Thursday, August 20th – A few weeks ago, Brazil’s finest Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa regaled us with the story of his Magic development, from his first booster to his first appearance at Worlds. Today, he continues the enlightening tale, sharing fun times and play tips all the while.
…It was something like Exalted Angels, Mana Leaks, Wrath of Gods, Akroma’s Vengeances, etc. Looking back, I can remember…
…Thus casting a a wrath of God that destroys two opposing creatures and none of your own is a gain…
…Nail that Tergrid, God of Fright to the wall. Lock down that Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger. Make those patently unfair…
…But I am still VERY leery of this card in the midst of casual staples like Wrath of God, Earthquake…
Friday, September 25th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re barreling toward the Zendikar prerelease, ready to crack some packs, rock some Landfall, and discover our upcoming Standard and Extended PTQ environment. You ready for an adventure? Let’s go!
…But that would negate awesome rares such as the enemy fetchlands, the new Wrath of God, and other goodies, just…
Chas Andres kicks off his Dominaria finance review! Would Mox Amber be a $28 preorder if it were called “Amber Medallion” instead? Is Jaya Ballard secretly underrated? And which cycle is effectively priced at its floor already?
…People seem to be viewing this card as a worse version of Damnation because it can’t Wrath the battlefield…
Wednesday, January 27th – This article was originally posted as a Premium piece on Monday 25th January 2010. We’ve decided to open it up for all to read, as it’s invaluable information to ANYONE looking to enjoy Legacy at any upcoming event. With the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open tournaments coming to a city near you soon, it’s the perfect time to jump into this vibrant Eternal format!
…This deck repeatedly clears the table with Wrath of God effects and targerted removal, and protects its spells with countermagic…
Blisterguy brings us the lowdown on the Magic Online Standard scene, plus a detailed breakdown of the hottest card prices found in the electronic game. He also tackles the Online Exended metagame and chronicles the Top 8 standouts in this ever-popular format. All this, plus more tales from the balmy streets of Paris…
…br> Magus of the Scroll 1-2 (2-4)<br> Bogardan Hellkite 3-5 (—) Wrath of God 15-16 (11…
…It’s great for picking off Wrath of God effects like Cleansing Nova, counterspells, and Teferi. \<img src="//crystalcommerce-assets…
…removal (Vindicate, Path to Exile) to sweeping removal (Wrath of God, Planar Collapse). It's rough there. #2. Sheoldred, the…
…lovely surprise for the opponent who thought a Wrath of God would solve their problems. Phasing is also becoming premium…
Monday, June 8th – The StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open is coming to Atlanta on June 13th (as well as a PTQ on the 14th), and I am here to provide you with some of my thoughts about the current format. I’ve been battling on Magic Online for plenty of hours, bashed a few PTQs, read coverage of the recent Grand Prix tournaments, and feel like the format is shaping up to be awesome
…The deck puts a beating on Faeries, as well as decks not playing Wrath of God or Volcanic Fallout. However…
…Armageddon*? What did it do to deserve the Wrath of God of Willis?). But I think there's a deeper…
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. We kick off with Mike Mason’s excellent run-down of the both the existing and approaching metagame. All the current contenders examined, with forthright commentary on strengths, weaknesses, and card choices.
…Resilient, with strong card redundancy via Savage Twister or Wrath of God. Can effectively destroy all types of permanents. Built…
Without Magic judges, there would be no Commander and no Judge promotional cards. Sheldon Menery lists his Top 25 Judge promos of all time.
…Magic was dominated at the time by control decks, which were basically counterspells and Wrath of God. I won a…
With Delver RUG top dog in Legacy, Todd breaks down all the options available to the strategy, including the cards available in other colors! Sure to be a big part of the metagame at SCG Legacy Open: St. Louis.
…I recently used Ice to keep my opponent off Wrath of God (which I didn’t know he had) and…
…Counterspells and Force of Will from Blue; Swords to Plowshares and Wrath of God from White; Fact or Fiction, Brainstorm…
Friday, August 13th – A quote attributed to (or made famous by) David Price regarding Magic was “there are no wrong threats, only wrong answers.”
…chance to play that Wrath of God in your hand. Having the instant-speed option of Rout can stop the…
…edt asked that I compare Brainstorm / Soothsaying, Teferi's Moat / Wrath of God, and Teferi's Response / Tsabo's Web…
…Red 1 Circle of Protection: Black 1 Sleight of Mind 1 Wrath of God 1 Disenchant 1 Serra Angel | | | | | Here…
When most of you read the Apocalypse spoiler and immediately started working on W/B control, I liked the implications of a beatdown deck.
…Get rid of the Rebels and Snuff Out, add Wrath of God Phyrexian Arena and Desolation Angel, and you have…
SCG Players’ Champion hates when people think he’s a shill. He isn’t. He’s willing to tell you which cards he loves and which cards he thinks are permanently destined for the bulk bins! That said, he’s sharing his exact preorder for Kaladesh so that you can see exactly what he believes in for #SCGINDY!
…of planeswalkers and Vehicles, it does not seem like a good time for a five-mana Wrath of God, no…
…Uncluttered by many of the stars of the day (Wrath of God, Armageddon, Ancestral Recall, and more), it was a…
Grinning Demon is not strictly superior to Juzam. If you morph him into play, he might attack one turn sooner – but you wasted your third and fourth turns waking him up, serving him coffee, trying to get him motivated. In that way, he reminds me of me.
…Against Oversold Cemetery, things like Wrath of God and the like are only stopgap measures. Once you have four dead…
Sheldon Menery gives his Commander set review for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths! Which card does he call “one of the great Commander cards of all time”?
…deck, it’s full of value and doesn’t die to a Wrath of God like Talrand, Sky Summoner does…
…On the first Monday of every month I've been ruminating about the subject of winning games of Commander. I…
…You also have an army post- Wrath of God, something on the table after a Terminate comes your way, and…
Pro Tour Born of the Gods winner Shaun McLaren goes over what makes a successful control deck and provides some insight on why he thinks control decks rock. Check it out!
…bed in front of him was a masterpiece.* Remand Compulsive Research Court Hussar Wrath of God Azorius Chancery *To him…
Monday, May 24th – Jamie Wakefield continues his quest for a playable Green Standard deck in time for his first foray into the current PTQ season. Today he experiments with a two-color build, decries the state of the metagame, before returning to his good old Mono Green roots. And along the way, he gets very drunk.
It is all I can do not to head down to the local store (two of which are nearby) and…
…The W/R one will have more creature control in non-enchantment form, such as Wrath of God or Devouring…
…Karona, False God In my column Angels Among Us, I publicly apologized for the design of this card: > A quick…
In our local Sunday tournaments over the past five weeks, I’ve been on a bit of a tear, making it to the finals all five times to split the big money prize. One of the decks that I played during this successful stint was a B/G Oversold Cemetery deck that dropped an accelerated Braids, Cabal Minion to get a quick lock on the opponent. The deck also sported more synergy than any deck I had played in months, and I quickly became enamored with it. How could I make the deck better? How could I shore up its weaknesses? What were its bad matchups?
…The same is true for Wrath of God. You can’t do anything about the enchantments in game one, and…
…Additionally, Mortars also has the upside of serving as another wrath effect in the late game when necessary. Although it…
…Rumor has it he can survive Wrath of God too. And before another media person says Rulon Gardner has the…
Ramping decks have made the finals of the last two SCG Legacy Opens. Carsten Kotter breaks down the principles of successful Legacy ramp decks just in time for the SCG Legacy Open in Indianapolis.
…Knight of<br> the Relinquary and Counterbalance making a comeback — complete with a one-mana Wrath of God effect in…
…play against Sheldon, I was staring down Akroma, Angel of Wrath with an Ulasht deck whose entire removal suite was…
I had the extreme pleasure of going to the Team Pro Tour at New York this year, and the tournament was pretty miserable for me. Why the extreme pleasure? I got to see some friends. I got to play in some side events. My other team (“We’ve Got Girlfriends,” Andy Nishioka and Richie Frangiosa as…
…Rout.<br> Instant Wrath of God is great. For fun, cast this card in response to Rebel searching with a…
Remember a month ago when Death’s Shadow was too good for Modern’s health? Suddenly, the metagame is twenty decks wide! Todd Stevens, perhaps the most accomplished Modern player in the business right now, teaches you the new things you need to know!
…It’s not often that you see a creature deck with four maindeck Ghostly Prison or Wrath of God, and…
Narset has gotten a ton of Commander love, but a lot of folks have forgotten that she commits a cardinal sin in Magic: free spells! Try out one of these Narset brews for #SCGOAK!
…True, we don’t have Wrath of God / Day of Judgment / Supreme Verdict to worry about, and End Hostilities isn…
…I really liked the addition of two main deck wrath of gods, which was the brainstorm of my teammate Sean…
Let me be clear and say that I think Qumulox is a good, solid finisher for my deck. He has won me countless games. The only times I have been unhappy to draw him is when I couldn’t find the UU in his cost, which said more about a problem with my mana base than anything else. If you have been following along with your own Nuts and Bolts experiment and want to keep the deck to budget-proportions, keep Qumulox right where he is. For my own deck, however, I guess I’m going to try and up the style points.
…I recycle the Pyrite Spellbomb until he draws Wrath of God. I Aether Spellbomb my Salvagers to my hand, and…
Want to cast giant fiery spells at Grand Prix Atlanta’s Commander Celebration? Levi and Dear Azami have just the commander to help you get the job done!
…Nobody complains<br> when someone casts Wrath of God, but once someone untaps with a Disk, they’re basically holding…
…With Wrath of God out of the core set, people are bound to rely on cards like Volcanic Fallout even…
Thirty cards instead of twenty-five! Each card now comes with a haiku attached! Creeping Mold drops out of the top, and #1 is no surprise (again)! It’s the HALL OF FAME, FOLKS!
…except through the most absolute of global removal (e.g., Obliterate, Wrath of God or Plague Wind), is downright terrifying…
…Mass removal like Wrath of God, busted card draw like Fact or Fiction, and combo win conditions like Tendrils of…
…can give your Kaalia of the Vast indestructible and the cast the Wrath of God in your hand. You can…
Monday, February 23rd – In the second part of this excellent Legacy series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand take us through the Engines of Legacy. Counterbalance/Top, Life from the Loam, Ancient Tomb… all these and more come under scrutiny. Grand Prix: Chicago is drawing near… be prepared! [Editor’s Note – This article was written by Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand.]
…Ghostly Prison, Wrath of God) elements and a wide range of sideboard options (Seal of Cleansing, Aura of Silence). The…
Today, both Stephen Menendian and Nick Eisel relate their tales of failing horribly, and what they learned in the process. And heck, who am I to leave myself out of the proceedings? Watch with horror as I open a card pool with solid cards, and somehow manage to go 0-5. Why? That, my dear readers, is a mystery I need your help to decipher….
…They had the worst nightmare rares; Akroma, Angel of Wrath, Avatar of Woe, you name it. They had the Tribal…
Geth’s Grimoire Lots of beginners who want to build Rack decks oooh and aaaah when they see Megrim . Thing is, unloading your discard on the opponent is top priority, so your opponent has no hand by the time you have a moment to remember to play Megrim. At that point, a creature cleans up far better. Geth suffers from the Megrim problem as well.
…like a You Make The Abyss!<br> <br> “Wrath of God every turn, mwahahahahahahahaha!” Not too hot. “Armageddon every turn…
Okay, now, quick poll – how many of you shudder at the suggestion of lifegain as a deck theme? For good reason, lifegain has been ignored as a winning mechanic. Lifegain usually just keeps you from losing, and it has been said before:”Not losing” is very, very different from winning. But why is lifegain bad… And can you ever make effective use of it?
…Wrath of God. Admittedly, white has spells like Vengeance when you’re playing Type 1 or without any sort of…