Mar 3rd 2011, 16:28 by E O Hatterpol | WASHINGTON, DC

THIS BLOG the work of the Phoenix E O Hatterpol, Gezellig Auguste, who, having dragged himself from the ashes of his Master of fArts degree in Freedom Language & Literaturd, and who, having cracked one pack Scars of Mirrodin h& one pack Mirrodin Besieged, does hendeavour to discuss his recent pull.  Please save commentary h& laughter till th'end.

First order of business: yes, that is Xena done by Terese Nielsen.  That is ultimate.  I smell a back tattoo.

Lots of artifacts!  Got Myr Reservoir the other day; now it's these two:

SCARS OF MIRRODIN: Kuldotha Forgemaster

"Things got real nasty when he started stoking himself with the Great Furnace"

This is going to be relevant as a bitch for Jorm's Sharuum deck.  Think of this guy plus Sharding Sphinx or Thopter Assembly.  It's gonna be too easy for Jorm to break this card & use it to drop fatties and other bombs onto the battlefield for nothing (once Nate shows him how to break it, that is).

UNCOMMONS: Carrion Call, Glimmerpoint Stag, Slice in Twain

Chris, that Carrion Call could be interesting for Kamahl.  Any green poison seems interesting for Kamahl, actually.  I should follow Nate's advice & put a Tel-Jilad Fallen in my Ezuri deck!

MIRRODIN BESIEGED: Bonehoard

Cast, equip to Rafiq, bash face, repeat?

This seems good in a multiplayer EDH game.  Nothing wrong with dropping a 7/7 for 4 mana then equipping to Rafiq for lethal at my pleasure.  Possibly available for Kemba.

UNCOMMONS: Gruesome Encore, Kuldotha Flamefiend, Spiraling Duelist

Gruesome Encore seems like a nice way to get rid of a problem recursion creature in EDH.  I imagine the Flamefiend is heavy in limited but not much else.

This blog emphasizes planeswalking, Great Furnace-stoking & a practical, nonmoralistic approach towards Mr Alexander.