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bekeleven, 1 year ago

Zealous Conscripts -> Word of Seizing. A better card when you're not twinning.

The shell game

ShamiShini, 1 year ago

Added additional creatures to the sideboard for the following pre-game strategy:

I have started to remove all creatures from the mainboard before each game, then giving my opponents all removed creatures and all sideboard creatures. The opponents must then choose 11 out of these to be played this game. You can either do this openly, or let them choose in secret so you dont know what you will get.

For this purpose, the following creatures have been added to the sideboard to give opponents some variance in their choices:

Added Terastodon, Nesting Dragon, Giant Adephage, Mondrak, Glory Dominus, Etali, Primal Storm, card: Zopandel, Hunger Dominus and Godsire to the sideboard for 'the shell game'.

Creature and Support Update v2

ShamiShini, 1 year ago

This update replaces some of the creatures used, adding more synergy pieces to enable atla's ability to be triggered more frequently. Additionally, some value pieces were added in to increase consistency once atla is online.

Creatures:

Added Vaultborn Tyrant, Free Draw and Lifegain on ETB, plus its repeatable once by saccing it and getting the draw from its copy.

Added Palani's Hatcher, Gives 2 free Eggs on ETB, essentially making it a single use trigger doubler, as you get two eggs for the cost of one, with the added bonus of giving haste to dinos.

Added Kogla and Yidaro, Can be either a decently sized attacked with trample, or creature removal when hit with atla. If this is stuck in hand, it can be used as removal and shuffled back into the library where atla can then find it later.

Other:

Added Annie Joins Up, both a trigger doubler for atla and some other legendary creatures like Worldspine Wurm, plus damage based removal on ETB, both without occupying a creature slot.

Added Rhythm of the Wild since both protecting atla's cast, as well as giving haste is just a great deal.

Added Maskwood Nexus for shenanigans detailed in the decks description. I have decided its time to include it for real.

Removed Cards:

Removed Earthquake Dragon, though pretty sweet, a 'vanilla' 10/10 stompy flier is just not enough to cut it.

Removed Carpet of Flowers, although situationally insane, it can either whiff or provide you with mana you dont need since you try not to have expensive cards in hand anyways.

Removed Blossoming Defense which is arguably the worst protection piece, only giving hexproof without indestructable.

Removed Spawning Pit *list* since there are enough other sac outlets with mostly more useful effects.

Removed Concordant Crossroads since Rhythm of the Wild is just a better version of it, and giving haste in early turns where rhythm would be too expensive to cast is not relevant.

Removed Mirri's Guile sweet topdeck manipulation, but falls flat since you see the same cards over and over. Might get added back in at some point though..

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Slumm, 1 year ago

Needed to make some quick changes as some cards hadn't come in yet. Spreading Plague Mythos of Snapdax

zombiezies

REAZYDEAZY, 1 year ago

dimir zombie

More pressure

Valengeta, 1 year ago

Trying out:

• Rakdos, the Muscle for Black Market
• Rising of the Day for The Immortal Sun
• Cabal Ritual for Defiler of Flesh
• Bothersome Quasit for Rune-Scarred Demon

Black Market is awesome when it enters early on, but if not it is a slow card for a big cost. Rakdos delivers another sac outlet and effect on a powerful demon

Immortal Sun is a great card, but it is expensive and doesn't do much until next turn. Rising grants everyone Haste and extra power for Legendaries, which I have a few, and costs half the mana

Defiler of Flesh is a pretty fun card that has good ramp and support, but I'll be trying Cabal Ritual for the faster speed it provides

Quasit is very cheap for such a disruptive ability, which also increases his evasiveness. Rune-Scarred is very respectable, but also much more costly, and I already have plenty of drawing and 3 other tutors

Let's see how the new cards fare. These changes also slighty reduce the deck's average CMC

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BigChungous, 1 year ago

Izzet Faeries

Wilhelm_1234, 1 year ago

Pauper faeries with a splash of red creatures that benefit from instances

RCQ 2-3

icehippo, 1 year ago

Round 1 Vs Mono Red Aggro Loss 1-2 Round 2 Vs UW Spirits Loss 1-2 Round 3 Vs UW Control Win 2-0 Round 4 Vs Mono Black Discard Win 2-1 Round 5 Vs Abzan Amalia Combo Loss 0-2

Creature/Land Changes

Prismari_1, 1 year ago

Land Values have changed, and Haunted Mire has been added. Ixhel, Son of Atraxa, Norn's Chiormaster, Glissa's Retriever creatures have been added. Glistening Sphere artfact has been added.

updates coming soon!

Cowmmunist, 1 year ago

Been playing magic way way less these days, but i've gotten bit by the desire to look through my decks and update them, and child is first on the list! gonna add a ton of stuff to the maybeboard as considerations and then in the next week or so i'll put together my new list ??

2024 update

Arthursb, 1 year ago

Update with cards up to Thunder Junction

Historical Log - Post Golos Ban

CrimsonWings3689, 1 year ago

Formerly Colorless Golos - the deck is shifting to enable Ulamog/Kozilek. Doing so should keep the deck as similar as possible while keeping the cost of the switch to a minimum.

• should Golos ever be unbanned, the cards below will be swapped back in: Golos, Tireless Pilgrim, Cascading Cataracts, Academy Ruins, The World Tree, Phyrexian Metamorph, Chromatic Lantern, Darksteel Plate

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garraken, 1 year ago

Replacing Barren Moor Polluted Mire Lonely Sandbar Remote Isle with 2x Swamp and 2x Island

mill madnes

l1dt, 1 year ago

mill, mill!! MILL!!!

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icecrystaldrake, 1 year ago

Custom Nicknames + Flavour Text: Sideboard

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Sideboard Bountiful Promenade: Nickname: Beautiful End So in…the end, it’s beautiful! It’s beautiful! Yes in…the end…It’s beautiful…So beautiful! (Color Your World, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) Eerie Ultimatum: Nickname: The Underworld “So, raise your glasses to the underworld!” (Evermore, Empath - 2019) Gisela, Blade of Goldnight: Nickname: Angel “My angel…” (Angel, Epicloud — 2012) Luxury Suite: Nickname: Are Your Dreams All Gone? “Hey, what’s the matter? Are your dreams all gone?” — In reference to having everything in life, yet being unsatisfied. Having run out of dreams to chase. (Daddy, Casualties of Cool — 2014) Ramos, Dragon Engine: Nickname: Anxiety in Pyjamas “Task: draw something mythical that gives you anxiety in pyjamas if it would come for you in your sleep.” (Anxiety in Pyjamas, The Puzzle — 2021) Rejuvenating Springs: Nickname: You And I Are Free “Stay at home for me… You and I are free…” — Trapped in a utopia, a quote-unquote free place where everything is perfect. Or is it? (Color Your World, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) Sea of Clouds: Nickname: To The Light As beings of light we are rhythms of the world. To the light, may we steer you. (The Ones Who Love, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014, Singularity, Empath — 2019) Serra Paragon: Nickname: Rise Again “Though you feel you’re far gone, never to love again. Remember to have faith now, the sun will rise again!” (Universal Flame, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014)

Custom Nicknames + Flavour Text: Lands

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Lands Arid Mesa: Nickname: Dust “After the sacrifice, the landscape was nothing but dusts and chasma.” — Sacrifice in reference to sacrificing the land. (Dusts and Chasma, Tryptophan — DreamPeace, 2023) Blood Crypt: Nickname: One of Mind “So you’ve come around… And we know what you came for. We are one of mind, and you are home…” “” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011, Warrior, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) Bloodstained Mire: Nickname: Shadows “Oh Earth, what changes hast thou seen… There were the long street roars, hath been the stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow from form to form, and nothing stands; like clouds, they shape themselves and go.” (Seventh Wave, Ocean Machine: Biomech — 1997) Breeding Pool: Nickname: Echoing Silence “I remember this path, he whispered in the echoing silence.” (I remember this path, Snow Day — DreamPeace, 2023, Echo, Accelerated Evolution — 2003/All Is In The Echo, Space Oyster — DreamPeace, 2023, In The Silence, Sky Gods — DreamPeace, 2023) City of Brass: Nickname: Lonely City “Lonely is the city tonight…” — The city is empty, a lonely city. Also gives off Anor Londo vibes, which is also an empty city that looks Brass. It even has the Brass armour set in it. (Bastard, Ocean Machine: Biomech — 1997) Command Tower: Nickname: Puppet! You are a puppet! I am a puppet! We are all puppets! — In reference to everyone playing Command Tower and not escaping the staples of the format. See Sol Ring. (Color Your World, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) Exotic Orchard: Nickname: Haunted Song “The world’s only haunted sacred now, with a haunted song keeping us from being all alone. (Silent Militia, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014, Awake!!, Addicted — 2009) Flooded Strand: Nickname: This Path "If you ask me, I’ll walk this path for you. Live by the code you wrote. I’ll walk these miles alone.” (The Code, Casualties of Cool — 2014) Forbidden Orchard: Nickname: Always Been Here “We have always been here, crackled the spirits through a distinct vibration.” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011, Only Vibrations, Sky Gods — DreamPeace, 2023) Forest: Nickname: I Know The Way! “I know the way! And YOU know the way! We all fall down if we fear love!” — In reference to Devin being a vegi-ma-tarian, to fearing love for nature and instead siding with continued industrialisation, deforestation and destroying the planet. (Grace, Epicloud — 2012) Godless Shrine: Nickname: A Chance To Be Loved “All we’re offering is a chance to be loved!” (Stormbending, Transcendence — 2016) Hallowed Fountain: Nickname: Process “We bring to you: the process of human development! (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011) Mana Confluence: Nickname: Shine “Join the heavens, join the sea. Shine for freedom, shine for peace. Though the future is hard to see, If you can’t shine for you dear, please shine for me.” (Singularity, Empath — 2019) Marsh Flats: Nickname: NOTHING! “And at the heart of it all, there was NOTHING!” (Genesis, Empath — 2019) Misty Rainforest: Nickname: Love All We Can “Love all we can before, we learn all we came for. Learn all we can before, the road leads to home.” — All has been learnt upon sacrifice. Home is the land summoned. (Grace, Epicloud — 2012) Overgrown Tomb: Nickname: Deep Within “Every life is found deep within. How many lives is it threatening? All of them.” (Victim, Physicist — 2000) Plains: Nickname: Light, Moon and Stars “Let there be light, let there be moon, let there be stars, and let there be you!” (Genesis, Empath — 2019) Plaza of Heroes: Nickname: I Was There “I was there, said the imperial. At his requiem, nodding towards the statue. The pedestal carried a quote from the warlord: ‘They said: “We feel your pain, brother.” Yet they felt nothing for one another…’ ” (Imperial, Alien — Strapping Young Lad, 2005, Requiem, Empath — 2019, Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007, Singularity, Empath — 2019) Polluted Delta: Nickname: The Greys “And the greys flood our memories…in the long haul. Can the greys wash away? (The Greys, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) Reflecting Pool: Nickname: Live To Right “As you live to right the wrongs, never to return, the truth hits you hard. But, you’ve come a long, long way, so be not afraid, and trip the path unbeaten.” — Reflecting Pool: reflecting on the past by looking in the ‘mirror’. (Fallout, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014, Rejoice, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014, Forgive me, Casualties of Cool — 2014) Reliquary Tower: Nickname: Captain Ziltoid “Divert all power from the main engines to the front guns. By your command, Captain Ziltoid!” (Planet Smasher/By Your Command, Ziltoid the Omniscience — 2007) Sacred Foundry: Nickname: Peace “As they walked towards the foundry, gearing up for the storm, they could hear what sounded like the soundtrack to the end of the world, leaving them with a feeling of deep peace.” — In reference to Stormbending, which links to Cyclonic Rift, clearing the board and leaving behind an empty world, as well as to Deep Peace, a song Devin imagined to be playing at the end of the world. (Storm, Accelerated Evolution — Devin Townsend Band, 2003, Deep Peace, Terria — 2001) Savannah: Nickname: Anytime “Anytime you need someone, anytime you heed someone, anytime you need me, I will be there.” (Deep Peace, Terria — 2001) Scalding Tarn: Nickname: This Journey “I built this road and this journey before you. So go to the mountaintop, and paint the streets red.” — In reference to sacrificing the land (painting it red), and searching for a Mountain (painting it red, as a Mountain produces red Mana). (Bones, Casualties of Cool — 2014, Flight, Casualties of Cool — 2014) Spectator Seating: Nickname: Intergalactic “ ‘Life is all dynamics, isn’t it folks?’, the commentator proclaimed. ‘So Ziltoid, across the intergalactic Skype network, is sending messages to Harold in his increasingly convoluted dream, which we are all subject to because you bought tickets…’ ” (Color your world, The Retinal Circus — 2013) Spire Garden: Nickname: Baring Rock Faces “We now find a lone planet, barren, isolated, with holes the size of 50 elephants, baring rock faces imitating dagger-like teeth.” (Dimension Z, Dark Matters/Z2 — 2014, Earth, Dark Matters/Z2 — 2014) Steam Vents: Nickname: Twenty-Five Years At The Factory “Twenty-five years at the factory, child, I’ve been working.” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011) Stomping Ground: Nickname: The Midnight Sun “The echoing land laid dormant as the midnight sun was setting.” (Midnight Sun, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) Temple Garden: Nickname: Your World Is Gone “Gone, and your world is gone. And you’re on your own. And we find there’s no one that’s waiting for your light at all.” (Solar Winds, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) The World Tree: Nickname: Breathing Of The Soul “And with the breathing of the Soul of the World, your soul filled with a mysterious wave of beautiful light.” — Devin representing the Soul of the World, as he is the soul of this deck, woven into every card, and being the one who has constructed the entire lore, and thus world, this deck is inspired by. (Higher, Transcendence — 2016, Mysterious Wave, Tryptophan — DreamPeace, 2023) Training Center: Nickname: Save Us All “I’ve been working on a plan to save us all!” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011) Tropical Island: Nickname: Vacation “Let’s go on vacation today…marooned here on castaway cay.” (Vacation, Lightwork, 2022) Tundra: Nickname: Evening “I find myself drawn, to the evening.” (Flight, Casualties of Cool — 2014) Undergrowth Stadium: Nickname: Nothing Left Burning “In I you trusted, all your worries and wonders. But you will find, no comfort here. And when there’s nothing left burning inside you, your bones will riddle the ground, with the rest.” <“How can you change as much as the cat litter at home when you have such an inflated sense of self-importance?”> (Bones, Casualties of Cool — 2014, Ih-Ah, By A Thread — 2012) Vault of Champions: Nickname: Wan’dering Soul Of Mine “Wan’dering…soul of mine. Wan’dering…in time.” (Pandemic, Deconstruction — 2011) Verdant Catacombs: Nickname: Will You Save Me? “The things I am, are things that should not be…” “I guess it’s just a feeling…” “Give in to the heat of the moment. Give in to the pain…” “Cause I am…so vicious! I’ll hurt you, can you take it?” “Will you save me?” (The Death of Music, Ocean Machine: Biomech — 1997, Spirits Will Collide, Empath — 2019, Deadhead, Accelerated Evolution — 2003) Watery Grave: Nickname: Pretty Lively “See, during the day this place is pretty lively…” (The Death of Music, Ocean Machine: Biomech — 1997) Windswept Heath: Nickname: Terri’a Through the meadow, through the field, through Terri’a, to Rain City. (Singularity, Empath — 2019, Terria — 2001, Rain City, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) Wooded Foothills: Nickname: The White Earth “The White Earth roared silently with a freezing breath.” (White Earth, Snow Day — DreamPeace 2023)

Custom nicknames + Flavour Text: Enchantments

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Enchantments Finest Hour: Nickname: Bring Your Darkness! “Craft your life in ways that will bring your darkness! — Counter-piece to Chromatic Lantern (Higher, Transcendence — 2016) Flaming Fist: Nickname: Support the Cause! “When your opponents are at the gate, do not stand in silent resignation, but support the cause! We must fight for what’s worth fighting for! — Loyal Commander Devin Townsend, the Progenitor.” (Silent Resignation, Dawn Shifter — DreamPeace, 2023, Support the Cause, Holding Patterns/Transcendence — 2016, Universe in a Ball!, Addicted — 2009) Imprisoned in the Moon: Nickname: Fear And Darkness “The time of reckoning is beyond us! Though we live in fear and darkness, we are light! Save the world!” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011, The Ones Who Love, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014, Earth, Dark Matters/Z2 — 2014) Leyline of the Guildpact: Nickname: Depth Charge “As the electricity crackled, a depth charge followed, which illuminated the battlefield in all colours.” (Depth Charge, Accelerated Evolution — 2003) Mirari’s Wake: Nickname: Universe in a Ball! “Universe in a ball! There’s a universe in us all!” — As every land now taps for additional resources, it sprouts a universe in all lands. (Universe in a Ball!, Addicted — 2009) Mystic Remora: Nickname: Ocean’s Pressure “This ocean’s pressure will be the death of me” (Infinite Ocean, Ghost — 2011) Nevermore: Nickname: Hear My Prayers “Oh glorious Gaia, I bow to thee, God greater than any religion! Hear my prayers, and unite against this threat!” — Nevermore is a play on Evermore. (Gaia, Synchestra — 2006, Deconstruction, Deconstruction — 2011, Poltergeist, Deconstruction — 2011) Rhystic Study: Nickname: Yindi “Yindi, what are you doing? — Building a deck.” (Yindi Depths, Snow Day — DreamPeace, 2023, Building A Deck, Pond Skimmer — DreamPeace, 2023) Smothering Tithe: Nickname: Broke(n) “And you, broke(n)…” (Higher, Transcendence — 2016) Song of the Dryads: Nickname: Earth Day! “It’s like your birthday, it’s on Earth Day, like a child you’re born again, let’s plant a tree again!” (Earth Day, Terria — 2001) Up the Beanstalk: Nickname: On The Right Track “No turning back, and I’m on the right track.” (Singularity, Empath — 2019)

Custom Nicknames + Flavour Text: Artifacts

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Artifacts Arcane Signet: Nickname: Dark Crystal “As the blade was raised to deliver judgement in the silence of night, nothing but the solar winds blowing, the dark crystal infused in the blade shone bright.” (Judgement, Synchestra — 2006, In The Silence, Sky Gods — DreamPeace, 2023, Solar Winds, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007, Dark Crystal, Devin’s favourite movie, released 1982) Chromatic Lantern: Nickname: Craft Your Life “Craft your life, in ways you will be known.” — Counterpart to Finest Hour (Higher, Transcendence — 2016) Chromatic Orrery: Nickname: Devoid Rainbow “This machine goes far beyond just metal, surrendered the little abacus as it looked up at it. And it was a magnificent creation indeed; devoid of colours, yet shining brightly in all colours of the rainbow.” (Ocean Machines, Ass-Sordid Demos 1990-1996 — 2000, Far Beyond Metal, The New Black — Strapping Young Lad, 2006, The Abacus, The Hummer — 2006, Devoid, Physicist — 2000, Singularity, Empath — 2019)? Commander’s Sphere: Nickname: Frog “Frogs are nice…” (Frogs-R-Nice — 2017) Crucible of Worlds: Nickname: Hyperdrive “Let’s find us this Dimension Z… Go into Hyperdrive…Past the Thousand Suns…Past Jupiter…Past Nebulo 9…and into the Sun.” (Dimension Z, Dark Matters/Z2 — 2014, Hyperdrive, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007, A Thousand Suns, Sky Gods — DreamPeace, 2023, Jupiter, Physicist — 2000, Nebulo 9, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007, Into the Sun, Holding Patterns/Transcendence — 2016) Fellwar Stone: Nickname: Gesundheit “Kindergarten! Gesundheit! Rucksack! (Devin’s vocabulary in German, demonstrated during his 2023 interview on Die Blaue Stunde, RadioEins) Sol Ring: Nickname: Locked In “There’s your legacy…it locked you in.” — In reference to everyone playing Sol Ring, and not escaping it. See Command Tower. (Higher, Transcendence — 2016) The Great Henge: Nickname: Void of the Soul “How many times were you able to see the infinite void of the soul? Enter, and the universe unfolds for you tonight.” (Rejoice, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014, Universal Flame, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) The One Ring: Nickname: The One “Signifying the connection to his wife Tracy Turner, who he’s been dating since age 19 (19 being my birth number), this wedding ring symbolises their long-lasting love.” (The Ones Who Love, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014)

Custom Nicknames + Flavour Text: Instants

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Instants Anguished Unmaking: Nickname: Die! Poltergeist! “Die! Poltergeist!” — It being a poltergeist/ghost, it cannot die, but instead returns to the realm of shadows, being exile. (Poltergeist, Deconstruction — 2011) Assassin’s Trophy: Nickname: The Destroyer “I, The Destroyer, shall not be contained!” (Higher, Transcendence — 2016) Beast Within: Nickname: Lucky Animal “It seems that you are the lucky animal today!” (Lucky Animals, The Retinal Circus — 2013) Brainstorm: Nickname: Ways of the Mind “I’ve had to reassess the ways of the mind…” — In reference to using Brainstorm to put back your worst two cards, then shuffle those away using a fetch land. (Planet of the Apes, Deconstruction — 2011) Chaos Warp: Nickname: CHAOS!! “Stand for what you truly believe in! CHAOS!!” — In reference to the fact that much of my life is made up of chaos in my mind. It is a foil card, as everything foil warps when WOTC prints it these days… (Poltergeist, Deconstruction — 2011, The Greys, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) Cyclonic Rift: Nickname: Stormbending “Time to do some Stormbending...” (Stormbending, Transcendence — 2016) Generous Gift: Nickname: Bloodstock Impersonator “Not quite as impressive as the one from Bloodstock, but it’s not bad…” (Devin Townsend — Bloodstock 2021, where a life-size elephant joined them on stage to celebrate) Path to Exile: Nickname: PIXILLATE! “PIXILLATE ME!” (Pixillate, Synchestra — 2006) Return of the Wildspeaker: Nickname: Exorcise Yourself “You have been vanquished, let go! I’ve conquered my soul! Vanquished, now go! Exorcise yourself!” (Poltergeist, Deconstruction — 2011) Swords to Plowshares: Nickname: Progress “Slow progress is still progress…” (Sprite, Empath — 2019)

Custom Nicknames + Flavour Text: Sorceries

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Sorceries Blasphemous Act: Nickname: Monument “The surviving monument on the backdrop of a destroyed city was a testament to their lasting legacy.” — Reference to Monument, the song that was an ode to SYL, and the end of SYL, the destruction of the city. (Monument, The New Black — Strapping Young Lad, 2006, City — Strapping Young Lad, 1997) Conflux: Nickname: The Puzzle “It’s time to cast The Puzzle.” (The Puzzle — 2021) Cruel Ultimatum: Nickname: Pain “Give in to the pain.” (Deadhead, Accelerated Evolution — 2003) Emergent Ultimatum: Nickname: The Field “With fear and anxiety, they looked across the field.” (The Field, Casualties of Cool — 2014) Farewell: Nickname: The Void “Simple mortals, hear the call of the void.” (Call of the Void, Lightwork — 2022) Farseek: Nickname: The Way Home “The flow of music gesturing from the Empath’s flute showed them the way home…” — In reference to their home land being the land brought onto the battlefield with Farseek. (Empath — 2019, The Way Home!, Addicted — 2009) Genesis Ultimatum: Nickname: Offer Your Light “Offer your light, and experience the cosmic drifts.” (Offer Your Light, Transcendence — 2016, Cosmic Drifts, Space Oyster — DreamPeace, 2023) Hunting Wilds: Nickname: Resources “Depressed, fallen, divine musician, let me tap into your resources and bring out the best in you.” — Devin Townsend reflecting on his transition from having an inflated sense of self-importance and being raised as a golden child, all the way to realising how far he had fallen, alienating people including his wife and close family, addicted to substances and seeing the end result of his actions, including in his music. The card is meant to represent a chance to help bring out the best in him, an uphill journey he has worked on himself after falling from high. Imposing Grandeur: Nickname: Freaking Party “You think I don’t know this is freaking weird? Who here is ready to freaking party??” (War, The Retinal Circus — 2013) Inspired Ultimatum: Nickname: Burn “So let them burn, let them fires burn. Let them burn, let them go.” (The Complex, Physicist — 2000) Life from the Loam: Nickname: Need “Don’t die on me…don’t go away, when I need you here…” (The Death of Music, Ocean Machine: Biomech — 1997) Majestic Genesis: Nickname: Genesis “From the top to the bottom, GENESIS!” (Genesis, Empath —2019) Nature’s Lore: Nickname: God “God is in the mountain as is in the rock…” (War, Infinity — 1998) Ponder: Nickname: You Are Beautiful “Please don’t forget you are beautiful!” (Rain City, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) Ruinous Ultimatum: Nickname: Sorry “I’m sorry everyone — Devin Townsend, Canadian" Skyshroud Claim: Nickname: Stay at Home “If you don’t wanna lend a hand then try to stay at home…” (Rain City, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) Spoils of Victory: Nickname: Skeksis “Stop it Skeksis, you’re such a hypergeek.” (Skeksis, Alien — Strapping Young Lad, 2004, Hypergeek, Synchestra — 2006) Three Visits: Nickname: Never Die “Never going to die, we’re always gonna live forever. In our fields of green…” (Triumph, Synchestra — 2006) Titanic Ultimatum: Nickname: FEEEED! “Now, hunger does what sorrow could never do…FEEEED!” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011) Torment of Hailfire: Nickname: Universal Flame! “Let the universal flame burn!” (Universal Flame, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014)

Custom Nicknames + Flavour Texts: Creatures

Wolleyforest, 1 year ago

Commander Progenitus: Nickname: Devin; or Loyal Commander Devin Townsend, the Progenitor “As diverse as Devin Townsend’s personality and musical career, this behemoth has multiple heads to represent the multi-instrumentalist nature of Devin, as well as his diverse musical career, ranging from metal to meditation, from rock to experimental, from new age to country. The Soul of the World has returned, indeeeeed!” (Indeed: Ziltoid reference from Ziltoid The Omniscient — 2007). Additionally, the card’s designer is even named Mike, linking to Mike St. Jean, his ‘right-hand man’ and visual director, or Mike Keneally, who currently plays with him. Creatures Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait: Nickname: Coast “Coast…coast…come to the coast, come to the coast…it will find you!” (Coast, Ki — 2009) Baleful Strix: Nickname: Orphan bird “Once upon a time, in a tiny little town, in a tiny little house, where no one came around, there lived a bird who was just so sad, for this little bird didn’t have a mum or a dad. He had forgotten how to fly, and he had lost the will to try, until one day a bear came around, and the bird heard its terrible sound. And through his fear, his courage did appear, lifting once more from the ground.” (Sprite, Empath — 2019, previously demoed, callback to the first song on Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing and the Detox '96 Demo, from Strapping Young Lad) Dockside Extortionist: Nickname: Prog Goblin “That is one hell of a Prog Goblin if I’ve ever seen one…” (Anecdote from Devin on Coffee with Devin Townsend, Ola Englund — 2023) Dryad of the Ilysian Grove: Nickname: Namaste “Namaste, whispered the creature without moving their lips, nature sprouting from its body.” (Namaste, Physicist — 2000) Esper Sentinel: Nickname: The Sentinel “Legend says that the mythical Sentinel drawn here was the inspiration for Devin’s use of his signature CGCGCE.” (The Sentinel by Judas Priest was one of the early songs Devin learnt. He struggled plentiful with it, until he figured out it was not played in standard, but in CGCGCE) Ignoble Hierarch: Nickname: Herman “The name’s Herman, and I hate musicals!” (Planet Smasher, Ziltoid the Omniscient — 2007) Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar: Nickname: Love? “I won’t hold back anything, and I won’t care if you don’t hear, cause all I want is to be true, and say to all that I love you tonight!” (Universal Flame, Sky Blue/Z2 — 2014) Noble Hierarch: Nickname: Meditation “Dear Sun Goddess, let your deep peace, love and happiness spread through me.” (Deadhead, Accelerated Evolution — 2003, Deep Peace, Terria — 2001) Nyxbloom Ancient: Nickname: Stars “I want…you to follow me, into..the stars! I want you to love…me!” (The Mighty Masturbator, Deconstruction — 2011) Rafiq of the Many: Nickname: War “How about a good, old-fashioned war?” (War, The Retinal Circus — 2013)