Kyle Winkler

@bleakhousing

Swamp Talk

Travis’s Magical Tin of Black Cards

Kyle receives a gift from fellow Hipster contributor Travis. A mysterious tin filled with the stuff of nightmares.

Swamp Talk

The Feelbadism of Discard

It feels bad to play against discard decks. That much is obvious. Kyle delves deeper into the reasons why it feels that way.

Swamp Talk

Unmasking Volrath: The Density of Lore

Kyle atones for his sins and dives deep into the lore of the Rathi Evincar himself, Volrath the Shapechanger.

Swamp Talk

The Horror of rk post

Kyle’s continuing exploration of the color black in Magic brings him to one of the game’s masters of the dark arts: rk post.

Card Kingdom

Lightning-fast shipping, exceptional customer service, unique MTG products, and general awesomeness since 1999.

Swamp Talk

Cut That Out, Liliana

What’s in a name? What’s in a planeswalker’s abilities? Kyle takes a quick but deep dive into the powerhouse that is Liliana of the Veil.

Swamp Talk

A Disturbed Love Letter to The Rack

Kyle loves The Rack. Not in the way you think. Maybe in the way you think. On second thought I don’t want to know how you think.

Swamp Talk

Tourach, Discard Daddy

Kyle’s continuing journey around Magic’s color of greed brings us to Tourach, the OG discard daddy.

Swamp Talk

Can You Suspend Yourself?

Kyle finds three Magic cards in a box of childhood treasures, predating their foray into Magic. What does it mean for the adult he’s become?

Swamp Talk

The Humor of Black Cards, Part Two

Kyle returns to share more humor from Magic’s color of greed, power, and authority. There’s got to be something comical there, right?

Swamp Talk

The Humor of Black Cards, Part One

When you think of Magic’s illustrious history of Black cards maybe comedy isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, until now.

Swamp Talk

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Kyle explores Devotion to Black through the perspective of one of Magic’s most iconic creatures to bear that mechanic.