I am a casual player, having got into the game playing 5-player Free-for-All and then transitioning to Commander. I currently mostly play just 2-3 player games, both regular 60-card matches and Commander ones, but I also enjoy throwing in other flavorful variants, such as Archenemy and Horde.

I love deck building and getting creative with restrictions: Building decks strict to a block/plane theme or card type, building in colors I don't have as frequently represented, or with restrictions in the numbers of cards at each rarity or to only cards rated less than 3 out of 5 on Gatherer (which thanks to Gatherer’s ratings being disabled for years unfortunately also eliminates the possibility of any newer cards). I aim for decks that are powerful but disruptable, as I don't want them to seem too daunting to the friends I play with.

My first set was Zendikar, and so it holds a strong place in my heart. I had a Kor equipment deck and have an Eldrazi deck, plus ally and level up decks have long been unrealized interests of mine. After Zendikar, I love Ravnica, Shards of Alara, and Tarkir for their multicolored themes and flavor, and I love OG Kamigawa and Ixalan for their interesting tribes / tribe colors. I've had fun building quite a few decks from some of those blocks, including my paper decks Rafiq of the Many Enchantments, Eldrazi Titans, GU Load Letter, and my Kami spirits and Azorius casual decks.

I used to run an exclusively MtG blog called Disciple of the Cards at sarroth.tumblr.com; I've mostly been too busy since graduate school, starting my career, and becoming a father in the last decade to blog any longer, but I’ve resumed perusing the MtG tags on there and will reblog the occasional Magic thought or political post that interests me. Also, all of my posts should be archived there, including in-depth ones on Horde Magic and different horde ideas.