I've been playing since roughly 2013, with my introductory set being set:Core 2012, and my first pack being Born of the Gods (I think). It was whatever pack had Elspeth, Sun's Champion in standard rotation.

I pulled that Elspeth from a pack given to me by a friend, and I've been interested in the game ever since.

A lot of friends in my personal life are on the site, including:

• Xxere
• Savage_savior6
• evenable311
• SaskiaKnight711

And then furthermore, acquaintances I've met here on the site who are amazing, like:

• Balaam__
• Squee_Spirit_Guide
• Crow_Umbra
• kamarupa
• Asgeren
• Kamerot

..I mean, the list goes on for sure. There's a very friendly group of people on this site who help pretty much.. everyone. Remember that kindness matters.

I tend to create Commander/Edh decks the most frequently, mainly because that is my playgroups preferred manner to enjoy the game right now. (2024)

Whether thematic or building to a competitive goal, I try to enjoy what I make and have some element of originality in my concepts, even if the deck is a staple meta-driven deck.

I like to build decks in the Modern, Legacy, EDH, and Standard formats. I have several detailed here on the site, and a few Arena-specific decks as well. That's where I get the totality of my standard play right now, as I don't have a great location to attend locally. (2024)

In short, I enjoy building decks and testing them against my friends the most. The majority of my building is focused on being high-powered at the table, as we tend to play in pods rather than in 1v1 scenarios. (2024)

As of late, I've moved into deck-building challenges and refining previous builds. It was only with the release of Aetherdrift (2025) that I felt inspired to create two "new" decks, one of whiich is a completely original idea, and the other that piggy-backs off of Hollow One shells.

I'm re-igniting my deck-building spark with Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) and Final Fantasy receiving a Universes Beyond set this year in June. (2025)

• I play in a seven player edh pod and that's typically where we allow proxies, since it's a tabletop experience. (circa.2019-2023)

• we are currently living (my wife evenable311 and I) with two of our mates Savage_savior6 and afsanamtg, so four player pods are common. (March 2023)

• I play occasionally with my brother, SaskiaKnight711. I haven't had a regular group to play with in a bit, but I'm hopeful I'll find new players to connect with. (2025)