Eldritch Millenial. Magic Rules Architect at Wizards. I answer rules questions online, but my tweets are not rules documents.

Renton, WA
Joined March 2011
Hey there, followers! While I do answer work questions on this account, it is still my personal twitter account. I will aggressively block people who are rude to others in my mentions, so please be nice!
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Hey all, I finally made an account over on Bluesky. If you want to follow me there, here’s the link: bsky.app/profile/wotcjess.bs…
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Blood Moon's effect turns Urza's Saga into a Mountain, and this causes it to lose all of its chapter abilities (but it keeps any granted abilities it has already gained) and has "T: Add {R}." It stays on the battlefield, but won't get a lore counter each turn. #WotCstaff
Replying to @Dunkatog
Could you please detail the new way Blood moon and Urza's saga interact? Lotta talk on this one.
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The FIN Release Notes (link in reply) announced that the Saga rules are changing a bit. This is solely for cases where a Saga somehow has zero chapter abilities. It won't be sacrificed immediately; it stays on the battlefield but stops getting lore counters each turn. #WotCstaff
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Saga creatures! Given a lot of underlying complexity, these were a spooky idea, and it was tempting to say "no, we can't do that." For rules, though, I'd rather say "Try that for a bit; let's see if it's fun. If it is, we'll figure out how it works." It turns out they're very fun
#MTGxFINALFANTASY “Summons” are Enchantment Creature Sagas, as seen here with Shiva from FINAL FANTASY X! They allow you to utilize their powerful abilities before finishing in a blaze of glory with an ultimate ability.
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Boy, do we get to do the coolest stuff at work! #WotCstaff
Here's an exclusive first look at Final Fantasy's Magic: The Gathering crossover, with four Commander decks each built around a specific game from the series: bit.ly/43iRkfF
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This is shameful, as are a lot of the replies. A lot of the same rhetoric that I heard about gay troops I served with is being repeated about trans troops now; it’s just as ignorant and/or bigoted as it was then. If you meet the standards and want to serve, you should be allowed.
The #USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members. Stay tuned for more details.
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Presented without context (at least for now)
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I'm happy to see that this proposed ban failed and am grateful for my colleagues—particularly my republican colleagues—who recognized this as a distraction from the work we were elected to do. I'm ready to represent my constituents & look forward to working on behalf of Montana.
BREAKING: A measure to ban trans Representative Zooey Zephyr from using women's restrooms has FAILED to pass Montana's House Rules committee, with several Republicans voting against it.
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BREAKING: A measure to ban trans Representative Zooey Zephyr from using women's restrooms has FAILED to pass Montana's House Rules committee, with several Republicans voting against it.
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What can I say? Blood Moon is weird.
Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Magic Rules Architect: So the amount of water is determined in layer 7, but the thing you’re missing is that back in layer 4 it stopped being a Cup, so the question doesn’t ever apply to it in the first place.
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Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Magic Rules Architect: So the amount of water is determined in layer 7, but the thing you’re missing is that back in layer 4 it stopped being a Cup, so the question doesn’t ever apply to it in the first place.
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I’ve been promoted at work! Starting next month I will no longer be the Magic Rules Manager at Wizards. Instead, I’ll be the Magic Rules Architect at Wizards. It sounds so much fancier! (“Manager” never really made much sense to me anyway.)
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Wait. Does this mean I’ll technically never break @WotC_Matt’s record of being the Rules Manager for the longest amount of time? Dagnabbit!
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Today I'm so so proud and grateful to present the 250th episode of Casual Magic, featuring the absolutely delightful @WotC_Matt and @Dunkatog! I've put out an episode a week every single week but one since i started, and i'm bathing in the feel of accomplishment
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I do make the rules, and I agree. #WotCstaff
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Magic’s enchantment frames are so cool. I’m excited about this. #WotCstaff
Did you catch the enchantment frame in the #MTGFoundations previews? Originally made in Theros, we brought em back for ALL Enchantment creatures when Neon Dynasty needed a similar solution. Now with Foundations, regular Enchantments get the frame too! 🤩 #WOTCStaff
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I’m so glad the world gets to know about this now. I’m a big fan, I’m very excited. The most excited. #WotCstaff
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Jess Dunks retweeted
This last week has been incredibly tough for so many. What’s next is big, hard, and important in equal measure. But Aaron sums my attitude and our intention up nicely. Long live Commander. ❤️ #wotcstaff
Thanks to everyone that tuned into Weekly MTG on twitch. We appreciate the importance of that which we are now tasked, the legacy it represents, and the multitudes it affects. Long live Commander.
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