u/Pimp_cat69

Hey folks. My PC that I built back in 2016 is getting a bit old. So far, I've replaced a few other parts like the motherboard, and I am preparing to upgrade my RAM from 16GB to 32GB.

However, I don't know if it's a good idea to upgrade my GPU?

I've had the same GTX 1070 GPU since I built the PC, but I've kind of put it off, since I have no idea what all the stats/numbers/whatnot for each GPU means.

The most performance heavy game I play right now is Baldur's Gate 3 and Deadlock, and I don't see myself playing any of the newer AAA games anytime soon.

Is it a good idea to get a new GPU, or should I just settle for more RAM? I have plans to reuse it for my partner, but the prices are pretty high, and I don't mind waiting until they (hopefully) go down.

I don't have an explicit budget, but anything below 600$ would be the best. Both EU and US retailers are possible, although EU is preferred.

I hope my ramblings make sense. If anyone needs clarification, please feel free to ask.

Thank you in advance!

Edit: Sorry for not adding everything. I do not know a lot about PC building, as I got help back when I first built the PC, so I hope this has everything that's necessary. I tried to show what I've used it for, but I'll add a TL:DR here:

CPU: intel I5-9400F

RAM: 16GB

Current GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070

Use cases: Baldur's gate 3 as the most performance intense, but I dabble in photo editing, and tend to have Discord or a youtube video on my second monitor whilst I use my PC.

Hi everyone! This challenge, created by u/DaVigi seeks to reflavour Universe Beyond cards into Universe Within cards, in order to introduce both new characters in established planes, as well as old characters that we haven’t seen for a long time or that have never gotten a card.

Last time's winner was me, with my design of Soul of Kylem, a design inspired by the old "Soul of ___" designs from M15. Those designs fit perfectly with an avatar of this size and mana value. With such a combat-focused creature—which just happens to be a warrior, Kylem was the perfect plane to use. Battlebond, where Kylem is featured, had a warrior theme, and had a two-headed giant focus.

https://preview.redd.it/xlgowo7gineh1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2ec2bd97f0e4e018192873e3d259537dff77247

Anyhow, enough about my design, this week’s challenge will be to Within-Universify Commander Mustard!

Commander Mustard, CLU 0006

The winner will get to choose next week's UB card and judge it.

Judging will be on Tuesday the 28th of July and will be based on the following Five!? criteria in order of importance:

1. Cohesion between the following criteria:
2. Creative writing (Name, Flavour text if any and Background Lore that is not on the card itself)
3. Exploration of an established plane OR Exploration of an established character (The more obscure, the better.)
4. Fitting art or art description
5. Visuals (Does it have an actual card? Does it look good? Are the design choices of the actual card good, which also includes small things like set symbols or something of the like.)

(And while I will still be fair to the text-based submissions, I do generally prefer when it has a visual card. If the design is too complex, feel free to do a badly photoshopped illustration or draw it with paint!)

Normally, submissions can consist of just the changed elements, separately formatted as:

Name: 
Art (Image or description): 

Art credit (If applicable): 

Flavour Card (Flavour text): 

Flavour (Lore):

But I highly recommend creating the card(s) in your favorite mtg card creator. If you don't know where to look, I recommend cardconjurer.app or downloading Magic Set Editor.

If you’ve won, you can use this [template](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQuNmpLBkn3EoqQKSUA-vKAfRyFace5zjlLAvpC9uucm_CK4eBjzjB3hA_x6wYjprDuXVh-G8S-bXE3/pub) to to) prepare the next challenge. Feel free to change it to your liking.

(If you do win, check out the list of UB cards that haven’t gotten a UW version yet by clicking here!)

Good luck and have fun!

I've got my eyes on the festival in a box for this con, but I would rather buy it at the convention itself if it's available there.

I know that the secret lair will most likely be available during the con, but I'm very interested in the Llanowar Elves, Utopia Sprawl, and Atraxa.

Do we know if the box is also purchasable at the convention, or would that just be the lair?

Hello everyone, we have a wonderful announcement. Now you can design cards without leaving the r/custommagic subreddit! Thanks to u/Xenuoziem, we have the new Reddit Custom Card App!

Go to this link (on new Reddit, mobile or PC):

https://www.reddit.com/r/custommagic/comments/1ugo2fx/custom_card_creator/

To steal the blurb from the Devvit page:

MTG-style template (flagship)

• Every identity field — name, mana cost, super / type / sub-type, rules text, flavor text, P/T, loyalty, defense, artist credit, designer credit, set code, collector number, set total, language.
• All 22 type combinations from the mtg.design dropdown, including Planeswalker, Battle (with defense), Conspiracy, and Blank.
• All 15 special frames — Normal, Saga, Conspiracy Draft, Token, Full Art Promo, Modal DFC (Front + Back), and the four classic DFC pairs (Sun/Moon, Compass/Land, Eldrazi, Origin/Spark).
• 27 color identity options — None, mono (W/U/B/R/G), all 10 two-color hybrids, the 10 shards and wedges, and WUBRG.
• 8 rarity treatments — Common, Uncommon, Rare, Mythic Rare, Land, Promo, Special, Token.
• Full mana-syntax support — {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, generic {0}–{20} and {X}{Y}{Z}, hybrid {2/W} and {U/B}, Phyrexian {W/P}, colorless {C}, snow {S}, energy {E}, tap {T} and untap {Q}, and planeswalker loyalty marks [+1], [-2], [0].
• Rules text formatting — italic via <i>...</i>, automatic italic reminder text in parentheses, ~ for the card's own name, \\ for line breaks, *word* de-italic inside flavor text, auto-fit text sizing, and an optional centered text-box layout.
• Border colors — Black, White, Silver, Gold.
• Foil toggle with an authored holographic shimmer overlay.
• Watermark — upload your own symbol, with Lighten and Opacity controls. (No built-in faction symbols are bundled.)
• Custom set symbol — upload your own (no built-in set symbols).
• Custom frame upload — replace the entire chassis with your own art.
• Two-faced cards — full DFC / MDFC support with Front/Back tabs and independent fields per face.
• Artwork — drag-and-drop upload, pan / zoom / crop, full-art layouts that extend behind the text box.
• Typography — the open-licensed Mana symbol font, Cinzel for card titles, and Noto Serif for rules/flavor text (all SIL OFL 1.1). No proprietary Wizards fonts are bundled.
• High-resolution download as PNG (1500×2100 by default).

You can check out more details on the cardmaker here and add it to your own Subreddits!

Saw a few posts being upset about the uptick in UW reskin posts, and since there aren't any other communities to post them in, I made a sub for it. I don't intend this to be self-promotion, and if the majority don't mind the reskins, feel free to ignore the sub.

r/ThroughTheOmenPaths

Look, I loved episode 9, but I think the Abstragedy makeout scene could have been a little shorter. 36 minutes and 18 seconds is a little excessive. They could have easily cut off 10 minutes and spared us the fluff. Otherwise, it was amazing.

Hey y'all.

I had a silly thought. For those who are not aware of what a Glup Shitto is, it's a Star Wars term for a (usually very) obscure background character that some of the more involved fans get overly excited about (Examples include the death stick guy Elan Sleazebaggano from episode 2, or the blue alien musician Max Rebo from episode 6)

I couldn't think of many glup shittos in magic, so I figured I'd ask the community!

What are your Magic: the Gathering Glup Shittos?