Why We Play: Johnny Steven Hamonic November 29, 2016 Why We Play After discussing the motivations behind why Timmy plays last week, I figured we should continue with another player archetype this week. We’re going to be examining how Johnny finds fun in Magic: the Gathering... Read More...
Vinestorm The Mana Base November 29, 2016 Pauper Vinestorm by Caretaker-ITA 3 x Brainstorm1 x Gigadrowse1 x Kaervek’s Torch4 x Preordain4 x Rite of Flame2 x Anticipate4 x Tolarian Winds1 x Words of Wisdom2 x Pieces of the Puzzle4 x Sprouting Vines4 x I... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Ulvenwald Mysteries Ben Iverach-Brereton November 28, 2016 Rants of Valakut I've been quite impressed by Ulvenwald Mysteries, a 3 cost green enchantment from Shadows over Innistrad. While I haven't seen it in Commander yet, I saw it a fair bit in draft, and the amount of work it put in there was remarkable. I wouldn't be surprised to ... Read More...
Blue Black Reanimator The Mana Base November 27, 2016 Standard Blue Black Reanimator by Chris Durupt 4 x Choked Estuary3 x Dead Weight1 x Decimator of the Provinces2 x Demon of Dark Schemes2 x Diabolic Tutor4 x Evolving Wilds2 x Grasp of Darkness6 x Island (335)4 x Mind... Read More...
Cubism: Commander 2016 Review Aaron Paquette November 25, 2016 Cubism Back with this years Commander review. This time around the Partner, Undaunted and 4 color creatures don’t do cube any favours but we still have a few cards to talk about. Ancient Excavation I... Read More...
Pauper Ponderings: Witness Me! Austen Hoey November 24, 2016 Pauper Ponderings Mad Max: Fury Road was one of my favourite movies last year, and for good reason, as one of the best action movies in as long as I can remember it's more than fitting it deserves a deck named after it. Witness Me! is that deck, with enough war boys to throw... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Legacy Challenge Part 1 Nikachu November 22, 2016 Channel Nikachu Nikachu takes you through the MTGO Legacy Challenge with his bread and butter, Merfolk! Round 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdFCZLzR6DA Round 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjsaV8xagQo Rou... Read More...
Why We Play: Timmy Steven Hamonic November 22, 2016 Why We Play We’ve done a lot of analysis of what formats provide good value- but not a lot about who those formats are good for. The next few episodes I’m going to cover Player Archetypes, and delve into some of the forma... Read More...
Salt Road Patrol: What is the Deal with Control Players? Chris Cardwell November 21, 2016 Salt Road Patrol Hey all, welcome to episode 3 of the Salt Road Patrol. Lets go: 4) Going to time 50 Minutes is plenty of time to get through a match of magic, but I see the same players consistently going to time nearly every round, holding up the whole thing an... Read More...
Delving with Devin: Bant Humans Devin Wiess November 18, 2016 Delving With Devin This week on Delving with Devin, we are porting a deck from a standard gone by in Bant Humans, with a few upgrades of course. Adding cards like Noble Hierarch, Path to Exile and Meddling Mage to an already p... Read More...