"Doc In , Doc Out Espesyal letter to Patients:The Flu in Fluimucil Edition"

"Doc In , Doc Out Espesyal letter to Patients:The Flu in Fluimucil Edition"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Dear Hindi masyadong minamahal na mga pasyente,

Hindi po porke't may flu sa Fluimucil ay magkakaroon kayo ng flu after niyo itong tinake. Naririnig ko pa ang boses mo na parang may conspiracy , "Pero doc after ko lang uminom ng Fluimucil ako nagkasakit ng flu , before that eh hindi naman."

Hindi po kaya ang nangyari ay nahawa kayo sa isang tao na may flu sa inyong Floor kaya kayo nagkaflu at nagkataon lang na uminom kayo ng Fluimucil the previous night?

So for the record po. Di po kayo puwedeng magkaroon ng Flu kapag nagtake kayo ng Fluimucil. Utang na loob po wag niyo na pong ulitin ha? Kinig po tayo dun sa explanation ng Doctor.

Di masyadong nagmamahal ulit.

Doc June

"Midweek Magic Jan 2018 #2 : Birthday Games"

"Midweek Magic Jan 2018 #2 : Birthday Games"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I recently turned 41 and I celebrated on the day itself with a few friends who took it out of their busy schedules to drop by my clinic to give me gifts and to check on me as well after the events of December.

First up was ST who I met in KFC and we got to talking again about our writing , Kpop and the state of Magic. We never got around to playing a game but he did gift me with an Ixalan PR kit which had a Regisaur Alpha PR foil and Black Dice from Ixalan which I always wanted.

The 2nd wave were my DXC/HP playgroup ,all that was missing was Pao. Ram and Cheska visited and the whole crew was there for a 7 man EDH multiplayer game that saw the emergence of Jus as the main archenemy. Jethro fell in love with the Mimeoplasm. Ram was still controlling. Janry ended up doing a board wipe before being summoned by his true commander. Yo who sat at my right was still support. Cheska who was using Omnath the whole time on my left. And we were just laughing at everything.EDH Magic games at one's birthday. I was blessed to have friends who are the same but unique on their own as well.

This would be the first games of the year as a group and I look forward to all the following weeks for more. Thank you guys. Kahit na nagulpi si Locust God. Masayang masaya pa din ako kasi nakapaglaro tayo.

"Fearing the ripples"

"Fearing the ripples"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

Amid the songs of a saviour

Born was He

Yet he would end

What many could be

II

Well loved,Well mannered

A deep well in the stillness

Until a stone fell

and the ripples became a disturbance

III

A feeding frenzy of hunger

A hunger only he could feel

Sated only by the things

The painful things he could deal

IV

And for awhile the ripples subside

Allowing clarity and meaning

But the hunger , the longing

Waits to be all consuming

V

And so for now

Sitting in the stillness

Afraid of the ripples

He sleeps.

11/15 2017 Coffee Project , QC

"Angrath , Minotaur Pirate: All work and no play."

"Angrath , Minotaur Pirate: All work and no play."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I have been wanting to write about Magic's first Minotaur planeswalker card for a bit now but as a lot of knew what happened to me I have been and will be preoccupied in the coming months and years in rebuilding my family. I still plan on writing as much as I can though and today let us focus on that other planeswalker who was mentioned in Ixalan but will only just be appearing now.

Now this version is probably a lot weaker than the standard version of the card but this guy seems to possess a lot of good abilities for the 6 mana that he would require you to cast him. 

His first ability , a +2  , allows you to deal 1 damage to target opponent and each player that player controls. There would be situations where you are not going to be able to assault an opponent. Ghostly Prison and Propaganda or a a whole slew of blockers on the battlefield. In regard Angrath can be a pinger finisher for you or maybe eliminate those pesky 1/1 blockers so that your creatures can smash through. Whatever the case I wish that they just made this into a pyroclasm ability but then again this would be too strong for a planeswalker duel deck exclusive.

The Minotaurs second ability , a -3  , proves that you never really stop working for him even if you die. It is a very limited necromantic calling but it can be quite effective in decks that are dedicated to pirates. So you can just put one of your dead pirates from your graveyard unto the battlefield. There are a lot of ETB effects from the pirates of Ixalan and I am sure that there will be a lot more of those in Rivals of Ixalan. So to maximize this ability you need to stick Angrath in a pirate EDH deck , preferably with Admiral Beckett Brass as so far there are no their captains that can work with him in EDH.

Angrath's Ultimate ability , a -11 , let's you choose an opponent and destroy all of his or her creatures. And to rub a little salt on the injury that he has lost all of his attackers or blockers , Angrath would also deal damage to that opponent equal to the total power of the creatures that you have just destroyed. Channeling all of that death and causing more death. Ouch.

When you think about it even if your opponent survives this board wipe it would still leave him vulnerable to your attacking creatures. 

And this ultimate makes the most convincing argument for adding Angrath into your pirate decks may they be in Standard or EDH. Will you be building a pirate deck now? Will you add Angrath to your existing decks? Time to have fun. Keep on brewing. Keep on playing.

"Urza , Headmaster: Time to use that Head then."

"Urza , Headmaster: Time to use that Head then."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Move over Nicol Bolas , Ugin , Karn and Jace ,TMS. Even if he is just a head Urza is still the strongest planeswalker that ever existed. And probably the most fun to play with because he can surely allow you to use very useful abilities and if you are lucky those abilities can even help win you the game.

His first , 2nd and Ultimate skill does require you to have Internet access to be able to go to AskUrza.com to click on an ability and use it. I did try it and it was interesting that he has all the abilities of the current planeswalkers in existence and the randomness of it all makes for really interesting games(or at least I imagine them to be interesting games because you never know what you are going to get).

I liken Urza , Head master to the character Gilgamesh in Final Fantasy 8. If you have ever played that game on PS1 you would know how unpredictable this character can be as he can actually draw and strike with a sword that would deal maximum damage or just a measly 1 damage. What is a little chaos and randomness now and then right? Urza gives you powerful advantages...randomly. Making me instantly like the guy.

Urza . also happens to be the first ever Un-set planeswalker as well as the first time that he has gotten a planeswalker card and owning him is of Magic historical significance for me. I was able to get one in my 3 pack opening of Unstable and it really made my night.

Now playing with Urza is no joke because he requires all colors to be cast. The starting counter of 4 is also a bit low considering that EDH decks has a lot of ways to produce 4 damage. These disadvantages won't stop me from playing the iconic planeswalker though and I find myself at the proverbial drawing board to make a fun deck for him. 

I better not lose my head over this one.

"Vraska,Scheming Gorgon:Showing her deadly face again"

"Vraska,Scheming Gorgon:Showing her deadly face again"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

We all knew that Vraska was a baddie in this tale of Ixalan , that no matter what she feels for Jace she is still an agent of Bolas aka Lord Nicholas in this story. And it was only a matter of time before Vraska showed this side again and she did not disappoint.

As part of the planeswalker decks that come out in Rivals of Ixalan I am predicting that a lot of EDH players would welcome this new version of Vraska. So let us check out our mono black gorgon captain and why she might change things up in your token strategies.

So for 6 mana you get a planeswalker with 5 loyalty counters. Her first ability is a +2 which gives all of your creatures +1/0 until end of turn . much like Sorin's ability but without the life link, this means that before you plop her down with her enormous cost you must have played enough creatures to benefit from this first ability. If you have been been attacking constantly then putting her down might even end the life of your opponent.

Vraska seems like herself now with her gorgon touch and a -3 Loyalty 2nd skill that destroys a target creature. Not quite as strong as the original -3 destroy target non land permanent but hey you have to deal with what you are given.

However it is her last ability that is sure to make your opponents think of getting his or her creature sweeper from the library. My friend Janry runs a mean Hapatra , Vizier of Poisons deck. He can easily produce a lot of snakes , really fast. Now imagine using this skill with all those tokens in play. -10 Until end of turn creatures you control gain death touch and when they are able to damage an opponent that player loses the game.

So. She turns everyone into her assassins. In my opinion this is a better version from the Vraska of old but it still depends on how many creatures you have in play and their evasive abilities such as flying , unblockable , shadow or Land walk. If your critters have these evasiveness then it looks more and more like a win for you.

Now I have to prepare because the next EDH game I might be up to my neck in sneks and all of them have lethal sting. 

"Long_D feat. Kim Doyeon of Weki Meki - All night MV reaction"

"Long_D feat. Kim Doyeon of Weki Meki - All night MV reaction"

by:

The Vole

The whole MV features Kim Doyeon formerly of Produce 101 and currently of the rooking Group Weki Meki who debuted this year. She takes the lion share of lines here and one can understand why she is also the only one featured in the MV. I don't know how pretty Long_D but he probably can't be as pretty as Kim Doyeon.

One look and you would notice that she looks like a filipina actress Nanette Medved(my age is showing) , what with her rather gorgeous and prominent mouth and slim physique. I must admit that I did not follow Produce 101 all that much but I have seen most of the members now that they have joined their respective groups. 

Kim Doyeon has a pleasant voice and an even pleasing face to look at , she also has a spitting likeness to Loona member Choerry and I can see why a lot of people also like this particular Loona member.

The song has an easy enough hook and is teeming with beautiful trap beats that will entice to listen to it more and with Kim Doyeon as the visual centerpiece you really can't help yourself. 

The MV has a lot of shots of the former 101 member on top of a helipad  ,dancing to the music with the back drop of the river Han. The song is meant for chilling out after all or in my cases meant to amuse me while I wash dishes. 

The song is about two lovers talking to each other and fearing that when they look into each others eyes that they might not see the other there. When you see the translation it is a rather sad song because there is a fear of loss but if you can't help but move to this song then I guess no one can blame you. It is extremely catchy.