Great Members of the Community - 2
I apologise for the clearly not proof read beginning of the last post, and I hope no one was offended by it. I had a bit of writers block when putting it together, but overcame it as I continued and so the beginning was not at all at the standard I had expected of myself. Sorry again. I’ll endeavour to put more care into this as I continue
But one more thing. A lot of people have posted shout outs to just bloggers that they like or mutuals they’re close with and I’ll do all of those in one long list. As for the rest of it, I want to showcase blogs who create original MTG content and who can’t quite reach the audience they deserve. Cool, all that’s cleared up, let’s go.
With a not yet fully realised series, Oracle of Kruphix boasts a unique insight into the story of magic as expressed through their plot analyses and reviews. Done mostly for their own sake, they state that with more readers will also come more in depth looks and critiques of the stories from a structural stand point, as well as by virtue of enjoyment.
Thrice is nothing if not an opinionated individual, however their best work comes in the form of customised Set symbols, graphics and other such things, created in photoshop for the program Magic Set Editor. Through this, they enable a greater scope of creativity in custom magic cards. What’s more, they’re even happy to mock up some cards for you, if you wish.
Vorthos Jay is incredible. With a seemly endless understanding of the ways of the multi-verse, especially in a pre-mending setting, they can answer any question you throw their way. Heck, if you’re not even sure what ‘pre-mending’ means, then they are absolutely your go to person. Even just spending an hour scrolling through their blog is like spending an hour in an MTG lore wiki. But, like, a good one.
Run by numerous members of the MTG tumblr community, MTG Fan Set is exactly what it says on the box. An MTG Set made entirely by fans of the game. You know what, each individual person people who is helping to organise it deserves their own shout out. They are @magicarasa as Project Lead, @conorace as Head Designer, @johannstrottman as Head Developer, @luckylooter as Rules Manager and @rosebuncat as Creative Manager. Each of them are incredible in their own right and it’s incredible to see them all come together like this. I’m sorry if I missed anyone.
If you’re a huge fan of pre-mending MTG humour and good art, I highly recommend Zomburai because that is what they do and they do it well. They even have commissions open, so I can’t help but suggest you peruse their art and then ask for them to make you some, if you have the money. They absolutely should have a larger audience than they do.
There are few blogs that surprise me, quite like this, with their content. Not to rag on people, all your stuff it great, but everyone once in a while you’ll see something so incredibly unique and you’ll wonder how 1) you never thought of it first and 2) they manage to maintain the same quality of content over time. To put it briefly, Sharuum’s Puzzle Box is a blog that pumps out puzzles based on real world interactions one may expect to find in a game of magic. Using real cards and somewhat realistic scenarios, you’re tasked with solving the problem presented. Most of them are beyond me. I’m not that kind of thinker. But if you love tight plays and undoing troubling scenarios and improving you problem solving abilities, they’re absolutely someone you need to check out. The fact that this paragraph is easily twice the size of any other person in this list and I don’t wanna stop gushing out them is a testament to how great they are.
Packed to the brims with their minis Papper Jaq is never afraid to sprinkle them about their posts adding an hint of character to their blogging that one might not normally see. However, in the area of content made, Jaq is just as an amazing artist in their own right. Like, to both the degree in which the Minis are amazing but also their full scale art.
Now this one might be pushing the whole ‘smaller blog’ because I don’t personally know their metrics, but I see them more often than a lot of these other blogs so please forgive me if I underestimate. Their commentary on the community and the way that the game presents itself and how it’s evolved is something completely unique to them and really needs to be read to be understood. Their most recent piece on The Collector as an often overlooked archetype of player is something I had never ever thought about and so speaks to their unique perspective. Definitely worth a read.
