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Magic the Gathering: Type 3
Based on feedback from my fellow Magic players, I wanted to take a stab at seeing what a format with only Magic IP could look like. I'll break down: Name, Legality, and Deck Construction (with reasoning for each).
Name
The "Type 3" name is both an explanation of legality and a play-on-words. Since there will only be 3 Magic IP sets released per year, the "Type 3" moniker is an easy way to remember that this variant will only include Foundations (or whichever core archetypal Magic product is released) and those 3 yearly sets. Additionally, the format we know today as "Standard" was once-upon-a-time called "Type 2" (Vintage was "Type 1"), so the name works as a fun callback.
Calling it "Type 3" is also a way to set this format apart from Wizard-sanctioned formats, which all have single-word names (e.g. "Standard", "Modern", "Pioneer", etc.). I want to make it abundantly clear that this is not sponsored by Wizards of the Coast (Wizards), this is a fan-made format to encourage the use of and celebrate the Magic IP.
Legality
First off, Foundations will be legal for as long as Foundations is legal in the Standard format (which is currently until "at least 2029"). The sets released in a calendar year will be legal for only that calendar year. Rotation will be yearly, starting with the release of the first Magic-property set of that year. So,
For 2024, the following sets are legal: Foundations, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Bloomburrow, and Duskmourn: House of Horror
For 2025, the following sets will be legal: Foundations, Aetherdrift, Tarkir Dragonstorm, and Edge of Eternities
For 2026, the following sets will be legal: Foundations, Wrestling (Return to Lorwyn), Yachting (Return to Arcavios (Strixhaven)), and Ziplining (an event set)
The purpose of the continual yearly rotation is partly to encourage players to purchase more Magic booster products, so as to let Wizards know that there is a market for the Magic IP. Part of the inclusion of Universes Beyond in Standard is due to players spending more money on Universes Beyond products than traditional Premier sets.
The other part of yearly rotation is to promote diversity of decks within the format. If Wizards prints a format-defining card, that card would only be legal for the calendar year it was printed. The limited card-pool will also encourage the use and play of cards that would otherwise be forgotten about in the Standard format.
Deck Construction
In terms of deck-building, a deck will be at minimum 60 cards with a 15 card Sideboard. There will be a Rarity-Limit for each card, with a limit of 1 per copy of any Mythic Rare, 2 per Rare, 3 per Uncommon, and 4 per Common (with any number of Basic Lands). The current rarity of any card will be determined by the most recently printed Type 3 Legal printing (e.g. if Wizards releases a set with an Uncommon "Giant Growth", then "Giant Growth" would be capped at 3x per deck instead of the current 4x).
This should hopefully keep the average prices of decks down, as powerful Mythics and Rares would be limited. In addition, this should also increase deck diversity, as format-defining cards would be harder to come across in a match. The added variance to decks would benefit newer players, encouraging them to participate in tournaments. This also simulates the Arena economy, where Mythic Rare and Rare Wildcards are much harder to come by than Common and Uncommon Wildcards, thereby easing the transition for newer Arena players to Paper Magic (and encouraging those new players to purchase packs at their local game stores).
Conclusion
In summary, Type 3 will provide players looking for a format showcasing only Magic IP a chance to flex their deckbuilding skills while also working as an easy entry-point for newer players. By having a limited card pool, deck-construction limitations based on card rarity, and a catchy name, Type 3 should be a fun format whose prominence will let Wizards know that there is indeed a market for Magic IP.
If you want a format featuring only Magic IP, Type 3 may be your best bet. The best way to help this format is to: play it, brew decks for it, share it with your friends, and talk about it online.
#magic the gathering#magic: the gathering#Universes Beyond#MTG#Magic Arena#Magic Decks#Card Games#Standard Format#Magic Standard#mtggoldfish#mtg standard#mtg commander#mtg story#magic story#mtg arena#bloomburrow#mtg cards#duskmourn#magic the gathering cards
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a thing for that esoteric au of fluttershy reading minds that @zoeyhorse made lmao
#twiset#sunlight#sunset shimmer#fluttershy#pony posting#twilight sparkle#mlp gen 4#mlo#fim#my little pony#friendship is magic#mlp fanart#this plays on sunset's head at all hours of the day#its her standard radio station
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prodigal son.
a sort of epilogue for God of War Ragnarok, since I miss these two so much.
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#these two occupy so much of my brain space and will continue to do so forever more#the way cory barlog managed to transform kratos from your standard killing machine into a layered loving father#whose character is centered around bettering yourself for the sake of your children#absolutely magical#and ragnarok#good god that game made me cry so many times#i miss kratos and atreus so much#and apparently ragnarok was the last of the norse games?#so this is how i deal#i give myself closure by manifesting it into existence#they have great stew btw#kratos atreus and mimir#two dads and their teenage son#god of war#ragnarok#gow ragnarok#kratos#atreus#mimir#comic art#i have so many feelings ugh#thank you for reading#stillindigo art
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catching up on the last few episodes, i just realized something in frieren when Fern was fighting Ehre.
in the beginning? when both Heiter and Frieren tell Fern that, if she wants to be considered a full fledged mage, she needs to be able to shoot through a boulder on the other side of he canyon?
that isn't the norm for mages, at all. that was because both of them are insane.
#fern got taught by fucking OUTLIERS and should not be counted#the party who killed the demon king just has ridiculous standards for ''what magic should be capable of''#frieren
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IG : Caroline.manya
#africanbeauty#caroline manya#african princess#african beauty#soft black girls#beautiful black women#black woman aesthetic#black girl luxury#black woman femininity#feminine aesthetic#central africa#congolese#black girl#black woman in luxury#black girl tumblr#black women in luxury#cheekbones#blasian#soft feminine black women#black girl magic#black beauty#beauty standards#black women#classy black women
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the only straight thing about Karan: his priorities 💅🏻
↳ requested by anonymous ♡
#cherry magic#cherry magic th#taynew#karanachi#karan x achi#cherry magic th ep12#tay tawan#new thitipoom#gmmtv#thai bl#bl drama#gif request#its been 3 days and I'm still sobbing thanks 4 checking in ✌🏻😗#karan raising the standard of men all the way to the next galaxy#my single ass is not okay with this#(jk i am)#edit: why did no one tell me about the typo 😭#dont reblog things with typos kids#its fixed now#yikes#im still half asleep
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Many people see Gale’s relationship with Mystra as that of a man and a woman. Gale is a man trying to “cross the boundaries” of the woman he fancies. But that interpretation is misguided and ignores what the relationship truly is, that of a mortal and a god.
I don’t feel like you need to know about dnd lore or Mystra herself to recognize the insane power imbalance that creates. An eons old entity in charge of all magic and a young wizard man are not on equal footing. Gale himself is even kind of aware of this, as he wanted and tried desperately to be enough for Mystra so she might deign to make him an equal.
Criticize his hubris all you want. It’s his fatal flaw and huge part of his character arc. But, Shadowheart is right there being abused by her goddess and everyone can see that. I mean, fuck, all of the origins are being abused by powerful people, but Gale’s not?
It just baffles me that at a time when our culture is harshly examining age gaps and power imbalances in romantic relationships more people aren’t seeing Mystra for the walking red flag that she is.
#gale dekarios#his bug gave people the ick and now they wanna justify it somehow#if the genders were reversed Gale would be a beloved girlboss who can’t stop girlbossing too close to the sun#Mystra would be just some guy#steal his magic and his credit card#you know? I’m just getting big double standard vibes#gale of waterdeep#baldur's gate 3#bg3#bg3 spoilers
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hey i got really sad about baby world being bmo's wish. thats actually awful. jake. safe. thats what prismo got out of that wish.
i clearly couldnt keep my energy up through the end of this but i still. wanted to. p.ost, it. before fnc tomorrow. :]
#me: i stopped filling up my queue bc my standards suddenly got higher#me posting comics that make me antsy cuz i just know i could make them better but i NEVER WILL: aha#this was a discord rant i just cut up and drew panels for. does it make any sense. i hateee formatting comics but im learning slowly#adventure time#fionna and cake#bmo#prismo#finn#jake#also the gumball guardians. and lich!billy. but#oh also secret baby magic man. hi baby magic man#digital#i mean i can see it being sillyfunny but i decided its actually sad. he wants jake to be safe.#and prismos like hell yeah dude ill drink to that! (bursts into divine tears)
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Lucius and Titus yae Galvus
aka the 8'2" standard bearer puppy of a man and the 6'0" stoic machinist younger brother, or the sons of emet who are his spitting images in two different ways.
#ffxiv#concept#sketch#digital art#lucius yae galvus#titus yae galvus#everything in garlemald is dual purpose#that standard staff has a surprising number of blades and points on it#lucius is basically just a happy sephiroth with no magic#a beast on the field#sarcastic and chill dweeb off of it#and titus is the younger brother left in his shadow until lucius passed and he had to step into the space he left afterwards#the type of brothers who argue nonstop but Lucius' death is the inciting incident behind everything suddenly going downhill in garlemald#with lucius just being an unnaturally upbeat individual who's lack of presence was immediately felt by everyone who knew him#titus on the other hand I imagine being one of the leading figures that follows after emet's innovation of magitek#not really being as good of a close quarters fighter as his brother but a talented r&d specialist#also the lucius line and just being giants#with the thought they got shorter each generation#which isnt saying much because zenos is still around 7'4"
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#natural hairstyles#natural hair care#naturalhair#black women#afro#black woman#melanin#natural hair#beauty standards#beautiful black women#black lives matter#black lives are beautiful#blacklivesmatter#black women magic#black woman beauty#black women matter#blacklove
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It’s November and I’m putting down the glass and plastic. The weather is cold and I have time to take. This is not life or death. I am an adult and I am not in trouble.
It’s November and I’m managing what I can and making peace with what I can’t. I cannot control everything, I don’t need to control everything. This feeling is uncomfortable but it is not unsafe. My ideas of perfection only harm me. I do not need to fulfil a daily quota of worthiness to deserve the love I am given. When I am kinder to myself, I can be kinder to everything else.
It’s November and the dark is startling, the cold is striking, the stars are shining. There is life to be lived
#November#when I expect such high standards of myself I can unfairly place them on others and that’s not a kind thing to do#in my stress I can believe I have found the magic cure to it all through doing X Y and Z correctly but there is no such thing#I do not need to be perfect. I do not need to be anything other than alive. I practice kindness#my care must start with myself. my kindness must start with myself. if I believe it is conditional then it is not fairly given#mine#care#comfort#hope#affirmations#grounding
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(minor and brief spoilers of the protagonist if you haven’t started the game at all but plan to)
[very self-insert about wuthering waves. kinda combined with genshin, of course (its my main bitch)]
so i have thoughts about wuthering waves…
self aware thoughts…
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i like the game so far!
at this time, ive been judging the controls, story, characters, and combat of wuwa and compare it genshin
there are things i like, and things i feel meh about (it hasnt been out for even a week yet so im cool with it for now)
however, i have been more raised eyebrow towards the characters and controls of the game. since they are the key things that make me stay besides a cool story
ive mainly noticed there are some quality of life features they miss compared to genshin. but also some that they have that genshin doesnt
i chant praises for the features and gameplay they have genshin doesnt. but get pretty frustrated about what they dont have
i always try to reason that its basically an infant at the moment, but gamer rage gets the best of me frequently
so (like with genshin sometimes), i roar my frustrations at my screen
“ugh, genshin has this! why dont you?”
“oh my god, you are so slow.”
“yeah, yeah, ive seen this all before. when do things get interesting?”
sighing, huffing, and palming my face in irritation
and they hear this, and are conflicted
but similarly to traveler in the beginning, i think rover would be the only one to be self aware at this point. the others still have to gain it
so besides their memory lost, theyre also dealing with an unknown and higher being that controls them. with no way to prevent it, or predict when the next time they do will happen
they are conflicted further when they realize theyre helping them get stronger and achieve the same goal as them
what does this mean? who is this? and why are they helping them if they sound like they hate them so much?
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note: rushed. and i do actually like this game btw lmao. i just needed to get a part of my frustrations off my chest. overall, this game has a lot of potential i think! the graphics are amazing, and the combat is very interesting (i love combat so much)
i may also write for wuthering waves. if i feel strongly enough about it
since ive been into sagau for almost as long as ive been into canon genshin. yet i only write now ( ̄▽ ̄;)
#ok this is making me sad now#i make no promise to be nicer tho /lh#i just wanted to express some frustration#but i actually am so hooked on this game#since this is the third rpg gacha game ive started#like of free ones#the magic of it is kinda? faded?#so I became more judgy since my standard is now genshin#HOWEVER THE BIG DIFFERENCE? I get three gauranteed 5*#(two are free)#like hello? hi?#yes wuthering waves i love you#self aware wuthering waves#wuthering waves#sagau#genshin impact sagau#genshin sagau#sagau genshin#twinsy self aware WuWa (digital)
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High standards protect you from low quality experiences.
#quote#black girls winning#black girl aesthetic#black girl magic#black woman appreciation#black girls killing it#black woman femininity#black woman in luxury#black girl fashion#black girls are beautiful#high value woman#high value mindset#hyper feminine#divinefemininity#divine feminine#feminine aesthetic#feminine black women#high standards#high value#self care#self worth#self help#self love#know your worth#self improvement#note to self#soft life#soft girl#soft aesthetic
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Join me at patreon.com/CardboardCrack for extra comics, looks behind the scenes, and more!
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theyre all aro/acespec btw. just so you know.
#homestuck#jake english#dirk strider#roxy lalonde#jane crocker#j egbert#june egbert#john egbert#rose lalonde#dave strider#jade harley#alpha kids#beta kids#my art#mine#homestuck headcanons#jake has the gay flag with sex and magic included obviously#i think it suits him better than the standard mlm flag#other notes: jake is the tallest and jane is the shortest#roxy and dave are the same height but rose would be a little shorter than dirk if she weren't wearing heels#jade was always intersex it has nothing to do with the dog thing#dave has the same hair type as roxy but wears locs instead#transfem dave has really grown on me guys#shes kind of everything
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YES oh my god finally here are all the main players for Stitch in the Ditch, team homespun (Singer, Pupet, Altan), team bespoke (Seam, Husqvarna, Stitch) and the actual antagonist, Brother and the oose. Some of these characters i wrote over a year ago but just now got to designing 💦
connecting them together, Singer is pupet's mom and the former greatest stitch witch of her age, Pupet is the main protagonist repairing the rips in the patwork world, Altan is their guide between the quilt patches, Stitch and Seam are ball jointed doll brother and sister and work for Husqvarna, Husqvarna is Singer's ex-wife and is trying to collect and tidy the scraps of the patchwork world, and Brother is the most powerful stitch witch of all time, hes the one responsible for the fraying after trying to make his own kingdom and the one who created Stitch and Seam. the monsters are called oose and are living thread/lint from the unraveling.
#my art#im weirdly proud of these and im seriously so happy i finally drew altan brother and the oose#instead of having to nebulously reference the concept of an antagonist and some random guy whos pupets bf#the only character im missing is Seam's gf whos a tailor#legitimately the only regular standard fare tailor of the whole cast#Singer Husqvarna and brother are doing insane world warping stitch witch sewing magic while Rasia is just making a regular pair of pants#but like really good pair of pants
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