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…greenFor black this is mostly seen on Shades and usually requires black mana. Green gets unlimited pumping activations but usually…

…Oddly, this isn't that great on turn eight, unlike cards like Mana Leak which find themselves relevant at just…

…You net 1E whenever you stuff a spell with this, and only lose 1E when Mana Leak would make the…

He won our New Orleans contest and we flew him down there… And by God, he’s going to tell you what happened! Wanna hear about his unprecendented 4-1-1 run? How about the Osyp-and-Antonio show on Bourbon Street? His drinking escapades? How about how Ted Knutson showed his… Hell, you’ll just have to read it.

…I mulliganed down to six after a no-land hand and kept a four-land, two Mana Leak winner. I…

…Worth the extra mana over an Infantry Veteran. Brilliant Halo [C] 1W Enchant Creature Grade C+: An eternal Holy Strength…

…for the core sets – not cards like Glory Seeker, Mana Leak, etc., but more unusual cards like Biorhythm, Battle of…

…for the core sets – not cards like Glory Seeker, Mana Leak, etc., but more unusual cards like Biorhythm, Battle of…

Tired of the traditional set review? Ben Bleiweiss’s Guide to Everything Time Spiral is a look not only at the strategic value of Time Spiral, but the relation of Time Spiral to the history of Magic, to the Magic community, and to the hot-topic issues of Magic.

…Mana Leak, Remand, Rune Snag, Psionic Blast If I were going to play in States, I’d run either WW…

…Coercion, Mana Leak and Mending Hands are all reasonable cards but they rarely have an immediate impact on what's…

The updated Multiplayer Card Hall of Fame finishes with its best assets: Lands and gold.

…Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. 2, Tap: Until end of turn, you may play creature cards at…

After a brief work-induced hiatus, John Friggin’ Rizzo returns with a thirty-four page bang! Strategy, deck tips, tournament reports, fresh Time Spiral ideas… all from the twisted mind of the creator of Friggorid himself. As usual, John pulls no punches – his articles are all prefaced with a “Buyer Beware.” Enjoy!

…If you go first, they absolutely need Remand (or Mana Leak I guess) to protect their two lands. If they…

…Curious, KYT plays a [Card]Gitaxian Probe[/Card] revealing a [Card] Mana Leak [/Card], [Card]Snapcaster[/Card], [Card] Galvanic Blast…

…If he or she does not, tap all mana-producing lands that player controls and remove all mana from his…

This article is spoiler heavy! If you do not want to know about Time Spiral before your prerelease, please don’t read this article until Sunday night!

…you get to play a 3/3 Vigilant flyer on turn 4, and still have mana open for Mana Leak…

…Add two colorless mana to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. --- Fixed sol ring. Too fixed…

…your Consecrated Sphinx eats a Doom Blade or a Mana Leak it feels real rough > > this thing is like at…

In Zvi’s wrap-up, he details whether or not Green got the shaft in Betrayers (as usual), checks under the hood for playable artifacts and lands, and lists his Top 9 cards of the set. If you’ve been following along, or even if you haven’t, this is not to be missed!

…you, just cause a little mana leak. <br> <br> \*\* When you pay six mana, you want to get a way…

Thursday, November 25th – Gerry Thompson’s well-deserved Grand Prix Nashville win has been recorded in the annals of time. Is there a lesson to be learned here? That’s for you to figure out.

…Yes, it’s probably a terrible decision, and added up over time, it ends up being quite the leak. Still…

…The second ability is one that will probably come up sooner or later, as Mana Leak works pretty late into…

…At least at two mana, this may have given Mana Leak a run for its money. Sealed: I wouldn't…

Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin came within one match of the ultimate prize! In this detailed and hugely important tournament report, he chronicles a wealth of knowledge and experience on a variety of Magic formats. Do not miss this one before #SCGINVI!

…lot more cheap interaction instead of Gitaxian<br> Probes, Mana Leak, and Remand. We were both on U/R Delver…

…While the card that it is actually printed as is pretty weak, a common 3/3 flier for five mana…

…Not Cancel, Dissipate, Mana Leak, or even Counterspell. He also has some very expensive cards—Veldaken Dismisser, Quicksilver Geyser, and…

Monday, September 27th – Which artifact is the biggest sleeper in the set? What are some of the most broken draws in Standard? The “Innovator” Patrick Chapin kicks off with 14,000 words on the first 44 artifacts alone!

…Contagion Engine gets matched up against Wall of Omens Spreading Seas Mana Leak Doom Blade Kargan Dragonlord Fauna Shaman Everflowing…

…I think he had some mana problems this game, not finding his second forest. 3-0, 6-1 3-0…

To see the first part of this article (which was broken up into three parts because it came in at seventy frickin’ pages!), check it out here. Blue Aboshan, Cephalid head dude Well, apparently Cephalids are pretty good at picking out their rulership. It’s hard not to like this guy; he’s fairly large and acts…

…Now, if Rites of Refusal acted like a Mana Leak and Last Rites a Coercion by themselves, and then had…

Wednesday, September 29th – Chapin continues the most epic set review in history with the red, land, and gold cards! Which planeswalkers will make his top 5 list? What will be a staple one-drop for red? And which are the best Scars duals?

…turn 6, leaving you with Deprive, Negate, or Mana Leak mana open. <br> He can “phase” himself out, allowing you…

It was all going so well… and then the Green cards came along. Ted takes a long look at the red-headed stepchild of the Magic color pie, and finds it lacking. There are, however, some diamonds hidden deep in the mossy effluvia. Mr Card Game tells us where to dig for gold… plus, a bonus section by Ben “Ridiculous Hat” Goodman! [Part I: White] – [Part II: Blue] – [Part III: Black] – [Part IV: Red]

…Spell Snare<br> Remand<br> Rune Snag<br> Mana Leak<br> Cancel Rewind may deserve a place in there, but…

How do you take 60 pages of text and summarize it in one pithy blurb? John. Friggin’. Rizzo. Parental Guidance is suggested.

…4 Birds<br> <br> 4 Elder<br> <br> 4 Mana Leak<br> <br> 4 Magpie<br> <br> 20 other cards…

…Mana Leak is an exceptional card but one that does get worse as the game goes on. If you can…

…I think he had some mana problems this game, not finding his second forest.<br> 3-0, 6-1<br…

Rizzo may be indicted for false tournament reports and flagrant lying… But nobody else writes ’em like this. He who dies with the most friggin’ pictures wins.

…which then turns Evasive Action into a veritable maindeck Mana Leak. Food for thought? Or too much thought and not…

…We also solidified the mana base going up to 20 land and adding more 2 for 1 lands. Pretty soon…

…We also solidified the<br> mana base going up to 20 land and adding more 2 for 1 lands. Pretty…

…Two - he is mana saturated first game, and mana boned the second. Nothing he can do about it. He starts…

A continuing look at the trends of Type I, and some observations about what to expect for the Summer Convention Season.

…9.3 Mana Drain<br> <br> – _0.0,_1.4,_0.0,_0.3,_0.2 Mana Leak<br> <br…

Pip takes a second look at the biggest table of Magic cards you’ve ever seen, unveiling trends in the Vintage metagame for the last year like it ain’t no thang.

…0, _0.0, _0.0, _3.2, _2.5 Mana Leak <br> <br> _0.0, _0.0, _0.0, _0…

For this installment, I have updated the largest table I maintain: the monthly occurrence stats for every card, in terms of how many copies showed up in an average Top 8 for each month. So if you see something like “7.0 Black Lotus” it means that in a typical Top 8 from that month, seven of the decks would include a Black Lotus. Something like “3.0 Great Wall” would indicate that I made an error in the table, which is possible – it’s a big table. Regardless, this article will give you a full analysis of all the card trends for the important cards played at big Vintage tournaments for the past year!

…0, _0.0, _0.0, _3.2, _2.5 Mana Leak <br> <br> _0.0, _0.0, _0.0, _0…