Search

…He swings for one last time, and I wrath of god on the next turn. Shade is my next play…

…The Sligh deck usually dies of one Wrath of God followed by a Wisdom. In my opinion the control deck…

…Hazoret, the Locust God, and the Scarab God are the last of the Bolas-era gods who remain. New deities…

Larry Swasey touches on Standard, Legacy, and Modern–all in one article! Find out why he went 4-0 in Legacy but 0-4 in Standard and what decks he’s looking into after the Invitational.

…Fauna Shaman in the last season of Standard was a perfect example of this. Currently the best examples of “upgrade…

Read about how Ben Friedman made Top 4 at the SCG Invitational in Atlanta with the usual suspects: U/W Delver in Standard and Esper Stoneblade in Legacy.

…Spell Pierces, and Forces that have been keeping Wrath of God from being played. Terminus is just not as good…

Tuesday, February 3rd – Hello friends, and welcome back to the column dedicated to the casual. Today I am continuing a series of articles that begun years ago and has continued through this one. Once the official spoiler for a set has been released, I can take a look through the cards, and tell you which ones I believe will have an impact for Five Color.

…In multiplayer, it may become the best Wrath of God you can play. In Five Color, it gives you not…

One of the most understated arts of deckbuilding is the ability to port proven forgotten concepts from one format into another. In this great lesson, Legacy guru Drew Levin takes an old Standard powerhouse and brings it back to life.

…A Wrath of God that puts creatures back in my library? Yes, please! Unlike Lingering Souls, Squadron Hawk can’t…

Mike Flores provides decklists and sideboarding information for all his favorite decks (without Jace, the Mind Sculptor)—including Mono-White Control, Exarch Twin, Pyromancer Ascension, U/W, and more.

…Not really any reason you should care if you can just Wrath of God all their Jones while crushing them…

…While white does have a history of mass destruction (Wrath of God, Armageddon, etc.), the development team felt the “blow…

During my last daily deck-a-thon, there was a forum comment regarding the fact that a lot of my decks couldn’t be played online, because I like using older and unusual cards to fill out slots in my decks. So I created four fun decks that can be built Online for a reasonable price… And a very whacky theme deck!

…beater after someone’s Wrath of God is strong. Lightning Surge deals a solid amount of damage early on Â…

As promised last week, Chris brings us his newest Standard creation — Black/White Slivers. He takes us through five different iterations of the deck, and shares some of his thoughts in testing and beyond. All this, plus a few match walkthroughs to boot! Looking to abuse the power of Necrotic Sliver? Then maybe this is the deck for you…

…collect a set of four, such as Dark Confidant, Birds of Paradise, or Wrath of God. The decks are also…

This is the third in a series of articles that chronicle the last several Extended seasons. As always, the roots of the current Extended season can be found in the past: with the exception of Ravager Affinity, all of the Pro Tour: Columbus decks have appeared, in some form or other, in years ago. Some go back a lot farther than you might think, and there’s still tech in them thar decks!

…ran counters, card drawing, Wrath of God and Green for Treetop Villages and Call of the Herd. This deck, later…

Cassidy returns to some well-worn space for him, venturing once again into Angel Tribal with Radiant, Archangel at the helm. He’s learned how to build this exact deck from experience, but it’s shaped differently for a reader than it would be for himself…

…Rout gets the slot over the cheaper Wrath of God simply because the ability to get in at instant speed…

…I also like them as creatures that hide from mass removal like Wrath of God. Have you seen the bulk…

…Staple lands for a Vig deck definitely include Urzatron, Ghost Quarter, Temple of the False God, Deserted Temple, Mikokoro, Miren…

Thursday, April 30th – Active player has Tendrils of Agony on the stack with a storm count of 10. The opponent plays Angel’s Grace in response and wants to know what will happen if he lets everything resolve and then plays Lightning Helix. First, a match at a PTQ is between two players and it’s not my job to advise people what to do or when to do it!

…Dauntless Escort. <br> Double wow! This has me reaching for my Wrath of God cards and wanting to play Standard…

…If someone cleans out your creatures, or plays a Wrath of God, then you'll lose the Falls. Or will…

Friday, January 21st – There were a lot of neat ideas back then that were shelved due to the oppressive power of Jund… but Standard is a brand new world now. Might the dangerously powerful and handsome Rico Suave be able to thrive now?

…I cast Wrath of God is pretty much a lock.<br> Indestructibility rules! Mirrodin Besieged Aside Speaking of indestructible, have…

…from an opponent’s hand, as opposed to Wrath of God, where an opponent also had to pay mana to…

…Cavalier of Night Doom Whisperer Dread Presence Eternal Taskmaster God-Eternal Bontu Gravedigger Gravewaker – Planeswalker Deck Exclusive Herald of the…

…There isn't as much white to hate, and protection from white doesn't stop Wrath of God, where protection…

Recently, Mike Flores used the term “velocity” to describe a certain type of deck behavior. In that article, however, he merely noted it as a conceptual notion, without offering any theoretical context or application. He attempted to demonstrate its presence, but in this author’s opinion and others, he did not accurately describe his observation in terms that have useful application. While what he describes is not deniable, his descriptions are ex post facto observations, and not a theory to be applied in a logistical matter to deck construction or play skill. This article will attempt to define velocity in terms that are more in line with other concrete Magic theories, and identify its application.

…it will cast a Wrath, and on the following turn drop Temple of the False God and an Exalted Angel…

Battle Royale! When this series was announced I was quick to jump onboard. As the fateful email finally arrived, I was extremely excited and thrilled to take part. But I had a problem: I had never played Constructed MTGO. What’s a guy to do?

…losing situation, the guy who can stop the Wrath of God *and* draw a card *and* get to untap and…

…from a Wrath of God. When you consider the amount of value that blinking a full board of creatures might…

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is back with more in-depth Limited analysis for Oath of the Gatewatch! Learn from Ari and you’ll be way ahead at the upcoming Prerelease!

…And that’s the not obviously good mode of the card that’s pretty good, not the Wrath of God…

…Burning Wish and Wrath of God supply the backup to ensure creature-based decks can't overrun the 'Glide player…

…They usually come from a commander like Heliod, God of the Sun. I can’t imagine a mono-color EDH…

…creatures, Hermit Druid, Survival of the Fittest), it duplicated the effect of Wrath of God early game, and provided a…

…Rolling Thunder, Winds of Wrath \*\*\* - A solid sealed deck card that will fit in nicely if you are playing that…

…Take notice to the two main decked Wrath of God and the two in the sideboard. Urza's Factory in…

Mike Flores, author of The Official Miser’s Guide , has some Sealed Deck tips for you just in time for this weekend’s Gatecrash Limited Grand Prix in Charlotte!

…This of course being at least in part a product of the much-discussed common removal situation. More, much more…

…Without a Wrath of God effect to combat strategies like Stompy, Affinity, and White Weenie, control decks can’t reliably…

…An aggro deck is not going to survive in a format where Wrath of God and it's variants are…

Thursday, September 11th – In the first part of a two-part feature, Marijn Lybaert shares his in-depth preparation for the recent Belgian National Championships. Written before the tournament by some of Belgium’s biggest names, it brings us invaluable insight into play-testing, preparation, and fun at the highest level. Next week, Marijn takes us through the Nationals tournament itself…

…Wrath of God just seems a better way to survive the early game — it also just fits better in the…

Tuesday, July 21st – As the M10 Academy gets into full session, we look at the remaining White cards. For newer players with an enquiring mind, this is your chance to get a foothold on the daunting slopes of Magic strategy.

…Wrath of God only dealt with creatures, but it did so at a bargain basement price of 2WW, four mana…

Relax, we’ve not gone mad… Chris is “previewing” an old favorite in a new light. Looking back at cards that failed to achieve is a fine place to search for new tech and tricks… and today, Chris doesn’t disappoint.

…Sometimes, it’s to mass removal like Wrath of God or Pyroclasm. Sometimes it’s due to targeted removal like…

I played an updated (and final) version of the Beasts deck at Wisconsin States, ending up 5-3. Only one of the losses was a blowout; the other two were very close. I lost, I think, because I made minor mistakes.

…handful of black decks scattered among the 142 competitors. Dem’s da breaks. Game one he had a god draw…

WHAT, MORE STANDARD? As if the overwhelming amount of Magic strategy over the last three weeks hasn’t been almost COMPLETELY about Invasion and the new Type 2, I still can’t seem to think of anything but. So that’s what is in this week’s column: only Standard decks. I’m becoming a one-trick pony, I know, and…

…I’m using Wave of Reckoning over Wrath of God because Hanna won’t kill herself under it. Hopefully if…

Peter takes a long hard look at some of the myths of Magic… just how much does Luck determine the outcome of a tournament? With detailed analysis of the Owling Mine phenominon of Pro Tour Honolulu, this article raises valid points on metagame deck selection.

How big a factor does luck play in Magic? How much of is Magic a game of skill? Does the…

…Ouch! I started Game 1 with the “god hand”, but he countered my 3rd turn Blastoderm. At the end of…

Writing has become so important to me. I do it recreationally now. I post all the time in my Live Journal (though not often with substance). I am currently writing fiction. Writing is very therapeutic. The other thing writing rekindled for me was my love for StarCityGames.com. When I started writing for Star City. it was actually a joke. I was made fun of for writing for this site. It was the laughing stock of Internet strategy, and I was a laughing stock in the pro community for writing for them. What a difference four years makes… Now the same type of people who once laughed at me for writing for Star City are asking me how they can become featured writers.

…Rules Variants:* Infinite Land (Mutilate would function like Wrath of God), Attack Left (removing more skill from the game by…

…Survival of the Fittest Gilded Lotus Scrubland Huntmaster of the Fells Eldrazi Monument Ancient Grudge Wrath of God Loam Lion…

…you see, your opponent still might draw land, which comes into play untapped, of course (obviously, one nasty version of…

…Lucky for us, Scheel's deck was amazing, and my two Wrath of God's, aka Pyrohemia and Sulfurous Blast…

Get an idea of how Legacy might change with Return to Ravnica at SCG Open Series: Cincinnati by reading about new cards SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Drew Levin thinks might see play in the format.

…had the bad luck of seeing print two sets after a one-mana Wrath of God debuted. Terminus is always…

Some parts of the developing Modern metagame seem to make no sense. Ari Lax highlights three key paradoxes of the format and how to solve them.

…but wow is Wrath of God or Terminate a good split card. > Tweet: > > Top 8 of the Modern Challenge with…

Tuesday, October 5th – Let’s be honest. If Sam didn’t try to break every game he ever played, he wouldn’t be Sam Black. EDH is no different. That said, he does offer advice on how to rein it in for more casual tables. Three EDH lists await within!

…more for synergy instead of filling their decks with Wrath of God, Decimate, Decree of Pain, and Mind’s Eye…

Craig “The Professor” Jones, fresh from narrowly missing Day 2 in Grand Prix: Stockholm, brings us his thoughts on the Red cards from Future Sight. He updates a number of Standard and Block offerings with the new cards, and tosses out a few ideas and strategies. With Regionals just weeks away, it’s time to break Standard… maybe Prof can help!

…That deck churns out a ton of mana already and Molten Disaster will function as an effective Wrath of God…

Firstly I’d just like to thank all those readers who sent me deck lists and ideas for decks to play last Saturday. I liked some of them a lot especially one sent to me by Mikael Aaby-Ericsson and have started working on a R/G deck with big creatures, , and lots of burn. When I…

…Seb Dolling.<br> Seb is playing blue/white with Wrath of God, Exile, Masticore, Treachery and counterspells. Game one I…

Friday, June 18th – I had the pleasure of playing in two PTQs these past couple of days. One was held at Misty Mountain in the Madison area on Sunday, while the other was held in the vast reaches of Cyberspace that is MTGO this Tuesday. I ended up doing reasonably well in both, ending up in 11th and 3rd place respectively.

…This also is partly due to not being able to play Wrath of God in the same deck anymore as…