Bennie Smith posed himself a challenge: make a Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger deck that won’t draw other Commander players’ ire!
…to fuel escape consistently means being ready to mostly walk away from many of the graveyard synergies and cards that…
…mana again and saving some life is almost a Time Walk, and well worth the card disadvantage of them getting…
…As I walk you through them all, I'll share some design insights and perhaps a few stories. ARTIFACTS Phyrexian…
…In Jeskai Haste, Disrupting Shoal mainly throws opponents off and “steals” their mana, Time Walk -ing bigger plays a Remand…
Bennie Smith kicks off Commander on Kaldheim with Halvar, God of Battle. Check out his Equipment-themed 100-card creation.
…This will draw us a card each time we cast the Sword of the Realms side of our commander, and…
…Wizards has not been shying away from including ways to pump creatures for quite some time, and this card obviously…
…If you find yourself reading one of these descriptions and it sounds like you, it’s time for you to…
Brian Kibler explains how you can deal with losing by learning valuable lessons from your losses using examples from his experience at Grand Prix Toronto.
…I’d spent a long time debating the night before the tournament whether I wanted to play a sixth fetchland…
…And not a whole lot of time! In case you aren't aware, *Modern Masters 2017* will be introducing somewhere…
Instead of just telling you which cards from M13 he thinks are good, top Australian pro Jeremy Neeman delves a little bit deeper and looks at which new cards might intersect with an oldie or two.
…You have to effectively Time Walk yourself and pass the turn for minimal gain. It’s a lot like Dark…
The Kamigawa Block Constructed PTQs are in progress. We have several weeks worth of PTQ results, plus the results of two Grand Prix, and the format is shaking out. I’ve noticed that the decks seem – at least to me – to be really heavy in chaser rares. That could be a real effect, or could be because I am trying to get the cards online. Time for some research – Are this year’s Block Constructed decks more expensive to build than in years past?
…Defining the difference between chase rares and regular rares is actually not that easy – and the numbers vary over time…
Blisterguy delivers his usual bout of Magic Online Premier Event data, alongside the prices in the MTGO Marketplace. He also recounts details of his recent throat infection, and adds a little blisterguy beefcake for the ladies…
…I would have been a) a waste of time making it look realistic, and b) not quite as funny in…
Matt looks at the spaces in between conventional deck design, bringing us a new Purphoros – Immortal Servitude brew and wanders around the Maze’s End waiting for the fog to clear… hoping it never does.
…can be a very cheap Oblivion Ring or a Time Walk in the crucial first turns of the game. It…
Breena, the Demagogue offers plenty of fun ways to build decks. Bennie Smith showcases the possibilities in his latest Commander Deep Dive.
…useful to just mentally walk carefully through the text box each turn. I imagine as time goes on, we’ll…
…Art and Time Time is a dimension present in all media. The experience of every artistic expression crucially involves the…
…The community of dedicated players devotes their time to making sure this past time continues into the future. The pros…
Friday, April 17th – StarCityGames.com’s $1K Top 8 decks are posted. I am surprised to see the archetypes listed. Just one Faeries, just one Five-Color Control, and just one Reveillark deck? Blightning wins the whole thing and two Green/White decks round out the top 3? Have all my worries been an overreaction?
…time, apologies for this first segment. I’m writing this for my regulars… Just imagine how I feel, walk with…
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax knows how to evaluate Draft formats inside and out! See him break down Oath of the Gatewatch’s Limited analytics so you can be ready for Prerelease weekend! First up, the white cards!
It’s time to jump back into my series on playing and understanding Limited with new set releases. Today, we…
…and walk you through the experience of going to one of these exciting tournaments for the first time. *Time Spiral…
…and walk you through the experience of going to one of these exciting tournaments for the first time. *Time Spiral…
…it is clear that it can also be a Time Walk in your favor, how do you as a player…
Valeriy Shunkov is here to kill the mockingbird, bird that’s been terrorizing the format for months. Is the age of Caw-Blade finally over, and is Splinter Twin the new deck to beat?
…We’re also two weeks into the format – not much time to brew up answers and lots of people default…
…It's better with power cards like Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, and Mind Twist, but it’s still great when…
AJ Kerrigan may not have won the Modern 2K tournament that took place in Philadelphia, but he learned a lot about where to go with his latest take on blue-white control for the format.
…It’s only a 30-second walk from the Philadelphia Convention Center, and they have everything from some of the…
After a month, where does Alchemy on MTG Arena stand? Brad Nelson shares his current likes and dislikes, as well as the reason he has hope for its future.
…Time Warp Lier, Disciple of the Drowned Being able to Time Warp and then flash it back with Lier just…
This is actually going to be an “issues” article, so those of you who have already slogged through my sad attempt at Duncanesque prose can go ahead and click that little arrow if you want. But I’ve done decklists for awhile now, I’ve tackled theory, and I wanted to get down to the root of something that’s been bugging me ever since a particular incident at Alex Kim’s house – and, really, for a long time before that.
…One of the common things we’ll talk about from time to time is that it’s pretty much impossible…
…What about weeks where we don't play much *Magic*, or have time to follow the tournament scene? Or weeks…
…doing the Time Walk Life gain on its own poses little to no threat to the basic game plan of…
…Today I’ll walk you through what you need to know when it comes to channeling your inner Kiki-Jiki…
…1-1 Matches - It's time for an intermission. This intermission brought to you by Mind Games, at the corner…
…EDH guys will never reject Time Walk effects and with a Mastery deck taking down an SCG event, there is…
…My (actual) fiancee may have staged a mini-intervention from all the time I was sinking into the project. The…
…All That Glitters Why this card? Why only this card? Let me walk you through everything. We'll begin by…
…No word yet on prize structure or time for picks, but because players will walk out with the same number…
…They think they are going to time it so you take the damage, then they'll make something happen. It…
With spoiler season in full swing for *Ixalan*, it’s time to embrace the hype and start the big brewing…
…At any time, your friends, your enemies, or someone you have never met, may kill you from any angle. Backstab…
Ben isn’t holding back on this one! Some are riskier than others, but you can always count on Ben to put his chips down when it comes to knowing a Standard metagame! So what’ll it be this weekend at SCG Indy?
…Dive Down is just a one-mana Time Walk, and<br> even though the obvious best decks may not play…
…Conversely, last time we had any kind of “*Mirrodin*” in Standard, one of the best decks was a Mono-White…
…from last time? It is often the case that just sitting back and letting your opponent walk into your Complicates…
Bryan Gottlieb is coming around on the potential for certain Adventures in the Forgotten Realms cards in the new Standard. See how he builds around four key selections.
…Magic has surprised me yet again, validating the massive amount of time I’ve invested in it. If I weren…
…opponent between the mid-combat Mistbind Clique and the Time Walk / Counterspell mode of Cryptic Command. In lieu of my…
The Chromatic Cube is live on MTG Arena June 12-20! Ryan Overturf has your guide to the most powerful cards in the revamped Cube.
…Ancestral Recall and Time Walk are always welcome, though, and the thing that really puts Oracle of the Alpha over…
…That's a triple Time Walk. Great game winner here, literally. Thassa's Oracle Laboratory Maniac Jace, Wielder of Mysteries…
…The walk perked me up a bit, and by the time I finished with the entry form and fee, I…
Shaheen Soorani has been nothing short of stellar at SCG Invitationals. His method works for him and he sees no reason to deviate. Let him help prepare you for the #SCGINVI!
…When those<br> two threats are kept under control, the first game nearly falls to Esper Control each time. In…
…lands from *Lorwyn* so that you even got the Time Walk trigger. These decks fell out of favor as Jund…
…Now that losing isn't actually losing, feel free to Time Walk in red as you will. Suspend spells and…
…Next time, maybe it'll be you being cheered for in the feature match arena, and you'll be glad…
Tuesday, August 12th – A beat-up playset of Power Nine will run you in the thousands. A playset of Force of Will? Three-digits if you want them in Near Mint. The cost of entry into older formats keeps rising with each year, as cards get harder and harder to find. Could the financial barrier for Vintage, Legacy, and (to a degree) Extended be eased? Yes! Read inside for Ben’s thoughts on a solution.
…This means that legitimately, there are 22,800 of each Black Lotus, Mox, Time Walk, and Timetwister out there – though…