First Pick
Ultimate Guard Roundup
Statement on Generative AI:
https://bsky.app/profile/ultimateguard.bsky.social/post/3lwwcrte4l22b
Harry Potter Boxes Removed:
Rhystic Studies Resigns:
https://bsky.app/profile/rhysticstudies.bsky.social/post/3lxf7g2rbl22y
Gather the Townsfolk
EDHREC’s Survey:
https://bsky.app/profile/edhrec.com/post/3lxajold4o626
https://bsky.app/profile/veggiewagon.bsky.social/post/3lxbed5qf6c2m
Desperate Ravings
Vivi Cauldron Dominates NRG Series:
https://bsky.app/profile/emmapartlow.com/post/3lx3tcja6y22i
Timing of Next Scheduled B&R Announcement:
https://bsky.app/profile/themaverickgirl.bsky.social/post/3lxbdtwjg2224
Maro Talks UB (Again (Again (Again))):
Splash Damage
Hareruya Suspends Shipping to US:
https://bsky.app/profile/fireshoes.bsky.social/post/3lxcoprcrd22c
The Finisher
The 2025 ESports Awards presented by T1 happened last week, and they included awards for the last decade. Some of the honors went to player of the decade Faker, on-air talent of the decade Sjokz (“shocks”), and game of the decade League of Legends. Now, obviously T1 is a LoL company, so tell me: if you were giving an award in gaming for the last decade who would you like to see honored?
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Arena Anthologies:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/announcements-august-18-2025#Anthologies
Gather the Townsfolk
Less Direct to Modern Sets?
https://mtgrocks.com/direct-to-modern-mtg/
Avatar Roundup
Beginner Box:
Barrier to Entry:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT69mgJN6/
Better-Than-Official Art:
Most Cards Previewed This Early:
https://bsky.app/profile/castanearie.bsky.social/post/3lwker2bkpc2t
Desperate Ravings
Release Density:
https://bsky.app/profile/rhysticstudies.bsky.social/post/3lwmbxvwia22t
https://bsky.app/profile/cardsbyprox.com/post/3lwos2yymb223
https://bsky.app/profile/vorthosjay.bsky.social/post/3lwovt2fbj22k
WotC Squashes “Single Print Run” Rumors:
https://bsky.app/profile/tomrmarks.bsky.social/post/3lwp5asqzbs22
Steel City Spectacular
https://mtgdecks.net/Commander/steel-city-spectacular-20k-cedh-main-event-tournament-208416
Red Zone
Vivi not getting banned in Standard?
The Finisher
As we noted earlier, MaRo posted this week about pulling back the reins on straight-to-Modern sets, which is perhaps calling to an end a trilogy of sorts. Now, most movie franchises are calling it quits after the third, and we all know the Rule of Three, so tell me: what trilogy are you rooting to conclude next?
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Roundup (...before Spider-Man?)
Magic Spotlight: The Avatar:
https://magic.gg/news/announcing-magic-spotlight-the-avatar-in-atlanta-georgia-and-lyon-france
Collecting:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/collecting-avatar-the-last-airbender
Is Four Different Mechanics All Named “--Bending” Too Confusing?:
https://bsky.app/profile/jaqalyte.bsky.social/post/3lwbhg5t25c2p
Gather the Townsfolk
State of Design 2025:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/state-of-design-2025
Arena Championship 9 Roundup
Viewer’s Guide:
https://magic.gg/news/arena-championship-9-viewers-guide
Metagame:
https://bsky.app/profile/fireshoes.bsky.social/post/3lvwdnsbqnk2p
Day 2:
Tappy Hour Raises $5K:
https://bsky.app/profile/tappytoeclaws.bsky.social/post/3lvrxvhpmak2j
Wrath of God Art for Sale:
Splash Damage
Safe-Cracking:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIwys01RN-v/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
The Finisher
The Festival in a Box for Atlanta got announced and shown off this week, and it includes some excellent humorous prints of fan favorites: Pack Rat opening a pack, Sylvan Offering offering a trade, Shared Summons summoning creatures, and Sliver Legion sitting at a content creator signing. We love a good in-joke for the in-crowd so tell me: what would you like to see get that same fun Festival in a Box treatment?
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First Pick
Igniting the Spark:
https://bsky.app/profile/negativeagent.bsky.social/post/3lvohagzmik2y
Gather the Townsfolk
k-ID:
Tappy's Stream for LGBTQ Center:
https://bsky.app/profile/tappytoeclaws.bsky.social/post/3lvehqpld2k2r
Drive To Work Search:
https://bsky.app/profile/mtgds.bsky.social/post/3lvlkmfg2k223
EOE Synthwave Playlist:
https://bsky.app/profile/magic.wizards.com/post/3lvlktnbp7h2v
Desperate Ravings
UltimateGuard Oopsies:
https://bsky.app/profile/schmandrewart.bsky.social/post/3lviwrabwnc27
https://bsky.app/profile/ultimateguard.bsky.social/post/3lvj2muop6k2q
Inked Gaming Fiasco:
https://bsky.app/profile/moxiest.art/post/3lvmjhmzk5s2c
Splash Damage
Once Upon a Galaxy (aka Storybrook Brawl 2.0):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3062740/Once_Upon_a_Galaxy/
The Finisher
https://baldursgate3.game/news/community-update-35-baldur-s-gate-3-turns-two_143
Baldur's Gate 3 turned two years old this week, just a few weeks after we finished up our year long BG3 campaign. The headliner news is that since the introduction of mod support in September 2024, fans have uploaded over 8,500 mods and hit 265 million mod downloads… of which over 248,000 were for the “Withers Big Naturals” mod, which you can search up in your own time. So that got me thinking: if you could mod Baldur’s Gate in any way, what would you do?
