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The Whir Lantern Primer, Or, How To Win Grand Prix Oklahoma City by Sam Black

Sam Black went a perfect 8-0 in the Modern portion of the SCG Season Two Invitational with Whir Lantern! Today he gives all the details you need to wield the deck at Grand Prix Oklahoma City!

…first few burn spells, and between that and Path to Exile, they have too many dead cards, so Game 1…

Dear Azami: The Life Of Brion by Sean McKeown

Sean takes a look at Jeff’s Brion Stoutarm Commander deck and tries to make it more synergistic while working within the confines of a budget.

…and we’re not just jamming Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile because budgets are a thing and we…

Valakut With A Side Of Zoo, 1st And 6th At The Richmond Open by Pat Cox

“You cannot keep playing Valakut. You never win with it.” Pat Cox’s friend kept telling him, but Pat proved otherwise after winning the Richmond Standard Open. Today, Pat talks about his success in both the Standard and Legacy events.

…sense to play it in the same deck as Path to Exile. And you can’t run Swords to Plowshares…

Constructed Criticism – Not an M11 Set Review by Todd Anderson

Wednesday, July 14th – Chapin said it best when he talked about set reviews a short while ago, in that if you are going to do a set review, bring something original to the table. Comedy, insight, fresh decks, and even an unpopular opinion here and there are great starts. “Great Sable Stag hoses Faeries” is not a good review of the card. Awesome. We already knew that.

…Mitotic Slime could easily be an option for this style of deck once Path to Exile rotates out of Standard…

My Top 8 Winning Cards From Monday’s Modern Changes by Sam Black

Which cards are the biggest gainers after Faithless Looting and Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis got the boot from Modern? Newly unbanned Stoneforge Mystic tops the list, but Sam Black’s other choices may surprise you!

…While Path to Exile is a better-than-average removal spell against recursive creatures, it’s not a real gameplan…

Razaketh? Really? – The Case For Banning by Bennie Smith

Bennie Smith kicks off his Monday residency with an urgent polemic: Razaketh, the Foulblooded has no place in Commander! And if you don’t believe him, just check out the list he’s made…

…About VILLAINOUS WEALTH) • Feldon of the Third Path (She Will Come Back to Me) • Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (Calling Up Ghouls…

You Lika The Juice? – Building a Better Summoning Trap by Bennie Smith

Friday, November 27th – When I submitted my column last week, I was bouncing between playing my Pyromancer Ascension/Summoning Trap deck, my Eldrazi Goblin deck, and Takagi Yui’s Rite of Replication deck for FNM… Then I watched the video deck tech with Conley Woods from Worlds, and I fell in love with Magical Christmasland.

…Unfortunately, I’d only grabbed a single Path to Exile and was missing or short some other cards, so this…

Legacy Metagame Analysis Going Into The Invitational by Patrick Chapin

If you’re floundering on what to do about the Legacy portion of the Invitational, fear not! Patrick Chapin has your options laid out for you. Also, check out the 2nd edition of Next Level Magic, newly released!

…Tarmogoyf, Lightning Bolt, and Path to Exile all see more play in Modern than Nacatl does, but the difference is…

Dear Azami: Melee! by Sean McKeown

Conspiracy: Take the Crown has provided a ton of new toys for Commander mages! Aggro mages included! See the latest commander Sean has starting a melee all over the format!

…Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile are here as our cheap removal spells to prevent things from going *too…

You Lika the Juice? – Surprise… It’s Regionals Already! by Bennie Smith

Friday, May 15th – Last week I wrote about a couple of decks, and I pretty much had settled on two for the PTQ weekend, one of which was the Black/Green “Neo-Elves” Rock deck. The other deck was a Cascade deck…

…Her ability is nigh unbeatable against B/W Tokens… that is, if they don’t have a Path to Exile…

Insider: 13 Origems by Brian DeMars

…Griselbrand you can respond with Hallowed Moonlight and exile the Griselbrand to preempt further shenanigans. I think that this card…

One Step Ahead – Standard Musings: Open The Vaults by Gerry Thompson

Thursday, April 22nd – Gerry Thompson returns with a detailed examination of Open The Vaults in Standard. Rise of the Eldrazi doesn’t offer much to this under-the-radar archetype, but its power is evident nonetheless. Building on the views of Kyle Boggemes earlier this week, and expanding in fresh directions, Gerry does not disappoint!

…If you want to play Path to Exile, I would probably do it in the Journey to Nowhere slot. Currently…

Embracing The Chaos – Rocking Kresh in the EDH League by Sheldon Menery

Tuesday, August 31st – EDH Guru Sheldon Menery rocks his favorite Kresh deck in the latest chapter of his exciting EDH league. He provides play-by-play today.

…Path to Exile on the Liege. Predators reveals Vicious Shadows, which I ship because I just don’t want to…

Innovations – Zendikar: The Five Strongest Spoiled Cards by Patrick Chapin

Monday, September 7th – In today’s Innovations, Patrick Chapin looks at some of the stronger Zendikar offerings that have been revealed thus far. This set is shaping up to be incredible, and Patrick believes it will be the best selling Magic set ever printed. [Warning: Contains spoilers.]

…opponent win? I mean, sure they could have Path to Exile AND Maelstrom Pulse, but the point is, this card…

Wrenn’s Saga: An Unlikely Modern Pair by Todd Anderson

Join Todd Anderson as he explores deckbuilding options for an unlikely yet dynamic pair — Wrenn and Six and Urza’s Saga

…extra cards out of the exile clause without much work, but the true path is casting it as late in…

Darksteele Cube – If You Guild It, They Will Come by Thea Steele

Monday, December 20th – Want a new way to playtest your cube? Thea suggests building constructed decks out of your cube decks to both test the cube and introduce the cube to new players! Try it on your own cube!

…Azorius Land Tax<br> Path to Exile<br> Wall of Omens<br> Wrath of God<br> Yosei, the Morning Star…

Flow of Ideas – The Secrets to Beating Faeries by Gavin Verhey

Monday, February 21 – Faeries is completely wrecking the PTQ metagame! Has no one figured out how to properly beat it yet? It’s still not too late! Gavin Verhey gives you the tricks to beat the ultimate tricksters.

…Path to Exile, Thoughtseize, Combust, Essence Scatter, Soul Manipulation — whatever works. Bonus points if you listened to my advice of…

Where To Start In Modern by Todd Anderson

With Grand Prix Charlotte and the #SCGINVI both approaching fast, Todd shows you how to cut through the noise and the nonsense so you can concentrate on which decks are most likely to win!

…Their removal is still reasonable, but Lightning Bolt is much less frightening than Path to Exile since it so rarely…

Karador Play-By-Play by Sheldon Menery

Sheldon pulls out his trusty Karador deck for this week’s play-by-play, wading through a massive five-player game full of chaos and oddities.

…Using Silverchase Fox to exile Spear of Heliod is also an option, but that’s mostly inoffensive at this point…

At the Gathering – A Modest Regionals Story by Jeff Phillips

Wednesday, May 20th – It seems like every writer this week is writing about Regionals, and I’m no different. We’ll see tournament reports, deck lists, bad beats, and lucksack wins. We’ll hear of bad matchups that were won, easy games that were punted, and everything in between. But not here. This is my Regionals story. Buckle in; I tend to drive a little fast.

…All he’s seen is Path to Exile. In the second game, He attacks with Mistbind Clique into 3 Spirit…

Dragons Of Tarkir Legacy Review! by Drew Levin

When it comes to the Legacy impact of Magic’s latest set, it is a question of quality over quantity. Not a lot of cards are going to make a difference, but the ones that do? Oh man! Drew Levin talks about those cards and what they need to succeed at #SCGINVI!

…s path to victory is pretty obvious: stall out the<br> game, grind them out with planeswalkers, and exile their…

Rending Atarka by Sheldon Menery

Sheldon Menery shares his years of Commander wisdom with a fan who asked him for advice as he helps shape an Atarka, World Render deck! He also answers his Rules Question of the Week and has a personal note for readers!

…If you’re running those sacrifice outlets (which keeps you have from having to exile the creatures) or you just…

Dear Azami: It’s The End Of The Maze As We Know It by Sean McKeown

Check out the changes Sean suggests to help push Steve’s Child of Alara deck to the style of game play he favors while upping the synergy and power level.

…Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares – Boring, yes, but tried-and-true removal that is always effective and always the…

Turn One Burn by Michael Flores

…For instance, all your copies of Path to Exile should be in your deck. Not only do they kill Death…

Dragons Of Tarkir In Modern by Sam Black

Think there’s nothing in Dragons of Tarkir for Modern players? Think again. Sam Black examines the implications of the newest set on #SCGNY’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!

…People will still have answers to it like Abrupt Decay, but even with Path<br> to Exile, if you want…

Thirst for Knowledge – Searching for Treasure by Chris Jobin

Wednesday, October 14th – The PTQ season is about to get rolling, and I’ve got my first one this coming weekend. Zendikar Limited has yet to disappoint, and I feel as though the sealed format in particular is incredibly balanced.

…seems to get hit by Path to Exile way more often than my Finks ever did). And to top it…