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Airdate - 12/5/18

 

First Pick

An open letter to Gerry Thompson, Cedric Phillips & Pros

https://adjameson.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/an-open-letter-to-cedric-phillips-gerry-thompson-and-the-pro-magic-community-at-large/

 

Gather the Townsfolk

Lightning Bolt Promo

Vid from Wedge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AYA1jG97bM

https://www.cfbevents.com/promo

• Foil for main event or fanatic package
• Nonfoil for side events, but sides also feature new foil basic lands promos

 

Daarken speaks out about MagicFest boycott

https://daarken.com/shop/2018/12/05/magicfests-boycott/

 

Magic Arena Rank 1.0

https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/a34dg0/mtg_arena_developer_update_rank_10/

TL;DW: New ranking system incoming, but it is still the early stage of what they want, featuring season rewards and "balanced" advancement. This system applies to limited and constructed events. New matchmaking system that changes how players are matched in ladder and non-ladder play (which is also new.) Non-Ladder matchmaking will still be based partially on "deck strength" with some fine tuning coming soon.

 

Edit: Patch will hit on December 13th with State of the Beta on Dec 12.

 

Game Awards Announcement

https://twitter.com/thegameawards/status/1070120493460516865?s=19

 

“Guild Missions” at GP Shizuoka

https://mtg.bigmagic.net/article/gpshizuoka2018-GuildMission-en.html

 

Atraxa cosplay at GP Shizuoka
https://twitter.com/goberthicks/status/1068842906012663809?s=19

 

Exclusive Chandra comic cover for SCG CON:

https://twitter.com/starcitygames/status/1068160996899020800?s=21

 

WotC looking for esports director

http://company.wizards.com/job/director-esports

 

Desperate Ravings

MTG Arena killing MTGO?

https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/a2z9rz/mtg_arena_is_killing_magic_online/

 

Goatbots Rebuttal: https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/a2z9rz/mtg_arena_is_killing_magic_online/eb4o4ey/

 

MTGO Chat now optional by default

https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1070416942983335936?s=19

 

Kaya playmat for RPTQ T16:

https://twitter.com/PraetorMagic/status/1069387367696470017

 

Domri Rade RPTQ

https://twitter.com/JqlGirl/status/1069551082135842816

 

Going Infinite

60 card Modern Singleton

https://twitter.com/LouisKaplan86/status/1070009924145569792

 

The Finisher

It was announced this week that, beginning on December 17, the microblogging and social media website Tumblr will be banning all pornography on their website. And if you don’t know what Tumblr is, well, apparently you have until December 17 to find out. Several popular Magic blogs are hosted on Tumblr, including the Magic Bracket, tons of artists and cosplayers, and of course Mark Rosewater’s Blogatog. So now that Tumblr will be working out the kinks, so to speak, what changes do you expect to come to Magic: The Tumblring?