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Wednesday, March 31st – After missing a few articles in the past few weeks, Olivier Ruel plays catch-up. Today’s installment of Reflecting Ruel sees Oli present the information on White Weenie versus Jund and Jund versus UW Control from his brother Antoine’s series! With Nationals qualifiers fast approaching, Oli leads the way!

…Landfall, they are vulnerable to Maelstrom Pulse, but they’re less concerned about Path to Exile, and they have the…

…closer to being the top color in being able to deal with everything. They have Disnechant, Swords, Exile, Abeyance and…

…path to victory. Don't do your opponent's work for him. This process will actually allow you to further…

…I don't want to kill creatures with Path to Exile to fix their mana; that would be silly. Boom…

…Path to Exile plus Condemn or Oust can make your draws anemic, and they have Terminus in their deck sometimes…

Michael Martin is thinking way outside the box! He argues that too many brews are thrown out too soon. Check out his innovative ideas for Standard and Modern and let it inspire you to be more creative in deckbuilding!

…Knight Exemplar is great (though Path to Exile is a very real card) as well, and Murmuring Bosk works<br…

…2 Force of Vigor 1 Glacial Chasm 2 Path to Exile 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 1 Thran Foundry powered…

…number of hand disruption spells to keep me from ever establishing a real path to victory. He sealed the deal…

…usually come back thanks to Glissa, and they will sometimes give me an alternate path to victory. Best part: Taking…

The great discard advocate himself is back! What? Not available? Okay, well then we’ll have to use that David McDarby fellow. Convince the boys and girls at home that discard is the way to go at SCG Regionals this weekend!

…Somebody paying four mana of two different colors to exile<br> any nonland permanent is a fair deal from both…

Four-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor Patrick Chapin takes a look at the Modern metagame from Pro Tour Return to Ravnica last weekend and analyzes the decks that made the Top 8.

…I like the two Islands to better fight Path to Exile; however, I think Glimmervoid might be a waste here…

…Core Augur in play, but I had the Path to Exile. Most of the damage was done though, as his…

…of the Damned Manaforce Mace View from Above Path to Exile Voracious Dragon Forest<br> My Pick:<br> Thornling Foil…

…As you’re already playing white, it might be possible to include Path to Exile (although ramping your opponent to…

…the Throat and Path to Exile. Tap-out control uses sorceries, enchantments, planeswalkers, and board wipes to keep control of…

…Momentary Blink | Instant | | Oust | Instant | | Path to Exile | Instant | | Celestial Flare | Instant | | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | | Elspeth, Sun's Champion…

Thursday, March 11th – Two weeks ago, Cedric Phillips regaled us with part 1 of his Pro Tour: San Diego report. After a week off to bring us a timely Extended Dredge primer, Ced returns to round out his PT experience, with tales of Iona in draft, sandwich sales, turn 3 Baneslayers, and more!

…If I had Path to Exile, maybe he would have been in trouble, but I didn’t have that card…

…It was also pretty easy to protect the combo (aka Garruk) with a Essence Scatter, Path to Exile, and Bant…

Wednesday, February 25th – Every Counterbalance strategy is basically just the same 24 core cards, along with a varying land count of 18-24 and some window dressing to make them seem like completely different decks. Shocking, I know… decks that are based around the same strong card are really the same despite five variations of it existing? Blasphemy!

…Other options for the board include Pyrokinesis, Ancient Grudge, Price of Progress, Gaddock Teeg, Path to Exile, and other general…

Matt Elias goes over decks in the top tier of Legacy right now, including Reanimator, RUG Delver, Sneak and Show, Maverick, and more. Get ready for the SCG Legacy Open in Detroit this weekend!

…I think you want another straight-up removal spell like Path to Exile in that spot. Garruk is relatively spicy…

Being decent at Magic isn’t all that hard, but being great at it is extremely difficult. Fortunately, Shaun McLaren knows some good theory behind the art of balancing your decision-making when it comes to cracking fetches and coordinating your draws!

…Path to Exile or Ghost Quarter). – You might have scryed a bunch of cards you don’t want to draw…

…One mana for essentially five+ damage is as close as you’ll get to a red Path to Exile in…

Sheldon Menery wants to give you a hint at what you may face at Grand Prix Atlanta’s Commander Celebration! See his Battle for Zendikar updates for all his decks here!

…Mortify I looked around at which black decks had the greatest vulnerability to lands-meaning which deck Homeward Path hurts…

…Game two, Forge Tenders stopped him for a while, but he cast a Path to Exile on one of them…

Monday, November 29th – Yes, it’s true, the flavor explosion caused by nacho cheese and pretzels is just too much for a mere green enchantment, to say nothing of the pizza flavor, and… Oh, combo decks? Well, this is awkward.

…It also allowed for the ability to exile an opponent’s entire hand before they got a turn, which is…

Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin likes brewing to begin long before the spoilers are over! See how he’s crafting manabases and using established information to gauge the way Khans of Tarkir Standard will shape up!

…I think the likely path we’ll want to take is looking<br> at what sweet gold cards are printed…

Todd Anderson took his Modern deck of choice to a PTQ over the weekend! Spoiler alert: things went well. Read about the important decisions, cards, and sideboarding you’ll need for the Modern IQ at #SCGDAL!

…were going to be using Path to Exile on his Tarmogoyf. He used an opponent’s card to justify the…

Friday, February 26th – I figured by the time this goes up, you will have been inundated with Standard strategy in the wake of Pro Tour: San Diego and leading up to the next big StarCityGames.com Open this weekend, right here in my hometown of Richmond Virginia! Instead of adding my boots to ground well-trodden by guys far more knowledgeable and accomplished than myself, I figured I’d write about EDH again.

…At the end of his turn I go ahead and burn my one-for-one Path to Exile on Marit…

Friday, April 9th – With mere hours to go before he had to leave for Houston, Cedric Phillips didn’t have a plane ticket or a place to stay. Of course, if you’re Cedric Phillips, that’s not a problem. Today, he spins the story of his wild weekend as only Ced can…

…I saw from Phil was Goblin Guide and Path to Exile before I killed him. Game 2, Phil played a…

…of Negation 4 Force of Will 1 Path to Exile 4 Swords to Plowshares 4 Arcum's Astrolabe 4 Court…

…You cannot do any stack tricks to permanently exile something, but you can still do an Angel of Glory's…

Need more proof March of the Machine is a Commander player’s dream? Sheldon Menery is adding over 70 of its cards to his decks. See what’s going where!

…Karador V3.0 It’ll be a simple path for Alabaster Host Intercessor. First, plainscycling to both get the land…

Sometimes, you just gotta play the Fun Police. Sean McKeown answers the Commander call of a reader who wants to take a walk on the strict side with Eldritch Moon newcomer Thalia, Heretic Cathar!

…They phase in before that player untaps during his or her next untap step.) Phasing used to be “temporary exile…

Wednesday, February 23 – Andy Probasco defines “strictly better” and analyzes exactly which Tinker target you should be running in Vintage. Time to scale the robots…

…Inkwell Leviathan My aggro opponent is trying to answer my robot. *Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares answer anything…

Monday, July 27th – Doug pits the currently-hot Dreadstill up against a Bant CounterTop list with Qasali Pridemages and other hot technologies to see which one reigns supreme. After playing several matches, Doug selected three choice games to illustrate several tactical decisions throughout the matchup. Can Dreadstill effectively lock up Bant’s mana? Can the Bant CounterTop deck soft-lock one of the premiere Counterbalance decks? Find out in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

…With both decks, I had a problem of trying to not over-sideboard. For example, Path to Exile would have…

Friday, September 11th – Everyone is getting excited about the forthcoming Zendikar set, so I will deliberately ignore it and talk about something else instead. Trust me, this is a good thing. I don’t exactly have good form for when it comes to rating new cards (aside from Greater Gargadon).

…In a vacuum Path to Exile is a considerably better removal spell than Pacifism, but in this deck Pacifism might…

…Bojuka Bog allows you to exile some dangerous threats from an opponent's graveyard for free. #60. Kessig Wolf Run…

After reviewing Avacyn Restored for Cube with Justin Parnell, Usman Jamil examines it for Pauper and Peasant Cube cards. What new choices does the set offer? Find out here!

…to Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile, improving the<br> stock of cards like Temporal Isolation and Journey to…

Carsten Kotter celebrating the blue delve spells from Khans wasn’t just lip service. He had it right from the get go, and now he has a deck that makes maximum use of Dig Through Time and Treasure Cruise! With #SCGMINN’s Legacy Open turning to a delve arms race, will you get there first?

…I had Lightning Bolt there, I’ve tried maindeck Pyroclasm, and<br> I’ve considered a maindeck Path to Exile…

…Much like how you don’t want to cast Path to Exile on turn 1 in Modern, Assassin’s Trophy…

In this essential piece for everyone looking to conquer Legacy at #GPCOL this weekend, Michael Majors gives a fantastic breakdown of all the hate, all the support cards, and all the sideboard strategy you’ll see! this weekend! Don’t just test for game 1!

…Grafdigger's Cage Path to Exile Pithing Needle Containment Priest Ethersworn Canonist Rest in Peace Veteran Armorer Gideon, Ally of…

WHITE GENERAL COMMENTS: White is probably more able than any other color to recover from massive board-clearing spells. That?s a good characteristic in multiplayer. White?s basic strengths — LIFEGAIN, PROTECTION, UTILITY, and MASS REMOVAL — all translate just fine into multiplayer. All of these characteristics are represented here. Note that white and green are the…

…That ought to be enough to clear the path for your (or someone else?s) beefy creatures. This card will…

Thursday, September 2 – This week, Ghazi Glare tries to dazzle Boss Naya, plus a matchup of the “most hated” decks: Faeries vs. Jund.

…Sure, killing Yosei is bad, but Naya has Path to Exile (although I had forgotten that Naya had just one…

…While it won't exile anything but creatures, it's important to try to include graveyard hate in every deck…

Kaldheim is almost here and Sheldon Menery dives in to find the set’s best cards for Commander!

…that you can exile a creature from your own graveyard if you want to be able to cast it in…

Two-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Ben Friedman is back with a refresher course on the Legacy metagame and his list of the best ten cards in the format.

…The lack of any basic land is also interesting, as it makes Path to Exile awesome against this deck. Gerry…

Tuesday, April 7th – Doug takes a look back at his GP: Chicago Gifts Rock deck and made major adjustments. Did his improvements help his matchups in a small tournament he played last weekend? Does the deck attack an opponent from all angles or suffer from inconsistency and terminal cuteness? How has Extended influenced the build? Find out more about the “other” deck running Sensei’s Divining Top and see how it accesses some of the format’s most powerful threats and answers in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

…Alternately, the deck could run several Path to Exile, just to up the critical mass of pinpoint removal. Often during…

When Renton asks for help with his durdly Derevi, Empyrial Tactician deck, David answers the call. Take a look and see what he comes up with!

…Path to Exile, Spell Crumple, Hinder, Krosan Grip, Simic Charm, Flurry of Wings All reactive spells, and we want to…

…Poor Kylox is in his path, and the viashino is thrown to the floor. Etrata is quick, saving Proft's…

…what are they going to do? With Path to Exile as an available four-of to shore up what was…