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The Long & Winding Road – As Legacy Turns by Matt Elias

Wednesday, May 26th – If you’re preparing for this summer’s StarCityGames.com Legacy Open series (including the upcoming Philadelphia stop), Grand Prix: Columbus, and Legacy Champs 2010, it is absolutely essential that you frame your understanding of the format within the new order, as the format exists today. Let’s take a look at some of these decks, frame the new players in our understanding of the unfair decks in the format, and review some options the fair decks have available in their struggle to fight back.

…Reanimator’s creatures are purposefully resistant to traditional removal in the format, particularly Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile…

Madness Over Innistrad by Patrick Chapin

How good is madness? Will it be a powerhouse in Standard as it was long ago? Or will it be a niche Limited player as it was in Time Spiral block? Let’s ask Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin! He’s here to sort out the madness that awaits us in Shadows over Innistrad!

…It is also, however, vulnerable to burn spells that deal two damage and exile. Like Brutal Expulsion… While this really…

Modern Spellcrafting by Mike Radecki

…White Path to Exile This great piece of removal needs little introduction or explanation. Exiling a threat at instant speed…

The Right Stuff by Jim Davis

Learn how to build the best sideboard you can for the deck you’re taking to Grand Prix Richmond by reading SCG Invitational finalist Jim Davis’ latest article!

…Dismember Path to Exile Nature's Claim However, while Hayne’s deck is very focused on the combo, many of…

An Epic Derevi Commander Deck! by Bennie Smith

The word “epic” gets thrown around a little too much these days. Bennie Smith is taking it much more literally! See the crazy Commander deck he’s drawn up that takes full epic advantage of Derevi!

…a Tormod’s Crypt <br> and sends it off to exile. You can still do just fine playing out your…

Video Plus Analysis: RUG Delver VS. Miracles! by Drew Levin

Drew Levin gives you everything you could possibly want to learn this matchup inside and out before #SCGDC. That includes sideboarding advice, theory, and of course, playtest videos featuring decklist evolution.

…Path<br> to Exile is excellent as a way to bridge the gap to the midgame, but its applications are…

You Lika The Juice? – Magic 2010 & Me by Bennie Smith

Friday, July 17th – The past couple of columns I took a look at Magic 2010 in broad strokes; now that the set is released and I’ve had a chance to hold some of the cards in my hand and play with them, I figured I’d do an overview of the specific cards that have my attention, and touch on the Magic2010 prerelease in Richmond. Let’s jump right in!

…Not a competitor for Path to Exile so much as a supplement. Hive Mind<br> I can already see a…

PV’s Playhouse – Examining Worldwake… So Far by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa

Thursday, January 21st – Worldwake Spoiler season continues apace, and we’re learning about the new and exciting cards from the WotC drop-feed. Today, Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa looks at the more interesting cards spoiled thus far, and evaluates them for Constructed play… [Warning: Contains Spoilers!]

…Return target creature to its owner’s hand. <br> [-12]: Exile all cards from target player’s library, then that…

Embracing The Chaos – They Built It by Sheldon Menery

Tuesday, June 8th – I had previously mentioned that for the new iteration of the Armada Games EDH League that I wanted to build a deck with cards I hadn’t previously played or wasn’t currently playing. I started thinking about what I’d do, knowing that I’d have two weeks (the week of PT San Juan and the following) to cook up something before the League restarted. Then, just before I left for San Juan, fellow L5 Toby Elliott linked me to a thread on MTGSalvation where they a) called me a geezer and b) had decided to build a deck for me.

…Ruin Ghost … Path to Exile: Simple, already classic—but I don’t think I’m playing Swords to Plowshares in…

Making Top 4 At The Latest SCG Invitational by Gerry Thompson

At the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis, GerryT made Top 4 with U/W Delver in Standard and Reanimator in Legacy. He tells you why he chose these decks and how his rounds went. Consider playing one or both at SCG Open Series: Detroit!

…Game 1, I lost because he had his Path to Exile instead of Swords to Plowshares. When I was testing…

Constructed Criticism – More Close Calls by Todd Anderson

Monday, January 18th – As most of you know, I’ve advocated Zoo as one of the best decks in Extended since I think it is both versatile and aggressive. These two qualities combine to apply a ton of pressure to the sluggish combo and control decks of the format, forcing them to attempt to go off too early, or find answers before you nail the coffin shut.

…against other aggressive decks, and specifically those playing Path to Exile. He lets you have somewhat of an end-game…

The Magic Online Cube Returns! by Chris Kiritz

…Intuition | Instant | | Momentary Blink | Instant | | Mana Leak | Instant | | Path to Exile | Instant | | Memory Lapse | Instant | | Pulse of the Fields | Instant…

The “Sending Shea Away” Play-By-Play by Sheldon Menery

With a friend leaving Armada Games, Sheldon had to send him off in style! What shenanigans await in this week’s Commander play-by-play?

…All other things being equal, Rith is a decent path to victory. Might as well protect it. Bastion Protector Turn…

HOOFing And Going Over The Top by Todd Anderson

GP Nashville finalist Todd Anderson talks about how Reanimator and B/R Zombies went big to win Grand Prix this past weekend and what you should think about when selecting a deck for Standard.

…However, when the competition is stiff and the best removal spells in the format (such as Path to Exile, Abrupt…

Wild Cards by Brian David-Marshall

…I originally left out Path to Exile from the deck because I was worried about the clashing [of land destruction…

Rise of Aintrazi – The Story Of Worlds by Ali Aintrazi

Ali has returned from Worlds with tales and a tournament report, including a Solar Flare deck for this weekend’s Standard Open. As a bonus, he’s got a sneak peek at the green member of the “Power 5” in his new custom cube!

…I hated it when my bomb was answered by Path to Exile. I went 3-3 on the day after…

Brennan DeCandio Is A Nitwit: Build Overlapping Sideboards Already! by Ari Lax

Brennan DeCandio’s misgivings about Modern touched a nerve with Ari Lax! Today he builds his case for Modern deckbuilding “the right way” with a few simple words of advice that we can all learn from!

…Fatal Push If you are losing to removal, there are three scenarios. Kitchen FinksPath to Exile The best-case scenario…