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The Vorthos is Dead. Long Live the Vorthos!

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I'm a semi-Vorthos. I couldn't keep up with all the sets and just check in to scryfall every couple of months to see what is new. I made a Yargle and Multani deck for fun, but don't really have anyone to play against.

I got into the game at a really strange time -2018. Every set felt like a very big deal then, and it really wasn't that long ago! When my standard decks rotated in 2020, I never felt the need to make a new one. There's just so many dang rules to keep up with, and the sets just started to rocket from one low-stakes episode of scooby-doo to another.

My favorite part about Magic are the planes. I love the settings so much, but there's no longer any sense of weight and mystery to them.

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I needed this. I’ve been thinking about Magic a lot lately and been making too many excuses to myself to not write more about it. Thanks Sam.

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There's meaning to be found in embracing the notion that moving a room of 10 with something profound is magnitudes better for the world than getting high viewership on a "Top 10".

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woof did spice8rack’s tarkir video not make the cut?

But seriously this article feels like a cornucopia of good vorthos content. I wish I had the creative brains to make stuff like this but I will always happily read/watch stuff about my favorite game.

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I own some 50 MTG books, a dozen comic books, the first four issues of The Duelist, and a couple issues of The Sideboard. I love my collection, but it is feeling increasingly irrelevant, and it's been years since I met another player with even a passing interest in any of it.

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