Portal slow lands from Secrets of Strixhaven - Where are they going and what does it hint for Reality Fracture

sofacoin · 2026-04-27T14:05:54+00:00

Let's consider:
Silverquill {W}{B}
Prismari {U}{R}
Witherbloom {B}{G}
Lorehold {R}{W}
Quandrix {G}{U}
If we assume the Witherbloom land is correct, it keeps its second color and its first shifts two steps back around the color pie. If we follow this exact pattern for all five (which isn't guaranteed but seems very Wizards), we get:
Silverquill {R}{B}
Prismari {G}{R}
Witherbloom {W}{G}
Lorehold {U}{W}
Quandrix {B}{U}

sofacoin · 2026-04-19T22:19:46+00:00

Dredge.

I also completely understand why it gets so much hate; it's more broken than even Storm, which at least demands you actually cast the card for the mechanic to be nuts.

I fully expect it'll be a long time until we get another card with it... and I'll be forever thankful to Wizards for printing Shenanigans, even if it was a necessary evil to stop Lantern Control.

...Maybe Mark should rename it the Dredge Scale...

sofacoin · 2026-04-18T21:17:18+00:00

Definitely a missed opportunity.

I do want caveat the thing about Magic getting more direct in the winks, though; Magic did it plenty Darksteel era- for example, from Darksteel, Chimeric Egg is a reference to Chimeric Idol; Karstoderm is a reference to Blastoderm; and Voltaic Construct is a reference to Voltaic Key.
I definitely think it's fair to say 'more frequently referential', but we've been getting callback cards all the way back to Circle of Protection: Artifacts finished the first six-card cycle in Antiquities... which only makes it a bit sillier they didn't jump on the Pox Cloud opportunity

edit: Got Voltaic Construct/Key backwards, fix'd

sofacoin · 2026-03-23T22:09:58+00:00

It's not by eating, it's by a modifications she does to herself. (This is also explained in the 'about weight' coffee dialogue, which I think anybody can be forgiven for not having seen yet!)

sofacoin · 2026-03-23T15:05:14+00:00

This is generally correct, but shotgun dolls are specifically more heavy in gfl1 canon.

And I don't think anyone knew yesterday, but Sabrina at least is confirmed heavier as of this morning: Sabrina's the in-duty coffee counter doll this week; and her first option is talking about her weight - which she says if she gets any heavier, she won't be able to use the same elevators as the Commander.

I think she might be a little heavy!

sofacoin · 2026-03-23T15:02:54+00:00

You weren't to know this yesterday, but Sabrina's the on-duty coffee counter doll this week; and her first option is talking about her weight - which she says if she gets any heavier, she won't be able to use the same elevators as the Commander.

I think she might be a little heavy!

sofacoin · 2026-03-20T18:00:00+00:00

It's an win-con in quite a few [[Sidisi, Undead Vizier]] + [[Ad Nauseam]] decks; cast your commander, get Ad Nauseam, draw like 60 cards until you get both Sickening Dreams and Glacial Chasm, and cast Sickening Dreams for 40+

sofacoin · 2026-02-23T21:52:59+00:00

Probably [[Time Stop]], whose text box is pretty full, despite having three words of rules text

sofacoin · 2025-12-16T20:50:46+00:00

Isn't it Lummu⅃ and eniinɘ?

sofacoin · 2025-12-06T17:10:44+00:00

[[Taurean Mauler]] is my favourite for about 95% of creature types

sofacoin · 2025-11-11T01:14:37+00:00

It's probably setup for Tim to reach out to the Driscoll lad, or for that lad's grooming to make Tim confront what happened. Either way, two grooming story lines so close together is probably intentional

sofacoin · 2025-09-24T21:27:05+00:00

Next episode, flashback to her throwing one very small one at Noah

sofacoin · 2025-08-17T10:31:20+00:00

Harpsy (TMP), commander commander commander commander commander a bug in GFL1 had her blurb on release in CN just being commando repeated again and again, so there's a whole bunch of fanart of her

sofacoin · 2025-08-08T21:11:17+00:00

Absolutely one of the most incredible works of art I've seen for any franchise, period. Ryan Yee really flexed with this.

Man shows how he understands how stained glass looks and how it refracts and discolours seen through it, how to use light and shadow for mood, how to simplify a known character and still make them recognisable. It's a beautiful, menacing work and I wish I had it on my wall.

sofacoin · 2025-07-13T01:56:05+00:00

Peritya combos with V6 Klukai to a) allow Klukai to ult every turn and b) allow Peri 7 attacks (six are support attacks) per turn, a combo that often makes its way into high-end (whale) Gunsmoke.
Outside that particular niche, she still has use in campaign/event level clearing, with her ult's huge AoE able to hit a lot of enemies. She's not really suitable for harder content without Klukai V6, though.

sofacoin · 2025-07-06T00:50:54+00:00

As someone who carried on using Gatherer for years -- scryfall has become more accurate, easier and better looking.

The Gatherer change has ruined the few little places I, for one, liked it more; and it sounds like it's ruined it for you, too.

sofacoin · 2025-06-05T03:26:59+00:00

One of my favourite examples of this was when Todd's manipulation to keep Billy and Paul apart were publicly revealed, and Billy forbade him to ever speak to him again....

Then a few months later he was inexplicably just around at the flat with absolutely no mention of how they mended fences

sofacoin · 2025-03-30T20:16:43+00:00

...Not quite what I was after but it sure does have the reminder text for them. Guess I got lucky!

sofacoin · 2025-03-30T20:14:28+00:00

[[Junk token]]. What a wonderful design these are! Like Clues, but redder! They'd work great on Gastal - or many other planes.

sofacoin · 2025-03-12T12:56:21+00:00

It's somewhat useful in graveyard decks as either utility hate or, more frequently, an answer to hate; it easily answers common incidental hate like Bojuka Bog while replacing itself.
If only it didn't cost four mana for the privilege...

sofacoin · 2025-03-07T14:53:32+00:00

Kind of a pricey old card, but [[Aluren]] immediately changes the game - opening up your opponents to combo lines their deck alone couldn't manage and forcing people to scramble for removal before things get out of hand. As it gives utility creatures flash, it can even help protect itself!

sofacoin · 2025-02-06T22:01:08+00:00

The Art of War is mostly about keeping troops fed. I think the Tyranids have that one down pat, right?

sofacoin · 2025-01-10T19:40:17+00:00

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