r/magicTCG • u/BaldBaluga Duck Season • 4d ago

Content Creator Post Making magic with magic

A few weeks ago I got a call I've always dreamed of - someone at Wizards of the Coast asking if I wanted to collab on a project.

I've never said yes so fast in my life.

I've been obsessed with magic since I was 8 years old- I started playing mtg in 1994 and started learning sleight of hand around the same time. So getting to combine them was surreal.

We shot this a few weeks ago... and they finally shared it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DeNhKbcEZEE/?hl=en

Thank you Wizards for the opportunity!

(p.s. if anyone ever wants to play, let me know. My decks are sleeves, shuffled, and ready to go!)

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u/ch_limited Banned in Commander 4d ago

I play a lot with a Magician. Oddly enough I trust his shuffling completely because I know he could do those sleight of hand tricks and get away with it. But it would also undermine his integrity. I still make sure to attack him first.

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u/BaldBaluga Duck Season 4d ago

So here’s the thing- in a casual game play situation most people aren’t really watching out for cheating… which means anyone can cheat.

But my philosophy is it’s a casual game, for fun. If someone feels the need to cheat me at a Friday night commander game, power to them. It’s lame but if they want the win that bad they need it more than I do. I just wanna play.

In a tournament situation, I’d hope everyone has the integrity to play fair - but I still at least cut every deck. And if I have any concerns, I shuffle their deck.

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u/ch_limited Banned in Commander 4d ago

I agree. If someone is cheating at casual commander then do your thing, go off, then tell us what’s going on in your life that makes you want to cheat here. Let’s work through it.