#magic spoilers

[rad-roche]

you know, i was ready to be cynical about the fallout mtg crossover, but consider me pleasantly surprised. a lot of thought and care went into it. yes man has my favourite card effect of the bunch

everybody just bosses him around. thrown from player to player. that's so funny

[pikachugirltits]

It's her!!!!!!!!

[niseag-arts]

you know what, my FA followers should be stoked, they're finally going to see furry porn on my page again

[danco110]

CLUE: The Gathering Murders at Karlov Manor card spoilers ahead.

“Solve this case in twenty-four hours, or the Boros Legion will declare war on the Cult of Rakdos.”

Aurelia hovered over Kaya and Teysa, glowing and glowering down at the humans as she spoke in a magically-amplified voice. The Orzhov guildmaster made to be intimidated, but paused as she parsed Aurelia’s words.

“Wait…don’t the Boros already attack the Rakdos at every opportunity, though? And, everyone else, of course, and vice versa, of course. But still!”

Aurelia faltered, her wingbeats stuttering briefly. Once she regained her composure, however, she spoke in the same angry tone as before, albeit with noticeably less confidence than before:

“That…is nothing…Will be nothing! If you fail to solve this most heinous murder!”

But the time for scare tactics had already passed. Now Kaya joined Teysa in her questioning. “Say, wait. That’s right. The two guilds already hate each other. So, what would even change?”

“The…reprisals…would be…er…”

Aurelia quickly landed, checking over her shoulder for eavesdroppers as she touched down, and stomped towards the two Orzhov. She drew close, then leaned in closer. When she spoke, her voice was but a mere whisper, strained and surprisingly informal.

“All right, look. The Boros are, I would argue, Ravnica’s largest standing military. It’s kind of in my job description as the warmongering general of that military, to threaten some kind of response to the attack on my life. Stereotypes, archetypes, and all that, you know?”

“Of course,” Teysa smirked sarcastically.

“…Anyways, I figure out of everyone in the city, the ultra-violent and, more importantly, constantly-reanimating Rakdos would be the best fit for a threat.”

“Ah, I see. Saving face!”

“Er, well, there’s more to it than-”

“I understand perfectly! Right, Kaya?”

“…Right,” muttered the ghost assassin.

“Okay…” Aurelia took flight once more. “Ahem…As I was saying, if the killer goes unpunished, there will be blood!”

“Ah, the Rakdos would love that, wouldn’t they!”

Aurelia glared at Teysa once more.

[simic-combine]

Spoiler from PC Gamer

[pro-prin-prinny]

I will forgive Hasbro and WotC for Magic 30 if they let Chandra bang phyrexian Nissa.

[theworldgate]

Murders of Karlov Manor not really spoilers it's the first episode

Like, the thing that Teysa was going to tell Kaya is that Jace is still alive, right? And by that I mean it's almost more likely that Wizards is going for dramatic irony over that being the big mystery that happens when Teysa 'dies', right? Because it was already pretty obvious that Jace was her source, so she'd know that Jace is still alive, and have figured out that Kaya doesn't know that, but also she'd know that going "Jace is still alive and also was my source [and possibly also he saved the woman who, even if brainwashed, had her armies take a lot of people's eyes]" where anyone can hear is rather impolitic, but also also that maybe it'd make her undeniably useful ally lighten up a bit. (on the 'was': a fallen Teysa's hand is holding a note on the art for the collector boosters, and in the story she's showing clear signs of being poisoned, and also she just did the big "I have something important to tell you [story takes the character elsewhere]" thing. She'll drop dead while Kaya rushes off to deal with the other possible-murder, come on.)

[allhailklisz]

considering the precedent ixalan set for wotc's handling of colonialism (the story ends with the not-Nahua deciding to do reverse-colonialism on the not-Spaniards which is... super both-sidesy at best) I'm kinda dreading thunder junction to be honest. crossing my fingers that I'm proven wrong and they do better this time ofc, but...

[deckdeity]

Here's some card Spoilers from "Command Masters."

[araveninthecrowsnest]

Oh my god this is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen

[soaptaculart]

Postcanon Farcille indulgence

[rad-roche]

my friends: you better not be a cunty ghoulish mayor giving each other creature you control that's a zombie or mutant +X/+X based on your counters

my silly ass:

[wintergrofyuri]

"(blank) hates laios!" WRONG WRONG WRONG. SHUT THE FUCK UP

shuro is just as awkward as laios and it is made So clear he considers him a friend and likes him. he defends him when the canaries start talking shit and actively readies himself to physically fight them so they dont get to him.

namari also likes laios. she respects him as a leader and also defends him and readies to fight the canaries.

ive not actually seen anyone claim izutsumi hates laios, but a lot of ppl Are weird abt them. izutsumi and laios' relationship was rocky at the beginning. he struggled to figure out how to interact with her. but by the end, she actively seeks him out to talk with during the lead up to the feast. she hides behind him when falin wakes up. she has already realized shecan do what she wants and does not need to stick around, yet she does. she sleeps near him on the windowsill, waiting with him and marcille for falin to wake up. she has accepted him as part of her life and wants to keep him in it.

marcille does not hate laios. let me say this again.

Marcille Donato Does Not Hate Laios Touden.

marcille Loves him. in a platonic, familial sense. laios returns this just as readily. she yells at him. she whacks him. she tells him whats on her mind. she uses healing magic to ease his pain during the parasite fiasco. she reattaches his leg when he loses it. she teaches him magic. she lays her head on his corpse and cries before reviving him. she launches herself at him two times, when the canaries interrogate them and when he talks her down in the tower. he is a comforting presence to her. she trusts him, she cares about him, she worries about him, she imagines him as a big fluffy dog that loves and protects her. laios is her rock when falin is taken from them time and time again. and she tries to be his as well. she whole-heartedly, unconditionally, loves and trusts laios.

chilchuck does not hate laios. laios pays him his rates, no questions asked. laios trusts and respects chilchuck's job as a lockpick. laios does not see him as a child (at least, i cant think of an instance where he does so). chilchuck states, outright, he sees him as a friend and doesnt want to see him hurt. he actively worries about him as the falin situation gets worse. chilchuck respects laios. he shows almost 0 hesitation in helping get falin back, nor eating her by the end. he does not think of leaving him once, until he realizes he could lose him. chilchuck is cowardly with emotions and prefers to bottle things, so his first instinct was to bolt. he was angry because he was scared of watching someone he cares about destroy himself. laios is his Friend.

and holy shit. holy Fucking shit. kabru DOES NOT hate laios. kabru has the rockiest start known to man with him, and he Still helps him by occupying the canaries. he warns him about them. he hides the black magic from them just as shuro does. his whole Thing is trusting laios despite himself. kabru has his own baggage regarding other people, just like laios, yet he tries so hard to believe and trust this man. he Wants to. kabru is not very hopeful, but laios makes him Want to be. he states like 3 times he wants to be close to him and sees him as a friend. he stays through the entire feast!! the man who hates monsters, whose biggest trigger is monsters, actively, consciously, Willingly stayed through the entire monster meat feast. all to help his friend get his sister back. he could've left!! the feast was like an entire week!! yet he was there for every single day. he was one of the closest people to the door when falin awoke!! after reuniting with her brother, her friends, the people who knew her the most (plus senshi and izutsumi), the first person she greets is kabru!! he wants to be close to laios, he likes laios, laios is his friend and he cares for him, he wants to meet his sister!!! kabru fucking stays on the island with him as one of his closest, most trusted advisors when he becomes king!!!!! he wants to help him succeed!!!! he wants him to be happy!!!! laios is his friend!!!!!!!!

im just. people like laios!! laios is a nice guy! he is friendly and cares about people! he is weird, he doesn't understand most social cues, he oversteps boundaries, but they stay beside him, because they like him and he is their friend. he is their friend!!!!! friendship is not all sunshine and rainbows, relationships in general are not sunshine and rainbows. you will upset people, people will upset you, you will get into arguments, things will happen, but at the end of the day, the people close to you like you! they love you! they care for you! they want to work it out and get through it because they love you, but they will feel those emotions first! human relationships are complex and messy and life is complicated. even shows for toddlers know this.

if you truly believe any of these characters hate laios you are worse than a toddler. watch some fucking oobi or something. god. fuck.

take this

thanks

[absolutechaosss]

Favorite bit of adventurers bible lore is that Marcille was a researcher developing new healing magic before she joined the party but then learned all the offensive spells we see her use in a single day. Insane behavior. Imagine knowing the top med student in the country and one day she drops out of her cancer research program and perfects the art of making pipe bombs in 24 hours.

[danco110]

March of the Machine story spoilers (kinda) below!

Alternate premise for why the defense of Strixhaven failed, outside of “Phyrexia was too strong”:

Despite having read of the terrifying Phyrexian conquests of old, (or maybe exactly because of that) many of the academics insisted on going for live captures of the invaders, rather than outright destroying them. I mean, a chance to study a live Phyrexian specimen up-close? The professors must have studied the old Phyrexians’ physiologies and battle plans a thousand times. There’s no way they could lose! And with the college’s resources and brilliant minds, they could discover all manner of weaknesses, vaccines, and even potential cures! (To say nothing of grant money)

But, as one could have guessed, their efforts went about as well as could be expected. Liliana arrived back on Arcavios too late to warn them of this new wave of stronger, more virulent Phyrexians, and most of the college fell

[bloomeng]

more dc magical girlies 💕🤭✨💘