Jim Lapage
@JimTSF
Followers
9,358
Following
406
Media
2,261
Statuses
12,885
The Spike Feeders | Commander Rules Committee | he / him | thespikefeeders @gmail .com
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Joined October 2020
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Biden
• 2390761 Tweets
Biden
• 2390761 Tweets
JIMIN JIMIN
• 1523947 Tweets
#MusicianLISAisBACK
• 1165240 Tweets
ROCKSTAR OUT NOW
• 1085957 Tweets
America
• 926882 Tweets
#SmeraldoGardenMarchingBand
• 699630 Tweets
JIMIN IS COMING
• 688227 Tweets
Bronny
• 489481 Tweets
Democrats
• 341423 Tweets
#SGMB
• 312919 Tweets
Lebron
• 304998 Tweets
#Jimin_MUSE
• 224352 Tweets
POTUS
• 217097 Tweets
Golf
• 194405 Tweets
White House
• 152046 Tweets
Tapper
• 135038 Tweets
Dana
• 134775 Tweets
Dems
• 116100 Tweets
MSNBC
• 106498 Tweets
Uruguay
• 97558 Tweets
ボーナス
• 96415 Tweets
Camila
• 90080 Tweets
Newsom
• 84607 Tweets
Kamala
• 73154 Tweets
Hillary
• 68413 Tweets
Kennedy
• 68393 Tweets
Brandon
• 67127 Tweets
Black Jobs
• 65115 Tweets
Charlottesville
• 54786 Tweets
The DNC
• 52484 Tweets
PARK JIMIN
• 51769 Tweets
Medicare
• 50415 Tweets
Even CNN
• 41891 Tweets
#MEGAN
• 34806 Tweets
バイデン
• 30001 Tweets
土砂降り
• 22831 Tweets
Bernie
• 22320 Tweets
Sleepy Joe
• 19186 Tweets
Michelle Obama
• 16271 Tweets
ルックバック
• 15811 Tweets
Van Jones
• 14769 Tweets
Whitmer
• 11200 Tweets
To the folks complaining about pronouns in our gameplay overlays:
I've heard what you have to say, I understand your concerns, and I'm taking decisive action:
They're going to be 2pt bigger in the next episode.
76
283
4K
If you want to honour Sheldon's memory, here are some ideas I know he'd love:
- Invite your close friends over, share a killer meal, and pour generously
- Donate to or volunteer at a no-kill animal shelter
- Leave 3WB up and Inkshield the shit out of someone
28
170
2K
Just a few additional facts:
- The voices, in order, are Toby Elliott, Brian David-Marshall, Gavin Verhey, me, Olivia Gobert-Hicks, Scott Larabee, Gavin Duggan
- Sheldon hand-picked all of these cards, and it was planned well before he passed
Here is the preview video of Sheldon's Spellbook Secret Lair Drop...benefiting the benefiting the American Cancer Society.
This drop will be a Pre-order and time boxed to demand. The pre-order window will open from Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024.
@MTGSecretLair
@mtgcommander
1/2
44
275
1K
11
99
1K
It's impossible to overstate the size of the impact Sheldon Menery has made in my life. My social life, my career -- everything.
I'm so, so fortunate to have spent as much time as I did talking to him and laughing with him. Today I'm filled with as much gratitude as I am grief.
7
56
935
It's okay to criticize corporate greed where it exists.
I don't see Sheldon's Spellbook as profiting off of his death because it would still be released if he were alive today to jam the cards in his decks.
11
48
861
Wotc if you're reading this...
I think the trend of gating powerful effects behind a lot of coloured mana is very healthy for Commander and I wish you would do it more often.
Reward players for playing narrower identities!
Looks like it’s going to be cloudy with a chance of flaming swords. My
#MTGNeon
spoiler can cast up to two spells 6 MV or less from hand or graveyard for free…. AT INSTANT SPEED 👀👀
Thanks
@wizards_magic
for allowing me to be a part of this spoiler season!
#sponsored
#MTG
45
36
688
30
31
777
Consequence is not cancellation.
Benita coming forward with her story is important and courageous, and it's on all of us to listen and act.
2
46
764
Oh my god.
I'm bawling.
Thank you. You know who you are!
22
13
733
The best way to get engagement on MTG content is to make a minor, inconsequential error.
38
24
724
I wish the regular packs of Commander Masters were less expensive.
I'm generally okay with premium prices on luxury cosmetic stuff but I think this feels exceptionally high.
129
36
661
Early this morning Shan and I said goodbye to Nigel. I can't even describe how heartbroken I am.
It gives me comfort to know that he passed peacefully surrounded by love and forehead kisses.
I am going to miss him so much.
98
0
648
Everyone knows foils achieved perfection in 7th edition. It's a scientific fact.
48
9
636
If I spend the next 70 years of my life colonizing and oppressing Indigenous people and hoarding wealth please accept this tweet as permission to make fun of me when I'm dead.
25
53
616
I've been thinking about doing this for a long time, and today's the day.
This is not the only step in combating religious extremist influence in politics, but it's one of them.
37
37
617
Periodic reminder that Spike Feeders cEDH gameplay has never been about top-tier Magic players playing cutting-edge decks.
It's always been about providing an accessible and non-threatening entry point for folks who are curious about cEDH.
29
21
597
So uh... Shan gave me my birthday present early and it is everything I've ever wanted.
36
23
579
If you're excited about UNFinity I'm genuinely happy for you but I'm going to be skipping this one.
48
13
579
If you play with a regular playgroup I highly recommend using an actual crown to track the monarch mechanic in games. It's so much better than the token.
37
19
570
I've seen a few incorrect assumptions about me floating around, so why not address them all in one place? Here are a few facts about me, in no particular order.
11
35
551
Just shut the fuck up and play some Commander.
Or don't, I'm not your mom.
It's exhausting seeing people seek out conflict where there doesn't have to be any. If you're in a bad mood log off this app, take a couple breaths, and go for a walk around the block.
28
34
533
The next Commander quarterly update is scheduled to coincide with the release of Bloomburrow (Jul 29). That's a long time, and I don't want people to be confused or speculate.
We have no plans to ban attractions or stickers in Commander.
34
42
533
Hi folks! I'm Jim, and I'm a member of the Commander Advisory Group. If you're looking to have a good faith discussion about something you think will improve Commander, I'd love to hear from you.
83
14
524
Doing some research for a video. What's the coolest thing you can Saw in Half?
327
12
517
Everyone who has ever been on our youtube channel has given enthusiastic consent to appear on video.
It isn't complicated or difficult to respect people's wishes.
1
19
510
Just to address a few things that have popped up about my boy Ramses, Assassin Lord and concessions. Join me, won't you?🧵
20
41
510
There are a lot of sweet and interesting cards in New Capenna. The art is sweet, cards feel flavourful.
I think the trend of giving green big treasure token producers is a negative one for Commander and I wish they'd ease off the gas a little.
48
23
510
Whenever the topic of diversity in Commander leadership comes up, there's a chorus of "why is this important?" and "do [insert ethnicity or orientation] people see cards differently?". They're so close to the point but stopping just shy of it.
5
42
500
Reminder for whoever needs it:
If you're miserable playing a game you should do something else instead.
15
64
500
"People don't play that anymore" is such a weird thing to say about cards and combos in Commander.
31
7
485
Magic: the Gathering is a lot easier to enjoy when you don't voluntarily steep yourself in the endless uninformed and bad takes here and on Reddit.
0
18
478
All abilities in Magic are Kicker and Horsemanship.
All arguments in Commander are The Walking Dead and cEDH.
22
16
468
Show, don't tell.
You won't convince anyone that cEDH is cool and fun (which it is, for the record) by talking at them or by lashing out at the people who criticize.
Be someone people want to play Magic with. Be the reason people want to try it.
31
45
475
Everyone wish Nigel good luck with his last chemo treatment today!!
47
11
466
This is easily in the top 3 best vehicles ever printed for Commander, and I'm expecting my assessment on it to go up after playing it.
Wow. Wow wow wow.
35
12
460
I think the thing that brings me the most joy in Commander is when a card is amazing in the specific context of my deck but absolute dogshit everywhere else.
33
5
445
The cEDH conversation has been pretty interesting in the past couple days, and it seems like people are butting up against a concept I've been talking about for years:
Most people who play cEDH play it very casually. 🧵
32
35
443
Everyone on the RC had a hand in this, but it's something I've personally been working on for several years now. It's one of the main format-related things I talked about with Sheldon prior to his passing. This is going to be a (hopefully short) thread with some of my goals:
Our quarterly update is live. No changes to rules or banned list.
We've released an important update of the philosophy page, clarifying the RC's vision for the format. No change of direction, but a better explanation of what we're trying to accomplish.
34
45
246
20
36
451
Sure the cards are cool, but imagine the dope cosplay duos we're going to see at cons
17
20
439
From the Rules Committee. We will deeply miss his wisdom, but look forward to honoring his mission.
2
58
439
Over the past year we've been putting a lot of time and resources into paying for guests to come visit us in Winnipeg. This includes travel costs, accommodations, appearance fees, and feeding them while they're here!
40
15
431
Hullbreacher was not banned because of cEDH players or the cEDH meta or anything to do with cEDH.
Link people to this tweet if they say otherwise.
0
39
419
Commander deckbuilding advice can be both objectively correct and also unhelpful and unnecessary, especially when it's presented as some kind of orthodoxy.
If the cards you choose are making you happy, find some other people to play them with and be happy together.
23
33
428
It's very easy to distance yourself from white supremacy and I highly recommend you do it any time you're incidentally associated with white supremacists.
0
31
413
Too long for a tweet thread, but I wanted to address Drannith Magistrate and its relationship with the Commander Philosophy Document:
56
29
415
One bit of feedback I'm seeing a lot of in response to the State of the Format yesterday is that people think cEDH should split off into its own format. Here are some of my thoughts:
54
25
404
These two cards are pretty similar, and one is banned in Commander, so I think it's an interesting AND HYPOTHETICAL exercise to see if the kitten checks the same boxes.🧵
60
15
395
Spent a good portion of my afternoon reading about how the RC is a puppet organization that only exists to enact WotC's nefarious capitalist motives and also that WotC should take over commander because they would manage it better than the RC.
51
6
397
On Friday the groomer found a concerning lump on Nigel's neck. Today the vet confirmed it is lymphoma and we are looking at treatment options.
I brought him home at 10 weeks old. He's 11 now and this is absolutely destroying me.
Please hug your pets.
49
0
386
If you do see it that way I'm not going to argue with you. Walk the walk and donate directly to cancer charities and encourage others to do the same. Every dollar that goes to fighting cancer is an unequivocal win for all of us whether you get some cards out of it or not.
1
13
378
Silent Submersible should have had Skulk or Islandwalk and I don't care if that would have gotten it banned in standard. They did my boy dirty.
36
6
376
Can we talk for a sec about how Urza had a mech and Mishra had this carriage-ass looking thing
28
15
365
When I was a MTG judge I'd occasionally encounter a type of player who would ask questions with the intent to stump you or catch you on a technicality.
7
12
362
I see a lot of comments online about how Spike Feeders content "isn't really cEDH", and the justification is usually that we don't play exclusively meta decks, aggressively mulligan, or play flawlessly.
32
3
349
It's been about 2 months since Orcish Bowmasters entered the format.
How has this card impacted your games?
Have you changed your decks to play it or play against it?
IMPORTANT: Please indicate whether you are talking about casual Commander oe cEDH.
263
11
343
Shan and I went to a halloween party on the weekend. The theme was "villains".
We won first prize as the Wet Bandits!
15
5
346
.
@TolarianCollege
is having a bad day today. Why not watch this video and leave a note of affirmation for him? The video rules.
Prof's been really generous with the community and me in particular, and I would consider this a personal favour. (+RT!)
0
73
338
If you wouldn't have otherwise donated or fundraised and you want to buy the product for the cards or the philanthropic component, that's great too.
Don't just talk. Do things.
3
15
337
@RhysticStudies
I didn't get a chance to show you Bears in Cars aka 2/2 Fast, 2/2 Furious aka Death and Taxis
4
10
334
Today it really hit me that hiring an editor and offloading a ton of work means I actually have some free time again. I actually don't remember the last time I wasn't slammed with editing and staring down tight deadlines.
I'm going to go to my LGS for commander night.
20
4
335
Sheldon and I talked a lot about what he's leaving behind, and I think this moment summed it up so well. It gave me goosebumps at the time and it still does.
It makes me so happy that he got to experience it.
Today we mourn the passing of a true legend and true friend.
Between Sheldon’s instrumental role in founding the Commander format and dedicated leadership on the RC, it’s safe to say none of us would be here doing what we love without him.
Thank you, and we’ll miss you.
10
204
2K
4
11
333
This comment rolled in like 3 weeks ago. I'm still speechless that there are incels out there who feel strongly enough about my eyelids that they feel compelled to comment on Youtube.
78
3
324
I'm supposed to be packing for Chicago but instead I made a carrot cake
35
1
324
We have foster kitties right now and they are just babies!
Their names are Foccacia, Brioche, and Muffin.
28
7
324
Instead of tweeting about Magic for the rest of today I will be eating tacos and watching The Mummy (1999).
20
2
318
I know that in today's environment there's a million versions of each card, but I wish deckbuilding and card search websites would default to the most recent:
- Standard frame, standard art
- English
- Nonfoil
- Standard border
- Real paper printing (no VMA or Alchemy)
22
9
313
Let's talk collabs! My calendar is generally pretty open for the next 6 weeks or so!
70
41
313
Benjamin Wheeler is such a delight to play Magic with and I admire his deckbuilding and gameplay skills.
8
1
305
There's a lot of luck and survivorship bias with successful channels so first I definitely have to acknowledge all of the folks who supported us and the amazing opportunities that have been given to us.
8
5
308
What's the highest amount of (noninfinite) commander tax you've ever paid to cast your commander?
424
2
296
That moment when you realize none of your decks are exactly 100 cards.
32
3
287
When I say "people are likely to let you deviate from the rules of you're doing it for a cool reason" this is the type of thing I am talking about.
14
13
287