Rant of Valakut: Double the Musical, Double the Fun Ben Iverach-Brereton September 14, 2020 Rants of Valakut Due to a clerical error, the August 2020 edition of Rolling Stoneforge Magazine went to print missing the back side of a page. It was supposed to contain the second half of "The Double Masters Musical." The fol... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Let’s Talk About Proxies Ben Iverach-Brereton August 31, 2020 Rants of Valakut 2 A proxy is a home-made card used in place of a real Magic card. They can range from a hastily written note on a basic land, to an artistic re-imagining of the original. The use of proxies in sanctioned events i... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Lat-Nam’s Altar (Pauper) Ben Iverach-Brereton August 19, 2020 Pauper, Rants of Valakut With the release of Double Masters, there are a lot of new toys for Pauper players. Perhaps the most notable addition to the format is Myr Retriever, especially given its interaction with Ashnod's Altar. Two Re... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: The Double Masters Musical Ben Iverach-Brereton August 3, 2020 Rants of Valakut Originally published in Rolling Stoneforge Magazine.* Double Masters went through major changes over the course of its development, but nothing quite as major as the changes to its marketing campaign. The in... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: A Jump/Starting Point Ben Iverach-Brereton July 20, 2020 Rants of Valakut Jump/Start is a fascinating product concept. It's effectively the card game Smash Up combined with Magic decks, the idea of quickly shuffling together two half-decks to play a game is quite cool, and is somewha... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Enchant World (Planechase Variant) Ben Iverach-Brereton July 6, 2020 Rants of Valakut Core Set 2021 just came out, so naturally I'm going to completely ignore that fact and talk about Planechase instead. Because, reasons? In case you're not familiar with it, Planechase is a variant... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: EnXantchatress Ben Iverach-Brereton June 22, 2020 Rants of Valakut I originally had a completely different article planned for this week, with custom cards I made with art from the Rijksmuseum. In light of recent events, I felt it important to take some extra time to review my... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Cube Route pt.5 – The Final Push Ben Iverach-Brereton June 8, 2020 Rants of Valakut You can find the full Cube Route here: Part 1 - Finding the Beginning Part 2 - Counters and Counters Part 3 - Sorted by Colour Part 4 - All Things Being Equal And now, the conclusion.... After... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Cube Route pt. 4 – All Things Being Equal Ben Iverach-Brereton May 25, 2020 Rants of Valakut The Cube project continues! If you missed any of the saga so far, you can catch up here: Part 1 - Finding the Beginning Part 2 - Counters and Counters Part 3 - Sorted by Colour When picking ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Cube Route Pt. 3 – Sorted by Colour Ben Iverach-Brereton May 11, 2020 Rants of Valakut Time goes on, we're all still hunkered down at home, but at least I've made more progress on my Cube. If you haven't seen the other articles in my Cube Route series, you can find them here: Part 1 -... Read More...
