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Professional Kaldra stan. He/him. Art by @amkitani and @dwudles . Email me at tomer @mtggoldfish .com 🏳️‍🌈

Joined March 2014
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
I love how Donato Giancola is the go-to artist when WOTC needs someone to draw hands Just crushing the hands game for 24 years
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2 years
Is this White ramp? 🤔
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9 months
We just got a WG Enchantress precon a month ago 😵‍💫
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3 years
THE PLOT THICKENS
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2 years
Magic player who would rather buy extra copies of cards they probably already own but are too lazy to check
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
After a decade+ playing Commander, I've found that the single best trait you can bring to the table has nothing to do with what deck you're playing. It's your attitude. If you're fun to be around and make others feel good playing with you, then you're the perfect player.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
I killed my opponent turn 2 with this nonsense and folks, I must confess: I think I love Modern 🔨
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3 years
Also to clarify, I'm gay, hi hello
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
While you monsters are planning to sacrifice him to an interplanar demon, I'm planning to take this goodest boi on nice walks to Oboro 😤
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Tomer Abramovici
8 months
"Should I allow take-backs in casual Commander when my opponent didn't correctly read something on board" YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES! The game is ludicrously complex, there's thousands of new cards each year, there are FOUR boards to keep track of, yes you allow take-backs!
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Tomer Abramovici
4 years
Wylie Beckert is my favorite new MTG artist. Only 6 pieces so far and I love all of them.
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This 18cent uncommon is bonkers
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
PSA for Xenagod players: you might have missed this new card, Bloodthirster. Cast it and immediately hit opponent 1 for 12, opponent 2 for 24, and opponent 3 for 48. It's very good.
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2 years
The amount of DMs I get sending me kind words about being an openly gay face in the MTG sphere is both surprising and heartwarming. Gonna keep my profile extra gay forever for this reason 🏳️‍🌈
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Tomer Abramovici
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Mon coeur ❤️
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Tomer Abramovici
7 months
Everyone calling this "bad" and "do nothing" quickly change their tune when you drop this t1 and start smashing people's faces
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Psst hey Jared players: here's an easy way to protect your commander! Your table will love it! You're welcome 🥰
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
My home will never be lacking mana again. Thank you, @realJohnAvon @JohnAvonArt !
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
The more I play Commander, the more I agree with Crim that Simic players must be killed first at all costs.
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Tomer Abramovici
7 months
This common is currently $11. It's not Reserved List. Originally printed in 1999, only saw a single reprint in 14 years (duel deck in 2009). It's a very good card. Please reprint thx
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
TOO POOR FOR MAIN HALL BUT WHO CARES WE'RE SLINGING SPELLS IN BUILDING B!!!
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Three hundred Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven hundred for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine hundred for Mortal Men doomed to die
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Tomer Abramovici
9 months
Library of Alexandria is fine to unban in Commander. Change my mind.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Calling Urtet "generic 5C goodstuff" is silly. People are knee-jerk reacting like this is another Golos or Kenrith and it ain't
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Tomer Abramovici
4 years
Don't be upset that people are selling Secret Lair Fetches for crazy prices. Be upset at WOTC for refusing to print fetches in a way that makes them more accessible and affordable. This is solely on WOTC, and they know exactly what they're doing. Okay, Twitter, bring it on.
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2 years
Holy heck lol
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
I stand by my belief that Drannith Magistrate is a fair and good card for Commander. If you go all-in on your commander, don't have any backup plan or a way to remove a 1/3 creature, then you got got. It's good to have proactive answers to all-in Commander decks.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 months
Must-kill commanders with annoying ward costs getting you down? Or just tired of Partner / Background decks? Try this one, Blue players
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
White ramp
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Tomer Abramovici
11 months
Run, Shadowfax. Show us the meaning of haste.
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Tomer Abramovici
24 days
This is the only thing I want to pull off
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
THE BOYS
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
THE BOYS !!!
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
My beautiful baby 🥺 I know what must be done: equip Kaldra Compleat with all three original Kaldra equipment!
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Tomer Abramovici
7 months
My boyfriend is almost done his LOTR collection and it looks gorgeous 😍 22 to go!
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
This is one of my favorite pieces of MTG art and it's a shame it gets so little love since it appears on a forgettable card. The mood. The lighting. The colors. It makes me feel things.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
On Elesh Norn: I think stax pieces stapled to beneficial effects is good actually, so it sees play. I think some light stax is GOOD for the format, if more people were exposed to it there wouldn't be so much outcry. Your entire deck shouldn't fold to a 5-drop with no protection.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Want to play an Equipment deck but don't want to empty your wallet buying $50 Sword of X and Y staples? Here's a thread about my powerful $35 Equipment deck using the new Nahiri! (1/5)
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
I WON A GAME OF MODERN WITH KALDRA I LOVE MODERN NOW
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
I get the argument for infinite mull to 7 houserule, aka "we want everyone to play Magic," and up until this point I used that houserule too in streams or recordings. But honestly I think it promotes bad deckbuilding. Not consciously I don't think, but subconsciously.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
After a decade of content creation, I finally received my first ever influencer swag bundle! Thank you @wizards_magic for this amazing gift 😍
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
Rarely do I mention my sexuality in my content creation since it's usually not relevant, but reading this video's comments section and DMs I'm glad this knowledge makes some folk happy and feel represented.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
CEDH players be like yeah my deck is a turbo farm frosty flakes primary win con is reverse dab with a backup bazinga go check out my primer which is longer than my grad thesis
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Tomer Abramovici
4 years
Hi @maro254 , I wanted to reach out in regards to the question you asked here: I think the outrage comes from people who want a basic, affordable versions of desirable cards. Alternate expensive blinged versions are great too, but why can't we have both?
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
"I don't want to attack anyone, I feel so bad" Attack and progress the game. I beg.
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
Magic players only want one thing and it's disgusting
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Tomer Abramovici
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On Reddit in 1 month: "Help why does everyone focus me down every game?" Their commander:
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
Commander players will lug 20 decks to FNM knowing full well they're only picking between 2 of them.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Uhhh this card is SILLY
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
Buy singles
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
NEW TRIBAL REVEAL LANDS!!! TRIBAL TRIBAL BABEEEEEE 🔥
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Yet another reminder that Yasharn is fantastic and underrated soft stax piece that should see more play: it shuts down treasures, fetches, aristocrats, and more, while also providing card advantage with its ETB. Great budget hateboar under $1.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
One variant of Commander that I'd love to explore more is a "No Tutors" variant: all cards that search libraries aren't allowed. No Demonic Tutors but also no fetchlands. Or make an exception for land searching but imo I'd rather try it first without.
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Tomer Abramovici
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I hope the lesson from Baldur's Gate is "we should've put more good reprints in the set" and not "we should've made more broken format staples"
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Magic player who gives up trying to organize all their cards and just leaves them in unsorted piles out in the open.
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Tomer Abramovici
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"All Commander decks are full of auto-includes, the ramp is all the same" idk, nothing wrong w/ generic staples but if you can't fathom how to diversify your ramp with unique synergy / thematic choices w/ the billions of cards in 2024 I think that's a you issue not a format issue
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
Stuff like this is why I love EDH
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
I enjoy the W40K decks and I'm happy for all the W40K fans, but the lack of in-universe versions of these cards is worrisome. I don't like the idea of powerful / desirable W40K cards that have a single version and are incredibly difficult to reprint.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
How is this a Zombie Spirit? If zombies are bodies without souls and spirits are souls without bodies ... What's going on here? 🤔
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Tomer Abramovici
3 months
What's incomplete about this power armor? And why is it an aura not an equipment?
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Just ran into this soggy biscuit
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Tomer Abramovici
4 years
"If we allowed proxies then everyone would play super powered EDH decks! Only the rich people who can afford such cards deserve the power to build such decks." Seeing a lot of these "pay to win" arguments and they're all 100% trash.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 months
"To your right"?? Multiplayer coming to Arena?? 👀
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Tomer Abramovici
8 months
It's funny how in recent years the dnd subreddit has evolved into simply wishing 5E had a whole bunch of changes without realizing that 4E was literally everything they are wishing for, and it was a colossal failure. Coming from a 4E fan: WOTC ain't doing that again
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
If you're having a bad day, just remember: we are 1 day closer to the inevitable Kaldra Secret Lair ❤️
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Tomer Abramovici
8 months
Alright which WOTC designer has a Zada deck? We thank you 🫡
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
Spoilers for Crimson Vow story: Olivia and Edgar are getting married. The priest (Thalia) says the line, "Speak now or forever hold your peace." Suddenly! BAH GAWD IT'S EMRAKUL! SHE'S OUT OF THE MOON AND SHE'S GOT A STEEL CHAIR!
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Tomer Abramovici
2 months
Show me your favorite Swamp
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
What I personally desire is less new cards and more pure reprint sets. I like having the price of basic game pieces be as low as possible so players can play, while premium versions can be as high as possible so whales can whale. I've been saying this for years.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
GAY BRUNCH
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
"Hey Tomer your article says the deck is $50 why is it listed as $200?" Because I wrote the article in 2016 and prices change over time. I always make sure that the price is accurate when published but I don't touch it afterwards.
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
My thoughts on Hullbreacher
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Tomer Abramovici
2 months
Oooh I have another! Poison being at 10 is correct in Commander. "But life totals double!" yeah but eah player is contributing to lifeloss. Almost always it's 1 Poison player trying to poison by themselves. Imagine you had to do all 40 damage to each opponent by yourself to win.
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InfiniTokens Dry Erase Tokens
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What Magic opinion do you have that makes other people want to do this?
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Tomer Abramovici
10 months
WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A PHYSICAL KALDRA TOKEN! NOW IS OUR TIME! OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD!
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What are your favorite cards in Magic that DON'T have a sweet version (foil/alt art/etc) you like? Setting aside reserved list. Could either be a card which has never gotten a sweet version, or just one you think could be upgraded. Hit me up! #wotcstaff
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
I'm shocked that we still don't have the Ur-Dragon equivalent for Angel Tribal: 5C, some godlike looking Angel that looks like the end boss of a JRPG and does something that sounds busted but is actually fine. They're one of the most popular tribes and show up in all colors. EZ
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
My called shot for New Capenna is that the femme fatale hiring a private eye will be revealed to be Sheoldred. "She walked through my door like a tigress stalking a gazelle -- onyx horns and legs for hours."
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Spoiler: both precons are really good! THAT SAID At this point any Azorius precon that doesn't reprint Talisman of Progress gets an F in the ramp department. It's been over a decade, you have to be intentionally missing at this point. Come on now.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
What is your 4 card Secret Lair? Easiest picks of my life. And the bonus card would be the Kaldra token!
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Shivam, keeper of favorites
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What would be your four card secret lair?
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Here's a quick thread why Volrath is the coolest underrated commander that can still hang with the big boys despite being 23 years old even on a low budget! He's a deadly Voltron commander: all you need to do is discard Draco or Shadow for lethal 21 commander damage! (1/5)
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Magic player who has 20+ decks "in case someone needs to borrow one"
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Commander precons are great ways to support and expand narrow archetypes that can't be easily return in other products. I would love to see an Energy precon and an Arcane precon for example.
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Tomer Abramovici
11 months
I don't understand all this hype around The One Ring. I played it in Limited and it killed me. F, pass.
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
Alright, I'll bite: why do people call this "Mind Goblin"?
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
So WOTC has acknowledged that they pushed certain commanders too far (e.g. Korvold) and that White needs help in Commander. That's good. Can we now talk about how fast mana isn't healthy for the format, or are we not there yet? WOTC is going ham with it and it's worrisome.
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Tomer Abramovici
4 years
Ah, sweet sweet schadenfreude :)
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Tomer Abramovici
2 months
If The One Ring showed up in every precon and its price for the cheapest version was fixed at $1, would you run it in every Commander deck you own?
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
LIVE NOW! Playing some Hamza EDH w/ rainbow hair!
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Tomer Abramovici
3 months
We did it, we finally broke Storm-Kiln Artist!
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Tomer Abramovici
1 year
It's a bummer that CMDR players have such an irrational reaction to anything poison (similar to mill). The Abzan Poison precon actually explores new territory in the format and excites me, but even if it was the weakest precon ever I still would hesitate to recommend it to ppl.
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Tomer Abramovici
4 months
A much more fun version of the other prisoner's dilemma, Rhystic Study
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Tomer Abramovici
3 years
You can like or dislike any of WOTC's decisions. What I absolutely will not tolerate, however, is people shaming and belittling other players for playing something they enjoy. This game is a vehicle for us to sit down together and enjoy each other's company. Don't forget that.
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Me: I am Budget Commander. I build budget decks. Also Me: So yeah I'll buy 24 of these basic Swamps and a Mystical Archive Demonic Tutor; my current Demonic Tutor is too poor.
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Tomer Abramovici
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I love that Baldur's Gate has a lower power level than the previous set. There's still plenty of sweet cards but thank god we didn't get another Jeweled Lotus. We get a billion new cards each year and it keeps going up. If each set was introducing format staples we'd be Yugioh
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
Reprint this land please thank you
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
This token is so cool
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Tomer Abramovici
2 years
This never gets old 🥰
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Tomer Abramovici
10 months
Hello yes I would like to submit a formal complaint: why is this not a changeling??? It's even from Littjara, the home of changelings! It's supposed to be a changeling whyyyy is it an illusion😭
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