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…To help offset my blue requirements I turned a Counterspell into a Mana Leak. The biggest change I made and…

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

…4x Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1x Ligntning Bolt 4x Mana Leak 2x Mind Spring 4x Rampant Growth | 5x Forest 1x…

Julien Nuijten makes up a vital part of the Dutch National team this year, a team that many are heralding as the pre-tournament favorites. Today’s article looks at the process behind the creation of his Constructed deck, and takes us through the changes he’d make and the sideboarding plan for anyone planning on running the U/G powerhouse in an upcoming Standard tournament. All this, plus Nationals tournament game reports!

…2 Hinder<br> -3 Umezawa’s Jitte<br> -2 Mana Leak<br> -3 Remand<br> -1 Moldervine Cloak After sideboarding…

…Goodbye sweating over the splits of Remand, Mana Leak, and Logic Knot; just scribble down four copies of Counterspell and…

One of the hottest deck designers and most amusing Vintage writers around gives you a sneak peak at what decks to expect at this weekend’s Waterbury megatournament. As if that weren’t enough, he also provides decklists for players of all shapes, sizes, races, creeds, and budgets and tells you what he’s playing this weekend. How could you not read this?

…Many Oath decks run extra counters in the form of Mana Leak, so getting key spells to resolve before they…

Monday, October 25th – Check out the new combo deck with Runeflare Trap and Molten Psyche! Bring it out to this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Charlotte.

…I also began to try and figure out if reactionary cards like Pyroclasm or Mana Leak had a place maindeck…

Wednesday, September 15th – This deck doesn’t lose a single card from the rotation of Time Spiral block, and it no longer has to play against Punishing Fire or several of the more problematic combo decks.

…He cast Mana Leak. My first Summoning Trap found Iona, and my second one found Knight of the Reliquary. It…

This is going to sound weird, especially coming from me since I’m typically pretty harsh on Timmy decks in my metagame predictions, but one of the hottest archetypes for the upcoming Standard season is almost certainly going to be enchantment-based.

…Mana Leak is a better two-mana counter outside of Block than Hisoka’s Defiance, and almost anything would be…

…Path to Exile and Mana Leak provide enough disruption to Devastate opponents at key junctures. The 3 Swords give the…

Whether you love Brainstorm or hate it, whether you root for it or against it, it’s a defining card of the format, and it’s here to stay.

…They only had to beat Mana Leak. Wild Nacatl decks in Modern don’t have to worry about Swords to…

Four-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Michael Jacob talks about the Mono-Green Devotion deck he’s been working on in Modern. Check it out before Grand Prix Richmond !

…Spellstutter Sprite or Mana Leak on a Birds of Paradise could lead into a Summoning Trap for Primeval Titan with…

…Counterspell and Force Spike can be replaced by a number of cheap permission options, including Mana Leak, Remand, Rune Snag…

…How about when you switch it into a format with Mana Leak and Remand plus two drops like Arcbound Ravager…

The 2011’s are upon us, and Reid Duke has several decklists he recommends, for whatever your range or inclination may be. He also reveals the ultimate move for U/W players against other control decks. Handle with care!

…That takes a lot of the strain off of permission decks, as Mana Leak, Negate, and Dissipate —backed up by…

…Exarch)<br> Fog Effects Blue:<br> \*Counterspells\* (Spell Pierce, Mana Leak, Flashfreeze, Negate) <br> Bounce Spells (Unsummon, Into the Roil…

…a shift to faster (Force Spike, Mana Leak) counters seemed apropriate for a fast-attack environment, but a shift towards…

Every time a new set shows up, we get a slew of”the new Standard” articles, telling us how a whole host of new decks based around unlikely card combos will be wrecking Standard in a months time. If a deck has been eating up tournaments for a year, and it’s left intact by a rotation, why should it stop winning? Jim looks at the current top decks to see who comes out unscathed.

…Mana Leak and Miscalculate were some good, after all… I wouldn’t write a U/W control deck off just…

With the Standard metagame stabilizing after five weeks with M13, Patrick Chapin is working on decks to beat the two current menaces in the format: Delver and green-based creature decks.

…The biggest thing is that saving some mana can be huge, letting you both Mutilate and have Mana Leak mana…

…one expendable one turns this into [card] Mana Leak [/card], and Baral turns it into a roided-up [card] Force…

Jim Davis concludes his epic rundown of the fun of Cube drafting, the philosophy of Cube design, and of course, his design and development reasons pertaining to his own Cube!

…Isochron Scepter City of Traitors Green Sun's Zenith Mana Leak Mutavault Precinct Captain Cursed Scroll Ajani Vengeant Signal Pest…

After Pro Tour Journey into Nyx, Todd Anderson is itching to get back into Standard and Legacy! Get his thoughts on the two formats and his latest Sneak and Show Legacy list ahead of #SCGINDY!

…In Standard, that meant Mana Leak, Vapor Snag, and a<br> ton of other cheap instants and sorceries that helped…

Read why Adrian Sullivan is considering playing Mono-Green Infect at this weekend’s PTQs and why he thinks it’s a solid choice for the upcoming SCG Standard Open in Kansas City.

…Infect, it can even include more pure countermagic like Mana Leak and Negate, but for the purposes of this article…

…Other than mana rocks and a few removal or card draw spells, there's not really any room for decks…

…With a Mana Leak in your graveyard, he can be a Mystic Snake. With a Doom Blade in the 'yard…

Tuesday, May 3 – While others look forward to New Phyrexia, JDB is looking back. Which Alpha artist is related to Richard Garfield? Who calls his home ‘The House That Magic Built?’ Who contributed to both Alpha and New Phyrexia? Find out!

…In addition to timeshifted cards Goblin Snowman, Orgg, and Uncle Istvan, he contributed Mana Skimmer and two additional cards, Candles…

…I had 8 mana so i could stop 2 of his creatures. Slowly building up mana i drop creatures to…

Friday, September 4th – In the second article in his Austin Extended series, Quentin Martin examines the Control decks on offer in the pre-Zendikar Extended format. Such developing ideas are sure to form the basis of the metagame at the upcoming Pro Tour: Austin.

…These are Ancestral Vision, Spellstutter Sprite, Spell Snare, and Mana Leak. After this almost always comes: Mutavault, Vendilion Clique, Sower…

…Here are just a few I'm scoping for future brews. - Trickbind - Squelch - Mana Leak - Logic Knot - Voidslime - Bant Charm…

Monday, October 25th – This has been a classroom filled with trade theory and homework assignments. Consider it payment; now you can crossover into the mind of the master. Instead of talking about theory, you’re going to see it in action.

…able to turn 1 Duress and then have Mana Leak mana on turn 2?” You can do this without the…

Todd Anderson tells you all the details about the RUG Twin list he used to make Top 16 of the largest Constructed Grand Prix of all time in Richmond, Virginia last weekend!

…With that in mind and the fact that Batterskull easily folds to Mana Leak, I figured Thrun, the Last Troll…

…Mana Leak and Rewind are a great start to any permission strategy, and expansion set cards like Hinder and Annul…

…You start off with a Mana Leak or Remand to stall your opponent. Then you play Electrolyze and Repeal to…

If you are going to Grand Prix Columbus and need to catch up on Modern, don’t miss three-time GP Top 8 competitor Ari Lax’s overview of the decks you should be prepared to face and some tips on how to approach each deck.

…Vendilion Clique, Snapcaster Mage, Spell Snare, Mana Leak, Cryptic Command, Serum Visions, Remand, Delver of Secrets The Conditionals: Spellstutter Sprite…

…Mana Leak, Condescend, and Hinder form the core of the deck's counter-shield. They're the fastest, most efficient…

…x Spell Snare 2 x Spell Pierce 2 x Mana Leak 1 x Izzet Charm 3 x Thought Scour 4…

…Blue and green also were the only two colors to have 1/1 fliers for 1 mana. Throw in some…

For a variety of reasons, I will be judging this coming weekend, not playing. I’ll babble a bit about what I would have played, then list five sure-fire ways to lose at States (in addition to playing my decks.) Everybody should them already — but I’m sure I will watch at least a ten percent of the field lose to one or more of these on Saturday. [Editor’s Note: Congratulations on article 200, Pete! Here’s to article #300!]

…Leonin Skyhunter, Levitation, Ley Druid, Llanowar Behemoth, Magnivore, Mana Clash, Mana Leak, Marble Titan, Maro, Master Decoy, Master Healer, Mending…

…Hydro? Mana leak I play Disk? Disenchant. Charm it? disenchant in response!! I play Quicksand? Wasteland. The crowd goes wild…

Thursday, January 28th – In the first article in an exciting column series, Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel plans to aide our playtesting process by running fifty games of a key matchup in the current Extended format: Faeries versus Zoo. He analyses the matchup and the testing results from the Fae perspective, and suggests key strategies and card choices to try. Welcome aboard, Antoine!

…The games are longer after sideboarding, so make sure you cast your Mana Leak when you do not need two…

…Like other planes, the lands flow with mana that mages use to power their spells. But Zendikar's mana is…

Everyone knows Block Constructed is the best way to go infinite on Magic Online, so what are you waiting for? Ben Friedman will be your guide to playing Innistrad Block.

…Without Mana Leak to blow out control decks, I worry about U/R being able to handle a removal-heavy…

…Mana Leak had its way with Standard previously and we might see that again. Rating: 8/10 Opt \<img src…

…Like other planes, the lands flow with mana that mages use to power their spells. But Zendikar's mana is…

…Instant | | Hinder | Instant | | Impulse | Instant | | Into the Roil | Instant | | Mana Leak | Instant | | Miscalculation | Instant | | Misdirection | Instant | | Mystical Tutor | Instant | | Negate…

…Mana Leak / Spell Pierce – The counters add a new dimension to the deck. As I said, most of the games…

…Taxing countermagic like [card] Mana Leak [/card] is not great against it, and it will put up a fight against…

Tuesday, November 23rd – Why don’t we question our general assumptions about Magic more frequently? What are some frequent mistakes we make when choosing decks and metagaming? How do people choose decks anyway?

…against an R/U/G list that only can Mana Leak it, double Lightning Bolt it, or bounce it with…

…But three mana really is a world away from two in this format. Remand: I prefer Remand to Mana Leak…

…of blue for mana leak, unstable mutation, and lobotomies in the sideboard. Game 1: he got mana hosed with only…