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…Blade, which can turn leveling a Treespeaker into a Time Walk for them, so I'll pull those. If your…

Screaming Fury You want screaming fury? How’s this: Why Are Red’s Commons So Awful?!? Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarg!

…It’s important to develop your board, to not” Time Walk ” yourself by overpumping and then losing the Whelp to…

Northwest US Regional Coordinator Riki Hayashi gives you some insight into a part of running a Magic tournament that doesn’t get much press: scorekeeping.

…It’s largely a matter of saving time. As convenient as those Square contraptions are, swiping a card, hitting “confirm…

…Sort of like a time walk for me. Cycling - The normal cycling lands look okay for sealed. Other than that…

…have access to cards like the Moxen, Black Lotus, Time Walk, Ancestral Recall, Mana Crypt, and Library of Alexandria. Sure…

…Now I can walk us through a plan to get there, and how it worked out. A Three-Step Process…

John tells the epic tale of his preparation and performance at his local Champs tournament. As usual, he worked hard… and as usual, his story is full of highs and lows, all chronicled in the expected acerbic Rizzo style. If you’ve not read Rizzo before, this is the perfect time to try. If you’re already a fan… enjoy!

…Sure, it fights back from Wrath of God, but a Time Walk followed by casting a 3/3 that dies…

Pat takes a gonzo-reporter tear through recent Vintage results in a quest to unearth a deck that fits his craving of the moment. He wants to see something different, but still build something good – how do we get there from here?

…to explore the use of cards like Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, and possibly even Brainstorm. It doesn’t count as…

…or a Counterspell, casting Orim's Chant as a Time Walk or an Overmaster or using Condescend to counter stuff…

Friday, May 21st – The Grand Prix: Washington D.C. metagame is shaping up to be wide open, and Cedric Phillips is here to help! He believes there are eleven distinct archetypes that have a viable chance at winning the whole thing, and he shares optimal lists for each of these strategies today!

…Silence is, for all intents and purposes, a one mana Time Walk in Time Sieve that truly shines against Jund…

Monday, September 28th – This week, Doug considers new cards in Zendikar that scream for decks to be built around them. He also considers cards that recently came off the Legacy Banned List. While not new, these cards can also become the backbone of previously-unplayable decks, making them much stronger for Legacy. Get Doug’s take on Magosi, The Waterveil and Vampire Hexmage, as well as Bloodchief Ascension and Dream Halls. Find out if Entomb is the new busted Legacy card, all in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

…If this were Vintage, we could play two Demonic Tutors to get Black Lotus and Time Walk, then duplicate Gifts…

…Also, I acknowledge Battle Rampart (the Time Walk wall)'s usefulness, but I think a good red deck will have…

…On the spot, I try to make the best decision in the time frame that I have. However, if I…

#SCGINVI is going to be a tale of two formats, and GerryT knows you can’t win without being prepared for both! That’s why he’s sharing his Standard and Modern deck choices for you in his latest article.

…There’s a fine line to walk between trying to beat everything<br> and trying to beat the things you…

…During one particular Standard tournament at the store—this was back around the time of *Champions of Kamigawa* block and…

Wednesday, January 7th – I’m rather excited about the current Extended format. Instead of being dominated by Elves, Dredge, or Counterbalance decks, we now have a format with legitimate options everywhere on the metagame clock, and where the current top decks all have legitimate weaknesses.

…Plus a single Remand or Gigadrowse in this format is a practical Time Walk, while being huge beatings against other…

…Now there are two things wrong with this “re-printed blue card” 1) It's Time Walk 2) It's…

…us, you remain the one who can just … walk away, any time you want to.” Teysa's expression sobered. Kaya…

…The rumored one-time lover of Griselbrand smirks. “Good. And you are?” “Cordelia—” “Ahh, yes, a Stromkirk, aren't you…

Wednesday, January 7th – As long time readers may know, I have this ever growing Highlander monstrosity that is probably over 1300 or 1400 cards by now. I call it Abe’s Deck of Happiness and Joy. I play it a lot, because I love it. I have three long boxes of purple metallic sleeved cards, all foil basic lands, and foils of some of my favorite cards.

…I did not include Ancestral, Time Walk, or the jewelry. I wanted to keep the deck sane. Using Blue, Red…

…It’s a counterspell, it may even be a time walk that taps all of your opponent’s creatures. It…

Tuesday, July 13th – If you are ahead on board, in order to survive, your opponents have to make unfavorable plays and non-beneficial trades. Which then gets you further ahead on board, making them have to take more unfavorable plays. Then you get even further ahead on board, and they have to take even more non-beneficial trades. And so on. Get it?

…a better board so it becomes more profitable to Time Walk them. Scion of Oona obviously gets better for having…

In this article, Nick covers all of the best archetypes in Betrayers Limited, detailing the cards that make the decks tick and then pointing out some over and underrated cards in each archetype that you might not be playing right now.

…To give you a better picture of this, I have a 3-acre yard, quite the walk if you want…

Now that Affinity got the full axe in Standard, we have a more diverse and open format in which the question “Does this beat Affinity?” no longer has to be asked. This is probably a good thing overall, allowing for future deck innovation and the ability to be free of the “best deck” syndrome. However, it also means the Mono-Blue – a deck that was tricked out to beat Affinity – has to undergo some serious changes in order to retain its status as one of the best decks. Let’s take a look at how you should modify the deck to get the best bang for your buck in the new format, shall we?

…Just make sure you don’t walk straight into Boil after sideboard, and you should do just fine. That concludes…

…tap land for mana”, so, it became almost a Time Walk. It was immediately added to the mono-red deck…

…cards” every time, but that’s still ignoring a lot. Like Rochester draft before it, those who walk into 2HG…

Any time Shaheen enters a tournament with Esper, he and his deck are a threat to win. #SCGIndy may be more of the same if you can learn from the master here!

My initial instinct was to start writing a victory lap piece after the announcement of Dig Through Time’s demise…

…Can you imagine a better playmate for Teferi, Time Raveler? 4 Glass Casket *(instead of 3 or fewer Glass Caskets…

…one playable per pack a fair amount of the time. Also, if a pack or two is completely blank on…

Battle School Hello everyone! It is time for another installment of the Battle School Series. This time, Petr and I…

…That kept the people who didn't know The Rule out of White/Blue most of the time. Then when…

…They won’t be competing as much since you can have both out at the same time and they work…

Shots have been fired! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has been hard at work on studying one of the two most played decks in Standard, and he has some fighting words for everyone battling at the #SCGINVI this weekend! Do not miss this!

…What W/U Does Right The last time I wrote this basic article was five years ago, about a different…

It’s that time of year. The birds are singing, Magic is in the air, and guilds once again roam the earth. That’s right, it’s set review time! Like my review of Ravnica, this article won’t tell you how to pick Drafts or Draft picks or whatever it is you people do. It won’t help you out at the next Grand Prix. It’s never even heard of Block Constructed. No, we’re going to explore something else entirely. We’re going to talk about flavor, fun, and a curious obsession with bats.

It’s that time of year. The birds are singing, Magic is in the air, and guilds once again roam…

From FNM to the Pro Tour, Mark Nestico is taking a break from his PT testing to tell you how to approach each level of competitive Magic! Good luck in Belgium this week, Mark!

You always remember your first time. The moment is about as magical as it gets, right? Everything goes according to…

…Growth Spiral Growth Spiral The first time there was a Ravnica Block, I made an Izzet Tron deck with Osyp…

Forget Ulamog and Kozilek. Michael Majors thinks the real Eldrazi invasion of Standard is here with the arrival of emerge creatures! Get his takes on (and decklists containing) Elder Deep-Fiend, Distended Mindbender, and Decimator of the Provinces!

…You can functionally Time Walk your opponent multiple turns in a row starting on the fourth turn. Context is everything…

The Dragonmaster attended the Prerelease and jammed more games than most of us! Find out what a two-time Pro Tour Champion thinks of the new format and how to dominate it!

…are much more effective, because you can potentially even time walk them if they try to flip something<br> up…

It’s hard to believe that Standard might just be a two-deck metagame with a lot of fringe strategies beaten by either G/W Megamorph or Jeskai Black, and GerryT digs into each of those decks’ weaknesses in order to synthesize something new to beat them with in time for #PTBFZ and #SCGStates!

…It’s a fine line to walk between tuning your deck to beat the popular decks and tuning your deck…

…As the lead designer on *Tempest*, I'll take this opportunity to walk through both design and development in order…

…Another question that I find myself asking every time a new Limited format comes about is whether or not you…

…I spent a long time preparing for this event – at least for the Legacy part, because I don’t enjoy…

…This will provide you with some time to adjust as well as a good night’s rest before a long…

…By the time we had exhausted that avenue, I was able to build up to a Winter Orb and a…

…This Time It’s Personal!* The *Onslaught* block has a tribal theme, but *Legions,* it seems, goes to 11. (If…

…The pattern will reveal itself from the chaos in time. You must first take that time. 2) Establishing Relationships What…

It’s doubling time! Bennie Smith continues his Guilds of Ravnica Commander challenge with Simic maze-runner Vorel of the Hull Clade.

…br> I’m personally of the opinion that any Time Walk effect doesn’t have a place in Commander and…

…I had been looking forward to the tournament for a long time and it did not fail to live up…

Yeah, Owen’s playing the GP. And yeah, he’s giving away his favorite lists! All the tech is in plain sight as Mr. Turtenwald prepares you to make a run at glory!

With two Grand Prix this weekend in Richmond, it’s time to give you the<br> perfect 75 for both…

On Monday, Richard Feldman brought us Tenacious Tron, a U/W Tron deck both he and Zac took to excellent finishes at a recent PTQ. Richard shared the development and game-plan of the deck. Today, Zac brings us the matchup and sideboarding data. They think they’ve broken the format… do you agree?

…So sorry, guy, I guess you’re off this time. [Bitter much? – Craig.] Anyway, point being, I consider the deck…