Know Me in Ten Cards
There's a new trend making its round to one of my MtG servers: "a fit and ten cards to get to know me". I find this exercise rather interesting even if I have no inclination to post a picture of myself and I have zero social media presence, so might as well make a blogpost out of it.
This is my list when asked about it, first thing in the morning:
- Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
- Arjun, The Shifting Flame
- Telling Time
- Fact or Fiction
- Grapeshot (STX Mythical Archive JP)
- Sphinx of the Final Word
- Narset, Enlightened Master
- Curious Homunculus
- Thermo-Alchemist
- Sensei's Divining Top
I might change a thing or two if I spend some more time curating this (perhaps the borderless 2XM Gifts Ungiven in place of Thermo-Alchemist), but I think it works as-is. Lest I misunderstood the assignment, the ten cards are supposed to represent what might help you to know me the person, not the cards I personally like the most (though I suspect a lot of overlap between the two). They were picked mostly by vibe and for the memories they carried, but I'd be remiss not to acknowledge that these are some powerful selections.
Yennett and Arjun helm two of my EDH decks and I wrote a long post about them here. I don't actually have Narset, Enlightened Master (yet), because the one I eye is a personal alter my friend made for my other friend. Curious Homunculus and Thermo-Alchemist came from my absolute favorite Standard deck, a budget UR Prowess from Kaladesh era. I was taught Modern Storm and Legacy Miracles quite early on, and I'm still fond of those technical style of playing to this day (even if I'm never good enough for these intricate decks on competitive level).
Hm? I have a Time Warp Mystical Archive art card on my wallet and the Izzet insignia on my phone, why do you ask?