In case you missed it, Shaun McLaren is a Pro Tour Champion that loves him some control decks! The Jeskai junkie is examining Kaladesh previews and he thinks he’s worked out a few ways to control #SCGINDY next weekend! Can control decks define our new Standard format?
…Jace, the Mind SculptorWrath of God It’s been a while since I’ve been there, because it’s been…
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 mix of Infest and Wrath of God seemed good too, but I still haven’t really figured out what…
Monday, August 9th – Hello friends! Welcome back to the column dedicated to the casual side of Magic. Today is my 350th weekly article for StarCityGames.com. In celebration, I was trying to brainstorm a good idea. I realized that I like big decks. Why not build a deck of 350 cards?
…you can’t afford to walk into a Wrath of God. I tried to find creatures that I thought worked…
This week Sean tackles tuning Bez’s Mayael the Animar Commander deck into something that’s still fun to play while being more competitive.
…Steel Hellkite – This replaces some of your wrath effects, as we swap out things that mess up your side of…
…mana, and a nice suite of Wrath of God effects—including the aforementioned Decree of Pain and the excellent In…
…It’s a Wrath of Flyers. To back that up, I added a pair each of Silklash Spider and Arashi…
…or Wrath of God. It seems natural, since Magic is usually “about” creatures. Well, on the heels of *Mirrodin*, Magic…
…It has a natural advantage since all pro-white creatures can still be destroyed with a Wrath of God; and…
…Only a few subtle cards (like Chainer's Edict) and a few unsubtle cards (like Wrath of God) can deal…
…its impact on the board's permanents (think Wrath of God); - the spider, for its bait-and-surprise tactics (think…
Casting costs are relatively important in Type One, for more purposes than just evaluating how much mana you need to put in your deck (especially since cheating on casting costs is the primary goal of many if not most Type One strategies). Its actual import reveals itself through the usefulness of other cards: Powder Keg, Smother, Engineered Explosives, Pernicious Deed, as well as the classically sidelined counterspells, Prohibit and Spell Blast. Other cards ranging from Overload and Plaguebearer to Gorilla Shaman and Chalice of the Void also care very much about this aspect of a card. Today I’m going to break down a whole slew of numbers that will make you a better Vintage player for knowing them.
…20 11 Academy Rector 7 Auriok Salvagers 2 Wrath of God 5: 71 4U/3UU/2UUU: 305 244 Force of…
…A card which kills multiple Creatures (like, say, Wrath of God) is also card advantage. A card which says “scry…
…3.0 What other rating could a 3/3 for 3 get? Nylea, God of the Hunt [draft]Nylea, God…
…Mycosynth Lattice is a hybrid Wrath of God and Armageddon which you're pretty capable of sacrificing before you have…
Lots of people got excited about the four- and five-color strategy with the reprinting of Whispers of the Muse and Gaea’s Blessing in Time Spiral, but it didn’t quite work out; during our testing at the Time Spiral prerelease, Mike Flores was concerned about tapping low for a Whispers and having the opponent respond with Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir. However, Block Constructed has shown the way…
…The idea was to use Wrath of God, Swords to Plowshares, and Wall of Blossoms to stop early beatdown, and…
Tuesday, May 27th – Is Akroma scaring you? Do you fear that your combo deck will be stopped just as you are ready to go off? Perhaps you fear someone else playing the combo, and defeating your creature deck? That’s why you need… countermagic!
…If you play a crucial spell, such as a Wrath of God, then you can use your countermagic to force…
…Klothys, God of Destiny Klothys, God of Destiny Klothys, God of Destiny grinds opponents out of games. This functions more…
The Simic Combine have fallen off the hype train just a tad with all the Orzhov and Gruul decks roaming the land. Fortunately, Carmen still remembers that both Merfolk and Nexus of Fate are real, and they’re coming for SCG Indy!
…dodge a Wrath of God effect or two in the process<br> of killing its opponent. Nexus of Fate The…
…The absence of a Wrath of God effect has a pronounced impact on every facet of the format. The cost…
After many weeks of playtesting, I couldn’t find a rogue deck that pleased me. My G/R Urzatron Tooth and Nail deck promised to be the most fun. But an important part of fun for me is earning a winning record and coming as close to qualifying for Nationals as possible… so Tooth was a bad choice. I eventually settled on Paskins Red, and this is my tale.
…And Clickslither is a great follow-up after Wrath of God. But there’s an even bigger strategy at work…
…Wrath of God from Aaron cleared the board, which was fine with me. While others played their creatures out again…
Elves needed a better way to get reusable growth effects. Enter Isochron Scepter. We all know the tricks that this cheap, uncommon artifact can do. We all dream of the draw where we get a Chrome Mox and an Island on the first turn so that we can drop the Scepter, imprinting Boomerang. Of course, some of us just dream of having four Chrome Mox. But that’s a different story. The Scepter hasn’t been looked at through the minty fresh glasses of the Green mage, though…
…Wrath of God), we look for cards with similar abilities (e.g. Akroma’s Vengeance). There’s another thing that…
…When Wrath of God is played tapping out my opponent, I aim a six point Corrupt for the win. Game…
Hello folks, and welcome back to your regularly scheduled articles, already in progress. This is my traditional Five Color review of the latest set. I’ve done these for years, and you can expect to see me continue for a long time.
…It’s a bit on the expensive side, however, and we do have Damnation and Wrath of God in our…
…having them come alive with a snort as Wrath of God sends them to an early grave. (Say, what *do…
…Classic Control Mana Drain Wrath of God Teferi, Hero of Dominaria You don't necessarily need to be all in…
As we’re all aware, Mike has had a modicum of success of late. His State Championship win, piloting the innovative “This Girl” deck, goes a fair way to banishing the “Bad Player Flores” nickname once and for all. By his own admission, his success is largely due to his fine analysis of the intricacies of the endgame – sculpting the proceedings in order to steer the game to an inevitable victory. Today’s theoretical excercise takes us through the thought process behind such structured play…
…had it until I studied the numbers) over Wrath of God. Demonfire is *special*. There is no other way to…
That’s right, folks… it’s the rundown on the cards you’ve all been waiting for! Ted begins his analysis of the Timeshifted offerings, or “Purple” cards. We all know Psionic Blast is insane. We all know Squire is diabolical. But do the other White and Blue cards have the Constructed quality we need? Read on to find out! [Part I: White] – [Part II: Blue] – [Part III: Black] [Part IV: Red] – [Part V: Green] – [Part VI: Gold, Artifacts, Land]
…some White and using Condemn / Temporal Isolation / Wrath of God / Magus of the Disk to keep her down. Expect to…
Mike breaks down the results of the StarCityGames.com Invitational weekend in Indianapolis, looking at the top decks of both the Standard and Legacy format and the developing metagame.
…The ability to Wrath of God Mono Blue Devotion is big game, *even though* it has access to cards like…
…Specifically, the omnipresence of Stubborn Denial is reason enough for UWx decks to pack Supreme Verdict over Wrath of God…
“So you’re pretty much betting the farm on the fliers, huh?” “That and Kamahl, Fist of Krosa.” “I’m not sure I would be comfortable with that plan, dude.” “In this environment? I’m not. But we’re playing in a very old building, and there is always the possibility of roof collapse of some other disaster taking out half the field before the end of Day One.” “So, you’re an act of God away from making Day Two?” “Basically.”
…the field before the end of Day One.” “So, you’re an act of God away from making Day Two…
Regionals is tomorrow, and today we have five Premium articles devoted to the subject! The first is Mike Flores, who recently pitted his wits, and Annex Wildfire, against a pair of decks piloted by Steve Sadin. Steve’s take on the matchups is presented below… How did Flores fare? Is the unheralded Annex Wildfire a contender for the coming metagame? Can it cope with with Heartbeat and Ghost Husk? Click here to find out!
…many cards in common (such as Mana Leak, Wrath of God, Spell Snare, and so on), but I still have…
…That way you get to have another Wrath of God later. Then it comes in against Elves, Goblins, Infect, and…
…Gaddock Teeg is devastating for decks trying to beat you with Wrath of God, Cryptic Command, or Repeal... but is…
…I'd recommend Wrath of God based decks. Do you play something for fun or do you play for winning…
…Hammer of Bogardan (which will probably be the no.1 Hill Giant killer in Standard) or Wrath of God. Thirdly…
A Tier 1 Anchor card is a card that you will never pass if you open it in Pack 1. Consequently, some of the artifacts in this category are cards that you will never pass…well, ever. These are far and away better than any common, and I would say”any uncommon” as well, but in Mirrodin that is an assertion that is liable to get you into trouble. You will pump the fist when you see one of these in a pack. Throughout Onslaught Block, it was never possible to open two Tier 1 cards in the same pack. Sure, Lightning Rift was good and all, but if you open Visara the Dreadful and Lightning Rift, the Rift is getting shipped like you were Aristotle Onassis. This has changed. There is a big dumb elephant lurking about. You may be sending Bosh, Iron Golem off to the left. Just a warning.
…A Wrath of God is great backup if your plan of kicking your opponent’s hatless butt happens to fail…
It’s probably no surprise that I felt that Bonesplitter needed to be in here. Nothing says”aggressive” like a spell that gives +2/+0 and keeps on giving even after the creature dies. I also wanted something cheap to stop other creatures. Pacifism had been my spell of choice ever since those impotent, slack-jawed cretins in R&D decided to drop Reprisal from 8th Edition. Why did you do that? Why? Why, dear, God, oh, why? What Rhodes Scholar decided that a White spell that costs 1W and only blows up creatures that are really big was too good? I’m sorry, what were we talking about?
…deal with that sort of onslaught unless it packs mass removal, a la Wrath of God. It can’t keep…
…of those keeping track) original Replenish deck that went a little something like this... - 1xSky Diamond - 2xWrath of God - 4xAttunement…
…Because of Wash Out, Rebels need a whole new plan against you, like Wrath of God, Seal of Cleansing and…
…Because of Wash Out, Rebels need a whole new plan against you, like Wrath of God, Seal of Cleansing and…
…Condemn, Porphyry Nodes, Engineered Explosives, and Wrath of God are solid options.* *Burn can be tricky, too, but counters and…
Tuesday, July 22nd – In June, Wizards of the Coast announced some major changes for the rarity breakdown for upcoming sets – instead of the Rares, Uncommons, and Commons we were used to, they added a new rarity level known as Mythic Rares. How do these new types of rares affect the value of your cards? In this week’s edition of Insider Trading, Ben tackles the issue of Mythic Rares and gets down to the nitty gritty of the situation!
…time, more-than-time-and-a-half on Wrath of God ($25 versus $15). If Damnation was a one in…
…This deck is playing Cryptic Command and Remand, and Living End is something of a Wrath of God, so it…
…For example, Damnation's question is pretty straightforward: “What if Wrath of God were a black-aligned spell?” But Serra…
Well friends, it’s been a fun week. Getting to talk about two my favorite subjects was certainly a treat. I hope the readers had a good time as well. Today is the drafting finale, and the format of choice when you’ve got 7 buddies, a quality printer, and lots of time on your hands. It’s only one of the Top 5 coolest things you can do with the game of Magic and it won an award! How could you not read this article?
…Green Wrath of God? Why not: 01062005weil4.jpg Number one is a little farther down. Really, everyone made exciting, strong…
…Don't forget Wrath of God or Starstorm to really salvage some trinkets. Chimeric Coils has been “fixed” by giving…
…Terminus Wrath of God does not see any play in Classic. It is far too slow at 4 mana, especially…
We have a lot of ground to cover, and I’m actually trying to be as brief as I can be this week. Right now, I’m looking at it in the unedited form, at seven pages, and realize that, just maybe, brief isn’t happening. I’ll talk about Future Sight next week, and then fatties (and Green fatties specifically) the week after that, I promise. But I have to finish this up, and I can take you along with me along the way to the final point, and you can play the forum game of “give it a better name than I did.”
…and more of a “hey, what if” option, the Tromp is capable of following up a post-Wrath Scatter and…
It took me exactly three Mirrodin boosters before I found one of my Class I cards. Sitting in an uncommon slot was Betrayal of Flesh, laughing at me in its dancing-and-steaming-undead sort of way. “No one uses me outside of Limited,” it cackled,”what makes you want to give a try?” I blinked.”Oh. Well. See, I think I’m crazy,” I said to my little digital card. “Proceed,” it replied merrily.
…White’s board-sweepers, Wrath of God and Akroma’s Vengeance, are really good compliments to Betrayal of Flesh, just…