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…deck that -- rather than playing even a single Path to Exile main deck -- played lots of extra lands, and was…

Monday, April 20th – Alara Reborn is almost with us, and Patrick Chapin is very excited by the fresh multicolor goodness! Today, he looks at ten reasons why he believes this set is going to reshape Constructed Magic for the foreseeable future. Using cards spoiled thus far, he takes us through the strongest effects the set has offered up thus far…

…Path to Exile 1. Noble Hierarch As I write this, it is a week from the prerelease, and only 50…

…turns your Path to Exile into a Murder. If you really need that creature exiled, best to hold onto your…

Any time Abe gets primed to uncover a new random Commander project, the people take notice! Today’s special brew is all about swords, shields, and victory! Let’s give three cheers for Ser Abe Sargent and his army of skull-bashing tribal Knights!

…But Path to Exile was sufficiently generic in flavor to make the<br> cut. You could see a Knight banishing…

…Wizards forgot about the fact that Pioneer would not have Blood Moon, Cryptic Command, Path to Exile or Lightning Bolt…

Friday, September 18th – Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa brings us his personal thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the currently spoiled Zendikar cards. As usual, it’s a mixed review, with some hits and some misses, but overall, Zendikar gets the PV Seal of Approval!

…The other problem is that the base Blue decks usually splash another color for removal — Path to Exile, Doom Blade…

…Maybe Force of Negation down the line, but generally speaking you're going to be using Path to Exile or…

Thursday, July 9th – Cedric Phillips, the voice of White Weenie, brings us an in-depth examination of Kithkin post-M10 rotation. While there are a host of possible inclusions, Cedric doesn’t believe that there’s a great deal to improve the current deck. It seems that Kithkin are likely to be one of the more potent strategies come U.S. Nationals… What does this mean for those planning to run with Wizened Cenn?

…Turn 3<br> Honor of the Pure + pumping Figure of Destiny <br> Honor of the Pure + Path to Exile <br…

…are difficult to deal with once they resolve; Wurmcoil requires a specific answer like [card] Path to Exile [/card], otherwise…

…They have to be a popular character – We also want to encourage the enfranchised players to buy the core set…

While the #SCGCIN Open was stealing all the headlines, Michael Majors was busy putting another trophy on his crowded mantle! Read about his journey through the Sunday field and decide if Four-Color Rally is the way to go for #SCGCHAR’s Standard Classic!

…Misty Rainforest Sphinx's Revelation Life from the Loam Izzet Charm Path to Exile What? My opponent, Scott Kirkwood, did…

…This led me to taking two paths on my creatures. Avatar of Fury Mogg Maniac Chain Reaction The first path…

Last week, Todd Stevens dazzled us with the unusual prison deck he designed and cultivated on his Twitch stream! Now he’s giving you the keys to the kingdom in this exclusive primer!

…I wouldn’t want a second as of now, but it is nice to have the ability to exile a…

Urza Outcome may be Todd Anderson’s pick for the best deck in Modern, but it has weaknesses. If you’re not fond of taking hundreds of actions per game to win, he has two intriguing possibilities for SCG Indianapolis!

…On Thin Ice I’ve thought Path to Exile was horrendous for quite some time and simply a necessary evil…

…The former is an artifact that can tap and exile itself to add a blue, and my next instant or…

…cards have tried to mimic a fraction of its power, like Condemn or Path to Exile. The original still sets…

Ross Merriam revisits his excellent run at last weekend’s SCG Tour event, complete with updated decklist and a full breakdown of his process for picking it back up!

…from my opponent or my desire to play<br> around Path to Exile. Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Blood Moon…

Are you serious about improving your game? If so, be sure to check out the plan Sam came up with in order to get better at Magic after being inspired by Reid Duke.

…Similarly, don’t think, “Well, I was either going to play Lightning Bolt or Path to Exile as my removal…

…to grind out victory three damage at a time – often required to Wasteland its own Treetop Village to prevent exile…

Monday, April 26th – This was my last chance. The numbers were clear: play Dark Depths and you are likely to qualify. Good players with Depths dominated the top 32 of Houston. People just didn’t respect the deck. Playing anything else was just irrational.

…That Path was going to be a problem for me either way, and I would rather make a line of…

…obscures it, forget to have your opponent search up a land when you Path to Exile their creature — all are…

Friday, July 31st – I almost took a bet to replace the singleton Liliana in the sideboard with a singleton Balefire Liege, just in case I made Top 8. I didn’t cast her a single time in the swiss, and I lost the only game where it was cast in the Top 8, so I missed out on $20 and a story. Luckily, I’m still in the middle of this other story…

…After that, he used Path to Exile on a few of my threats, but a Broodmate Dragon sealed the deal…

…want to maximize the number of castings I get each turn. This old enchantment will have me exile spells I…

…The only tricks at this moment that would give him another turn are Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares and…

Last week, GerryT told everyone Modern was broken and they just didn’t know it yet. This week, the prophetic Grand Prix Top 8 competitor shares his latest builds of the Death’s Shadow archetype that has everyone scrambling to beat it or join it! An SCG Indianapolis must-read!

…They replace their Lightning Bolts with Path to Exile and Fatal Push, plus they have Lingering Souls to win the…

…Sometimes you want a land but sometimes you get to do something like put Dragon in your hand, exile Frost…

…In addition, Path to Exile is basically their only way to beat Tasigur, so Dispel helps protect him as well…

Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin checks out some of the strangest and most exciting Modern decks that you should consider for the upcoming #SCGINVI in Columbus or Grand Prix Charlotte! The big back-to-back Modern weekends are coming!

…It gives us a way to<br> sacrifice Protean Hulk outright, which is great against Path to Exile, but it…

…Loses Elspeth and Path to Exile, and that's about it.<br> Valakut Ramp – Loses Rampant Growth and Siege-Gang…

…color should probably be white for cards like Path to Exile and sideboard slots like Stony Silence. Both Birds and…

Mark Nestico is no stranger to controversy, and the debates surrounding Modern are no exception! What does he think about the supposed uninteractive epidemic? He lays it all out here!

…Plays cards to clear the way like Path to Exile. The list goes on and on. Affinity, Urzatron, Death’s…

Wednesday, November 11th – With Jund looking to dominate the format, the StarCityGames.com $5000 Nashville Standard Open produced a selection of decks that looked to topple the current metagame heavyweight. Kyle examines the funkiest decks to come out of the Top 8 of last weekend’s $5K, including the winning deck from Kali Anderson!

…like to have the solid reliable threat of Great Sable Stag, or more Hierarchs and Path to Exile. This deck…

…Sideboard Creatures [30] 4 Collected Company<br> 4 Path to Exile Spells [8] Lands [22] Deck Total [60] Sideboard [15…

How could Bennie Smith resist a legendary card-drawing Squirrel? Check out his latest Commander deck starring Toski, Bearer of Secrets.

…savvy Commander players build ways to deal with indestructible creatures with spells that exile them or other effects. Commander’s…

Thursday, June 4th – Grand Prix: Seattle Tacoma was a blast. I had the chance to catch up with a lot of old friends, meet a few new ones, and overall just have a fantastic time. Because I’m a sheep, I’ll be writing a tournament report, just like everyone else. Hopefully, it’s entertaining. If not, there’s some bonus stuff at the end. And here we go.

…I put him on Path to Exile, but he had Pride mage instead. Still not sure I played that wrong…

…after a [card] Path to Exile [/card] on an earlier Ulamog. I lost the second to a couple [card] Tarmogoyf…

Wednesday, December 9th – Last week, I spoke about how States is, in essence, a chance to play what you like , not necessarily what is just hands-down the best deck. While that recommendation is certainly very solid, I failed to take my own advice this past weekend at Michigan States.

…Putrid Leech is a very real threat, and few cards outside of Path to Exile can actually put a stop…

…Notable uncommons out of Conflux include two of the best removal spells in your colors in Path to Exile and…

…Exquisite Firecraft 2 Path to Exile 2 Roiling Vortex 3 Sanctifier en-Vec 4 Smash to Smithereens powered byStreamDecker The…

Kibler’s excited to see all the online creativity going on in the Modern format, and can’t wait to join the fray himself following Pro Tour Honolulu!

…The key features of this deck are cheap interaction spells— Remand, Spell Snare, and Path to Exile —backed by efficient…

Monday, January 5th – Today’s Innovations sees Patrick answering a handful of reader correspondence, on topics including Extended Elves, Black/White Prison in Legacy, the demise of Tron, and how to battle against unknown strategies…

…Path to Exile might have a home in some sort of U/W Tron deck, for what its worth, though…

…Anguished Unmaking, Despark, Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares, and Darksteel Mutation provide spot removal. Darksteel Mutation pairs quite nicely…

…that requires a counterspell or a [card] Path to Exile [/card] to deal with. It can close the game out…

In the penultimate match, facing Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, Drew Levin has to make a choice: to draw and play out next round or play now and risk defeat against one of the best? Find out, and read about his 10th-place U/W Control list.

…In my conversations with Tom Martell, he iterated that a full set of Path to Exile in the sideboard was…

Tom “The Boss” Ross has done it again. What was once thought a semi-rogue strategy that couldn’t make the cut at the top tables has been taken to the summit by the back-to-back Invitational Champion! So how did he do it? The same way he always does: by thinking outside the box and adding new dimensions! #SCGINDY is next weekend. Rack ’em!

…Upsides versus Bant Eldrazi are how weak Path to Exile and Eldrazi Displacer are against you. Dismember, Smallpox, and Liliana…

…Both seem horrendous to me. Path to Exile is slightly less popular than usual, but Field of Ruin and Ghost…

Todd Anderson has spent plenty of time grinding games recently against the new Modern enemy: Death’s Shadow! So how do you beat it? And what mistakes will its pilots make in learning it? SCG Indy is on its way!

…Path to Exile is a tough card to cast against the Death’s Shadow deck because they can find a…

Friday, November 27th – Last week, Brian Kibler shared his preparation process for the Standard portion of Worlds. Today, he examines his personal performance across all three days, and comes to some surprising conclusions. While 2009 has been good to Brian, he feels he could, and should, have done better…

…Path to Exile, Slaughter Pact, and Tribal Flames give the deck a lot of removal for big creatures, which helps…

…two discard spells, seeking to disrupt his curve and leaving him with Path to Exile and Restoration Angel, which I…

Why doesn’t Eternal Witness belong in NO RUG? The answer lies in one of my primary philosophies of deckbuilding: Always use the best tool for every job.

…at the time) but wasn’t happy with Path to Exile. I played four Lightning Bolts, two Chain Lightnings, and…