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…Every time you discard a card, you’re not just making a creature bigger—you’re also drawing a card…

…Kick Start The seeds of kicker's origin stretch back a long time. In fact, longer than the game has…

Chris VanMeter is a competitive player and a commentator, but few people know that he also enjoys trading and collecting! Read about how to get good value at the trade tables without sacrificing your dignity and integrity!

I’ve been playing Magic for a long time, off and on for the last twenty years. What happened last…

…I'll walk you through the design of *Dominaria Remastered* specifically. Finally, I'll show off a preview card from…

…I had promised homemade cookies to Rashad Miller for reasons lost to the mists of time and I decided to…

…Then, I got out voted and we ended up going to Taco Time instead of Subway. Taco Time may very…

…Now it's time to start talking about individual cards. Absorb Absorb *Invasion* was the first set to have a…

Mox Jet Black Lotus Time Walk Cube is one of the best ways to play Magic: The Gathering. Every player…

…Warchanter of Mogis Forsaken Drifters Revoke Existence Nyxborn Wolf Evanescent Intellect Epiphany Storm Oreskos Sun Guide Stratus Walk Nullify Impetuous…

…Why was the cost added if it matched the mana cost every time? Because we felt there was a decent…

Now that we have the preview weeks out of the way, it's time to get to the card-by…

…Every time you are about to draw a card, you decide if you want to draw or dredge, and your…

…Well I went 0-1 from the first seed last time; so weeks ago I decided I wasn't going…

Magic is fun. For most of us, fun is what got us into the game, no matter where we may have gone from there. There are a lot of old-school pros that have dropped the game over the years. They had lost the joy of the game, and had started looking at their Expected Values on Pro-Tour preparation and the return for time spent on playtesting, and they moved over to poker where they could expect it to be “worth” it. One funny thing, though. Magic is fun, even if they stopped having so much fun with it. These old pros keep showing up again and again, not treating it like a job, but instead just realizing and remembering what a good time it can be.

…There is a small Banned list. (Currently, the Banned List is all Time Walk effects, Mindslaver, and Decree of Silence…

A topdeck sealed Brad Nelson’s fate at Mythic Championship III, but it was only a bittersweet end to an amazing weekend! Relive the moments from three days that only could’ve happened in Vegas!

…I got the good end of it the first time we played and did so again the second time as…

Today, we're going to work on a deck that can really “go infinite.” By the time we're finished…

Monday, October 25th – Check out the new combo deck with Runeflare Trap and Molten Psyche! Bring it out to this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Charlotte.

…I generally don’t invest time into the format unless a major event is coming up… that is, *unless*<br…

…That said, from time to time, we do get to do some new things. Nissa, Steward of Elements does something…

Welcome to Worlds Week! My first idea was to do an article where I walk you through all the past…

…For example, you can't cast a giant fireball, summon a dragon, or walk through time in real life. But…

The first Revised booster I ever opened had a Birds of Paradise. So did one of the first boosters I ever opened online. I have always loved that card, so I really wanted to see a real, live bird of paradise. San Diego Zoo has a lot of birds, including one line of cages with exotics of that genus. The eighth cage had BoPs, but they had rotated behind the foliage and I couldn’t see any. The ninth cages had a sign saying “Animals Temporarily Removed from this Exhibit.” The tenth cage, however, had Birds of Paradise set off against a lovely black wall.

…Since we spend most of our time talking to each other (while looking in different directions to keep watch on…

Thursday, December 23rd – Michael Flores is the authority on Magic theory and one of the game’s best deckbuilders. The Philosophy of Fire is 1 of the 3 fundamental aspects of Magic resource management and is key in understanding MTG.

…Don’t do it man! Every single time I tell myself not to do it… but most of the time…

The Extended Pro Tour Qualifiers continue apace, and many of us are trawling the sites for the top tech that’ll bring home the Blue Envelope. Today, Josh brings us a fascinating look at the role of the many faces of B/W discard in the format. It’s true that discard is one of the stronger strategies available… so how can we maximise its strength?

…Mindslaver is effectively a ten mana Time Walk that might kill a creature of yours; it’s not a true…

So aggressive red and white decks smashed the first weekend? Big deal. Todd Anderson understands that Smuggler’s Copter is ridiculous, but he also thinks there’s a much sweeter archetype utilizing it! Play small if you’d like; Todd Anderson is going big!

…Add to that the fact that Elder Deep-Fiend can also Time Walk your opponent over and over, while also…

…Top Decks might not be able to give you an eye on *every* top deck ahead of time this time…

…take a hit in order to set up a Time Walk. Had you played your removal spell pre-combat damage…

…Lorwyning Combination That's all the time I have for today. Next week, I'll walk through all the mechanics…

The truth may hurt, but the truth is, if you don’t know about Mike Flores’ latest Dragon deck, you’re probably already behind the #SCGPORT metagame. Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin helps breakdown the deck they built to put Flores back on the Pro Tour!

…If they let you untap, you could use a counterspell to “ Time Walk ” them. Of course, now they are down…

With the Time Spiral Block Constructed now behind us, Adrian Sullivan brings us four nifty Block decklists that could have an impact on the metagame going forward. At the PT, the demise of White Weenie was evident, and largely unexpected. Adrian’s decks don’t pack to the Plains, and they give the top performers a run for their money too. Also, according to Adrian, Cancel is rubbish. Do you agree?

I’ve spent a lot of time working on Block, mostly for my own amusement, but also with the idea…

New Hall of Fame inductee Raphael Levy continues his excellent Magic Lifestyle series with a retrospective analysis of his subpar performance at GP: Athens. He presents his Sealed cardpool and draft decks (and choices), and peppers the narrative with sights, sounds and smells from behind the Pro Tour curtain. The qualifiers for Geneva are in full swing… can Raph help you take the Blue Envelope?

…Like every time I start a GP, I’m very impatient to see my pool of cards. I hope I…

Monday, May 31st – The first of many questions that may arise when one looks at my list is “No Siege-Gang Commander?” While Siege-Gang may be the five-drop of choice for any deck packing a significant amount of Red, I’m not really convinced that it is head and shoulders above the Malakir Bloodwitch which is taking its place now.

…of manlands, makes this card much less of a Time Walk than it normally might be. I would place this…

Friday, May 14th – I actively enjoy the playtesting process. I view matchups as puzzles to be solved, and am happy to sit down for an afternoon and just iterate games, keeping exhaustive notes and wondering what could have caused games to go differently until I figure out optimal strategies and important tactical plays.

…Instead, Flashfreeze comes in to Time Walk them on turn three. Allies and other Naya -based midrange decks: These matchups…

…Peter threw his all into this design, and much of its success is owed to Peter's time and dedication…

…I must say I was a little disappointed as you can barely walk near King's Games without accidentally running…

…Also, since I didn't have time for a card-borrowing spree, I was limited by the cards I actually…

Zombie Bidding, it has been noted by pundits who are better-known than I, one of those pseudo-combo decks masquerading as a creature-oriented aggro-control deck – say that three times fast. The idea is to basically hold the fort until you can get the graveyard chock full o’ Zombies, Patriarch’s Bidding them back, clear the board – yes, that means you too, Akroma, Angel of Wrath – and then sweep over the next turn for the kill. Lather, rinse, repeat until opponent is dead.

…Dead, Vengeful), which makes him comparatively puny, and by the time you can use that”makes Zombies cheaper” ability, you…

…What are “limited” and “unlimited”? I just want to know because I read your stuff all the time, but I…

Wizards of the Coast made no changes to the Banned and Restricted List this time around. Was that a mistake with Faithless Looting in the format? Ancient Stirrings? Mox Opal? Ryan Overturf, Emma Handy, and Patrick Sullivan weigh in!

…interactions), and Faithless Looting is likely to get more powerful over time, not less. I think it is extremely challenging…

…Let's take a walk down Memory Lapse Lane, shall we? January Scott Schauf's Loam Life from the Loam…

…Starfall I don’t have a good black card to pick so it’s time to branch out. Sigiled Starfish…

…Temporal Mastery Temporal Mastery Temporal Mastery is okay-to-good as a time walk effect that costs 7 mana. Seriously…

I have spent over two months constructing, playtesting, and balancing a basic set to see if I can do Wizards one better. So let me explain the principles behind Abeth Edition, how and why I chose the cards, and what rules that Wizards has laid down that I choose to break.

…Even Wizards breaks their normal rules in rare and occasionally uncommon spots all of the time. I have also included…

The last time Emrakul appeared, she got banned in Commander. What about the new version in Eldritch Moon? Sean McKeown lays out the distinctions that he thinks make the difference in keeping Emrakul, the Promised End off the banned list!

…worth trying when a couple of counterspells and a Time Walk that lets you untap your lands would cover anything…

GP Atlanta Top 8 competitor Ari Lax recently asked Twitter, "What cards currently legal in Modern are too good/miserable to reprint in Standard?" See a few of the cards that generated the most interesting discussion.

…virtually ending the game, the ability is often a Time Walk attached to the already efficient tempo body. Back to…

States is fast approaching, and it’s time to buckle down and choose our decks!. Today’s Flores Friday sees Mike share an U/W Control build with which he hopes to defend his crown at the end of the month. Flyers, board control, and ridiculous card drawing… what’s not to love? Is this deck the next big thing in Standard? Even if we don’t play it, we can’t afford to ignore it… so read on!

…combo and save Purity from Fiery Justice (basically a Time Walk). I intended to run out a protected Adarkar Valkyrie…

In today’s edition of The Real Deal, Ben gives you hot tips about which cards are burning up in price, and which are going cold! Find out the ten biggest movers in Standard, the most desired foil cards in Magic, and much more! This is an absolute must-read article!

…Remand is not only a near-autoinclude for Blue, it’s a virtual reason to play Blue — Time Walk as…

Tuesday, October 19th – By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news. It’s been a crazy few days. But for all intents and purposes, Magic as we know it is dead. I can’t help but wonder, “Where did we go so wrong?”

…I’d walk past the Pit every day, and everyone would be smiling and playing games, and then occasionally some…

…I promised to walk through those two lessons in today's article. The *Foundations* Beginner Box The first big lesson…

Today’s installment of From Right Field returns to Chris’s popular Quick Hits article format. He covers a myriad of Magical topics, presents an innovative Mono-Blue decklist, and shares some cheerleader cheesecake…

…In other words, your opponent got a free Time Walk, and *it didn’t even cost him a card!* Given…

…I've been a full-time, professional Magic player for about two years now. During that time I've literally…