In any multiplayer format,
1DH (former, needs reprint)
PDH
Artisan
EDH,
You will fear my open swamp at all times.
#HalvarMtG
1DH (former, needs reprint)
PDH
Artisan
EDH,
You will fear my open swamp at all times.
#HalvarMtG
A card of the day for #PendragonMTG
The @pendragonmtg.bsky.social RRT Members will be having some fun with this as a series soon. Only fitting it be Excalibur right, right... joking, that's too obvious.
Although, whatever is carrying it, I'm sure a Tainted Strike will give someone a quick death.
The @pendragonmtg.bsky.social RRT Members will be having some fun with this as a series soon. Only fitting it be Excalibur right, right... joking, that's too obvious.
Although, whatever is carrying it, I'm sure a Tainted Strike will give someone a quick death.
November 25, 2024 at 1:27 AM
In any multiplayer format,
1DH (former, needs reprint)
PDH
Artisan
EDH,
You will fear my open swamp at all times.
#HalvarMtG
1DH (former, needs reprint)
PDH
Artisan
EDH,
You will fear my open swamp at all times.
#HalvarMtG
#HalvarMtG
Collecting for its own sake is one thing, but I'm wondering, especially in comparison to collection size and constructed decks,
How often do you PLAY Magic?
Collecting for its own sake is one thing, but I'm wondering, especially in comparison to collection size and constructed decks,
How often do you PLAY Magic?
#HalvarMtG
Cutting down the collection again I'm & curious, for the nerds out there:
•How many formats do you have decks for, regardless of amount played?
•How many decks do you have, and what formats for?
•How many cards do you have? Do you have a number of each you limit or keep a minimum of?
Cutting down the collection again I'm & curious, for the nerds out there:
•How many formats do you have decks for, regardless of amount played?
•How many decks do you have, and what formats for?
•How many cards do you have? Do you have a number of each you limit or keep a minimum of?
November 30, 2024 at 1:26 PM
#HalvarMtG
Collecting for its own sake is one thing, but I'm wondering, especially in comparison to collection size and constructed decks,
How often do you PLAY Magic?
Collecting for its own sake is one thing, but I'm wondering, especially in comparison to collection size and constructed decks,
How often do you PLAY Magic?
If you're not #ActuallyAutistic, you will never know the intensity of a Special Interest. Thinking of little else day and night for years, decades.
Magic isn't *Magic* anymore. It's a bastardized Fortnite-ification of what I loved, for profit, and this image made me die a little inside.
#HalvarMtG
Magic isn't *Magic* anymore. It's a bastardized Fortnite-ification of what I loved, for profit, and this image made me die a little inside.
#HalvarMtG
September 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If you're not #ActuallyAutistic, you will never know the intensity of a Special Interest. Thinking of little else day and night for years, decades.
Magic isn't *Magic* anymore. It's a bastardized Fortnite-ification of what I loved, for profit, and this image made me die a little inside.
#HalvarMtG
Magic isn't *Magic* anymore. It's a bastardized Fortnite-ification of what I loved, for profit, and this image made me die a little inside.
#HalvarMtG
It took a month of off-and-on motivation to finish the last bits, but all #HalvarMtG is packed away after donating and condensing. Hopefully I'll feel the spark again some day.
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It took a month of off-and-on motivation to finish the last bits, but all #HalvarMtG is packed away after donating and condensing. Hopefully I'll feel the spark again some day.
Since leaving my friends & GameClub almost 2 years ago, Magic has been a steadily declining SpIn for me, due to personal opportunity for play & WotC's UB/HatSet direction.
But, wow, was Dragonstorm prerelease (my first in 21mo) a blast.
It felt like Magic again.
Bravo! 🤩
#HalvarMtG
#BetterDaysMTG
But, wow, was Dragonstorm prerelease (my first in 21mo) a blast.
It felt like Magic again.
Bravo! 🤩
#HalvarMtG
#BetterDaysMTG
April 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Since leaving my friends & GameClub almost 2 years ago, Magic has been a steadily declining SpIn for me, due to personal opportunity for play & WotC's UB/HatSet direction.
But, wow, was Dragonstorm prerelease (my first in 21mo) a blast.
It felt like Magic again.
Bravo! 🤩
#HalvarMtG
#BetterDaysMTG
But, wow, was Dragonstorm prerelease (my first in 21mo) a blast.
It felt like Magic again.
Bravo! 🤩
#HalvarMtG
#BetterDaysMTG
Happy for folks who partake, but it just drives home for me that I never will and most of this year's Magic sets are extremely not for me.
#HalvarMtg
#HalvarMtg
February 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy for folks who partake, but it just drives home for me that I never will and most of this year's Magic sets are extremely not for me.
#HalvarMtg
#HalvarMtg
I really do need a distraction, and am contemplating attending a Magic event in defiance of... everything.
So, folks in the know, what's coming up in the next few months within a day's drive of Minneapolis? I know MC Chicago, but that's scary.
#HalvarMtG
So, folks in the know, what's coming up in the next few months within a day's drive of Minneapolis? I know MC Chicago, but that's scary.
#HalvarMtG
December 2, 2024 at 2:53 AM
I really do need a distraction, and am contemplating attending a Magic event in defiance of... everything.
So, folks in the know, what's coming up in the next few months within a day's drive of Minneapolis? I know MC Chicago, but that's scary.
#HalvarMtG
So, folks in the know, what's coming up in the next few months within a day's drive of Minneapolis? I know MC Chicago, but that's scary.
#HalvarMtG
Some #HalvarMtG anecdata:
I've noticed more and more cards creeping past the $1 mark. Cards that averaged $0.50 are now $0.83. Budget staples like Blackblade Reforged up to $2.
As tariffs and uncertainty make #1DH more turbulent, I'm wondering if a shift to "Budget" and #PDH / #Pendragon is needed.
I've noticed more and more cards creeping past the $1 mark. Cards that averaged $0.50 are now $0.83. Budget staples like Blackblade Reforged up to $2.
As tariffs and uncertainty make #1DH more turbulent, I'm wondering if a shift to "Budget" and #PDH / #Pendragon is needed.
For nearly 4 years, my favorite #HalvarMtG deck has been a #1DH Ardenn-Esior list & it just got a 24-card update! The deluge of product & commander focus in recent years allowed some power & flexibility upgrades.
This $30 pile will tangle with most tables.
scryfall.com/@shreklogic/...
This $30 pile will tangle with most tables.
scryfall.com/@shreklogic/...
May 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Some #HalvarMtG anecdata:
I've noticed more and more cards creeping past the $1 mark. Cards that averaged $0.50 are now $0.83. Budget staples like Blackblade Reforged up to $2.
As tariffs and uncertainty make #1DH more turbulent, I'm wondering if a shift to "Budget" and #PDH / #Pendragon is needed.
I've noticed more and more cards creeping past the $1 mark. Cards that averaged $0.50 are now $0.83. Budget staples like Blackblade Reforged up to $2.
As tariffs and uncertainty make #1DH more turbulent, I'm wondering if a shift to "Budget" and #PDH / #Pendragon is needed.
I haven't felt this engaged with #HalvarMtG in 2 years. The combination of a banger *actual Magic* set (attended Dragonstorm Prerelease) and SCGcon with the Goblin Lore Crew has me more excited to build and play than I have been since leaving my other Head and GameClub in SD.
#BetterDaysMTG
#BetterDaysMTG
Multi-win yesterday after SCGcon:
•Actually have enough PTO left to take a MH day
•Napped twice
•Got materials for last 4 weeks of school ready
•Put "Queen Don't Hit Me" Marchesa back in working order
•Put in a CK store credit order for everything I wanted out of the last 5 sets
#BetterDaysMtG
•Actually have enough PTO left to take a MH day
•Napped twice
•Got materials for last 4 weeks of school ready
•Put "Queen Don't Hit Me" Marchesa back in working order
•Put in a CK store credit order for everything I wanted out of the last 5 sets
#BetterDaysMtG
May 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I haven't felt this engaged with #HalvarMtG in 2 years. The combination of a banger *actual Magic* set (attended Dragonstorm Prerelease) and SCGcon with the Goblin Lore Crew has me more excited to build and play than I have been since leaving my other Head and GameClub in SD.
#BetterDaysMTG
#BetterDaysMTG
Played my first Magic game in months today (Gaming Enrichment). Kid kept talking trash, "Rakdos for life!" and "Green White is lame" so they chose the Kylar modified precon for me to play...
I won by attacking for 1090, making them do the math, while their girlfriend pointed and laughed.
#HalvarMtG
I won by attacking for 1090, making them do the math, while their girlfriend pointed and laughed.
#HalvarMtG
February 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Played my first Magic game in months today (Gaming Enrichment). Kid kept talking trash, "Rakdos for life!" and "Green White is lame" so they chose the Kylar modified precon for me to play...
I won by attacking for 1090, making them do the math, while their girlfriend pointed and laughed.
#HalvarMtG
I won by attacking for 1090, making them do the math, while their girlfriend pointed and laughed.
#HalvarMtG
A #HalvarMtG and #BetterDaysMTG win to end the week.
May 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A #HalvarMtG and #BetterDaysMTG win to end the week.
My daily circumstances are existentially taxing, and my Bluesky feed, while mostly informative, does little for my mental health, given the rapid descent into a Christio-facist future.
Soooooo... I will be posting more about my SpIn, Magic: The Gathering under #HalvarMtG. Mute or tag as you choose.
Soooooo... I will be posting more about my SpIn, Magic: The Gathering under #HalvarMtG. Mute or tag as you choose.
July 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
My daily circumstances are existentially taxing, and my Bluesky feed, while mostly informative, does little for my mental health, given the rapid descent into a Christio-facist future.
Soooooo... I will be posting more about my SpIn, Magic: The Gathering under #HalvarMtG. Mute or tag as you choose.
Soooooo... I will be posting more about my SpIn, Magic: The Gathering under #HalvarMtG. Mute or tag as you choose.
I realized part of my massive disconnect with Magic (autsitic special interest) lately goes beyond the deluge of Universes Beyond products being extremely Not For Me™️.
Half of products not *being* Magic anymore also means all the YT/pod content I consumed is also Not For Me™️, anymore.
#HalvarMtG
Half of products not *being* Magic anymore also means all the YT/pod content I consumed is also Not For Me™️, anymore.
#HalvarMtG
August 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I realized part of my massive disconnect with Magic (autsitic special interest) lately goes beyond the deluge of Universes Beyond products being extremely Not For Me™️.
Half of products not *being* Magic anymore also means all the YT/pod content I consumed is also Not For Me™️, anymore.
#HalvarMtG
Half of products not *being* Magic anymore also means all the YT/pod content I consumed is also Not For Me™️, anymore.
#HalvarMtG
When the new Commander Format Panel folks ask questions, use your voice.
BUT
Don't be a goon. Answer the question, not try to meme-lord the replies. Give reasonable feedback.
Thanks, folks!
#HalvarMtG
BUT
Don't be a goon. Answer the question, not try to meme-lord the replies. Give reasonable feedback.
Thanks, folks!
#HalvarMtG
MTG Commander players, I have a two part question for you:
How do you refer to the average legnth of your games? In # of turns, or time?
And what is that number?
How do you refer to the average legnth of your games? In # of turns, or time?
And what is that number?
December 5, 2024 at 4:18 AM
When the new Commander Format Panel folks ask questions, use your voice.
BUT
Don't be a goon. Answer the question, not try to meme-lord the replies. Give reasonable feedback.
Thanks, folks!
#HalvarMtG
BUT
Don't be a goon. Answer the question, not try to meme-lord the replies. Give reasonable feedback.
Thanks, folks!
#HalvarMtG
#HalvarMtG
Cutting down the collection again I'm & curious, for the nerds out there:
•How many formats do you have decks for, regardless of amount played?
•How many decks do you have, and what formats for?
•How many cards do you have? Do you have a number of each you limit or keep a minimum of?
Cutting down the collection again I'm & curious, for the nerds out there:
•How many formats do you have decks for, regardless of amount played?
•How many decks do you have, and what formats for?
•How many cards do you have? Do you have a number of each you limit or keep a minimum of?
November 30, 2024 at 1:58 AM
#HalvarMtG
Cutting down the collection again I'm & curious, for the nerds out there:
•How many formats do you have decks for, regardless of amount played?
•How many decks do you have, and what formats for?
•How many cards do you have? Do you have a number of each you limit or keep a minimum of?
Cutting down the collection again I'm & curious, for the nerds out there:
•How many formats do you have decks for, regardless of amount played?
•How many decks do you have, and what formats for?
•How many cards do you have? Do you have a number of each you limit or keep a minimum of?
I gave up #HalvarMtG because UB killed the imersion and story for me. I've been thrilled to play #HalvarMechs (my original SpIn world) narratively, but now the local Battletech group seems off campaigns. Now what? What occupies my mind for a month between Daddy Parole Nights? Feeling lost. /5
July 20, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I gave up #HalvarMtG because UB killed the imersion and story for me. I've been thrilled to play #HalvarMechs (my original SpIn world) narratively, but now the local Battletech group seems off campaigns. Now what? What occupies my mind for a month between Daddy Parole Nights? Feeling lost. /5
I saw this MTG Foundations preview and am excited to see core set -style reminder text on the cards.
I built a "Teaching Deck" after Welcome Decks were discontinued that specifically had reminder text for all keywords & will probably get an overhaul.
#HalvarMtG
I built a "Teaching Deck" after Welcome Decks were discontinued that specifically had reminder text for all keywords & will probably get an overhaul.
#HalvarMtG
October 25, 2024 at 11:28 AM
I saw this MTG Foundations preview and am excited to see core set -style reminder text on the cards.
I built a "Teaching Deck" after Welcome Decks were discontinued that specifically had reminder text for all keywords & will probably get an overhaul.
#HalvarMtG
I built a "Teaching Deck" after Welcome Decks were discontinued that specifically had reminder text for all keywords & will probably get an overhaul.
#HalvarMtG
#HalvarMtG hadn't *bought* Magic product for over a year because of funds and life. No events since leaving SD (and my other head, @soultrinketstudios.bsky.social). I used last of store credit with MH3 and traded for a weak DSK kit.
This week I got a Foundations kit to play on webcam and... well...
This week I got a Foundations kit to play on webcam and... well...
November 23, 2024 at 2:45 AM
#HalvarMtG hadn't *bought* Magic product for over a year because of funds and life. No events since leaving SD (and my other head, @soultrinketstudios.bsky.social). I used last of store credit with MH3 and traded for a weak DSK kit.
This week I got a Foundations kit to play on webcam and... well...
This week I got a Foundations kit to play on webcam and... well...
At my preferred LGS for Battletech this week, and we're all excited, laughing, building games for flavor.
When I walk by Magic tables, I hear The Tone™️. Arrogance, condescension, and smugness as one player pops off first. I now get why some folks derisively say, "Commander Players." 1/
#HalvarMtG
When I walk by Magic tables, I hear The Tone™️. Arrogance, condescension, and smugness as one player pops off first. I now get why some folks derisively say, "Commander Players." 1/
#HalvarMtG
If you're not #ActuallyAutistic, you will never know the intensity of a Special Interest. Thinking of little else day and night for years, decades.
Magic isn't *Magic* anymore. It's a bastardized Fortnite-ification of what I loved, for profit, and this image made me die a little inside.
#HalvarMtG
Magic isn't *Magic* anymore. It's a bastardized Fortnite-ification of what I loved, for profit, and this image made me die a little inside.
#HalvarMtG
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
At my preferred LGS for Battletech this week, and we're all excited, laughing, building games for flavor.
When I walk by Magic tables, I hear The Tone™️. Arrogance, condescension, and smugness as one player pops off first. I now get why some folks derisively say, "Commander Players." 1/
#HalvarMtG
When I walk by Magic tables, I hear The Tone™️. Arrogance, condescension, and smugness as one player pops off first. I now get why some folks derisively say, "Commander Players." 1/
#HalvarMtG
The port over from Doombird is nearly complete. I see the Voice of Optimization shared on the skyline 😖.
I dont need one of the primary sources for format acceleration, Money Pile pubstompers, and pretentious bad takes polluting my feed.
Windmill-slamming BLOCK, keep playing jank.
#HalvarMtG
I dont need one of the primary sources for format acceleration, Money Pile pubstompers, and pretentious bad takes polluting my feed.
Windmill-slamming BLOCK, keep playing jank.
#HalvarMtG
December 7, 2024 at 8:27 PM
The port over from Doombird is nearly complete. I see the Voice of Optimization shared on the skyline 😖.
I dont need one of the primary sources for format acceleration, Money Pile pubstompers, and pretentious bad takes polluting my feed.
Windmill-slamming BLOCK, keep playing jank.
#HalvarMtG
I dont need one of the primary sources for format acceleration, Money Pile pubstompers, and pretentious bad takes polluting my feed.
Windmill-slamming BLOCK, keep playing jank.
#HalvarMtG
I think I need to make a conscious effort to both tag and diversify what I am willing to post here. Reskeets on current events and neurodiversity abound, but mute or follow as you choose:
#HalvarMtG Magic
#HalvarVents useless rants
#HalvarTeaches Education
Adding #HalvarMechs for Battletech.
#HalvarMtG Magic
#HalvarVents useless rants
#HalvarTeaches Education
Adding #HalvarMechs for Battletech.
A (pinned) reintroduction is in order now that The Third Exodus from Xitter seems to be total and lasting.
Hi All,
I chose Halvar as my internet moniker because a) disabled parent of disabled children & state employee and b) a single story passage meant so much to me.
Hi All,
I chose Halvar as my internet moniker because a) disabled parent of disabled children & state employee and b) a single story passage meant so much to me.
January 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I think I need to make a conscious effort to both tag and diversify what I am willing to post here. Reskeets on current events and neurodiversity abound, but mute or follow as you choose:
#HalvarMtG Magic
#HalvarVents useless rants
#HalvarTeaches Education
Adding #HalvarMechs for Battletech.
#HalvarMtG Magic
#HalvarVents useless rants
#HalvarTeaches Education
Adding #HalvarMechs for Battletech.
#ActuallyAutistic / #HalvarMtG crossover for #MentalHealthMTG
Magic has been my SpIn for years. The primary content I consume (YT, pods, articles) and my self-regulation at night when I have (or make) an hour to myself.
BUT I've been increasingly disconnected in recent months.
1/
Magic has been my SpIn for years. The primary content I consume (YT, pods, articles) and my self-regulation at night when I have (or make) an hour to myself.
BUT I've been increasingly disconnected in recent months.
1/
#HalvarMtG hadn't *bought* Magic product for over a year because of funds and life. No events since leaving SD (and my other head, @soultrinketstudios.bsky.social). I used last of store credit with MH3 and traded for a weak DSK kit.
This week I got a Foundations kit to play on webcam and... well...
This week I got a Foundations kit to play on webcam and... well...
November 23, 2024 at 8:09 PM
#ActuallyAutistic / #HalvarMtG crossover for #MentalHealthMTG
Magic has been my SpIn for years. The primary content I consume (YT, pods, articles) and my self-regulation at night when I have (or make) an hour to myself.
BUT I've been increasingly disconnected in recent months.
1/
Magic has been my SpIn for years. The primary content I consume (YT, pods, articles) and my self-regulation at night when I have (or make) an hour to myself.
BUT I've been increasingly disconnected in recent months.
1/
Ok, it's #HalvarMtG story time.
Spring 2018, I am thoroughly HOOKED on Magic & my LGS just closed. Friend is opening a new one, but my students & I will miss Dominaria prerelease.
So I meet a neighboring (50mi) store employee in a parking lot to exchange money and duffle bags full of Magic cards.
Spring 2018, I am thoroughly HOOKED on Magic & my LGS just closed. Friend is opening a new one, but my students & I will miss Dominaria prerelease.
So I meet a neighboring (50mi) store employee in a parking lot to exchange money and duffle bags full of Magic cards.
December 10, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Ok, it's #HalvarMtG story time.
Spring 2018, I am thoroughly HOOKED on Magic & my LGS just closed. Friend is opening a new one, but my students & I will miss Dominaria prerelease.
So I meet a neighboring (50mi) store employee in a parking lot to exchange money and duffle bags full of Magic cards.
Spring 2018, I am thoroughly HOOKED on Magic & my LGS just closed. Friend is opening a new one, but my students & I will miss Dominaria prerelease.
So I meet a neighboring (50mi) store employee in a parking lot to exchange money and duffle bags full of Magic cards.
I've said or done very little with #HalvarMtG in recent months because I get the itch to build something new, have a recurrent idea, then quit and doomscroll, or start my 12th Minecraft world to abandon.
I don't have anyone to play with and monthly Daddy Parole is used for a Battletech campaign. 1/2
I don't have anyone to play with and monthly Daddy Parole is used for a Battletech campaign. 1/2
January 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I've said or done very little with #HalvarMtG in recent months because I get the itch to build something new, have a recurrent idea, then quit and doomscroll, or start my 12th Minecraft world to abandon.
I don't have anyone to play with and monthly Daddy Parole is used for a Battletech campaign. 1/2
I don't have anyone to play with and monthly Daddy Parole is used for a Battletech campaign. 1/2
Some #HalvarMTG break from
We are in the midst of another move, and all my Magic stuff has been packed for almost 2 months. My semi-nightly SpIn regulation stowed in the closet.
All this packing/showing nonsense got me thinking...
How do others organize and store their Magic? 🤔
We are in the midst of another move, and all my Magic stuff has been packed for almost 2 months. My semi-nightly SpIn regulation stowed in the closet.
All this packing/showing nonsense got me thinking...
How do others organize and store their Magic? 🤔
July 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Some #HalvarMTG break from
We are in the midst of another move, and all my Magic stuff has been packed for almost 2 months. My semi-nightly SpIn regulation stowed in the closet.
All this packing/showing nonsense got me thinking...
How do others organize and store their Magic? 🤔
We are in the midst of another move, and all my Magic stuff has been packed for almost 2 months. My semi-nightly SpIn regulation stowed in the closet.
All this packing/showing nonsense got me thinking...
How do others organize and store their Magic? 🤔