Mourning Glory - Duskmourn Previews Galore, ELO Returns, cEDH Drama and Much More!

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First Pick Gavin’s Announcement / Mystery Booster 2: https://x.com/GavinVerhey/status/1819452632521756808 https://www.magicspoiler.com/mtg-set/mystery-booster-2/ Gather the Townsfolk A First Look at Foundations: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/announcing-magic-the-gathering-foundations https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57517/wizards-coast-reveals-new-deets-magic-the-gathering-foundations SCG’s Return to Coverage: https://vxtwitter.com/StarCityGames/status/1820475462092792294 Desperate Ravings Historic Rebalance Announcement: https://x.com/fireshoes/status/1820507653245923736 https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/mtg-arena-announcements-august-5-2024#rebalance Ambassador Program and Free Product Roundup Ambassador Doesn’t Receive Product: https://x.com/QueenoCardboard/status/1819441974241308778 Non-Ambassador Receives Several Boxes of Product: https://x.com/DrLupo/status/1819388597335736532 Julian Jakobovits ML’d For Not Reporting a Secret Lair Showdown Split Offer: https://x.com/JUJUBEAN__2004/status/1820154841592656217 https://x.com/CanMack1/status/1820164127290990933 https://x.com/JUJUBEAN__2004/status/1820244829517046108 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjk5XnfwlWk https://x.com/pastimesonline/status/1821296645881131108 (just added this part:) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EFmA1gfDnYf_Audmr1DCzaeAqi51QUzlGmlDgSCQAeQ/edit#heading=h.2r92y4g1cea1  Going Infinite If There’s One Thing a Werewolf Hates, It’s a Collar: https://twitter.com/HobbesQ/status/1820845815616737678 Splash Damage Game Changer X Magic?: https://x.com/samreich/status/1819453132025553299 https://x.com/wizards_magic/status/1819472079323808129 The Finisher The Gencon Championship Top 8 cube draft got kicked out of Gencon at closing time so they had to walk to a nearby game store to finish. Now, we’ve all finished tournaments at weird times and places that make a game store look downright luxurious, so tell me: what’s the strangest spot you’ve ended your tournament time?

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Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com/ (use code MAGICMICS) Check out the twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/magicmics Visit our subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/magicmics Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magicmicscast Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/magicmics Co-Sponsors: https://www.manatraders.com/ (use code MAGICMICS_8N4)   First Pick Bloomburrow   Evan Fountainport Mockingbird The Infamous Cruelclaw   Reuben Portent of Calamity   Baylen, the Haymaker   PDragon Keen-Eyed Curator Muerra, Trash Tactician Essence Channeler   Changes to Bloomburrow Mastery: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/bloomburrow-mastery-details   Courageous Critters Coming to Arena: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/1262845439347003502/uyqf1xk3cxcd1.jpeg?ex=66996577&is=669813f7&hm=d8aa5d4c72d1e19da68701d9c80cbb37d8ce7c417ce759f131e3b52570664d0a&   Gather the Townsfolk   Arena Championship 6 Roundup Historic Metagame Breakdown: https://x.com/fireshoes/status/1811778153662017772 Oops All Wastes: https://x.com/AlfaPhrog/status/1812257625968717972 Top 8: https://x.com/playmtg/status/1812570367807860847 Wouter Noordzij Wins: https://x.com/PlayMTG/status/1812632761817337882   The Misbegotten Mascot: (Rhystic Studies on Hurloon Minotaur) https://youtu.be/PquoHTBvA84   @RubeePlays Gets Preview Card Tattoo: https://x.com/RubeePlays/status/1812781712960836070 https://vxtwitter.com/RubeePlays/status/1813002387294154989   Duel Commander Coming to MTGO: https://x.com/magiconline/status/1812218435163804021 https://www.mtgo.com/news/mtgo-duel-commander-07102024    Desperate Ravings   Maro Talks Value Boosters: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/755777163568005120/hey-mark-why-was-it-decided-to-remove-the-draft   MTG Anagrams: https://vxtwitter.com/mtg_ds/status/1811845129419813099 The Finisher   We have a few incredible special guest Walkers coming to the Bloomburrow bonus sheet, including frog Nissa, feathered Teferi, and perhaps most endearing of all: tree Karn. There are dozens more planeswalkers out there though, so tell me: which planeswalker are you hoping to see transform into a Bloomsona?