Lady Deathstrike is trying to track down Logan, and she is hitting all his old haunts, starting with Tyger over in Madripoor... Also now that the Reavers have retaken their Australian hideout, they have started using Gateway again...
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Media / Characters I Write For
Short list, specifics and characters below the cut - MARVEL, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, MORTAL KOMBAT, DETECTIVE COMICS, STAR WARS, NIX HYDRA, HOYOVERSE, AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER, TOLKIEN, OVERWATCH, APEX LEGENDS, THE DRAGON PRINCE, STARDEW VALLEY, TROLLS, OBEY ME SHALL WE DATE, AVATAR, SEDUCE ME THE OTOME, LACKADIASY, BALDUR'S GATE 3, DEAD POETS SOCIETY, LEGO MONKIE KID, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, KNIVES OUT, LEGO NINJAGO, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, HELLBOY.
Note(s) : I do both book, movie, show, etc, adaptations for most media I write for here. If you're unsure, simply ask.
MARVEL -
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man -
Flint Marko / Sandman
Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn
Mary Jane ' MJ ' Watson
Norman Virgil Osborn / Green Goblin
Otto Gunther Octavius / Doctor Octopus
Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man -
Alexander O'Hirn / Rhino
Curtis ' Curt ' Conners / Lizard
Edward ' Eddie ' Charles Allan Brock / Venom
Elizabeth ' Liz ' Allen
Eugene ' Fash ' Thompson / Venom
Felicia Hardy / Black Cat
Flint Marko / Sandman
Gwendolyn ' Gwen ' Stacy
Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn
Jackson W. Brice / Montana / Shocker
Mark Allan / Molten Man
Mary Jane ' MJ ' Watson
Maxwell ' Max ' Dillon / Electro
Otto Gunther Octavius / Doctor Octopus
Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
Ultimate Spider-Man -
Amadeus Cho / Iron Spider
Ava Ayala / White Tiger
Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider
Daniel Thomas ' Danny ' Rand / Iron Fist
Eugene ' Flash ' Thompson / Agent Venom
Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn / Patrioteer / Anti-Venom
Congratulations to our winners for this week, @squeezyboi, @sparkyyoungupstart, and @deg99!
@squeezyboi — Adrix, River Herald Savant//Nev, Combine Virtuoso
For those wondering, this is meant to be a Modal Double Faced Card of the twins from the Quandrix commander deck. We see here that one has made their way to Ixalan, and the other has ended up on Ravnica. I really like the execution, especially with their card's main theme being continued on. I also really like how they trend towards the same archetypical goal, but are different in the execution, sort of like the split branches of the colleges in Strixhaven.
@sparkyyoungupstart — Yuriko, Tiger of the Sea
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow has found her way to Ixalan, becoming a part of the Brazen Coalition. Similar to Adrix and Nev, I really like that there's a reference specifically to the previous incarnation, as well as one to the plane of Kamigawa. I also really like that the raid works well with the ninjutsu, so that once you start attacking, you're incentivized to swing each turn with at least one creature. The only real thing that I have to say against this card is that it isn't confirmed what time period Yuriko is in, so there's a nonzero chance this is less an Omenpath situation and more a Dominarian time rift situation.
@deg99 — Invasive Leviathan
Finally, we have this Ikorian wanderer, who's ended up in one of Ravnica's underground lakes, and is positively thriving. I like that the adapt ability is on curve, because there's a nonzero chance that getting another 4/6 is what you end up doing, and I like that there are ways around the adapt restriction that plays into Ikoria's signature keyword counters.
Runners will be up tomorrow, apologies for the delay. I woke up later than I wanted.
Ninjas are mammals.
Ninjas fight ALL the time.
The purpose of Ninjas is to flip out and kill things.
In Magic: the Gathering, not every Ninja is a mammal, but the rest is true. Ninjas attack from stealth and inflict incredible violence. Ninjas are only found on Kamigawa, because their sheer awesomeness is too much for other planes to handle. Some Ninjas are turtles.
The plural of Ninja can be either Ninja or Ninjas. I’ll use Ninjas here as that’s what Throatseeker uses.
What is a Ninja (mechanically)?
Ninja is a Class type with an extremely strong mechanical identity. The vast majority of Ninjas have the “Ninjutsu” ability, allowing you to exchange them from your hand with an unblocked attacker you control. This is often further augmented with an ability that triggers upon dealing combat damage to a player. Many of the Ninjas without the Ninjutsu ability instead possess some sort of evasion, making it easier to activate the Ninjutsu ability on others. Ninjas are mostly Black and Blue.
Can I make a Ninja deck?
You can! Even though they’re exclusive to Kamigawas, there are enough Ninjas to run a straightforward Ninja tribal deck just by running a stack of ninjas, though you’ll need a few non-Ninja enablers in the form of cheap creatures with flying or unblockability.
Though there are a number of Legendary Ninjas, the obvious winner for Commander is Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow. Powerful in her own right, her ability makes her ideal in a deck full of Ninjas. While Satoru Umezawa may reward you for activating Ninjitsu, the ability to grant Ninjitsu is negligible in a deck that’s actually full of Ninjas and he’s far harder to keep on the board.
Is Ninja a good creature type?
Ninja is a great type. By tying it to its own ability, Ninja has one of the best mechanical identities in the game. The ability is cool and fun, there’s a significant number of great and interesting Ninja cards, and the mechanic flavorfully feels like a ninja striking out of nowhere. Wizards has also added a bit of padding with just a few cards that work for both Ninjas and Rogues, allowing the more common type to act as filler in a tribal deck. The only thing I’d like to see is a few more one-drop Ninja enablers. It’s super weird that the only one mana Ninja designed to get through so your other Ninja can sneak in is a green creature. I don’t begrudge Fang of Shigeki in general, but can’t black just get a 1/1 Deathtouch Ninja, and Blue a 1/1 Flying Ninja?
Edit: Yes, I forgot Thousand-Faced Shadow is a 1/1 Flying Ninja, but Black not getting the Deathtouch one is still weird. And no, changelings do not count. Krenko’s Guides to Creature Types are about the individual type, not about the all-type cards.
Because apparently my current niche is oddly specific headcanons and also @fluffmonger asked. These are all gonna be commander decks because that's what I play. @qumulox helped too.
Fjord- Galea, Kindler of Hope. Equipment tribal to the max, with all kinds of Hexproof this and Protection from [COLOR] that. He has strong feelings on deck composition and ratios, and he's very meticulous about it. He keeps everything in Dragon Shield sleeves and Boulder boxes color coordinated with the deck's colors, and he's had the one same UltraPro playmat for years and doesn't see why people change them.
Beau- Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow. Just to be rude as hell. You'd think she'd have a monk deck, but they're too slow and don't pack enough oomph. Beau will claim she just tossed it together, but in reality she spent hours on EDHRec and Reddit pulling together an optimized list. She's got one of the schmancy premuim leather mats that's cobalt blue, but she balances out the bougie by using $3 UltraPro sleeves.
Caleb- Yes. That isn't a card name, Caleb is just 100% your deck brewing buddy who never keeps a deck longer than two meetups and is constantly noodling with something new. Sometimes it's aggressively potent. Sometimes it's trash. Sometimes he makes a Group Huh?? deck just for shits and giggles. But you can always count on him playing on a pristine cat themed playmat, and his Satin Towers are somehow always immediately damaged.
Veth- Grenzo, Dungeon Warden. Full aggressive red/black that is just mean (and she thinks it's funny to use the Goblin Rogue). Flood the board with dudes, and as many sacrifice spells as needed. She throws Treasure mechanics in there for funsies and uses buttons as the tokens. She doesn't sleeve her deck or use a playmat, if only to watch Caleb wince as she riffle shuffles.
Jester- Toski, Bearer of Secrets. Jester has a squirrels deck because of course she does. She also makes decks based on the art, and they're much better than they have any right to be. The sleeves? Custom printed with Traveler art. The playmat? She did her own rendition of the cover of Tusk Love and got that custom printed too. Jester also paints custom card alters.
Molly- Nymris, Oona's Trickster. His whole theme is just stacking his deck and doing card tricks with anything that has Flash. The whole deck is either foil, Secret Lairs, and/or whatever he finds the prettiest, but also he keeps the whole thing in Pokémon sleeves he traded a kid for and he plays on a Vanguard mat that got left behind at a shop. The deck is in a sandwich bag and he never bothered to get a tube for the mat. Side note, Molly is 100% the type of person who has a very nicely proxied Black Lotus in a penny sleeve with a staple through it just to fuck with people.
Caduceus- The Gitrog Monster. This firbolg can play so much Golgari. It's all life, death, the land, pulling things from the graveyard, building from what you sacrifice. Caduceus keeps his cards neatly in nice mint Dragon Shields and a pretty wood and resin box he found on Etsy. He plays on a cloth playmat he found there too.
Kingsley- Zacama, Primal Calamity. Kingsley made a dinosaur deck in Ixalan and was set for life. He also threw a treasure subtheme into his just for giggles. Kingsley picked some anime sleeves for something he'd never heard of before because he thought it was hilarious, and his playmat was swiped from a freebie bag of Playmats Long Lost at a game shop. A habit that goes across souls? Keeping decks in a sandwich bag.
Yasha- Oloro, Ageless Aescetic. It's just a numbers game. Yasha really only plays because her friends do, so she just gains life until she gets bored and starts slamming people with Aetherflux Reservoir. She's got a beautiful mat that is a print of Jester’s flower mural, and she's got awesome lighting bolt sleeves.
Essek- Sen Triplets This man is not here to fuck around. It's just hard control all the way down. He's got a Grand Arbiter Augustin IV in there "because it's synergistic." Listen man. Essek Thelyss is that rude bitch who rolls up with a leather gaming bag, a vermaloc purple heart deck box and a purple leather playmat and custom sleeves and has the nerve to turn his nose up at your UltraPro mat.