The original Vintage Power Nine still gets all the iconic love after all these years, but what if we had the same metric for greatness in other formats? Anthony Lowry votes for Modern’s iteration here! How many of these cards will be in your #SCGPHILLY $5,000 Premier IQ deck?
…Path to Exile When you absolutely need a removal spell, regardless of cost. This is the Swords to Plowshares of…
Tuesday, May 5th – In the Magic Online Season 1 Championship, Sam Black placed 14th with the ever-popular Faeries. In today’s edition of Black Magic, Sam looks at the evolution of the archetype with Alara Reborn, before moving onto something a little fresher that makes good use of the new cards, alongside a few strong older spells that have seen no Constructed love… yet.
…4-8 one-mana accelerators, some combination of Path to Exile, Terror, Eye- Blight’s Ending, and Crib Swap, a…
…well as a turn one removal spell in Path to Exile. John realizes the importance of cheap spells, and getting…
…the Void on one to defeat Path to Exile and Repeal), given a hostile-to-20/20 tokens battlefield, Yurchick…
…Martial Coup Austere Command For spot removal, Path to Exile (which Mike also recommends) is a great addition; we'll…
When The Scarab God takes two major trophies in one weekend, Brad Nelson is ready to give it some more digital ink! Get his insights on the decks looking to take the card down a peg and a complete Grixis Energy sideboarding guide!
…ve decided to throw in a sideboard guide for those who want to go down this path. I promise you…
…Solid drafting fundamentals are the best path to success in this set, particularly given the qualities we're about to…
Friday, March 13th – Gabriel Nassif, the pundit’s pick for the third-best Magic player of all time, finally picked up an Individual Pro Tour victory at PT: Kyoto. Powered by an excellent Five-Color Control deck, a healthy dose of skill, and some insane top-deck shenanigans, Gabriel shares his story here today. Enjoy!
…The fact that he had Path to Exile over Terror was definitely a plus for me, but Thoughtseize is pretty…
Sheldon fills you in on the Dragon’s Maze cards he’ll be slotting in and the cards he’ll be taking out and shuffling around in his 22 Commander decks.
…Exile had proven mostly useless, which was a real surprise to me. I found that it was either too restrictive…
How far we’ve come in such a short time. Not long ago, the Eldrazi were the scourge of the tournament Magic scene, destroy formats everywhere! But now, as Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax points out, things are quite the contrary…
…are easy for Eldrazi to interact with via the broad answers like Path to Exile and the hyper-efficient ones…
Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung join forces to present this Vintage Set Review of Dark Ascension! There are definitely some doozies in this set for the oldest Eternal format, so tune in.
…to Plowshares and Path to Exile being the main two. I feel that I am going to have to disagree…
A control deck took home the win last weekend and Shaheen Soorani believes its win was no fluke!
…up to it, helps draw toward it, and lives through the exile from it. I wanted Solemn Simulacrum to be…
Merfolk and Humans decks made big gains in Modern with the arrival of Ixalan! Jim Davis breaks down the key cards and interactions ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
…Path to Exile and Reflector Mage are phenomenal Magic cards at interacting with your opponent’s creatures, but if they…
…You might be clearing the path to kill them to death (especially if you have a Sanctum Seeker), and it…
Modern isn’t Legacy, and a “nerfed” Mother of Runes can still make quite an impact! Ross Merriam offers three homes where Giver of Runes can choose her family!
…Giver of Runes does the same thing, but it covers everything from Lightning Bolt to Path to Exile to Fatal…
…Dead // Gone and a splashed quartet of Path to Exile are a main deck answers to Marit Lage tokens, Engineered…
…Path to Exile is obviously much better, but since Chalice seems to be so well positioned now, playing a „worse…
…sources, and a basic to search for when my creatures get hit by Path to Exile. Eight manlands would normally…
…You'll exile-mill some sweet cards, and you can use any of your mana to cast the exiled cads…
Wednesday, October 6th – LSV once got Devon to 4 life and also gave him 9 poison counters; someone joked that he was going for the “double up.” Why stop there? Why not use a Sign in Blood to kill via decking and damage with nine poison?
…Pump always leaves you vulnerable to instant removal. Path to Exile is no longer legal. This helps. Vines of Vastwood…
…Then, we add a pair of Path to Exile to give us some removal, and the deck is built. Tempo…
…Helps us apply pressure throughout the game, and draws high-value removal spells like Path to Exile away from our…
Ben Friedman’s Modern mastery helped him hit an important milestone! Come for the insights into Grixis Death’s Shadow, stay for the mistakes he made along the way…
…He<br> flashes back Path to Exile on my Snapcaster, reveals a hand of lands, and<br> then untaps and…
Hans Eriksson has the potential to put big creatures onto the battlefield in a hurry. See how Bennie Smith uses him in Commander.
…dies, you get to exile that player’s graveyard. I’ve included a few other ways to deal with graveyard…
Friday, May 15th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re back, and we’re just twenty-four hours from one of the biggest tournaments of the year: Regionals. This week we’re going to look at what everyone else is playing, what you should be playing, and what I’m wielding in this wacky, wild and token-filled metagame. Let’s go!
…but it also has to contend with Terminate, Terror, Pyroclasm, Wrath of God, Path to Exile, and more. With that…
Get ready to roll the dice with Haktos the Unscarred! Bennie Smith builds a Commander deck worthy of Achilles!
…Swords to Plowshares Path to Exile Vandalblast Allay Wrath of God Crush Contraband Return to Dust 10. Neheb, the Eternal…
Tuesday, June 30th – Last weekend’s incredibly successful Legacy $5k in Boston produced an excellent Top 16, with many old favorites and some new builds coming out to play. This week, Doug takes a look at every list in the T16, comparing similar builds and discussing the advantages of the newest tech across the board. Find out about Planeswalker Landstill and the newest sideboards in from that over-the-border favorite, Canadian Threshold!
…Path to Exile has given the deck a lot of strength against the common strategy of landing a big guy…
Thursday, February 11th – Once upon a time, there was this curious little U/R deck, built around filling an opponent’s hand with cards and killing them with Ebony Owl Netsuke and Sudden Impact, not only throwing the traditional concept of card advantage out the window, but then rolling over the corpse with a steamroller and lighting it on fire. One could argue that it was truly taking the concept of a “tempo deck” to its most extreme.
…What Path to Exile is to U/W Archive Trap -based decks, Lightning Bolt is to U/R. That three…
Patrick returns to put a bow on his Battle for Zendikar brewing series! If you want a deck for #SCGIndy, as always, Patrick has dozens!
…Sure, a lot of the time they will be able to exile a fetchland, but if we’re just playing…
…The Path to Exile are here to have a maindeck answer to the Splinter Twin combo, as well as being…
…Eternal Witness, Kitchen Finks, Path to Exile, and staple cards like Brainstorm, Duress and Mana Leak also sell or trade…
…Path to Exile is worse than Vapor Snag or Dismember and Thoughtseize doesn’t seem like it would be very…
With Modern’s apex predator banned, which decks are back on the prowl, and which are still prey? Ben Friedman swaps his cowboy hat for a pith helmet as he takes you into the Modern jungle!
…Wrenn and Six can’t be hit with Lightning Bolt or Path to Exile, it kills Noble Hierarchs while leaving…
Thursday, October 1st – Kithkin are gone from Standard, and that made Cedric a sad panda. However, Zendikar is here, and the new face of White Weenie is upon us… Soldiers! Cedric examines the strategy and strength of the individual pieces. Can such a regimented beatdown force be a player in the new Standard metagame?
…deck that is going to show up in the next few months. *Path to Exile*<br> We all know how…
…Abzan also has access to Path to Exile, which, unlike the venerable Bolt, lets you blow up enemy delve creatures…
…mana, and Path to Exile is actually a bad card in the Jund matchup. I managed to fix some of…
Ghalta, Primal Hunger sure got Bennie Smith’s attention, and not just for the type line! He’s already dreamed up a Commander list for the Elder Dinosaur, and today he shares it with you!
…Food Chain is an interesting possibility, since you can exile Ghalta for thirteen green mana to cast a bunch of…
…Resolving Path to Exile on Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath is surprisingly backbreaking, while riding a Teferi is less…
…Hellspark Elemental<br> Knight of the Reliquary<br> Martial Coup<br> Noble Hierarch<br> Path to Exile Alara Reborn: Bituminous…
…Assuming we have the capability to answer almost anything, just drawing enough cards is a legitimate path to victory, and…
…This versatility is quite a rare thing – there’s a reason why Path to Exile is one of the most…
…Path to Exile and Blessed Alliance into Supreme Verdict with Cryptic Command was a monstrous beating for Eldrazi. Deliberately filtering…
…That format was full of targeted removal like Path To Exile, Terminate, and Maelstrom Pulse. Uril, the Miststalker was one…
…Stormbreath Dragon resists Lightning Bolt, Abrupt Decay, and Path to Exile, and can't be chump-blocked by pesky Lingering…
Sometimes you can prepare all you want for Magic and life. Sometimes you can have things perfectly in order. And sometimes you can totally screw all that up and win anyway! Read SCG Tour star Kevin Jones’s unbelievable journey from missing the event he wanted to attend…to finding himself representing America at the World Magic Cup!
…This card is still great, but the trend towards Path to Exile and away from Terminate means that you’re…
Ross Merriam sees too many Izzet Phoenix decks clinging to old Historic ideas. He highlights five top mistakes and shares his latest list.
…Historic may not have Manamorphose like Modern does, but it also doesn’t have Lightning Bolt or Path to Exile…
In Standard Magic, Rakdos Midrange decks range from lean near-aggro builds to effectively ramp lists. Dom Harvey examines the spectrum and guides you where to go for your metagame.
…Inti encourages a low curve as you want to cast your spells from exile before they disappear but without disrupting…
Last week, Sean covered the white, black, and green decks of Commander 2014. It’s Jess’s turn this week, and she tinkers with the blue and red decks to create fun new builds on a budget!
…Feldon of the Third Path can use him to act as a sort of Winding Canyons or Alchemist’s Refuge…
Friday, October 16th – Confidence is a tricky thing to tie down, but it seems that those at the highest level of the game have it in abundance. How can you maximize your confidence, and how does it affect your game? Quentin leads the way…
…and know it means Path to Exile and/or Meddling Mage. You will know how to sideboard and rather than…
The experience is the thing – what does it mean to just fully immerse yourself in the most difficult and prestigious event of the year? Sam Black shares what he can of his preparation for this event by showing what it feels like to be a competitor at a challenge this incredible.
…The core of the deck is powerful enough that normal cards like Lightning Bolt and Path to Exile don’t…