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Drafting TPF is a peculiar thing… Future Sight, it seems, has definitely thrown the cat amongst the pigeons. One of the classic Limited aggro strategies, Green/Red is proving both popular and powerful, but the marquee cards such as Sprout Swarm appear to be of a controlling bent. So what do we do? Thankfully, Nick Eisel is here today to bring us the lowdown on the archetype. Pack-by-pack pick orders, card analysis, sample decklists… it’s all here!

While everyone else is fully focused on Constructed for the summer, I’ve been spending my Magic time drafting. I…

…He proved me very wrong by being patient with his RUG Delver deck, putting down one threat at a time…

Flores: Tell me a deck I can write about that your readers will love. Knut: Well Mike, you know how much you love U/G Threshold? The readers at StarCityGames.com are like that about White Weenie, except even more so. They have a passion for that deck that burns brighter than ten thousand suns. Flores: Okay, but this will be Extended, not some Romeo-style Standard deck. Knut: Even better!

…But by the time I was done, it was almost time for the show. I had actually walked well past…

…But from time to time, his countless servitors will scatter and he will unveil a vast, new stretch of his…

…Time Stretch Of course, what does everyone want to imprint on Spellweaver Helix? Time Stretch. (Or Time Walk, or Time…

…More than half the time, though, it’s a 10cc Time Walk + Geths Verdict that your opponent can usually see…

World Champion PVDDR piloted Rakdos Midrange to a 9-3 record in the latest MPL event. Get the latest list of Zendikar Rising Standard’s hottest deck.

…By the time I selected Rakdos Midrange, I did not think it was a good Arena ladder deck because I…

It's Preview Week for *Modern Masters 2015 Edition*, so it's time to start talking about the follow-up…

Tuesday, August 24th – Solitaire. Chess. Bridge. Monopoly. Ker-Plunk! All great games in their way, but not something that you naturally Care about. Rich takes us to Great Britain Nationals, where the passion is on display everywhere you look.

…Judging by the earnest discussions about mana ratios in Ravnica, the power of the Time Shifted cards in Time Spiral…

In my ongoing “Lessons Learned” series, I walk through every set for which I've led or co-led design…

Of all the decks in Standard today, I personally feel that Dredge is the most difficult to design correctly. This mainly stems from the fact that each matchup plays completely differently, and you must know your most effective gameplan against each deck. Certain cards are MVPs in certain matchups, and it’s not always clear why until you have logged many games. I see a lot of play mistakes, even in premiere event Top 8 replays. Knowing the matchups inside and out is key.

…That play will generate a win almost every time. I see people walking Dread Returns into Remands against Dragonstorm, when…

Each day this week, your Premium writers will be commenting on the upcoming Pro Tour event, with analyses of what decks to see, how the format will shape up, and updated revisions of existing powerhouses. In today’s installment, Mark explores some possible directions for the popular GhaziGlare archetype with Guildpact, and brings us a detailed rundown of the more popular metagame matchups the deck may face.

…Hierarchs and Yosei are the key; Yosei is an actual Time Walk for you should he die, and the Hierarch…

…Perhaps you managed to take in a Prerelease, and got to play with the cards ahead of time. Perhaps you…

…it was prime time for Blood Baron of Vizkopa to make his long overdue debut. Over the last two weeks…

…Yes, Lurrus's presence as an eighth card gives its controller greater advantage than the Ancestral Recall, Time Walk or…

…Having six mana and still not being able to cast your six-mana Time Walk is a very low floor…

…You don't wanna walk into a Wrath of God. Only do it if you are about to discard. Run…

That’s Ari Lax’s free advice for the Modern portion of Grand Prix Las Vegas! Now, if you want the details and decklists that could propel you to Day 2 or maybe even the Top 8, that’s why you read his excellent (and hilarious) reasoning!

…Casting Fulminator Mage mostly Time Walks yourself to kinda partly Time Walk them these days, which isn’t my cup…

…Decks went to the winner of each match and I didn't have time to write down the full decklist…

…For that not to be painful, you need to have a good time. LESSON # 2 – BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN AT…

…Even without Venser, you've gotten half of a Time Walk effect, and combined with Silence, you've essentially stolen…

…majority of the time, it's not how it happens. My goal for today is to walk you through a…

What happens when a man and his wife turn up partners in a casual multiplayer game? Well, the first part goes something like this. Then read Ingrid’s little ditty.

…I want to walk through how I built the latest, a combo/control deck. I wanted to abuse the Light…

The Dark through In the last part of the article, I examined the beginnings of Magic: The Gathering from inception through Legends (which would be considered the ‘last’ of the classic sets). The first expansion set after Revised (which would mark the beginning of ‘modern’ magic via the Pro Tour and Type 2) was The…

…Life/card exchange, one time/one card: Common (Phyrexian Rager). <br> <br> Life/card exchange, one-time/multiple cards: Uncommon…

…Turn 5 Prime Time, push with bird, untap, Prime Time. This was probably my favorite person to play against the…

Sheldon explains and shares his list of cards that he thinks Commander games might be better without. Give it a try and let him know what you think!

…In general, I think all Time Walk cards (there are 29 of them, fourteen sorceries) are reasonable as one-shots…

“Morph trigger” is actually Echo in reverse. You get the ability and a creature by paying a lot of mana spread over two turns. Now, compare Bone Shredder to Skinthinner. With the Urza’s Legacy predecessor, you get the Terror ability you need up front, then decide if you can spare 2B for a puny 1/1 next turn. With the new Legions version, you have to pay for the 2/2 before you can pay 3BB for the Terror you really wanted.

…Morphling dropped, his Ancestral Recall got Mana Drained, and I topdecked Time Walk for a kill sped up by his…

Monday, September 29th – Shards of Alara is packed with Vintage possibilities. In fact, Stephen Menendian believes it’s the most impacting set for Vintage since Mirrodin. With such impressive shoes to fill, can Shards of Alara live up to the hype? Read on to find out!

…You’ll want Ancestral, Walk, Tinker, at a minimum. If you are splashing Blue, the costs of splashing a second…

…Tarkir (at the time) didn't have demons. Tombstalker is a demon. When we put demons into the set we…

…Time Walk. #9. Thrasios, Triton Hero Thrasios, Triton Hero For 4 mana, you can activate Thrasios, Triton Hero to scry…

…force you to decide to either regrow it and Time Walk yourself or do something else) and one could argue…

Wednesday, June 3rd – Kyle rocked up to Grand Prix: Seattle with his fresh and funky Jund Cascade deck. Unfortunately, he couldn’t quite make it over the Day 2 hurdle. His report today is another Sanchez classic, full of tall tales and eye-popping stories. As usual with Kyle, those of a nervous disposition should handle with care…

…After checking out, it was time to do some Seattle sightseeing, so we drove by Pike Place Market downtown that…

…I played other people as time permitted and looked at the post-Apocalypse PTQ reports as they began to trickle…

…Why walk into the Shroud ability of it? Total: 10 total, lower than Indrik Stomphowler. I’m not sure that…

Tuesday, February 10th – When I wrote Interaction Advantage, I knew I’d want to take some time after my initial excitement had dissipated to sit down and test the theory, to make sure it really works, to explore some of its intricacies and examine some of its quirks. To see if it actually accomplishes something.

…Occasionally, it can Time Walk with Mistbind Clique or present a threat on the end step with the same. It…

…Part the Waterveil Part the Waterveil We’ve had all sorts of cool Time Walk variants over the years, but…

…We swap books back and forth a great deal and spend a lot of time discussing/arguing different comics. Two…

…After making Day 2 at GP Dallas and winning money for the first time in my magic career, I had…

…Next time you're at an event, look for it. It's not tough to find, and tends to manifest…

We’re back, and this time we’re going to do things right. I’m shifting the column around a little bit, and I think this should help in the future. Since I never learned how to shut up, I’m going to start each week with a mini-“issues” piece (or several really mini ones), and then carry on to the decklist. How is this different from the first two Grab Bags? This time, I’m doing it intentionally.

We’re back, and this time we’re going to do things right. I’m shifting the column around a…

Yeah, yeah, yeah – the woman with the Viking helmet scrubbed out in the draft at Nations. You don’t care. But I bet you want the tourney report on the Live Action Magic game she played with Richard Garfield himself, using Alan Comer, Gary Wise, and Sol Malka as cards….

…I spent a long time debating whether or not to splash green, but finally decided to go mono-red, putting…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually be a planeswalker in the Magic world? Then check out the updates that Abe has made to a variant he created called Magic: The Role-Playing Game, Second Edition.

…You improve over time as you play against other planeswalkers and hone your decks. Over time, I added two supplement…

…with creature removal or counterspells, or generated directly with Time Walk effects. Draw steps can be closely mimicked with a…

Over the last several weeks, Patrick Chapin has given his thoughts on what Kaladesh will do to Standard. What about Modern? “The Innovator” breaks down the cards that have already seen play and a very special sleeper pick he believes has tremendous potential to be the next big thing!

…I could also imagine so extremely all-in turbo- Time Walk deck that really puts it to use. Cathartic Reunion…

…This is a card that’s steadily risen in our pick order over time. We’re valuing everything with bestow…

…They didn't just stop at two cards, though. *Shadowmoor* or Less From time to time, we would bring up…

We’ll be honest with you in the blurb here and tell you that the editors didn’t really know how to classify this article, but it includes a spiffy new Extended decklist at the very end, so we’ve placed it here in Strategy. However, before you get to the decklist, Richie speaks his mind about the state of Magic, the Player Rewards program, and the Top 6 Things He Dislikes about the game today.

…Despite their condition, they are the foundation of my past time enjoyment and all was calm. Was. I say was…

…So, buckle in, it's time to start talking about rules. Ground Rules Back in 2011, I wrote an article…

From Historic Anthology IV to digital art and more, Dom Harvey, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, and Ross Merriam weigh in on five of Magic’s big questions.

…I loved drafting *Time Spiral*, even though I had to walk ten miles uphill in the snow to the game…

Part of what sets Commander apart is its social contract approach to the game. Bennie Smith shares his tips for having fun and making sure your opponents do too!

…The KonMari method consists of gathering together all of one’s belongings, one category at a time, and then keeping…