Is Awaken the Blood Avatar the key to Rakdos Sacrifice’s renewal in Strixhaven Standard? Ross Merriam puts his best brew forward there… and in Pioneer.
…Most of the time you’ll choose to create a token, but if you’re digging for removal or a…
Thursday, April 21 – Gerry Thompson thinks the idea of banning Jace is ridiculous. He gives you ways you can legitimately fight Jace without playing Jace. Just stay one step ahead!
…I do it all the time. It helps me figure out what truly matters in the matchup and what types…
The long-time veterans of Magic probably know how this story ends, but if you weren’t around for the heyday of these monster spells? Check these absurd cards out! The Innovator puts a bow on it!
…Food Chain does fit the “style” of cards atop the green all-time list,<br> however. While there is the…
…Without your early removal, or without an accelerated start, a Oblivion Ring and Unmake can effectively time-walk you in…
…On #PTHOF Is it time for the Hall of Fame to change? This week, Judge Emeritus Sheldon Menery uses his…
…The oracle text for Penance clarifies that “the next time a Black or Red source of your choice would deal…
In this article, I throw Psychatog up against Belcher because, as the Type One control deck with the fastest goldfish and the most disruptive anti-combo elements, it will properly stress test Belcher’s weak spots at the same time the fast goldfish diminishes the chances of midgame recovery through topdecking. Another advantage of Tog is that we don’t have to resort to hosers like Null Rod, Damping Matrix, or even Trinisphere to see if Belcher can overcome them – we are testing a standard array of cards that many decks will have, including Force of Will.
…Turn Two:<br> <br> Joe draws a card, drops Underground Sea and plays Time Walk. At least he didn’t…
…They follow the 10,000 Hour Rule and put in the time it takes to stir up their latent magical…
…As you can cast Life from the Loam at any time you have priority, you can dredge it, cast it…
…Magazines required significant lead time, so you'd read all about some awesome Pro Tour a month or two *after…
…TIME WALK WASN'T EVEN AN INSTANT! I haven't really been paying too much attention to the way Standard…
…If you can put enough damage down fast enough, you'll hit that magic number 20 and walk away with…
Thursday, December 30th – Last week, I talked about building forty-card decks out of the cube for each two-color pair . So how did that improve my cube?
…But if I wanted to make it stronger, I could — by running Path to Exile, Cryptic Command, or Time Walk…
…If you’ve only got time to learn one deck at a time, switch decks every so often to get…
Osyp Lebedowicz tells you about the Naya deck that he recently played to a PTQ win and why you should consider it for SCG Standard Open: Baltimore.
…Hexproof generally has a difficult time against decks that are aggressive, let alone decks that are aggressive and can answer…
…Since becoming unbanned, it’s the card I’ve spent the most time playing with and learning how to utilize…
How are you supposed to know what matters in a game of Magic until someone explains it to you? GerryT uses a few examples to help you gain the skill to focus on what matters.
…turn you don’t use it is basically another Time Walk. \*\*\* Does it all make sense now? Well, it probably…
…This card gives you a card every time you are targeted by that player. Every time that player does a…
…But at the same time, WOTC has been giving us pro-X creatures which fly, thus solving the quicksand problem…
…Waterveil – Normally, I am not a huge champion of Time Walk iterations. I like to root for the underdog and…
…Computer games which bill themselves as E-sports have a greater claim to this title, as reaction time and dexterity…
…I PROMISE THERE WILL BE TIME TO FRET ABOUT EVERYTHING LATER. You really promise? NO. NO GUARANTEES. LOOPS 'N' GRAMPAS…
…So that may not be obvious, so let's walk you through an actual combat: - You attack with Laccolith Whelp…
…I arrive in Charleston around 6 AM, so I decide to walk<br> around town a little bit. I walk…
…The purpose of this article is to walk you through a pair of very difficult plays in order to equip…
…Roil Elemental *Zendikar* development started in earnest around the time that *Shards of Alara* released. At the time, we were…
…The key is to make it into a routine that takes up as little time and effort as possible. When…
…Most of the time though, my drafts are just inferior to all the established lists, which usually ends with me…
Jim tells you about what he learned at SCG Open Series: Providence last weekend, where he played Goblins in Legacy and U/W Control in Standard.
…Matchups that were once a walk in the park have now become much closer, and on top of that all…
…He slept a bit and spent some time playing Standard with the other guys, until the doors finally opened around…
…They embraced, awkwardly. “Hi Dad,” Liric said. “It has been a long time.” The last time he'd seen his…
Can’t wait for Theros to be released? Then be sure to check out Bennie’s Commander deck built around Polukranos, World Eater!
…1 Polukranos, World Eater<br> 99 Forest Let’s walk through how such a deck would play out. Turn 4…
…The toadies had moved on by the time Tanek got there, but the rest of the crowd was still leaving…
…The moment when they’re tilted and emotional is *not* the time to try and discuss with them the mistake…
Tuesday, March 31st – In this final article in the series, Rich walks you through the business of pleasure in a foreign country, allowing you to get your bearings, see the sights, put your deck together, win the Pro Tour, be interviewed by him, and still know where your passport is at the end of it.
…The unexpected trumps the known heavyweight sights time after time. So be open, and fill your Wednesday with memories. Until…
Brad Nelson details his preparation for the Innistrad Championship on MTG Arena in Historic and Innistrad: Crimson Vow Standard. You want Izzet Epiphany variants? He has them…
…To paint the best picture I can, I’ll walk us through the history of Standard ever since *Innistrad: Crimson…
…This goes on for a VERY long time. Jon has gone through a couple of Necros and several disks but…
…There’s a five block walk or so from Penn Station to Neutral Ground, and I’ll put on a…
…Thoughtseize 1 Unearth 1 Daze 1 Merchant Scroll 1 Time Walk 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Eliminate 1 Mindbreak Trap 1…
With a Modern Grand Prix fast approaching in Richmond, Virginia at the beginning March, Shaheen unveils the Hulk Combo deck he’s working on for it.
…This was a time of Blazing Shoal on Inkmoth Nexus and many other bannings that changed the format forever. Since…
Fire, Wherefore Art Thou? This week was the first time I've been tapped as an “in-theme” columnist. As…
It’s Matt Higgs’ job to look for cards everyone else is sleeping on, and he has found a good one! See what Matt has planned for a cheap creature with a steep cost for #SCGCOL!
…Playing it will just waste time that I should be brewing.” Had nothing to do with my 0-3 match…
…While Lux Cannon*can* put you up cards, it takes a very long time to get online (and then it…
…Well some of the time—some of the time. For my very first draft ever in *Gatecrash*, I ended up…
…Therefore, I have another opinion to present to you, one that isn’t too time intensive, but one I hope…
Join Jim Davis as he takes a look at some sleeper cards from Theros that he thinks might make an impact on the new Standard format!
…This sort of mana denial is not something Standard has seen for a long time. Aside from Burning Earth, there…
GerryT has been doing a lot of brewing and playtesting for Standard with Return to Ravnica. Find out what he’s thinking about playing at SCG Standard Open: Cincinnati, the first tournament featuring the new format.
…Even if you don’t have another Angel, you get a Time Walk and maybe a Thragtusk out of your…
…As a rule, you really only need to walk into counters when you have no other options available. There are…
Honestly, I thought we’d seen the end of broken Mirrodin Limited uncommons with Loxodon Warhammer, Grab the Reins, and Crystal Shard. Skullclamp is likely as big a mistake as Wild Mongrel , even if it isn’t as obvious at first. This week at CMU I was lucky enough to get shipped two copies of the degenerate piece of cardboard, right into my near mono-White deck. I didn’t come close to losing a game, and especially not those games where I dropped the Clamp. One game I drew sixteen additional cards by turn 6 off of my Raise the Alarms and 1/1 dorks.
…Back in Alpha we received Magic’s version of the Uno”Skip” card, Time Walk. If that’s not enough…
…Not this time. Everybody passes their deck across to the person sitting in front of them. Much moaning is heard…