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…unfolding before us, the combination of Deceiver Exarch and Splinter Twin, discussed here  and here. This combination is so…

…I've played plenty of aggro/control decks (tempo), control/combo decks like Splinter Twin, even counter-burn decks, but…

…I also got a few games in against Tribal Zoo and Splinter Twin, but overall, I was still in a…

…attacking opponents for millions of damage sure beats the individual effects of Deceiver Exarch or Splinter Twin. Working down the…

…You can even kill Pestermite when your opponent tries to Splinter Twin you. Blasting Station has the potential to be…

…thunder and Deceiver Exarch / Pestermite gave the ever-popular Splinter Twin decks a natural trump. Griselbrand Simian Spirit Guide Nourishing…

…little more value every turn until I die to Splinter Twin, Scapeshift, or a flurry of burn spells. Consequently, I…

…The ability to slam two cards that say “I win” recalls Splinter Twin combo and Pauper, while powerful, is far…

…of play until now is its bad matchup against Splinter Twin, and to a lesser extent Amulet Combo, the two…

…PT Fate Reforged Top 8 And with options like Splinter Twin and Amulet Titan available... Did you check out the…

…Then we'll head into Modern for a pair of decks that try to sneak in under the Splinter Twin…

…through the early combo era, Deathrite Shaman, Birthing Pod, Splinter Twin, Treasure Cruise, Eldrazi Winter, and the most recent Gitaxian…

…As a one-time Splinter Twin guy, there is no surprise that I like it. Essentially SMANN2.0 can play…

…Zoo, that if you came up against a non- Splinter Twin combo deck, you could rarely hope to win game…

…It was a major contributor to Splinter Twin getting banned, after all. Also, if I'm right about Murktide's…

…decks and keep every opponent off-balance, much like Splinter Twin decks of old. For players who are inexperienced in…

…Fitting a couple of these into the shell for a Splinter Twin effect of sorts would increase our aggressiveness quotient…

…tap out on turn four – and not even a Splinter Twin -like card that wins on the spot – is begging…

…Defense Grid is a hedge against these strategies as well as other combo decks with control elements like Splinter Twin…

…Second Sunrise - Seething Song - Sensei's Divining Top - Skullclamp - Splinter Twin - Stoneforge Mystic - Summer Bloom - Treasure Cruise - Tree of Tales…

…In testing, my teammate Rob Pisano described Cartouche of Ambition plus Bristling Hydra as Splinter Twin. He wasn’t wrong…

…was to shoehorn Dig Through Time into Scapeshift and Splinter Twin. Meanwhile, Sam Black arguably led the format en route…

…Splinter Twin is not going anyway. UWR is not going anywhere, etc. The pillars of the format should remain relatively…

…Part of the strength of decks like Splinter Twin in Modern is that they forced the opponent to be down…

…Desolate Lighthouse helped find the pieces that Splinter Twin needed. Hitting Slayers’ Stronghold slowed down Amulet Bloom. Ghost Quarter does…

…People already play Abrupt Decay because of Deceiver Exarch plus Splinter Twin. Counterspells have always been fine in Modern. The…

…Second, you can board into the Splinter Twin combo once people board out all of their removal. This is something…

…Temur Battle Rage Much like Splinter Twin decks in Modern, the threat of the combo is almost as important as…

…The combo is reminiscent of the Splinter Twin - Deceiver Exarch combo that once dominated Modern in a control shell before…

…Standard decks as far back as Splinter Twin, Jund, and Delver became staple decks in the format. Not only do…

…There's still room to explore, but strategies like Scapeshift and Splinter Twin have had thousands of hours invested in…

…that the Replica is much better against something like Splinter Twin or Pyromancer Ascension, and as such, in a situation…

…Natural State's drawback—converted-mana-cost restriction—doesn't matter as much now that Splinter Twin's banned; they…

…And eventually, I got my Modern deck back to where I loved it again, only to have Splinter Twin banned…

…of stand out, such as Enduring Ideal, Dragonstorm, or Splinter Twin. That is why today's deck is a little…

…These combos can be Splinter Twin / Pestermite, Scapeshift, any storm card, or Reveillark / Body Double / Mirror Entity / Riftwing Cloudskate. Once…

…The recently-added Pestermite can combo with Splinter Twin and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. That’s the red and blue…

…Path to Exile helps make the Splinter Twin matchup good, and any other creature-based deck like Affinity has trouble…

…decks and format staples like Birthing Pod, Affinity, and Splinter Twin. Bide your time, and be conservative with your spells…

…Hand - 4 Serum Visions - 4 Remand - 2 Dispel - 4 Splinter Twin Sideboard - 1 Pyroclasm - 2 Grim Lavamancer - 2 Blood Moon…

…One of my concerns is that Affinity can be generally unfavored against Splinter Twin, but even still, we have some…

…Second Sunrise - Seething Song - Sensei's Divining Top - Skullclamp - Splinter Twin - Stoneforge Mystic - Summer Bloom - Treasure Cruise - Tree of Tales…

…totally fine with the creature combos of Pod and Splinter Twin. There would certainly be worse things for Magic than…

…Which decks could be interested in this card? Splinter Twin seems like an obvious choice. With Dig Through Time, you…

…You can play some in-color tricks with it (like Splinter Twin) or just swing and win. I just saw…

Last week I wrote about a combo deck that focused on Myr Galvanizer's interaction with Splinter Twin. There seemed…

…only* wins by going all-in (think Storm, not Splinter Twin). If you’re playing a deck like that, you…

…A deck like Splinter Twin has a lot of trouble fighting through all of the different hate in the Prison…

…Splinter Twin, the next designated card-to-beat, is currently over 16 Tix, for a record high of 18.6…

…We want Venser, Shaper Savant, not Splinter Twin. I’ve trophied plenty of drafts where the A-plan was to…