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…You don't care if they have Path to Exile. You don't even care about Pyroclasm/Volcanic Fallout as…

The release of a new set is my favorite time to play Magic. Perhaps the most important innovation that Magic…

You always feel dead when they stick a threat with four mana up, but you don’t have to anymore! Learn the tricks of the trade in gaining percentage points against Modern’s scariest blue instant before SCG Dallas!

…If your Shield spell can be answered by Path to<br> Exile while they still have mana available for your…

…Because Cruelclaw's ability continues to exile cards until you hit a nonland card, there’s no danger of whiffing…

…This creature-based deck also managed not to play against Swords to Plowshares nor Path to Exile in any matches…

Our testing team began asking: “If a house member could choose a Modern deck, which deck would it be?” And so we came up with five competitive Modern decks to satisfy the victorious urges of Hufflepuffs and Slytherins alike.

…Path to Exile is bad in a land destruction deck, so there are Journey to Nowheres and/or Dismembers. By…

You probably know Glenn Jones as SCG’s Event Coverage Coordinator, but he likes to spend his free time playing casual Magic formats—including Commander, Cube, Winston Draft, Type 4, and many, many more.

…Unique functionality (Spin into Myth, Krosan Grip), raw efficiency (Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile), and versatility (Vindicate, Beast Within…

…It was meant to be a successor to PT Jank, and followed the path of creatures + utility spells + Cursed Scrolls…

…They can still kill it with Path to Exile but they don't always have one or might have already…

Jazal got the cold shoulder while the rest of the Commander 2014 all-stars were hogging the spotlight. It’s time for Sean to give the love and justice due to the most underrated of Commander’s newest additions!

…Tariff Swords to Plowshares Path to Exile Oblation Austere Command Mass Calcify Mass Calcify usually gets a laugh, but here…

…1 Momentous Fall 1 Path to Exile 1 Return of the Wildspeaker 1 Swords to Plowshares Artifact (8) 1 Arcane…

…enough to force MJ to shuffle his deck after declining to search for a land with Path to Exile which…

…it either requires specific answers, a la exile effects like Swords to Plowshares, several removal spells, or chaining trading in…

Thursday, June 24th – I am finalizing the list of the 32 best Standard decks of all time to compete in the Ultimate Standard Tournament. The tournament will start soon. This week, I’m looking at the decks that were Standard legal for a time, but had critical cards banned before the Standard season ended. These cards include Skullclamp in Affinity, Tolarian Academy in Academy decks, Memory Jar in JarGrim, and so on.

…world of 5/4s for three mana and Path to Exile. With Skullclamp Affinity in the event, I will leave…

…Fragment Reality Fragment Reality Fragment Reality occupies Path to Exile ’s place as a cheap, versatile, catch-all removal spell…

Welcome to my fiftieth article for StarCityGames! I have been a Featured Writer for this site for a little over a year now, and I thought that I’d do something special for this article. I was reading through Mark Rosewater’s article on how Mirrodin is supposed to be an open-ended set when my article idea hit me – one combo for every article published. Fifty Mirrodin combos, some with really old cards!

…Good luck to you, by the way, in your chosen path… 48. Sun Droplet – A Big Multiplayer Table<br> <br…

Monday, April 13th – Building and tweaking a deck is largely an unexplored art. How, exactly, does one go about tuning their build for optimal performance? In today’s Innovations, Patrick examines the bare bones of deckbuilding, referencing the “correct” way to approach the creation of Reflecting Pool Control…

…I really think you want to make room for some cards like Terror, Celestial Purge, Path to Exile, Pithing Needle…

…But what true path to power would be? Starting on turn three, at the beginning of your upkeep, and every…

With 2011 coming to a close and with the year bringing five sets—Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia, Commander, Magic 2012 and Innistrad—there’s no better time than now to do a year-end retrospective of cube with this year’s set.

…7—or that it’d just die to a Terminate / Path to Exile. Much like with Hero of Bladehold, I…

…However, making Background draftable would mean players are less likely to take this path and more often pick a legend…

Get ready for the Prerelease of Magic 2015 this weekend by reading Ari’s first thoughts about the Limited format from looking at the recently released complete spoiler!

…Clear a Path | Forge Devil | Inferno Fist | | Other | Lava Axe | | | | Red is similar to white in respect to the early…

Thursday, September 17th – While Zendikar is on everyone’s mind, Adrian Sullivan examines at the Standard cards we currently overlook, and shares some of their possible uses in the upcoming Standard metagame. While the fresh cardboard is certainly exciting, it will serve us well to remember those underused gems that we have already…

…With Doom Blade and Terminate and Path to Exile and Lightning Bolt (with help), it isn’t that Baneslayer Angel…

A wild gambit sent Brian Braun-Duin to Minnesota in search of Pro Points when only a Grand Prix Top 8 would do. Get his tournament report and his opinion on whether his successful ploy was madness or genius.

…I also knew that Shaun didn’t have a Path to Exile, as he Lightning Bolted my Voice of<br…

…Especially if they don’t have a Path to Exile ready for those indestructible titans. #11. Prime Speaker Vannifar Prime…

Tuesday, May 11th – The trouble with Fog decks is that they suck. The strategy is inherently flawed: You wait out their gameplan and then kind of incidentally kill them. The problem is that, in order to fuel your Fogs, you need to play Howling Mine effects which makes sure that your opponent has enough gas to finish you off if you ever stumble. So why am I here to tell you to play a TurboFog deck?

…This deck was close to what I wanted. The Path to Exile’s justification was that you can use it…

…Abzan has only Path to Exile to deal with it, Jund only has Lightning Bolt for it, and it's…

The non-blue, non-green decks have it pretty rough in Commander sometimes. How do the other colors overcome inherent card and mana disadvantage? Sean McKeown knows how and he’s here to help!

…Dispatch Vandalblast Enlightened Tutor Swords to Plowshares Path to Exile Steelshaper’s Gift Condemn Disenchant Wear // Tear Chaos Warp Oblation…

Tuesday, November 9th – Why do statistics lie? How should you look at data and prepare for the metagame? Read Valeriy’s take on the metagame and what you should play in Standard. Read and vote!

…The deck lost many important cards with Alara (Ranger of Eos, Path to Exile, and Elspeth come to mind), but…

Sean gets in on the Gatecrash Commander fun by building a deck with Prime Speaker Zegana at the helm.

…Prime Speaker Zegana gives us that middle path; as a six-mana card draw commander, it’s easy to abuse…

…Good card selection and a built in way to get unblocked creatures on inexpensive cards is a solid path to…

Grand Prix Boston-Worcester winner Brian DeMars goes over the ins and outs of making good plays in games of Magic.

…In response, the opponent could crack their fetchland and cast Lightning Bolt or Path to Exile on my Nexus, basically…

…uncommons, like Spell Snare and Path to Exile which went from less than 1$ to 4$ and 10$ respectively during…

Friday, November 27th – At Grand Prix: Minneapolis, Cedric Phillips finished high enough to cement his qualification for Worlds… but with limited funds and little time to prepare, his travel plans were less than stellar. Nevertheless, Ced jetted across the world for the Big Show, and he shares the first half of his tournament experience today!

…I had a turn 3 Wall of Reverence, but David had a Path to Exile. The frustrating thing about this…

…Think of it like Path to Exile for any permanent. It ramps an opponent, but it answers just about anything…

Monday, October 5th – With Zendikar finally in the mix, the Constructed hive-mind turns to Standard play. Patrick Chapin brews up a selection of interesting builds utilizing some popular and hyped strategies. Vampires, Jund, and Five-Color in a selection of guises are on the agenda today…

…This is not a Path to Exile sort of deck, I don’t think. Finally, it is not insignificant that…

Tuesday, September 28th – There are currently five versions of Wargate. So which one will famed deckbuilder GerryT be packing until someone figures out how to put the screws to it?

…Initially, the Japanese played similar versions, but had things like Wall of Omens and Path to Exile maindeck, which don…

…context, allowing it to fight over the initiative very well. This is easily green’s best path into The Undercity…

Fresh off a Top 16 finish at Players Tour Online 2, World Champion PVDDR breaks down Standard’s Temur Reclamation as he plays it!

…exile it rather than put it in the graveyard, which means it cannot escape later on. Pay attention to this…

…helps it to dodge a lot of removal, including staples like Swords to Plowshares or Path to Exile. #9. Cori…

There is no corner of Standard left unexplored by Patrick Chapin. Fate Reforged has shaken Standard beyond expectations, and here, Patrick gives you the most comprehensive #SCGLA preview imaginable!

…In Modern, Lightning Bolt and Abrupt Decay are two of the pillars (along with Path to Exile), but<br> a…

Wow. What a set! Chas Andres is the closest we’re going to get to the truth: there’s no telling where these cards are going to end up! Tons of them are already fluctuating based on which combos are for real, and it’s all Chas can do to just weather the Aether Revolt storm!

…Grishoalbrand might get better if more people play this and fewer run Path to Exile. Death’s Shadow and Infect…

Valeriy’s favorite Magic card, Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, has just been unbanned from Modern, so today he goes over some ideas he has begun working on for decks with it.

…for Wargate, Path to Exile, and Supreme Verdict. The second option is the deck with enough Mountains to win via…

…the sleeves to easily show what has been named (as well as what is still available in exile / reserve). My…

Want to get inside the minds of two of the best deckbuilders around? How did they approach week one of this new Standard format? GerryT recounts their process so that you’ve got strong information for #SCGStates weekend!

…sneaky Ruinous Path effect though. I don’t think things were ever dire enough that I needed to snipe a…

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is here, and Sheldon Menery is having a ball. What does the Godfather of Commander think about the latest MTG set?

…I’d rather give them a Clue than a land, like with Path to Exile or life with Swords to…

Wednesday, May 26th – Patrick Chapin decries the demise of the tournament report as a Magic art form. Today, he rectifies things with a deliciously Old School report from the trenches and benches of Grand Prix: Washington, complete with hijinks, decklists, and massive amounts of chicken.

…His build featured Baneslayer Angel, World Queller, Day of Judgment, Martial Coup, Planar Cleansing, Seer’s Sundial, Path to Exile…

B/U Midrange went from a seeming also-ran in Standard to dominating August! Jadine Klomparens is here to get you up to speed before the weekend!

…Casting a Turn 2 Arguel’s Blood Fast is your easiest path to victory. When you have one on the…

New Capenna Commander brings a bevy of legendary creatures for your 100-card decks. Sheldon Menery, “The Godfather,” is here to review them all.

…way to get hit counters is the way to go, since you can’t proliferate counters in exile (Rule 701…

…Swords to Plowshares to help create a path to victory. Proactive Answers. This deck really needs Adeline to win. Protective…

…Black didn’t have a cheap and reliable removal spell like Lightning Bolt or Path to Exile before, but it…