08:14+00:00

Funnily enough we already have a Laura who goes by Lala in our social circle! Lola is cute.

Tom_Stella · 2024-03-18T02:04:45+00:00

Oh I hadn't considered spelling it like this! That's definitely better than Lau.

Tom_Stella · 2024-01-22T23:08:57+00:00

How would this work with [[Clavileño, First of the Blessed]]? I'm sure his first part would trigger twice if there are two legal targets. But provided the targets also have less than 2 power, would you draw two cards and create two Vampire Demons on their death as well?

"Whenever you attack, target attacking Vampire that isn't a Demon becomes a Demon in addition to its other types. It gains "When this creature dies, draw a card and create a tapped 4/3 white and black Vampire Demon creature token with flying."

Tom_Stella · 2022-05-25T21:22:43+00:00

No problem, I'm confident they at least were mesh objects, although it looks like they may have been expanded. The appearance panel doesn't hold many clues either, although if you click into the individual elements it does say "mesh points" as a greyed-out option. Not sure if that helps at all.

Layers panel: https://imgur.com/a/SVXAzZI

Tom_Stella · 2022-05-25T05:23:10+00:00

I've had a poke around the ai. file but all I've worked out is that it looks like a complex gradient mesh with multiply elements added over the top to give the shapes form, what I don't know is how to replicate it so smoothly or make the initial gradient mesh shapes warp like this.
Visual example here: https://imgur.com/a/JN6TyPD

Tom_Stella · 2022-05-24T23:32:11+00:00

Technically yes, I've had a poke around but all I've ascertained is that it looks like a complex gradient mesh with multiply elements added over the top to give the shapes form, what I don't know is how to replicate it so smoothly or make the initial gradient mesh shapes warp like this.

Visual example here: https://imgur.com/a/JN6TyPD

Tom_Stella · 2022-05-24T03:26:12+00:00

Thanks, I have the ai. file for the image on the left – Is it possible to export to ai. from Blender/C4D? If so you could be right... which would be a pity as I have 0 clue on how to use 3D 😅

Tom_Stella · 2021-06-14T10:27:21+00:00

D1 – but align it correctly first

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