End sign-up: (last date to submit your name for participation)
3 Nov 14
Verify Contact Data: (Last date to verify your contact information)
7 Nov 14
Send Victim Names: (date on which you will receive a PM with your victim's name)
9 Nov 14
Package Send by: (All packages must be sent by this date)
5 Dec 14
I am running a seasonal power exchange, where people will get a random Magic: the Gathering card from their secret Elder Dragon (I love when they give up their power so easily). If you are interested in receiving (and giving, even though it is the receiving season) a card then please PM me.
Your PM must include:
Name Address Additional Contact 1 Limiting Information 2
I also require a PM to be sent within 48hrs when a package is sent or received. Tracking is not required but is highly encouraged (especially since, for US residents, flat rate Priority mail comes with free tracking and $50 free insurance) and if used, the tracking info should be in the PM as well.
Failure to PM your contact information by the deadline will preclude inclusion in the program. Failure to PM package information (when you sent or received) will prevent participation in next year's program. You have been warned.
Please feel free to post a 'requests' post with the type of cards that you would be most excited about getting (remember you're not going to get a black lotus so keep it realistic and remember these are requests you are not guaranteed to get any of them). Because I always encourage the defacement of property, alters are always encouraged, especially sharpy based items. Previously successful request schema include:
Linking a decklist from which options may be chosen (if you reference a deck, link it) Altered/Promo versions of Generals being played Alter requests - Specific card(s) (something like "Altered Storm Crow" - IGottaBigDeck's request) Alter Requests - Specific theme (something like "any card altered to Dora the Explorer theme" - Shabbaman's Request) Cards signed by the sender Interesting Generals (altered or not) Old cards that woul not see printing now (abilities out of rarity or color like Sinbad, odd effects like Balduvian Shaman) Tokens (altered or not)
This is an EDH forum so EDH staples are probably the best type of card to send. Also altered or signed versions of cards help make your gift unique. Changes to what you are wishing for should be made by updating the original post (since that will be linked to you name on this page). A PM or post in the thread that you have updated that information is appreciated.
The second post of this thread will have all information summarized and linked by participant.
I am accepting donations early for the running of this program (rather than waiting until Murphy strikes). Your options, should you choose to donate, are:
- Mail a single card, personally altered and signed (good or bad, but not professionally altered unless you are the professional). The card should be from an EDH Pre-con -or- less than $1 (or local currency) -- For those who wish to donate but shipping is prohibitive, I will send a SASE (or equivilent) for you to send the donation. I am working with the RC to test the ability to do SASEs internationally as well. PM for details. - Cards received will first be used to cover any packages that are lost to the mail. The goal is to have a bank of cards before any packages are lost, so there is no waiting time for donations to replace lost packages. All the remaining donations will be used for the season closing vote on most seasonal/appropriate gift.
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Participation requires that either you can be emailed through the forum, or if you have that feature turned off you supply an email address. Email addresses are also required for Donations SASE use and/or Paypal donations.
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If you intend to move, take a vacation or anything else that may affect your ability to send or receive, please note that here (or PM me as soon as you know). If, for example, you know you plan on taking a vacation but don't have dates yet, then let me know that you will have a holiday vacation and dates are pending. More information is better than less.
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COMPLETE Package Sent: 8 Dec 14 Tracking Number: Not Available Package Received:12 Dec 14
Wishes: Any card card from my Mayael deck list, not already pimped out, with one or more of the following traits: foil, full art, altered, signed, or non-English.
I know this is pretty general but I'd just like anything that's convenient for the person in either green or white. I've used everything anyone has sent me in the past so.
COMPLETE Package Sent: 19 Nov 14 Tracking Number: Unavailable Package Received:28 Nov 14
Wishes: I am in! I don't care that much about the value, so send whatever you feel comfortable sending. Having said that, here are a bunch of demands: (Note: With the alters and foils, I already own enough of them that I don't need normal ones. If you want to be an amazing person and send in foiled/altered cards from my regular card list, then feel free to do so. Those are cards that I need so I prioritize getting them over getting them pimped. For the alters, full art is preferable, but anything will be great! If you want to put a holiday theme on one or more of them, then go nuts, just note that I am Jewish, so any Hanukkah themed cards will be hilarious and much appreciated!)
COMPLETE Package Sent: 29 Nov 14 Tracking Number: Registered (Signature required) Package Received:8 Dec 14
Wishes: Anything is good, anything blue and black bordered would be awesome! Foils/Alters for my Bant Superfriends list. Most is not foiled, (only the Wrath of God) as far I can remember. A Jenara, Asura of War would be appreciated as then I could change the general depending on if I wanted to tone down the deck
COMPLETE Package Sent: 5 Dec 14 Tracking Number: USPS: Lc706990790us Package Received:16 Dec 2014
Wishes: Definitely in for this. I am looking for ANY of the below generals altered, this is for my cube, which I am currently foiling, but these ones can't be foiled as they are only in the precons! Also, any foil God for the cube or any so altered dragons are also very happily recieved. I collect them, so literally any. (If anyone has a spare Zodiac Dragon...)
COMPLETE Package Sent: 3 Dec 14 Tracking Number: USPS LC320213073US Package Received:12 Dec 14
Wishes: I'm currently working on a Jaya Ballard, Task Mage deck. It's designed around cards that I can discard to her abilities and still get use out of. Anything that can go in a mono-Red deck and has/can do any of the following abilities would be appreciated: Madness (including the otherwise non-legal Blast from the Past), Flashback, Unearth, Hellbent, things that can return themselves (or other cards) from the Graveyard to hand/the battlefield (e.g. Hammer of Bogardan, Shard Phoenix, or Anarchist), and/or cards that loot (I.e. let you discard cards to draw others) or wheel (I.e. make you discard your hand and draw a bunch more cards). I already have a Jaya Ballard card, so there's no need to send me one (unless you can do me an awesome alter or it's a foil, in which case I'll be very happy to receive it). Anything with Jaya Ballard flavour text will, of course, be greatly appreciated, as will any and all alters.
COMPLETE Package Sent: 15 Dec 14 Tracking Number: USPS: 9500111135714349542652 Package Received:20 Dec 2014
Wishes: Dragons, Greater Good, or whatever. Find something that interests you personally, and make it into a gift. The only other thing I can think of is my King Macar deck uses tokens as lands. My intent is to someday alter them all so they look turned to gold.
COMPLETE Package Sent: 9 Dec 14 Tracking Number: Unavailable Package Received:22 Dec 2014
Wishes: I don't really have a want-list to speak of...but if you're looking to alter something: what would make me very happy are alters that remove the modern card frame. Even if you suck at altering (like me) but manage to turn it into something personal, that'd mean a lot for me. You can look at my decklists (Glissa, Gahiji and I'll post my Ramses Overdark list later) for inspiration, but some of my favorites are Reassembling Skeleton, Sakura-tribe Elder, Burnished Hart and Expedition Map.
Another thing that always makes me happy: token cards. Some of the tokens I use (see the lists I linked to) are hard to find, like those for Wurmcoil Engine or Dragon broodmother, or simply require a bazillion of them (like plant tokens for Avenger of Zendikar or elementals for Lightning Coils). Maybe you have these lying around, or you could try to make them.
COMPLETE Package Sent: 10 Nov 14 Tracking Number: USPS: 9114901230801304753777 Package Received:14 Nov 2014
Wishes: I could use a few non-player-rewards Cryptic Commands... actual text-have is good. Or if someone wants to paint Trogdor, the Burninator on a Flameblast Dragon, then I could stop using the slip of paper in the sleeve in my Karrthus deck. Beyond that, something unique that I can show off.
COMPLETE Package Sent: 31 Dec 2014 Tracking Number: JP: EG199723367JP Package Received:6 Jan 15
Wishes: My next EDH project is a Sydri, Galvanic Genius deck revolving around putting as many copies of Lux Cannon into play as humanly possible (yes, seriously). Therefore, I would be very pleased to see what someone interested in alters could do with Sydri herself. Failing that, foily or altered Lux Cannonry would be very welcome, or just anything that people think would be rather funny or effective in that sort of deck.
COMPLETE Package Sent: 27 Nov 2014 Tracking Number:RM:LB114798693GB Package Received:8 Dec 2014
Wishes: I am building a new cube and am looking for specific basic lands(like sixty of each), I don't care if they are foil or not but sharpie altered is nearly a must. But any card that forces interactions with players is also cool.
COMPLETE Package Sent:5 Dec 14 Tracking Number: USPS: 91149999442385316751 Package Received:13 Dec 14
Wishes: Working on a Boros deck, I've got most of what I need from recent blocks, but ... - How about Russian or altered-art RW/Boros cards - Any Boros cards from the original Ravnica (altered or not - I have very little). - Alters of Boros cards to have the Russian hammer and sickle instead of the Boros fist would be awesome. - Moonring Mirror with the art altered to Ashling would be awesome.
Other than that, cards that are not in the correct color pie would be cool, as would foil un-cards.
I understand that there's a lot of money all over that list and there's really no reason anyone should want to pass any of this on so I'll understand if you can't help with this project. I definitely won't say no to any of the cheaper items, all donations accepted! Be as generous as you feel!
Other than that I'm big into Commander foils so anything staple-y or that could go into my decks (listed in my sig) I'll be very, very happy to receive pretty much anything, I'm not difficult !
Post subject: Re: Grixmas 2014 - Season's Beatings
Posted: 2014-Oct-11 1:30 am
Joined: 2012-Sep-16 3:17 am Age: Elder Dragon
I am so in. I am building a new cube and am looking for specific basic lands(like sixty of each), I don't care if they are foil or not but sharpie altered is nearly a must.
But any card that forces interactions with players is also cool.
Post subject: Re: Grixmas 2014 - Season's Beatings
Posted: 2014-Oct-11 3:30 am
Joined: 2013-Jun-23 10:18 am Age: Elder Dragon
I'm in (will PM shortly).
Requests, you say? My next EDH project is a Sydri, Galvanic Genius deck revolving around putting as many copies of Lux Cannon into play as humanly possible (yes, seriously). Therefore, I would be very pleased to see what someone interested in alters could do with Sydri herself. Failing that, foily or altered Lux Cannonry would be very welcome, or just anything that people think would be rather funny or effective in that sort of deck.
Post subject: Re: Grixmas 2014 - Season's Beatings
Posted: 2014-Oct-11 6:00 am
Joined: 2012-Oct-09 1:35 am Age: Elder Dragon Location: Stoke-On-Trent, England, UK
Definitely in for this. I am looking for ANY of the below generals altered, this is for my cube, which I am currently foiling, but these ones can't be foiled as they are only in the precons! Or any foil God, also for the cube
Some of these are quite expensive though, so altered dragons are also very happily recieved. I collect them, so literally any. (If anyone has a spare Zodiac Dragon... )
Post subject: Re: Grixmas 2014 - Season's Beatings
Posted: 2014-Oct-11 4:55 pm
Joined: 2012-Apr-11 7:17 am Age: Elder Dragon
In for sure! PM sent.
I think my next project is Anowon, the Ruin Sage semi-STAX. Anything vamp or on-theme related as an alter would be super-awesome! Anything would be great, looking forward to it.
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Updated to here. Soliciting for feedback on the organization of information - do you all like the "single source of data" for each participant so far, rather than 1 wish spoiler (and a package tracking spoiler eventually)?
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Post subject: Re: Grixmas 2014 - Season's Beatings
Posted: 2014-Oct-14 2:12 am
Joined: 2010-May-09 10:39 am Age: Elder Dragon
In as always!
Dasteksteel Elephant wnated specifics:
Path to Exile (any amunt) Swords to Plowwshares (any amount) Qasali Pridemage (any amount) Elesh Norn (Pricy so no worries if out of range) Seedborn Muse (Black bordered preferred) Hushwing Gryff Aven Mindcensor Rifstone PortalÉ (The land that grants GW ability to all lands while in graveyard) That fat 15/15 worm that's GW or am I imagining that....there's Worlspine Wurm too. Brushland (any black bordered preferred) Angel of Dire Hour Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Basically taxing stuff, hate bears, ramp...
NOT CARRIER PIGEONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. EVEN LESS ALTERED ONES. >:(
NOT CARRIER PIGEONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. EVEN LESS ALTERED ONES. >:(
Are sure SURE?
. . . . Just kidding.
Also, I think the current set-up of information is perfect. Also, how in the heck did I miss the donation spoiler before? I'm totally doing this. I need to look through and see what I have...the $1/pre-con limit is going to be the trick though. With my luck, a card I have completely no use for will end up being a magnitude greater in price (and doesn't go along with whatever I'm sending for Grixmas proper).
Post subject: Re: Grixmas 2014 - Season's Beatings
Posted: 2014-Oct-14 10:10 am
Joined: 2009-Aug-20 7:49 pm Age: Elder Dragon Location: New Hampshire
Like I said before, definitely in for this.
I could use a few non-player-rewards Cryptic Commands... actual text-have is good. Or if someone wants to paint Trogdor, the Burninator on a Flameblast Dragon, then I could stop using the slip of paper in the sleeve in my Karrthus deck. Beyond that, something unique that I can show off. Bonus points if it fits in the Helldagriff deck.
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