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…Every time we playtest this Cube I walk away with dozens of ideas for card and archetype changes. Part of…

Carsten takes a look at some of the interesting things that can be done with the new set and works through the formats, from Standard all the way up to Vintage, to see how some of the new cards can be put to work.

…Remember that some extra mana/cards might allow you to Time Walk for the win. Note that<br> Cabal Ritual…

…Artists rarely have time to write about their own works on their blogs, save Steve Belledin’s blog, which is…

Monday, April 28th – Take a look at some of the most powerful combos from Magic’s newest set! Doug takes a look at the new staples, compelling combo cards and others that just barely missed the cut for playability. Consider sure-fire hits like Painter’s Servant and oddball enablers like Ghastly Discovery. Is Demigod of Revenge playable without support cards to enable its brothers to come and play? Doug tackles these and more in this week’s Unlocking Legacy.

…format? In Vintage, one of the strongest uses of Time Walk is to allow an untap after playing several big…

…I'd been practicing with a Bant Pod deck for some time, but as States drew near, I realized that…

…Combined with Primeval Titan and some removal, [card valakut, the molten pinnacle]Valakut[/card] could walk over the format. [card…

…Only two rounds went to time and most were done 10+ minutes early. Fast tournaments are one of the rare…

…For me this was the third time I attended U.S. Nationals as a competitor. It was also the first…

Tuesday, February 22 – Adam Prosak didn’t go to Paris, but he did play in four events over that weekend for Standard and Legacy – check out how the formats are shaping up for StarCityGames.com Open: Washington, D.C. this weekend!

…And need to go outside and take a walk. For the Standard tournaments, I’m still livin’ the RUG life…

…Anyway time to report, Reed played WaWa Ponza (mail me for a list), Chad and Scweiss played Junkyard, Adam and…

…I walk around at random for a bit until I get on an<br> escalator and as if by magic…

How does a full-time data analyst balance that with never missing a weekend on the SCG Tour? Grinder extraordinaire Dylan Hand shares secrets that you too can put into practice!

…Time Management Is Key Time Walk Speaking here from a position of experience, my time management skills (or lack thereof…

…Still no one is moving, and only by the time the doctors in uniform come in is movement brought about…

Shaheen Soorani is sick of broken Standards. He writes his prescription for restoring balance to Magic’s most-played competitive format.

…Fires of Invention; Once Upon a Time; the companion rule; Growth Spiral; Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath; and now…

…Any enemy colors this time? Nope! What am I thinking? Here's my short list: Tuknir Deathlock Tor Wauki Ayesha…

…Getting to work Not completely clear on how this method works yet? No problem! Gabe and I will walk you…

…show up on time boys!<br> <br> I started screaming about how the only reason we weren't going to…

…That means it's time for testing and brewing. And hot takes. So many hot takes. This is par for…

After going 25-0 with a budget build of the Cloudpost/Vesuva deck, Ben began working on the deck for competitive play. After a month of testing and hundreds of playtest matches, he’s come up with a deck that he feels is a winner. Unfortunately, he has no time to attend PTQs. Will you be the one to pilot his deck to a Pro Tour slot?

…Between double- Shatter and double- Time Walk, your card (and time) advantage is too great for Affinity to overcome. Special…

GerryT has no sacred cows, but he’s starting to have more and more Sacred Foundries! The #SCGPC may just be the beginning of Gerry’s new love of all things fiery! Join him as he recaps his deck choices for the event and why he’s so excited to Lightning Bolt the universe in 2017!

…He spent a bunch of time testing our potential Top 8 matchup, apparently unaware that I was incapable of winning…

Check out the five Journey into Nyx cards that have piqued MJ’s interest as he evaluates their potential uses and sees if any of them can create new archetypes in Standard!

…it) is an extremely high price to pay to walk into Hero’s Downfall, Azorius Charm, or Doom Blade. This…

John F. Rizzo, at his ridiculous best. Dwelling on the professed shortcomings of the game is one of the most beloved indoor spectator sports, and one in which I often played the supporting role of Joiner Adept. You may offer a laundry list, but I’ll ignore them and get cozy with Snuggle Bear since he’s so damn cute and makes everything clean and soft, like a fresh blanket of snow that lets you skip work or school and play with those silly cards all day.

…Limb time: Orzhov is the best guild so far (*and* *not just* *because they have the hottest legend. Teysa could…

Artifacts – arguably the hardest cards to design – are plentiful in this set, and there are tons of new and innovative ones just waiting to be broken. This set, however, had so many artifacts, I’ve split them into two categories: Color-enhanced and color-independent. The latter kind is included here; the former will be in the next and final installation. Once again, I’m not going to waste my time with ho-hum or obvious cards, so here we go!

…interesting! John Liu<br> <br> “I imprint my proxy Time Walk.”<br> <br> “You can’t. It’s not an…

…There's a bit of a tightrope to walk in that the scarier the spells you hit, the less likely…

Niigata’s townspeople, terrified, clung together in shivering groups. Toshiro knelt weeping beside the body of his sister, his palms grinding against the smashed glass. Oblivious to the gathered mass of the townspeople, he suddenly jerked his hands from the ground, fresh cuts already oozing blood…

…Hashi turned just in time to see the jet black Kami bearing down upon him. As the spirit entered lethal…

Tuesday, September 14th – Survival Madness is getting hotter and hotter each week – and whether you want to play with or against it, you need to know how to play it well!

…2. <br> When To Walk, When to Fly<br> <br> When you have Survival going, your inclination is going to…

…Tapping out on turn three for it is close to letting your opponent time walk for five life. You spend…

Solar Flare, the worst kept secret in Magic, continues to show strong at the top tables of high-level events. This child of Magic Online held a unique position in the metagame… and sadly, it appears that Solar Flare’s day in the sun may soon be coming to an end. Will the deck surpass its shelf-life, or will it remain a mere flash in the pan?

…It may be a case of wrong time and wrong place, or more accurately *right* time and *right* place, but…

…Known collectively as the Triumvirate, these big shots came in one at a time, each accompanied by a small thrull…

Innistrad is one of the most beloved settings in Magic. How has its latest set framed the narrative within? John Dale Beety gives you a recap of all of the goings on, as well as his take on the upcoming Eldritch Moon!

…Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the PurifierArchangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the PurifierAnguished Unmaking It’s as good a time as any to look…

…With less of a deadline crunch restricting my time, I reached out to the image reproduction team at the Philadelphia…

…Restocks in my time (5-color Invitational Champion Jim Hustad has been known to RestockTime Walk and Mana Drain more…

Gavin finishes off his epic series on Modern with a guide to sideboarding against all the major beatdown, combo, and control decks in the format. Looking for sideboard cards/ideas? Here’s the first place to look.

…Similarly, Molten Rain is no catchall answer,<br> but it can serve as a Time Walk in many circumstances against…

For best results, this should be read bleary-eyed at four in the morning. But say, did we mention the FREE STUFF you get for joining?

…I couldn’t practice! Who had the time? And that’s when I realized the critical flaw in my existence…

…Perhaps the reason Glorybringer and Rekindling Phoenix jump out at me is because they kill me all the time. Again…

I'm really digging the amount of information that is coming out of the daily Time Spiral Block events on…

…underground bunker filled with copies of Black Lotus and Time Walk... All silliness aside, here's a breakdown of how…

The Eighth- to Ninth-edition rotation will be upon us soon, with the new cards tournament legal on August 20th. That is the week after US Nationals – after that event, Standard will be played with a new base set. The sheer number of cards rotating is huge; 162 of the cards now in Eighth Edition won’t survive the rotation, if the spoilers floating around the net are to be believed. Basic lands aside, that means that half the set is leaving. What’s that going to do to Standard’s heavy hitters?

…Plow Under was Time Walk and mana denial in one, and it bought Tooth players extra turns. Plow Under was…

…You can see a time lapse for free, sure, but the value is in Ryan explaining his decisions. It is…

Monday, September 22nd – For this week’s article, I have another tried and true strategy to discuss with you. It’s one that is near and dear to many of my friends in the Magic community

…While definitely not the ‘ Time Walk with flashback’ that Peace was, Wall of Roots provides a few other options to…

How should Sultai Delirium adjust to the new Pioneer metagame? GerryT has the answers for SCG Indianapolis!

…Using last week’s decklist to beat this week’s metagame never works, so it’s time to return to…

…longer something we need to think about every time we walk into a room of players, whether that’s a…

…It’s a real tightrope walk, and I’d argue that the correct play pattern, more often than people would…

…My job this time is to walk you through how it is all going to work so you can maximize…

…This same line of reasoning can be extended further, naming cards like Time Walk and Yawgmoth’s Will in some…

…Winds of Rath \#0 I hated this card for a long time. My friend Josh would play this in a…

…Before the match we decide that neither of us wants to walk away empty-handed, so decide to do a…

…tone builds a bridge for both of you to walk on. And in that same vein, if a player is…

…For a long time I’ve operated under the assumption that Magic is supposed to be balanced. I now think…

Usman Jamil goes deeper into cube theory and why power level isn’t everything in cube. Sometimes it’s all about what unique effects can be found in each color / mana cost. For cube designers, Usman’s column has indispensable advice.

…in cubes that use cards like Ancestral Recall and Time Walk), that isn’t necessarily the reason why Harmonize lasted…