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…Mana Leak has been reprinted, Essence Scatter has not. Part of keeping the core set exciting each year will be…

Patrick Chapin concludes his M12 Guide with even more ideas for decks and uses for cards. Make sure to not miss parts 1 and 2 from this week, and enjoy trying some of these new brews at SCG Open: Cincinnati.

…That said, Inquisition can go a long way toward removing a Mana Leak that would have stopped your Monomania or…

Ari Lax asks some pertinent questions about the new Tokens deck that is coming with Dark Ascension. What cards does it get? Is the metagame ready for it? How do you beat it?

…This is also on top of big threats dealing with Mana Leak related issues that typically plague four or higher…

…The rare is a five-cost instant that can Mana Leak a spell up to three times, or once to…

…Mana Leak and Preordain are still around, and Jace Beleren is too. Blue Sun's Zenith can put a game…

Magic Origins is turning out to be a real deckbuilder’s paradise, and Ross Merriam builds around some of the key cards that have caught his attention.

…Snapcaster Mage + Mana Leak and Mistbind Clique vs. Cryptic Command, and those situations were a nightmare for opponents. If you…

…I love the interaction of Midnight Haunting in conjunction with Mana Leak though. It makes me feel like a control…

…of Alexandria<br> Lightning Bolt<br> Mana Crypt<br> Mana Drain<br> Mana Leak<br> Maze of Ith<br> Mind…

Pro Tour Born of the Gods winner Shaun McLaren goes over what makes a successful control deck and provides some insight on why he thinks control decks rock. Check it out!

…least a month and pray they don’t reprint Mana Leak. If you’re already a control player, then join…

GP Brisbane champion Jeremy Neeman illustrates why it’s incredibly important to understand how much Magic is affected by uncertainty, context, and change if you want to succeed in competitive play.

…of Whipflares and Slagstorms you run, if they draw Mana Leak for your Green Sun’s Zenith, if a Delver…

Friday, February 11 – Mike Flores, respected Magic writer and theorist, breaks down the art of customizing a stock deck to the point it becomes something else entirely – while fooling your opponents in those first crucial turns.

…Mana Leak *and* Jace, the Mind Sculptor. *ESPN checkmark on that one!* “Good? Great! Let’s do this.” First turn…

…If I cast Rite, my opponent could counter it with a sprite, or a Mana Leak and I wouldn't…

…and have your opponent walk straight into your [card] Mana Leak [/card] with a morphed Rattleclaw. To create some space…

Throughout the years, Adrian Sullivan has designed his fair share of powerful decks. His latest creation of note qualified him for Pro Tour: Valencia early in the season. Looking back at his creations, Adrian concludes that while all his successful decks achieved their goal, some of them were fragile or underpowered. Today, he offers the theory that fragile decks have a place in the metagame… and he shows us how to position ourselves to take advantage of an evolving metagame.

…Kuroda switched over to the weaker Mana Leak, I’m guessing, because it actually *really* stopped something, an important thing…

…Mana Leak: Again, I think it is telling that there are only three Mana Leaks in the lists played by…

…Kor 1 x Lu Xun, Scholar General 1 x Mana Leak 1 x Man-o’-War 1 x Meddle 1…

…1.0 I’m not thrilled with a 3-mana Mana Leak, and would rather not be reduced to spending…

…Instant | | Into the Roil | Instant | | Mana Tithe | Instant | | Intuition | Instant | | Momentary Blink | Instant | | Mana Leak | Instant | | Path to Exile | Instant…

…or simply having trouble deciding when to use that Mana Leak or Hinder. After a long amount of time studying…

Plains is where it’s at! Mike Flores will be slamming Sun Titans, Emeria lands, and of course Pilgrim’s Eyes and Jens this weekend. This deck has great inevitability in the form of poison / Emeria / planeswalkers. Try it out.

…Whereas White Wafo-Tapa had the ability to Mana Leak or Remand the Persecute. At that point, it was a…

Todd notched a Standard win in Washington, taking home yet another trophy. Check out his list, and his advice on Dark Ascension Standard!

…disrupted the opponent with Mana Leak. Thanks to tempo gained by paying life instead of mana, you could play a…

Get up to date on both Standard and Legacy in time for SCG Open Series: Kansas City with Ben Friedman, who played U/W Delver and Esper Stoneblade at SCG Open Series: Washington, DC last weekend.

…When I tried to Snapcaster and Mental Misstep the Snag, he had a Mana Leak and I only had two…

…I lost the roll and dropped game 1 to his early pressure + Mana Leak for my sweepers, but having the…

Between Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor and Tibalt’s Trickery, the planeswalker has set Modern on fire. Dom Harvey explores the builds… and the counterplay.

…Force of Negation Mana Leak Of greater concern are the blue decks that can reliably answer even some of your…

Interested in playing a control deck at the SCG Standard Open in Providence? Then read about the U/W/R Control deck that Todd Anderson used to claim the trophy at SCG Standard Open: Cincinnati last weekend.

…that counterspells are dead thanks to the rotation of Mana Leak. That simply isn’t the case, and I think…

…turn one Delver, turn two flip and protect with Mana Leak. As a result, Delver could sometimes have difficulties with…

…He responds with a mana leak and I ask where he got blue mana<br> from. He said the adarkar…

…A triple-kicked Warcaller got [card] Mana Leak [/card]ed, then he untapped and Zenithed. I got a [card]Fauna…

Brian DeMars discusses Standard, Legacy, Modern, and Limited. If you’re looking for info on Bant in Standard, U/W Miracles in Legacy, or BUG in Modern, Brian’s got the scoop.

…The upside is that you get to play with Mana Leak for combo decks, and you also get a better…

…This leaves you mostly playing around Path to Exile, Dismember, Mana Leak, and Cryptic Command. This is a much more…

With Drew busy brewing Legacy decks with Mental Misstep banned, Ted Knutson takes today’s reins and answers a common question he gets: how to speculate on any given card.

…plays against a kid rd one that has 5 Mana Leak, 4 Cancel, 4 Unsummon, 3 Aether Adept and Jace…

…Aside from the random [Card] Vapor Snag [/Card] or [Card] Mana Leak [/Card], the deck has no way of permanently…

Patrick Chapin takes a look at how the Standard metagame has evolved since Pro Tour Dark Ascension. Read what decks you should be testing against and considering to play at StarCityGames.com Open: Dallas/Fort Worth.

…Also of note, Mana Leak is more commonly sideboarded than maindecked these days. As for Wolf Run, Karn is a…

…Mimic-powered Eldrazi builds, leaning on Remand, Snapcaster Mage, Mana Leak, and Blood Moon to shut colorless pilots out of…

…You could delve into blue for Remand and Mana Leak, add black for Dark Confidant and Hypnotic Specter, or put…

Monday, January 26th – Smell that? Ah, it’s the sweet jasmine scent of a new set release coming soon! And as always, Wizards is cracking open the window just enough that we can nose out the beautiful rares. But which ones carry that hidden stink of “Not as good as you’d thought?” Ah, let’s breathe deep and see which cards have both the promise and the power. Warning: Contains Spoilers .

…Likewise, spending eight mana for a Dominate? Well, you’d often pay eight mana to get an eight-mana creature…

Blue and red is Ryan Overturf’s favorite color combination. So it only makes sense that he presents his newest twobert — Izzet!

…Ponder Consider Counterspell Mana Leak There’s no shortage of ways for blue to try to close games or to…

…of Dark Banishing, Decree of Annihilation, Pristine Angel, Tephaderm, Mana Leak, Vex, Sparksmith, Goblin Sharpshooter, Gigapede, Gilded Light, Silvos, Rorix…

In the second of his week-long series, Mike explores the successful Vore list for Team Standard. Templating, sideboards, matchups… it’s all here. Plus, some clinical advice on team seating, for those who are looking for the killer edge in their upcoming PTQ! [Click here to read Optimal Configuration and Optimal Mistakes: Searching for Jonny Magic]

…turn versus a deck unlikely to field an effective Mana Leak defense in game 1.<br> Luckily for us, Steve…

…because it’s outclassed by more efficient counterspells like Mana Leak. Rooftop Nuisance Rooftop Nuisance is another casualty card aimed…

Pale Mage returns from the land of zombies (you’ll just have to read it) to deliver his take on States, the Standard metagame, and the Magic world in general. If you’ve never read a Pale Mage article, he’s one of the more original writers in the game whose unique style is a welcome addition to the StarCityGames.com family.

…make it happen! If you’d like to add Mana Leak, be my guest!” “Or have ’em all!” “Hold up…

…spiritual successor to [Card] Rune Snag [/Card] and [Card] Mana Leak [/Card], this could cause even more annoyance among people…

That’s right, folks… Tenth Edition is officially just around the corner. This coming weekend sees Magic Game Day, and everyone is going wild over the hot Core Set action! Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin takes us through the White and Blue cards that take his fancy, before he teases us with more Pro Tour tales HE rounds out with two presents: decklists for both Tenth Edition Standard and Time Spiral Block Constructed.

…What did Blue lose? Annex, Battle of Wits, Confiscate, Mana Leak, Rewind, Sleight of Hand, Temporal Adept, and Zur’s…

…In game two, I even resolved a Revelation for 10 with Mana Leak backup (thanks to Calciform Pools) when he…

Mirran Crusader vs. Blade Splicer? Black Sun’s Zenith vs. Consume the Meek? Sun Titan vs. Consecrated Sphinx? Jonathan looks at some of the hardest card choices in Standard to help you make the call!

…Being an instant allows you to keep Mana Leak and/or Stoic Rebuttal mana up. Into the Roil can<br…

…turn, whether or not your opponent had been holding Mana Leak at the time. Huntmaster of the Fells This card…

“I think you’ve earned the right to say ‘I told you so’ for at least the next three months…” – LSV Zoo at the Pro Tour? Everyone thought Brian was crazy.

…giant Eldrazi monsters coming down from the sky, and Mana Leak isn’t going to cut it. Eye of Ugin…

…Mana Leak (interrupt, 1b, counter target spell unless caster pays additional 3). Not bad at all--helps a mana-poor…

…This deck would probably be improved somewhat by adding in countermagic (Remand / Mana Leak) to stop a key spell around…

Jamie continues his descent into Limited madness with his much-improved, forum-fuelled League decklist. The changes seem to have worked, folks… pat yourselves on the back. He also updates a fun U/G Standard deck designed by our very own Ben Bleiweiss… by taking out the Blue and adding Black. To cap it all off, there’s a heavy dose of Wakefield minutiae, including some heavily edited English Dentist material that I found frankly upsetting.

…I lose Mana Leak and Plaxcaster. Don’t care. This is the deck I start tuning. Note, that as I…