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…He only got 1 land, and it turns out<br> he had a Mana Leak in hand. Matches: 4-0…

If you don’t know the contributions of Erik Lauer and Tsuyoshi Fujita to Magic and its deckbuilding history, educate yourself now! These two are in the top four best deckbuilders of all time. Read why from the mouth of Patrick Chapin.

…Cancel, Negate, Mana Leak, Deprive? Sure, they are all fine cards, but they sure don’t make ’em like they…

Monday, April 13th – After last week’s article, I had firmly decided on my deck for the PTQ. Ranger Zoo had brought me a few online victories, and I felt like my list was incredibly strong. Aside from a horrid Elves matchup, I felt like my Zoo list had an advantage on the rest of the field that other Zoo lists did not have, especially in the mirror.

…and know he isn’t playing Spell Snare or Mana Leak, so I don’t have to play around these…

…Jolting Merfolk Looter il-Kor Lu Xun, Scholar General Mana Leak Man-o’-War Meddle Merfolk Looter Merfolk Trickster Miscalculation…

…He waits until turn eight, and goes off with mana to play around Mana Leak. (2-1) Game 4: U…

Many feel that the tournament report as it once existed is dead, but Carl Winter is here to soundly refute that. Even if you aren’t a Vintage fan, Carl’s reports are excellent, amusing reads that are fun for the whole family, though parental guidance is suggested.

…Rakso’s Charm <br> <br> Joblin Trenches <br> <br> Morphling<br> <br> Impulse<br> <br> Counterspell<br> <br> Mana Leak…

Charles Manson wants to be free. Tech doesn’t want anything. So why do writers share all of the tech?

…Yes, my mana was bad. But I didn’t want to risk having a colorless land early in the game…

Today, Ben Goodman (a.k.a. Ridiculous Hat) spins his tale of Pro Tour Honolulu. With detailed match description and full sideboarding analysis, plus insight and humor on the Pro Tour itself, Ben’s report is perfect for those running B/W at this weekend’s Grand Prix Madison. Love it or hate it, Ghost Dad will be haunting the metagame for many months to come…

…Untap, Extraction… oh, you weren’t bluffing, you actually drew the Mana Leak. And then he untaps and drops a…

Craig “The Professor” Jones entered this year’s English Nationals as the probable favorite. Unfortunately for Mr Helix, things went very badly. Today’s article explores the nature of “Playing on Tilt,” with reference to his horrendous day at the office. Are you a player that succumbs to emotion? Are you a player that lets the heart override the head? Never fear. Craig Jones can help.

…Unfortunately, he has a Voidslime instead of Mana Leak or Remand. He also has a second one when I try…

The Modern Series returns with Darksteel. What does Chas Andres think of the set that brought Skullclamp, Arcbound Ravager, AEther Vial, and Sword of Fire and Ice into Magic, and what spec targets has he found?

…With enough mana, this guy can take down an entire Commander table by<br> himself, and his power in that…

…Annex helps to take away their mana sources while Mana Leak and Remand just stall and aggravate them. Coldsteel Heart…

…I remember being able to tiptoe around Mana Leak when I knew my opponent had no hard counters. This deck…

Prepare for SCG Standard Open: Cincinnati by reading the second part of Patrick Chapin’s review of Return to Ravnica in which he dives into new Standard decks made possible as a result of the new set.

…As a Mind Shatter variant, it definitely benefits greatly from Mana Leak’s rotation and Cavern of Souls scaring away…

…Shredder | | Blue | Make Disappear | | Blue | Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | | Blue | Mana Leak | | Blue | Marang River Regent | | Blue | Memory Deluge | | Blue | Midnight…

It’s one of the greatest holiday traditions in Magic: Let’s check in and see how wrong Chas was! Okay, to be fair, Chas also hit the nail on the head a number of times in 2015. Let’s take a look back with him as he talks called shots and called nots over the past Magic year!

…I was right about Elspeth, but not so much the other two. #20) The Limited mechanics will include Phyrexian mana…

In Part 2 of this entertaining look at the stepping stones of Block Constructed deckbuilding, Rich Hagon breaks down the selection of goodies available to us… the mechanics. If you’re fixated with Flash, transfixed by Thallids, or salivating over Storm, then this is the article for you!

…Spiketail Drakeling can be seen as a mini- Mana Leak with wings and Sprite Noble helps up both toughness, and…

There were good arguments for unrestricting Doomsday. Doomsday combo would seem to be no faster than Worldgorger Dragon, which everyone agrees is “fair combo.” I figured, however, that with the Type One card pool, it only takes one truly inspired set of five cards to break the living hell out of it… And so we looked through the Dojo archives to find inspiration. Barely a week had passed when JP showed probably the most elegant win condition ever conceived: Doomsday for Ancestral Recall, Black Lotus, Dark Ritual, Mind’s Desire, and Beacon of Destruction.

…We were very upset about our security leak and realized that we could no longer play the deck because the…

Cabal Rogue has done it again. Their new R/G deck dominated in every State it was played, and will be one of the dominant Standard decks in the metagame. Adrian Sullivan takes you behind the scenes of how the deck was developed, how to play this new powerhouse, and gives a complete matchup guide. If you are going to play any Standard this fall, you need to read this article.

…their deck, so don’t walk it into a Mana Leak without a good reason to. I don’t have…

…Mana Leak 1U Interrupt Common Grade A: A better splashable counterspell than either Memory Lapse or Arcane Denial. Unlike Power…

…A little too much mana for the really fast (Suicide) decks, but him and another 3-mana creature on the…

The ability to drop the Lightning Greaves out and then give a new creature haste each turn is quite good (and it’s not just for combat; try these with mana creatures!) and in many cases the untargetability will also be highly useful. The problems come up when other equipment starts showing up and you can’t get the Greaves off so that you can put the other Equipment on (let’s face it, monsters have a scary tendency to die in Standard), not to mention the bigger concern – namely, that the Greaves are outstanding when the first copy hits, and you do want it early, but that second copy is a whole lot less sexy than your second Bonesplitter or Plate.

…Even in Standard, this card gets access to options like Boomerang, Terror, Shock, Raise the Alarm – even Mana Leak can…

Hello folks, and welcome to an article 329 entries in the making. For almost a decade, I’ve been talking about this deck in my column, and it’s time to show it off. Without hesitation, here is my uber deck: Abe’s Deck of Happiness and Joy.

…of the Jar<br> Mahamoti Djinn<br> Mana Drain<br> Mana Leak<br> Man-o’-War<br> Mask of the…

Adrian Sullivan returns, with a fantastic new deck for Standard that brought him home the trophy in Wisconsin, as well as scoring Top 4 berths for the other two players piloting it. Get the inside scoop on how to build and play the deck, as well as a bit of legal theory on the side.

…Very quickly, Mana Leak can become a dead spell to join their Threads, and Boomerang is only barely alive if…

…Silly boy. \*\* This should have been part of the old rule - get rid of mana sources! 4. If a trampler…

…beatdown” deck, by adding Cabal Therapy and again, gasp, Mana Leak!!! - A couple had non-Artifact Lands (Underground Rivers), showing…

Although Gatecrash doesn’t offer cubes as much as Return to Ravnica did, Usman highlights some interesting cards and nice tools it does give us to work with.

…usually specific tasks) incredibly efficiently, like Lightning Bolt and Mana Leak / Miscalculation compared to X -burn spells and Condescend. Like…

…Tidehollow Scullers in the Teeg slot, Thoughtseize in the Mana Leak slot, Baneslayers over Jaces and Conscriptions, and Dorans over…

…At four mana, this is a very bad Mana Leak. Like other Storm spells, you have ask yourself, “how bad…

…Being able to flashback a Mana Leak or a Fatal Push can absolutely ruin your opponent’s strategy. #3. Thassa…

Monday, October 25th – How much money you want to make is kind of like how much mana you want to make. It’s pretty wild to imagine how many people can’t make what they want and how many people get super defensive at the very mention of the subject.

…Play whatever cards you want! If you think Mana Leak will help you win the tournament, and that’s what…

…In those decks, Spell Pierce manages to deal with Mana Leak, Thoughtseize, and Mindbreak Trap which is very appealing. Limited…

This week Brian DeMars has something a little different in store for you. He shares new casual format he came up with called The Danger Room that he has been enjoying with his friends.

…br> Remove Soul<br> Phantasmal Image<br> Negate<br> Mana Leak<br> Remand<br> Redirect<br> Miscalculation<br> Counterspell<br…

This week we’ll be exploring the valuation of Darksteel cards in Limited before the topic becomes an anachronism. I’ll also be spewing forth the usual randomness you’ve all come to know and love and deliver some predictions for Grand Prix: DC.

…Evidently, even at five mana, tappers are good. If your opponent happens to have no creatures of note, the Mystic…

…Mana Leak, Common Interrupt, 1U Counter target spell unless its caster pays an additional 3. Rating: \*\*\*\*\*. When's the last…

Monday, March 7 – Gavin takes the role of MythBusters in this week’s article, busting those commonplace Magic myths that just aren’t true! He dispels a rumor about Mike Long, the idea that Red beats Faeries, and more…

…end up being one mana short of casting a spell and paying for Mana Leak. Maybe you have Jace’s…

Today Zvi looks at the mediocre, the boring, and the uninspired of Saviors Blue, sprinkled every so often with a card that looks intriguing. Which ones are the wheat and which are the chaff? Only Mowshowitz knows…

…green but I can’t see using this over Mana Leak or Hinder. Overwhelming Intellect 4UU<br> <br> Instant <br…

Regionals is always an interesting challenge, as the role of the savvy player or designer is to accurately estimate the upcoming metagame and position themselves either to dodge the brunt of the incoming attack or to pick at the weak flank that is left revealed with a surprise assault. This is the distilled essence of everything fellow Friday writer Mike Flores believes in, when it comes to picking a deck for a tournament, saving you several thousand words to bring the essential lesson: know your enemy, so that you may better defeat them.

…and maybe kills you through a Remand and a Mana Leak turn 3 anyway. Izzet Can Be Regionals Tiem Now…

The Dissension Prerelease tournaments kick off this weekend… and Ben is here to help! In his traditional “new set” address, he spills the beans on the hottest Dissension cards, giving advice on what to trade for , and what to trade away. His hit rate for Guildpact was phenomenal… His Dissension advice is invaluable! A must-read article for anyone attending a prerelease this weekend!

…It lets Blue decks fight against Scab-Clan Mauler, Umezawa’s Jitte, Watchwolf, Remand, and Mana Leak.) Supply/Demand<br…

Paul concludes his exciting report on U.S. Nationals 2006! With fourteen rounds of swiss play behind him, seven men stood between him and an oversized comedy check. Yesterday’s opener had thrills and spills galore… today’s installment is packed with high drama! The best writers, the best players… only at StarCityGames.com!

…I attempted to Zombify my Yosei, but it was met with a Mana Leak, and that was game 1. After…

When a Hall of Famer and one of the best writers in Magic wins his first Pro Tour, there’s a lot to say. In Part One of his can’t-miss tournament report, Patrick Chapin details the preparation that led up to his victory.

…It also looked like a<br> format with bad mana, so I wanted to have good mana and the ability…

The perfect man for Valentine’s Day, Mr Romeo brings us his definition of staple rares, giving us a run-down, by set and color, of the golden nuggets any tournament wannabe cannot be without. This one will spark a lively debate, of that there’s no doubt.

…Blue’s staples seem to be loaded in the commons (Mana Leak, Boomerang) and uncommons (Rewind, Confiscate, Thieving Magpie), not…

I’ve been toying with Centaur Glade ever since it popped up in Onslaught. Anyone who played against it or with it in Limited knows how good it can be. It never made a splash in Constructed, though. It was too slow. Boy, oh, boy, does it give control decks fits, though. If you can resolve one against a control deck, you can hold all of those spells in your hand and make them deal with uncounterable 3/3 Centaur tokens. That’s nothing to sneeze at. The question remained: How can I make this card work? The answer always eluded me… until now.

…So, when I tried playing it again at the end of his/her turn, it drew a Mana Leak. That…

…and even nicer that we get a break from Mana Leak. Limited: 3.0 *I’d always play up to…

…My opponent played Peer Through Depths for Mana Leak, but I already had enough threats on the table to win…

Cassie LaBelle continues her Theros Beyond Death Financial Set Review! Which mythic rare Titan does she like better? Why did Hermit Druid see a buyout?

…You can’t cast Uro at instant speed, and you do have to pay an additional colorless mana the first…

…one used Mana Drain and the other used Mishra's Workshop. In the end, the Mana Drain build is still…

…I Bribery and see that he hasn't yet drawn his Mana Leak Drake yet, so I take that, figuring…

It’s safe to say that Craig Prof Jones has had an excellent run of late. Who can forget the $16,000 Lightning Helix? However, his quest for glory in Team Constructed has thus-far been fruitless… His report today sees him journey to Ireland in search of the Blue Envelope. Does he succeed? Read on to find out…

…Unfortunately, he had a Mana Leak (his third of the game!) and he locked the game out with Zur’s…

This week, Chris stirs up a delectable fishy stew from a myriad of ingredients. He talks about the lost art of sideboarding — and begs for help in this area — before moving to balmier climes and making fun of people chatting on Magic Online. He then compares Edge of Autumn to Rampant Growth, before finishing up with a little Bad Rare Blasphemy. Verily, this article has everything!

…Oh, and if you’re going to play a Mono-Blue deck with Cancel, Mana Leak, Remand, Teferi, and Aeon…

…I guess it's not bad, but is it better than, say, Mana Leak? It is an Enchantment, but it…