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Every Magic: the Gathering Plane Ranked by How Long You Would Survive
Some of my favorite cards in any set are the lands, weird statement I know, but I love fictional worlds, and I often find myself...
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Feb 2228 min read
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Who Are the Legends of Magic Foundations
Magic: The Gathering's future may be leaning more and more into other IPs, but Foundations is a love letter to its roots. Packed with...
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Feb 1218 min read
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21 References You May Have Missed in Duskmourn House of Horror
Magic: the Gathering's most recent Duskmourn: House of Horror draws a lot of inspiration from some of the most iconic horror films and...
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Nov 18, 20249 min read
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What Killed the Planeswalker
What killed the Planeswalker? OK, I'll admit that's a bit of a dramatic statement to open with, but there is no denying that this once...
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Oct 26, 20248 min read
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What Your Favorite Color in Magic: the Gathering Says About You | It's NOT What You Think
I want to start this article off by asking you a question. If you could only play one color in Magic: the Gathering what would it be? Do...
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Sep 8, 20246 min read
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What is Flavor and Why is it so Important to Magic: the Gathering
What is flavor? It's a word that I'm sure you've heard bounced around your circles through that one friend, have heard your favorite...
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Feb 3, 202413 min read
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Blue is NOT the Smartest Color
Blue has always given off this air of being the most intelligent color. It's in its characters, factions, and even its game-play. But is...
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Jan 16, 20248 min read
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You're Playing Baldur's Gate 3 Wrong
One of the best ways to get the most out of a game like Baldur's gate 3 is through role-playing. An odd statement considering it is a...
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Aug 12, 20236 min read
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract Explained
The Man Behind the Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. His mother dying in the process of giving birth to him...
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Jun 22, 202311 min read
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The Gripping Effect of Snow Mana in MTG
The Plains whistle as the freezing winds dance through the last blades of grass, the lake a cracked mirror reflecting a cold sky, the...
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Jan 9, 20238 min read
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Best of 2022 | Dicetry Retrospective
This year has been pretty big for this channel, I have seen a lot of growth not just in my sub numbers but in my ability to write and...
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Dec 31, 20222 min read
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A System Beyond Magic the Gathering
The color pie is a stroke of genius, it dictates everything within Magic the gathering, from themes and flavor, to mechanics and design...
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Oct 16, 20228 min read
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Evil in Every Color
Evil comes in many shades and colors across the multiverse and while we may be able to find a villain in each of the five colors within...
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Aug 25, 202210 min read
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Treasures in MTG - Design Vs. Flavor
Treasure tokens are a relatively new addition to Magic the Gathering having first shown up in Ixalan and then nearly every set after...
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Aug 7, 20227 min read
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Is Commander Overrated & More MTG Hot Takes
I know on this channel we spend a lot of time talking about serious topics, like philosophy, character and world building but today I...
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Jun 26, 20224 min read
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Dicetry's Favorite Videos of 2021
Looking back 2021 has been an amazing year for this channel. Not only has there been some great growth, but I also believe I have grown...
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Dec 14, 20213 min read
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Top 10 Card Art Crimson Vow
As someone who rewatches interview with a vampire every year and counts Innistrad in their top 5 Planes, this was the hardest top 10 list...
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Nov 26, 20216 min read
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Retrospective: A DiceTry Year in Review
It’s wild to think that my second year on YouTube will be on October 21st. In many ways it feels like I have been doing this way longer...
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Oct 19, 20214 min read
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Innistrad and the Problem with Constant Previews
On August 4th Wizards of the Coast made an announcement of an announcement over Twitter, which set you may ask. Well, I don’t blame you...
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Aug 5, 20213 min read
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Building D&D Characters with the MTG Color Pie
In one of my recent videos, I explained how and why you should use the color pie of Magic: the Gathering when designing your characters...
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Jul 24, 20214 min read
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