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Okay, Cupid

MJ Scott — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:56:40 +0000

MJ seeks to help Elspeth find love as a soldier on the run. Is MJ the matchmaker for Ms. Tirel or is this destined for an episode of Maury?

Paint It Black!

MJ Scott — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:20:59 +0000

You know you want it. You want to feel the selfish, destructive power throbbing in your greedy little hand. You want your fingers sizzling with pure black mana. You want your seven to be all black, all the time. You want to wreck your rival’s hand with discard. You want to keep a rotating door [...]

Mage-Craft Cocktails, Part 2: Innistrad

MJ Scott — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:00:42 +0000

MJ Scott returns from her hiatus with a sequel to one of her most popular columns, providing several deliciously drunken drinks.

The Art of the Gaze

MJ Scott — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:00:13 +0000

Dare we say that MJ Scott knocks it out of the park again, looking at the portal to the soul, the seductive eyes of women in Magic.

Long, Hard, Hot Art Summer

MJ Scott — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:00:03 +0000

The summer turns up the heat and MJ looks at hot chicks, hot dudes, and even includes a mention of Bruce Lee's abs. It's classic MJ Scott for Vorthos Wednesday.

Dumbing Down Vorthos

MJ Scott — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:22:44 +0000

Is Vorthos being talked down too? Is Wizards getting a little heavy handed with the story? MJ looks at the Planeswalker branding within the game and discusses it.

Mage-Craft Cocktails

MJ Scott — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:04:27 +0000

Mage’s Fire. In the gathering twilight, I planned my brother’s graduation party, and this boom! spell caught my eye. Goldschläger, blue curacao, and vodka were the requisite spell components. The ratios were easy enough for a novice spell-slinger like myself. Then, a flash of battle-magic brilliance: “I’ll replace the crap vodka with Grey Goose, and [...]

A ’Walker All-Male Revue

MJ Scott — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:00:01 +0000

A Long Aside: Run the World (MtG Girls) “Magic cards might crush my dreams, but they won’t break my heart.” – Jackie Lee There’s a storm brewing. It has nothing to do with a deck in Legacy that I know nothing about. Nor does it have to do with a particular Tha Gatherin song that [...]

Baby Got Back

MJ Scott — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:08:59 +0000

Elven face with an Oakland booty! Evan Erwin made one of the best art-related callouts of the year during his Complete New Phyrexia Set Review – Green with Brad Nelson when he referred to Cairn Wanderer and Archangel of Strife isn’t an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-yellow-polka-dot-bikini type of babe. She’s warlike in demeanor and warhorse-like in build. She’s [...]

The Planeswalker’s Guide to Cosplay, Part 1

MJ Scott — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:08:51 +0000

GatheringMagic is sponsoring an MtG Costume Contest for Halloween 2011! More info forthcoming and an official announcement will happen closer to October 31, but I had to get this article up so all of you planeswalkin’ shapeshifters out there can start thinking about your costumes and get to tinkering! Real-life Jace vs. Chandra! Building a [...]

Personal Ink-arnation

MJ Scott — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:26:54 +0000

Maybe I should’ve gotten a butterfly instead . . . Are Magic tats an awesome way for Vorthos to demonstrate his appreciation of the game, or just a really lame, bad idea? As is the case with many of the greatest questions in life, the answer can be found on a box of adult diapers: [...]

No Weaponizing Required

MJ Scott — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:03:23 +0000

A couple weeks ago on Twitter, Mark Rosewater posted this frame to his ongoing “Tales from the Pit” series: Tales from the Pit #18 “Weaponize the ponies” became the buzzphrase of the week, as My Little Pony and Transformers are two of the hottest kids’ brands ever and helped hotwire the gray matter of many [...]

Surrakar, Where Art Thou?

MJ Scott — Wed, 25 May 2011 06:34:13 +0000

We’re killing them. If you don’t want to help, then you can die along with the fish-eyed bastards. — Marak, hunter of Umungshore Sigh for the fish-eyed bastards! Sigh for the petulantly placed cheek-tusks! Will we ever see this intriguing race—one that exists “on the cusp” of intellectual awareness, according to our Planeswalker’s Guide—anywhere besides [...]

Boggart-ly Hills, 902-Gobbo

MJ Scott — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:00:18 +0000

I don’t like goblins. They’re ugly, puny, tacky, fecund (and not in a cute way, like rabbits), dirty, hyperactive, hyperaggressive, hysterical, and, and . . . ugly! That was my reaction when my husband first showed me these things called Magic cards. I asked for a deck with gargoyles and pretty angels and slim-waisted Kor. [...]

New Phyrexia and Office Wars

MJ Scott — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:05:34 +0000

Welcome MJ Scott back with her second contribution to Vorthos Wednesday! Last week proved quite popular and this week promises to be just as fun to read. -- Trick My day job has really got me ticked. Recently, we went through a "merger" (we were acquired, to be honest). The enemy's glistening oil has spread, [...]