<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:40:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/decklist/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Bear Necessities: a Budget Magic Commander Revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Way back in January, I wrote a post about my attempt to build Wilson, Refined Grizzly and the Flaming Fist background into a voltron-style commander with +1/+1 counters and pump spells. After some playtesting,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/bear-necessities-a-budget-magic-commander-revamp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/bear-necessities-a-budget-magic-commander-revamp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhRX82N1VXU17Ps1R8QLqBcanm96Cjv4vCCfACq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauper Sideboards and Upgrades]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrapped up my series about pauper decks a couple weeks ago, but I've been considering new ways to upgrade or even replace them. White The soldier deck is slow, perhaps unavoidably so, just because of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/pauper-sideboards-and-upgrades</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/pauper-sideboards-and-upgrades</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhR84fREmD4nHG5bmXbXVC4qyUUbzG4pEgtAhXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering—Fantastic Beasts (Upgrades!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a round of playtesting, I've made some substantial changes to the deck list from the last post. Sideboard Sidetrack The following thirteen cards have been moved to the sideboard. The links to their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringfantastic-beasts-upgrades</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringfantastic-beasts-upgrades</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhLuiAtXqGiQ71beWwakVcyo9JjxRpmmhDjPkGo?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering—Fantastic Beasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are three basic kinds of players known by nicknames in the Magic community. There's a comprehensive article on the official website, but in short there's Spike the tournament player who wants to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringfantastic-beasts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringfantastic-beasts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhR86pBzwRUscEusT6Tep6SvcWC1YNR7SK2NViX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering—Black Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the fourth post in a series of pauper deck lists I'm sharing to introduce different ways of playing Magic: The Gathering. 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The white deck is up next, and it's all about going]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringpauper-soldiers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringpauper-soldiers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:58:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhR86woRRdWEzm2nQDSjpuVQgTMZWn2roQDHFMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering—Pauper Burn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I wrote about my Pauper Mill deck experiment. That blue deck was only the start, and there are four more colors in the traditional Magic color pie. My goal is to build several simple decks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringpauper-burn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-the-gatheringpauper-burn</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 21:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhKxE3igZzu7H69PR1nqtVwgKt1cWyny9TrxqaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering—Pauper Mill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years, I have written a lot about Commander decks for Magic: The Gathering, but little on the traditional 60-card formats. 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I like horde armies in various games, but it's not a theme]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-monday-bear-necessities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-monday-bear-necessities</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhRX82N1VXU17Ps1R8QLqBcanm96Cjv4vCCfACq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Monday: Snake Charmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've written a deck list for Magic: The Gathering. 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This is not at all ready]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/vampires-curses-and-theft-a-deck-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/vampires-curses-and-theft-a-deck-experiment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhRNmNDVvVVGVpKQrgbPAYbMQ5A3bnkxR5ANjGD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing on a Budget: A Deck Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, I'm trying a slightly different take on the kind of deck I wrote about last week. That deck was designed to inflict damage by making everyone draw. It's a tall order to defeat three opponents]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/drawing-on-a-budget-a-deck-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/drawing-on-a-budget-a-deck-experiment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhNoo2ny2UNZoFq26yQcHUgcxJMo7hVMDHY2LGD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draw, Mill, and Wheel: A Deck Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first time I built a deck with this commander, it just didn't work. It's not his fault. I was using him for color identity more than playing to his abilities. 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