Rant of Valakut: Drawing Ahead (Part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton January 17, 2022 Rants of Valakut I got to cast Ancestral Recall for the first time recently in the MTGO Vintage Cube. It was sweet, and flashing it back with Snapcaster Mage was even sweeter. It's very rare to find a card that effic... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Ascent Ben Iverach-Brereton January 2, 2022 Rants of Valakut Ascent, as the name suggests, is an experimental format for Magic: the Gathering based on the deck building game Ascension. These rules allow players to purchase cards from a central shop on their turn, and can... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Video Games #In5Cards Ben Iverach-Brereton December 20, 2021 Rants of Valakut It's that time of year again! Every winter, Rants of Valakut puts out a set of unique puzzles that use the names of Magic cards as clues to describe something, like a TV show or movie. Each year has ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Kokusho, by the Deserted Beach Boys Ben Iverach-Brereton December 6, 2021 Rants of Valakut Originally published in Rolling Stoneforge Magazine* The wait is finally over. That's Why Heliod Made The Tokens is the first studio album by the Deserted Beach Boys in over ten years to feature new,... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Hengehammering Out the Details Ben Iverach-Brereton November 22, 2021 Rants of Valakut Since first writing about it last year, I was finally able to get some more games in with my Syr Faren, the Hengehammer Commander deck. Unsurprisingly, this prompted some adjustments. The core of the list remai... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Not a Werewolf Set Ben Iverach-Brereton November 8, 2021 Rants of Valakut Innistrad: Midnight Hunt has come and gone, quickly replaced with previews of Crimson Vow. Looking back, Midnight Hunt was advertised as "The Werewolf Set," but did it really deliver on that promise? Sure, ther... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Day and Taxes (Standard) Ben Iverach-Brereton October 25, 2021 Rants of Valakut Shortly before rotation, I built a black/white Standard deck loosely inspired by old Modern and Legacy Death and Taxes lists. My plan was to use hand attack spells like Duress and Humiliate to remove key cards,... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Chasing Wins and the Downward Spiral Ben Iverach-Brereton October 11, 2021 Rants of Valakut Content warning: This article discusses addiction, mental health and suicidal thoughts. When I was in university, I got into League of Legends. A lot. I would play every single night; if I won a match, I'd b... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Exploring the Forgotten Realms Ben Iverach-Brereton September 27, 2021 Rants of Valakut My weekly Dungeons & Dragons group recently wrapped up our latest campaign, a cyberpunk fantasy inspired by Shadowrun. We're getting organized for the next one, and I'm already excited to play. This time we... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: New Treasures Ben Iverach-Brereton September 13, 2021 Rants of Valakut Jump/Start Historic Horizons is a lot of fun, and the additions to Historic are proving to be quite interesting. I'll admit, I'm not sure that I'm looking forward to playing against every new archetype (I'm loo... Read More...
