Blackshade Rider

After speaking to everyone (active) during the event, the feedback was universally positive.
Therefore it's clear the comments was from a singular determined hater who has taken it unto themselves to leave disparaging and abusive comments. I feel sorry for them that their hatred and pity them, hopefully one day when they themselves spend hours creating things they get a kinder audience. Hopefully they will stop leaving such messages for people trying to create things in MagicDuel.
To quote one friend "I would love to see more. Fuck the haters"
More to come

Chewett wandered the land, his work accomplished, CARD no longer needed him.
What would become of the mysterious figure depleting the Gateway Island?
Would Ledah be dissuaded?
Could Fang and Nep rally CARD to stop the depleters?
Would the depleters keep crying for bark to make armour?
That… is another story.

Fang sat just before the Prison Door. It was fitting, he thought. A place of endings, as well as beginnings.
He lowered his right wing towards the cold stone and, with little more than a thought, a small campfire sprang to life. The Embers of Mt. Kelle’Tha burned brightly even in the most unlikely of places, casting long shadows across walls that had witnessed more than their fair share of unfortunate souls.
For a time, Fang simply watched the flames.
Then his shape began to change.
The small Phoenix twisted and stretched, feathers giving way to flesh and fur until the creature beside the fire had become something considerably larger. Six feet of Lycan and man, wild mane and all.
The Man behind the Mask had finally shown his face. Footsteps disturbed the silence. Fang turned.
Nep had answered his summons.
His oldest and most trusted ally. A soul who, after everything they had endured together, Fang had long since stopped considering merely a friend. Family was probably closer. Nep surveyed their surroundings before looking towards Fang.
“...Heh. Why here of all places? It’s not exactly modern living. I know you’re a hermit, but even that has a limit.”
One eyebrow slowly rose. Fang’s own rose to meet it.
“...Then isn’t it poetic that the forgotten find solace in the darkness? Besides. This place feels more like home than my own mind most days.”
The familiar Cheshire smirk followed.
Nep sighed.
“...The Wood will not defend itself. Speak, Wolf.”
For several moments, Fang said nothing.
The fire crackled between them.
Eventually he reached inside his coat and withdrew a small green card.
“...You asked what Chewett has been doing.”
Nep remained silent.
“Why CARD has spent so much time watching. Why there have been speeches, accusations, lists, traps... yet so little direction from the man who supposedly created the thing.”
Fang turned the card between his fingers.
“...You’ve known me long enough. I wouldn’t waste your dying will flame on something that didn’t deserve your attention.”
He tossed it across the fire. Nep caught it.
“Before you read that... let me tell you a story.”
Fang leaned back.
“I tried peace first.”
The smirk disappeared.
“I've seen war. Only fools... only the undamaged... choose war before every other path has been exhausted.”
His eyes remained fixed upon the fire.
“When the depletion began, I made a deal with one of them. A depleter.”
Nep's expression tightened slightly.
“I asked for one thing. Leave Golemus alone.”
Fang gave a quiet laugh, although there was little humour in it.
“Others warned me. Told me it was folly. Told me a depleter could not be trusted.”
He shrugged.
“...But I wanted to give them a chance. I am a fair Wolf.”
A log shifted in the fire.
“Less than a week later, they depleted my homeland.”
Nep said nothing.
“They broke their word. When confronted, they claimed ignorance. Then came excuses. Then lies. And finally, when there was nothing left to hide behind, they simply refused to apologise.”
Fang stared into the flames.
“That was when I learned something useful.”
The Cheshire smirk slowly returned.
“A depleter possesses less brains than they have empathy for the people of the Realm.”
Nep snorted.
Fang's eyes moved towards the green card in Nep's hands.
“But Chewett already knew that.”
A pause.
“He knew exactly what they were.”
Nep looked down at the card.
“...And instead of trying to change them?”
Fang smiled.
“...He used them.”
Silence.
“The Fool believes he acts freely because nobody holds the strings tightly enough for him to feel them.”
Fang gestured towards the card.
“The point of CARD was never simply to stop those who would rot our Realm.”
Nep slowly turned it over.
“The point was to make their Entropy useful.”
“Entropy is a tricky Mistress. But She can be Used.”
Fang leaned forward.
“The mind. The heart. Pride. Greed. Spite. All can be manipulated for the greater good.”
His voice dropped.
“What good is a Fool... if not, occasionally, as a Tool?”
Nep finally opened the green CARD.
Inside, written plainly, was the secret Chewett had entrusted to Fang weeks before.

Nep read it once. Then again. His eyebrows slowly rose.
“...Is this really true?”
Fang chuckled at the disbelief in the voice of his oldest ally.
“...Hard a pill as it may be to swallow.”
Nep looked from the card to Fang.
“So all of it? The outrage?”
Fang nodded.
“The tracking?”
Another nod.
“The naming and shaming?”
Fang's smile widened.
“The traps?”
“Useful regardless.”
Nep stared at him.
“And all those nights you were plotting? All those schemes?”
He shook the CARD gently between two fingers.
“...It was this?”
Fang leaned back.
“The past and the future have reconciled, Nep.”
“The man came to me with a request about Illusions.”
“What sort of man would I be if I did not return his respect in kind?”
Nep looked again at the words.
Fang continued.
“We cast an Illusion upon the Villains.”
“CARD stood before them shouting stop, knowing precisely which direction their stubbornness would send them.”
They were accused. So they depleted. They were chastised. So they depleted. They were named. So they depleted harder.
Fang laughed quietly.
“Every act of defiance brought them one step closer to exactly where Chewett wanted them.”
Nep stared into the fire.
“And now?”
Fang’s expression changed.
Something close to satisfaction.
“Now comes the lesson.”
He gestured vaguely towards the Realm beyond the prison walls.
“The resources are gone.”
“The land has been stripped.”
“The depleters got precisely what they insisted they wanted.”
He paused.
“And now they beg others not to deplete the bark.”
Nep looked up. Fang's grin widened.
“They need it.”
“For armour.”
For several seconds Nep simply stared at him. Then understanding arrived. Fang nodded slowly.
“...Exactly.”
“The fools did precisely what Chewett wanted.”
“They were so consumed with proving nobody could tell them what to do that they never stopped to consider what would happen when there was nothing left.”
“They wanted the freedom to deplete.”
Fang spread his hands.
“Now they have it.”
“An empty Realm in which everyone possesses exactly the same amount.”
“Nothing.”
Nep looked down at the CARD once more.
“Their own depletion finally affects them.”
“...And suddenly restraint has become rather fashionable.”
Fang's Cheshire smirk returned in full.
“The Menkyo Kaiden cast an Illusion upon the Realm.”
“A Dreamer sees what they want to see.”
Nep remained silent for a long while.
Then, without ceremony, he tossed the green CARD into the dying campfire.
The corner caught first.
Then the words.
Within moments, Chewett’s secret curled into blackened ash amongst the Embers of Mt. Kelle’Tha.
Nep watched it burn.
“...So what happens now?”
Fang looked towards the Prison Door.
“Now?”
He smiled.
“Now we see whether they learned anything.”
The fire crackled.
“And if they didn't?”
Fang’s half-smile slowly became the same Cheshire grin that had once watched Gates and Walls crumble.
“...Then we Dream a better Dream.”
He rose.
“And the Lycanos Famiglia stands at his side.”
The Rain Guardian, Nep of the Wood, looked into the eyes of the Sky.
Even after all these years, he had never quite decided whether the man he had chosen to follow was absolutely, raving mad...
...or revolutionary.
Behind them, the last fragment of the green CARD disappeared into the flames.

Thanks to @Fang Archbane for helping get his tone and speaking cadence right for this :)

Q) What is Heat?
A) Mechanically speaking, Heat functions as your Experience.
Q) Why do I want to drop Heat?
A) Your Heat has a cap. A static total that once hit, does not allow you to gain any more heat beyond it. This Heat Capped state also negates any Creature Wins or Stat Gains obtained.
Q) How do I drop Heat?
A) Heat loss in combat is strongly tied to your current Vitale, and the creatures involved in both attack and defense. I will not explain COMBO or Bursts, as those are secrets that should be discovered organically, but know they are involved as well.
Q) Why are Popes so involved in Heat Loss?
A) The Popes have an ability that manipulates the main combat mechanics related to Heat Loss. I encourage you to play around with the Combat System to figure out the specifics.
Below are the optimal options for dropping Heat in Classic Combat if you don't want to figure out the Combat System for yourself. I once again encourage you to discover the specifics on your own, but there are those who would rather just have the answers, and I will respect that. The Spoiler below holds the info, proceed at your own risk.
Heat Drop : Max Efficiency

That's not a thing, it's a heat jar. Only one option for all items

AH, I must be mistaken, having read the code for his jar.
Don't spout nonsense

There appears to be some confusion.
In MagicDuel items can only have one use. Any "dual use" items are actually just a special "single use" item that has two options.
The forge can't currently make items with two uses, however because it's "dumb AI" it doesn't understand that so it creates items claiming two uses.
My suggestion would be to petition Mur to allow multiple-use items or similar
The second "use" is actually a chat command, which is different.
Fang is talking about a truly "dual use", aka two ways to use the same item, item

They infact can have 2 uses. I have one that clearly states it has 2 uses.
However the second use is bugged and does not work. I was meaning to post the bug myself but here is the item and forge message CLEARLY stating it is a dual use item

I'm just telling you how the forge works, items can only have "one" usage, and that one looks to be a heat jar.
Regardless of what the words say, it's just a heat jar.
Should items have multiple effects? Maybe, but that would be a new feature.

The Caretakers would like to send an invitation to the whole realm.

As per an already established custom in our alliance, we will host a ceremony to mark the leadership transition.
The event will place Sunday (2026-09-27), 3 pm GMT at The Gravesite (7_terracecrossroads_1).
Afterwards, we can head to the pub for a few drinks ;)

I got the Chase Wodin spell as part of the evo shop, and it seems it takes me to Gateway Island instead of where ever Wodin is (unless thats where he is, in which case it works just fine).
It seems the spell was given as part of the Loreroot Soldier bundle in Tier 34 of the evo shop.

I would like to bring forth a suggestion for how the shop works.

What if, hear me out, the power up items, booster items, etc were able to be purchased as items so that those items could then be traded.

.... That would be a very interesting thing to let us do
However, I would think they would be excluded from the forge lol

It's me! i found myself back here again, hello!
i took a few days to look around, everything is so different now, maybe good, maybe not so good, but it seems like i am here again to find out :D

I dont mind helping on this.
However heat stones may work but id refrain from heat spell as thats how ledah caught the library on fire if I remember correctly. Then Aia and I had used rain spells to put the fire out causing its flooding

I dont mind helping on this.
However heat stones may work but id refrain from heat spell as thats how ledah caught the library on fire if I remember correctly. Then Aia and I had used rain spells to put the fire out causing its flooding

Good day.
As you may now, the MDA basement is flooded due to certain past events. In order to avoid lasting damage and to regain access to the you-know-what, I think it is high time we did something about it.
To put it simply, we need to remove the water that has gathered down there and dry up the place somewhat to avoid mold setting in.
But before we get started we'll need a plan. To begin with, I don't remember the size of the basement (it's been a while...). Was it a smaller cellar or does it cover the -1st floor of the whole building? Knowing this will determine the method we can use and/or the amount of effort needed.
As for getting rid of the water, using buckets should work fine as long as we have enough people and spend enough time on it. We should be able to dry up the water remaining on the floor in small puddles by strategically placed heat stones or expending large amounts of heat in some other way.
Does anyone have a problem/concern with this plan or a better idea? Let me know in the comments below.
Also let me know if I can count on your participation.
Thank you for your attention on this matter!

It would appear that a 100$ single buy (not the monthly) gives more gold than the 100$ monthly sub. If i remember correctly the monthly sub was supposed to give more gold than the single buys am I wrong on this?
@Chewett @Muratus del Mur
Unless this is intentional due to the monthly sub giving a magic fire?

Hi Mur,
I didn't reply as this seemed to be between you both - but I will, now that I see otherwise.
As a TLDR - this is based on a lie. In addition, the only reason DR posted this was to try and screw me over, plus he loves attention - another reason I didn't reply.
Now, for the dissection...
I don't like DR. I'll be honest about that. It is why my threshold for spending a gold coin on murdering him is so low. What made me do it however was some inane comment in the chat I logged in to about me owing him something. I considered it a violation of the Non-Aggression Pact, and I took it personally. So the bit in bold is obviously not true.
Interesting bit here - I don't seem to recall being asked about the block being removed, but who cares about that But also interesting is how much someone can contradict themselves in so few words. You don't see where you have acted as you previously had, but then after admit that at worst you have - just a bit of friendly banter. But then, you've had zero interactions with me and give me my space - bit of a roller coaster to read, which is it?
I am curious why a mechanic of the game is no longer needed? There are resources that can only be obtained while dead, and scenes that can realistically only be visited whilst dead. Likewise, alliances, peoples in game roles, and indeed an entire land are based in no small part on this mechanic. I am considering whether there is a point in the Caretakers alliance existing now.
Again though, you give away what this is about - you just want to be able to annoy me without consequence, why else would you mention lock in chaos?
I would suggest a rather large balance to killing tools would be - shockingly, revive tools. The fact you were able to revive so quickly also should go some way to showing they are balanced - or perhaps they are too weak, considering how consequential killing apparently is.
In reply to yourself Mur, frankly the killing tools really have no consequence apart from nice global scary text. Especially since your changes when I killed BSR - sorry, Aamon - you can revive quicker than you get killed. To call them powerful tools just isn't true, teleportation spells are more powerful.
I've passed you the A25 tools, as I don't want people to think I abuse powerful items at my disposal, plus I wasn't using them in truth. Life has taken some big turns for me and even the time to make this post was a struggle to find. I would be interested to see DR use them - they seem very keen on being a part of the community and giving back selflessly - a real paragon of virtue.
There are many ways I could still mess with or otherwise interfere with DR if I wanted to, so he has been a bit of a silly sausage with this. Luckily I am not (too) vindictive!

You should note if your on android or iPhone. As I think it may make a difference as I am on Samsung and it is working fine

I noticed there’s a new interface for MD when I use my phone to access it. However when I tilt my phone to put it in landscape mode, I’m in the former interface.
In this new interface, my right side bar/menu is gone. Attached is a photo of this.
Update: In landscape mode, I’m able to write in other people’s public logs but the “Who’s Online” button is blocked by the bar at the bottom of the page. No matter how I scroll, it remains blocked. Also, I’m on an iPhone and using the Safari browser. The photo in landscape mode (wide) is the one that refers to this update.
Update 2: I’m now able to see and write in other people’s PLs in the new mobile interface.

so card fights will ignore profile stats, focus will be on strategy
i will add some way to convert permanent stats into play cards

not sure about price, how much stats should give you a play card?

player A has 20 atack
player B has 200bilion atack
how much would be fair to pay in skill points for an additional chaotic strikes card on a given crit? (play cards will be different). 20% of stats? a fixed amount? think that resulting card will be equally valuable for both during a card fight.

i see the "keep both" option wins, but too few votes to base in on vote only.

I am thinking make the new fight mode less vulnerable to huge stats differences, and trigger it automatically when two fight that are both on and have a huge ststs diff. This way, fighting anyone and still having a chance to win would still make sense.

if the participants cummulated skills are not an order of magnitude different, the old fight mechanics will be available too (maybe i even simplyfy it).
maybe drop mp level fight restriction in favor of a more strategic turn based card fight..
attacking or being attacked by an overwhelming opponent, will force card fights automatically.

skills you obtain in altars will have an option to be turned into a card instead of applying to your profile.

Creatures already support custom cards via shard abilities, i think this info needs to be visible in the altar somehow.

if you present your ideas succintly, i will give them more thought, otherwise its lilely i will read longer replies after i implement some of these plans

All I can say, is that as someone (like Chew) who needs to do 4 branches, a limited subsection of the total branches at that, daily, it is not as easy as some of you seem to imply. I notice some of the people saying it is, don't need to do it yet.
Whilst I do have a routine that means I can do it somewhat easily, I have also grinded the evo shop a lot, and at some point, from what I see now, I will potentially run out of options, or at least will need to spend a long time to get the 4.
It is what it is, but this felt like a quick spur of the moment change that wasn't thought through too much.
Someone said to me recently to think whether my actions had caused more harm than good, something to think about here, as most games allow you to just login for something with no effort and it is a hook to get people in.
What happens if that goes, well we may find out.
Ultimately, this is a game, if it is no longer enjoyable, or any incentive to keep coming back goes, you just stop playing it, it is not the end of the world - but having logged in and been active as much as I have - more than most of the people arguing for this change I would note - I feel it was not a good one overall.

A small thing but can we get a copy button for creature CTCs like we already have for ITCs?