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Rant of Valakut: Advice, like Removal, Probably Just Wasted on the Young (Wolf)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 11, 2019
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In the year 1997, some sound advice was given to that year's graduates in an article by Mary Schmich. It was later set to music by Baz Luhrmann in a song called Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen). The uplifti... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Harmless Hard-Lock

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We've seen a bit of talk about Experimental Frenzy as a tool for Storm decks to drill through their library, or for aggro decks to power through into the late game, but I wanted to look at a different use f... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Mystic Speculation – The Planeswalker Set

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We don't know much about War of the Spark, the set scheduled for just after Ravnica: Allegiance. What we do know so far is that it will be set on Ravnica but won't focus on the guilds. Based on the ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Hidden Agenda

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I love the Conspiracy card type. I'm really intrigued by the idea of taking an otherwise normal card and making it amazing by changing it ever so slightly. A reduced cost, an increased size, or a new ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Sci-Fi in Five Cards

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#In5Cards Last December I posted a series of word puzzles using Magic cards as clues. I took Christmas movies, songs and stories and described them using the names of exactly five cards. I had a lot fun writin... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Magic Ponies Holiday Special

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Magic Ponies: Gathering Friendship is back, just in time for the holidays! So come in out of the cold and settle in with a nice cup of cocoa. The plane of Mareodin awaits! Episode 1: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Face Down into the Future

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Magic is constantly breaking it's own rules and pushing the boundaries of what it can do. That said, we don't often see cards that redefine elements of the game in an introductory product. Core sets and intro d... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Ravnica Plot Hooks for D&D

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November 19, 2018
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One of the reasons I keep coming back to Magic: the Gathering is its lore and world building. I'm an avid Dungeons & Dragons player, so when I was first introduced to Magic I used D&D as a frame of refe... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: The Final Form of Delver No-Grow

Ben Iverach-Brereton
November 5, 2018
Rants of Valakut
You'll probably want to start by reading Delver-Grow at the PPTQ and Testing Delver No-Grow, otherwise you may miss a few things. After testing my "Delver No-Grow" deck for three weeks I decide... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Testing Delver No-Grow

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 22, 2018
Rants of Valakut
If you haven't read it already, please check out my previous article for some context. For three weeks following the PPTQ I decided to test out the new version of my Simic Delver deck to really... Read More...
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