Abe looks to the past to a writer who left behind a good injection of talent with his articles. See the lessons John Liu left behind about multiplayer Magic.
…If someone looks as though they are packing Wrath of God, Swords to Plowshares, and more, take out their hand…
…right direction for a wrath that costs over four mana, but generally the mantra of cheaper being better applies for…
Why should you read this final part of a four-part series discussing Legacy Threshold decks? Because this past weekend, at the first Legacy Grand Prix ever, no less than three Threshold decks appeared in the Top 8, suddenly catapulting this archetype into “Deck to Beat” status, that’s why.
…Standstill, Wrath of God, Nevinyrral’s Disk, Crucible of Worlds – depending on the game-state. Against Landstill, Seal of Cleansing…
This week I will talk about one of the decks that is sweeping the metagame. Tooth and Nail has been one of the most popular archetypes for some time, but now it has evolved into something better. No longer is the powerhouse confined to Mono-Green… it has allied with Blue and the fifth-best counterspell ever printed (contrary to my previous claim of fourth, I forgot about Forbid). Condescend is even more powerful when you are powering it off of the plentiful mana that Cloudpost provides.
…Vampire are great to fetch up for the Wrath of God effect on your opponent. It is an instant classic…
…or Avacyn, Angel of Hope in response to Wrath of God. Blazing Archon Dream Trawler Butcher of Malakir Nezahal, Primal…
…one of the hard-to-pry-from-people's-hands cards in this league (others being Wrath of God, Platinum…
Recently, I’ve begun to fall in love with Magic’s Super Creatures again – oh, not Morphling, Masticore, and Spiritmonger. There’s too much pain associated with those three for real love. Besides, I still think decks with them lack imagination. No, I’m talking about Magic’s new Super Creature.
…I win with 8/10 Angels and 6/6 Druids who animate land before a Wrath of God. I smash…
Grand Prix Toronto winner Ari Lax explains why he likes formats with major turning points that can be played for and around using examples from current Standard, Cube, and more!
…Sometimes your opponent is casting Wrath of God on turn 4; sometimes you are facing down Jace, the Mind Sculptor…
…If playing Wrath of God for 3W instead of 2WW is a major error, accidentally spawning Scarab Warcharm for 4…
…of R/W Slide > > Round 3: versus U/W Control, 2-1 > > For the first game, I played a god…
…He plays Wrath of God, and I suspend a second Aeon Chronicler. He then Demonfires me down to 4, but…
StarCityGames.com is proud to have one of the hottest deckbuilders around and best Magic writers in history give you the lowdown on every card in Ravnica. There’s Gold in them thar hills! A bounty of beautiful Gold cards this pretty hasn’t been seen since the days of IPA, but which ones will make the cut in Constructed decks? Mike Flores knows… [ White ] [ Blue ] [ Black ] [ Red ] [ Green ]
…No one is saying that this card is the second coming of Wrath of God, but it really isn’t…
…They know Swords to Plowshares is a good card, but they also know that Wrath of God is much better…
Tuesday, March 9th – Week six of the Armada Games EDH League set the standard for creating the chaos. Surprises and eleventh hour rescues were the order of business for the evening. I understand that Hive Mind and Warp World both resolved in one of the later games, but we’ll come back to that…
…Reflecting Pool, Wrath of God. Jesse Negates, giving Matt a point for That Was Rude.<br> Patrick: Forest TURN 6…
…It was the kind of card you could peel in a topdeck situation, after a Wrath of God or two…
…In control decks, it can simply act as a hard two-mana Wrath of God. That's way too much…
…Wrath of God? Okay, untap and attack you for 3. Three of the four decks ran River Boas, with Zvi…
Gerard had a pretty strong run at the Modern Premier IQ last weekend, but was that good enough for him? Find out what changes he has planned for #SCGINVI and Grand Prix Charlotte!
…Anger of the Gods and Drown in Sorrow are powerful three-drop spells that serve as cheaper Wrath of Gods…
Commander Single Card Strategy is back! Bennie Smith tells you why you should try out Dark Ascension card Sudden Disappearance in your Commander deck.
…What comes to mind is floating a bunch of mana, casting Sudden Disappearance, then Wrath of God. Or maybe you…
…Kurt played an Oblivion Ring in the sideboard over Wrath of God, but otherwise we had nearly identical lists. First…
The Best Player Syndrome comes when you are the best player in your multiplayer group… Or at least people think you are, anyway. Abe developed the Best Player theory several months ago, but in recent weeks he’s had some new ideas on it. So how do people react to the Best Player, and what can you do if you are the Best Player?
…backup threats of any worth and was overrun by Wake Boy before Counterspell Boy became Wrath of God Boy and…
Chris continues his experiments with the Gruul Wilding preconstructed deck. Can he succeed in making a budget version of a Pro Tour winning creation? The cards are strong… but is the final build?
…By the time he hit Wrath of God mana, he was at nine. I was smart enough (“for once!”) to…
…Even on a naked board post- Wrath of God, you can swap it's shield counters for cards. Like the…
Wednesday, May 27th – I am known to hate a spot removal spell. Occasionally you get something like Skred, sure, that is just so unbelievably good that I’ll swallow my pride and mark a 4 next to it on the deck-reg sheet. But even then I have to suppress a chuckle when people are talking about it as ‘the best card in the format.’ It kills a dude. Awesome.
…Pernicious Deed, Savage Twister, Wrath of God, Akroma’s Vengeance, Decree of Pain, Molten Disaster, and even Myojin of Cleansing…
…I feel like Wrath of God might not be the best card for the job in this deck and that…
…Our other friend Dan Silberman won this weekend by playing main deck Wrath of God, and sideboarding Cho-Manno's…
…Valorous Stance<br> Wall of Omens<br> Wrath of God Blue (70) New Addition Time of Ice I don’t…
…cards like Wrath of God, Deep Analysis, and Chastise. The results here are not surprising. The impact of the fetch…
Welcome back to the series dedicated to the realm of the casual. I’m the DJ of the only radio station to spin your tunes on a weekly basis, so let’s get started. Today, I want to peer more closely at an old premise of mine: the Silklash Spider.
…If you play a Wrath of God, it’s only a matter of time before everybody has creatures again and…
“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness.”
…Chimeric Idol – Usually one of the prime threats for opponents who use <br> Wrath-like effects. It also becomes the…
With Morningtide’s official release later this week also marking its debut on the Constructed stage, Adrian Sullivan has been looking at the cards with an eye on the Extended metagame. While many Internet pundits feel that the new cards will have little impact on the powerful format, Adrian does not agree. Do you?
…Even cards like Wrath of God don’t do much to stop the bleeding for much more than a moment…
…It's an instant-speed Wrath of God that's also kind of a hit-everything Path to Exile. In…
Thursday, June 12th – Kyle Sanchez brings us the hotly anticipated results from not one, but two Regionals tournaments: Houston and Dallas. While there is a fair share of Faerie, Elven, and Merfolk shenanigans in the Top 8 lists, there is innovation to be found. Can it really be true that Zur took down a Nationals invite? Read on to find out!
…Wrath of God, and one of the best creatures in Standard: Zur, the Enchanter. I really like the concept of…
…Wrath of God was also a contender. Then I remembered that, as we talked about earlier, Modern isn't *really…
…prioritize [catch-up] mechanics,” he said. “Cards like Wrath of God to get you back in a game after you…
Friday, October 31st – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week is Halloween and we’ve got a ghastly and ghoul-y show for you this week. We’re going to take a look at the frightening Standard environment as we approach States in just two weeks, take a look at the Wizards Play Network, Mike Flores’ latest video venture, and check out the Magic Halloween Top 5 Countdown. Let’s go!
…what you do to this guy, whether you Wrath of God, Bant Charm, bounce it with Cryptic Command, whatever, your…
This past weekend, Mike had the rare chance to put his States deck to the test in an actual Ravnica-legal Standard tournament packed with Neutral Ground regulars. In today’s article, Mike discusses what he learned by playing in that tournament, and shares the decklist he’ll be playing in this weekend’s State Championship!
…Basically, I found that even though Fungus Fire has a lot of White Removal that seems relevant (Wrath of God…
What does one of the greatest living red mages think Fate Reforged offers? Quite a lot! See Adrian’s rundown of the red cards that will be making waves in upcoming Standard!
…A more controlling deck could also use it as a sort of Wrath of God, but this is likely very…
Doc, tell me straight out: Can this Reanimator deck be competitive in the current format? And what can we learn about how Reanimator decks work in general?
…you get that all through, they are running Wrath of God as well. The other popular deck, R/G, proves…
…You can Skyshroud Claim for two untapped Forests, or Wrath of God or Damnation, or stick a Jace, the Mind…
…post- wrath. It also has a sneaky combo with menace enablers like Hagra Constrictor or Iroas, God of Victory that…
…March in that it is a well-controlled Wrath of God effect. Finally, though, it gives Red a non-damage…
Blisterguy wanders from the usual path today… he presents a Coldsnap Sealed Deck, rife with tricky choices and powerful options. After sharing his final build, he climbs back onto the usual path and shares the Top 8 Premier Event stats from Magic Online, along with the usual barrage of buy-and-sell information.
…3-4)<br> Magnivore 2-4 (2-4) Wrath of God 9-11 (8-10)<br> Paladin en-Vec 5…
…Graveyards matter, and more importantly, Archangel Avacyn threatens to make creatures indestructible, which would counter the typical Wrath of God…
Legends, graveyard tricks, milling–Shadows over Innistrad has everything a Commander lover could ask for! See which cards Sheldon Menery thinks will make the biggest impact in your future pods!
…response to Wrath of God), this might get rather large rather quickly. Vessel of Ephemera: Instead of five mana, it…
Wednesday, January 27th – The demise of Combo Elves as an Extended powerhouse has been greatly overstated, and the pointy-eared menace has been popping up in PTQ Top 8s with alarming regularity. Kyle takes us through his version of the deck, played by Billy Moreno to a PTQ finals position, and runs through all the fun you can have with a Cloudstone Curio…
…He had Wrath of God, Thirst for Knowledge, Shadow of Doubt, Ancestral Vision, Spell Snare, Mana Leak, Path to Exile…
Bringing a deck that packs to a commonly played archetype is something I’ve come to term “bringing the Glass Cannon Deck.” It’s where you launch yourself head-on at the tournament with a deck whose only chance is to avoid your few nightmare matchups the whole way through. Encountering that matchup more than once — a possibility you can neither avoid nor control — will likely end your tournament on the spot. But when do you bring a Glass Cannon on purpose?
…Nick drew and played Moldervine Cloak with three mana to spare; I Remanded, drew a Wrath of God from it…
…It doesn’t take much for this to build an insurmountable board state, and cards like Purphoros, God of the…
…Butcher of Malakir for board control over clearing its own pieces with Wrath of God. Every slot of your 99…
…You won't need to put many creatures in play (watch Wrath of God) to win the game, so put…