Wednesday, July 7th – I wanted to write about the interesting intersections between several different cards and strategies that revolve around Nether Shadow and its fellow creatures. We don’t really have a name in Magic for the strategy of cards like Nether Shadow and Ashen Ghoul. Self recursion? Self reanimation? I call it Andre Rison.
…You can just sacrifice a Nether Traitor to a Blasting Station in response to a Path to Exile. It’s…
…Does Sokrates disincentivize opponents from attacking? Or does it incentivize them to be the first to do so to try…
…to get rid of the annoying Sparkmage (Oblivion Ring, Path to Exile, Linvala). Another possibility is to remain loyal to…
Don’t sleep on Kaldheim for Modern. Dom Harvey offers a bevy of brews showcasing the set’s combo potential. Pyre of Heroes for Artificers, anyone?
…to ramp you with Path to Exile. Though this maindeck is light on interaction, Dimir Zombies❄ enjoys access to Thoughtseize…
…likely to be more scary to them than blue due to the availability of Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares…
A mana creature aficionado, Ross Merriam dissects the arrival of the newest one from Modern Horizons 2 — Ignoble Hierarch
…Bolt and Path to Exile. That metagame was ripe for Phyrexian Crusader to dominate, and was enough to draw some…
…Lightning Bolt<br> 4 Lightning Helix<br> 4 Path to Exile Spells [12] Lands [21] Deck Total [60] Sideboard [15…
…It makes Path to Exile cost FOUR. If you’re taking time off to get rid of Voja, you’re…
Tuesday, October 27th – Dave got out and played some Magic this weekend, fighting alongside his team in the second Front Range Magic Team Challenge. What did he play? How far did his teammates to carry him?
…Pairing it up with Path to Exile gave me the additional removal that I wanted, and forcing me to test…
…Doom Blade could represent a certain critical moment in Final Fantasy VII or Path to Exile might represent The Sending…
…Against aggressive decks, which are likely to sideboard out cards like Path to Exile, it's a very strong blocker…
Welcome to the second week of *Shadows over Innistrad* previews. Last week I introduced the design team and started explaining…
…Paragon Key Answers: - Swords to Plowshares - Solitude - Path to Exile - Oust This deck wants to have a good low curve…
SCG Tour points leader Todd Stevens is way ahead of the curve on Amonkhet archetypes! Which of these would you use to stay on top at SCG Atlanta?
…the battlefield you need to exile. I started making this deck with the desire to put Glorybringer and Always Watching…
Michael Majors prepped for the Pro Tour by crushing a lot of opponents last week! A runner up finish later, and he’s sharing everything about one of the breakout decks of the tournament before #SCGATL!
…The aforementioned two-drops are even stuck in exile,<br> unable to be accessed by Ojutai’s Command! While I…
…Field of Ruin and Path to Exile are relevant against Azorius Control, but is a relatively small metagame share. This…
This week Ari talks about the conclusions he came to about Modern while testing it for Grand Prix Detroit and goes over how he did in the event with his Kiki Pod deck.
…Path to Exile versus Dismember is approximately a push, so the question is whether Thoughtseize, Lingering Souls, and Abrupt Decay…
…so Wizards had him walk the path to exile from the get-go to be on the safe (sane) side…
Magic Online champion Reid Duke tells you what he learned about the nature of Modern as a format this past summer and goes over the three “safe” deck choices in his first article in a series on Modern.
…Path to Exile is also good but is not a great turn 1 play for obvious reasons. It can be…
…Finally, I dew into Path to Exile for Karador, and I also had Aura Shards in play, which decimated the…
There have been a lot of uncommons that pushed the game to its breaking point, but is this really one of them? Ari Lax wants to explain to you exactly why Izzet is!
…Deal damage to target creature equal to the number of instants and<br> > sorceries you own in exile and your…
…3 Path to Exile 3 Roiling Vortex 3 Smash to Smithereens powered byStreamDecker Card availability is going to be a…
Friday, March 11 – Sometimes, even the best players, even Players of the Year, don’t have all the answers. Instead, there are questions. Brad asks some poignant ones about Standard and Extended.
…to attack with him, so it’s very easy to wait until you have countermagic ready for Path to Exile…
What happened to these decks? There are a lot of players with Modern decks they love, but some of them are being pushed out of the format. What do they need to make a comeback at the #SCGBALT Modern Classic? Todd talks the Modern extinction list!
…cards like Deflecting Palm? Overload on removal with Path to Exile? Whenever I play Infect in a tournament, I know…
Thursday, September 16th – I’ve been playing Dreadstill since 2007 — I’ve used it to split a Star City Open tournament , and to make top 16 at a Legacy Grand Prix . This weekend, I went 14-1 in games with it.
…should someone use Path to Exile on Bob, my opponent would have one fewer way to handle my Dreadnought. With…
…to pour into it and Hangarback doesn't wind up exiled to a Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, or…
…Just be aware of Path to Exile. Tarmogoyf from the sideboard makes this matchup a lot better. - There's almost…
…Stoneblade must get by on situational counters and Path to Exile. In practice, I always feel behind against everything and…
…Path to Exile is easily one of our best removal spells alongside Bolt, Abrupt Decay, and Containment Priest Terminate, but…
Friday, June 25th – There’s quite a bit of EDH stuff to talk about, so this week’s column is going to be a bit scattershot, and I hope you’ll bear with me. There are new EDH bannings, first thoughts on Archenemy, a reboot for my EDH decks, and more!
…But if you’re going down the well-worn path of using it to kill everyone at the table. Snore…
…as the core of Lightning Bolt, Lightning Helix, Path to Exile, and Snapcaster Mage seem excellent in a field full…
Commander author Bennie Smith closes out his series on all the sweet new cards offered up by Commander 2014! If you need some new fire to your 100-card decks, Bennie has the answers!
…Cards to consider: Greater Auramancy, Sterling Grove, Unseen Walker, Coiling Woodworm, Privileged Position, Gaea’s Liege, Hidden Path* This is…
…Card] White - [Card]Teferi, Time Raveler[/Card] - [Card]Path to Exile[/Card] - [Card]Thopter Foundry[/Card] - [Card]Monastery Mentor[/Card…
…even rougher when compared to other similar games like Path of Exile. When compared to Baldur’s Gate 3, based…
…Swords to Plowshares (disrupts your opponent's plans to block, can also be cast defensively) Path to Exile (see Swords…
…I don't even know what to say about this card! In a world with Path to Exile the Bloodwitch…
…has to take when they are trying to cast Thundermaw Hellkite, Liliana of the Veil and Path to Exile in…
…and Ad Nauseam that lose to a few specific answers (respectively Path to Exile, Remand, and Dispel) and run a…
Bennie Smith looks back on 2019’s best cards for Commander! From mana ramp and card draw to just plain “wow,” he has the highlights!
…not even exile effects will permanently get rid of them. You have to really work hard to neutralize the threat…
No single set has shaken up Sheldon Menery’s deckbuilding like Commander Legends. See what made the cut.
…It has it from black and white, so it’s not getting a Swords to Plowshares or Path to Exile…
Ross Merriam knows a thing or two about Izzet Phoenix. He pioneered the deck, after all! Who better to bust four myths about the Modern menace ahead of SCG Philadelphia?
…That they have Path to Exile often leads me to waiting until Turn 3 to cast Thing with Spell Pierce…
Monday, June 21st – As much fun as it is to play with Reanimator, you don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to Legacy, especially if the DCI is going to annihilate archetypes willy-nilly. If you watched the GGS Live coverage from Philly through to the end, you heard me say that my back-up deck for Philly was an Enlightened Tutor / Counterbalance deck similar to the one AJ Sacher used to make Top 8 earlier this year…
…Ad Nauseam, Force of Will, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Enlightened Tutor, Brainstorm, Diabolic Edict, Echoing Truth, and basically…
…Everyone knows this is also able to block Baneslayer Angel and dodges Path to Exile and Lightning Bolt and Doom…
…That deck plays a lot of situational answers such as Spell Snare, Mana Leak, Lighting Bolt, and Path to Exile…
Glenn tells you about the Gifts Ungiven deck that he played at Grand Prix Kansas City and why he recently returned to work on it again. Check it out!
…Path to Exile isn’t everywhere, but it’s in enough places that you will often only get one trigger…
Aaron Barich took down SCG Knoxville with a surprising deck! Get her insights into Golgari Yawgmoth for Modern.
…to interact with the other combo creatures and Path to Exile ramps this already mana-hungry deck, leading to you…
…When we have three lands to fetch up when they are Ghost Quartering us and Path to Exiling our threats…
One of GerryT’s pet peeves is when someone gives up on a deck just because it has one bad matchup. Improve your deckbuilding by reading examples of how he’s found solutions to this problem in the past and present.
…To those people that said Dark Depths loses to a Path to Exile: actually, it was the best deck in…
Tuesday, February 24th – In today’s Long and Winding Road, Matt Elias examines Hellkite Oath for Vintage, and suggests a few interesting Legacy lists in good time for Grand Prix: Chicago…
…Swords to Plowshares, Chain of Vapor, Echoing Truth, Duplicant, and I suppose now Path to Exile. Provided that you Oath…
…This win condition is kept in check by cheap spot removal like Doom Blade or Path to Exile. #20. Test…