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Commander ad Populum Ep 60 – vEDH and Community Deck Suggestions

Ryan Peneff
May 27, 2020
Commander ad Populum
Welcome to another very special episode of Commander ad Populum. Commander for the people, by the people, for the people. For this week's Community section, I want to know: what's been keeping everyo... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Cube Route pt. 4 – All Things Being Equal

Ben Iverach-Brereton
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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...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Simic Merfolk!

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Can you play Modern without a companion? YES! Simic Merfolk is worth playing over a companion for the speed that it uses to overcome Yorion control decks and combo decks. It still can utilize Chalice of the Void to beat the greedy Lurrus decks running 1- and... Read More...

Commander ad Populum Ep 58 – Stay Present While Looking Ahead

Ryan Peneff
May 20, 2020
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Welcome to another very special episode of Commander ad Populum. Commander for the people, by the people, for the people. In this week's Community section I touch on both the importance of living in ... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Quartzood Fires (Kaheera) – MTG Standard Deck for IKORIA

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May 16, 2020
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This deck has been making its round behind the scenes on MTG Arena and I wanted to showcase it here and on my channel today. I think that a Gruul Fires deck has some potential, although it may also need a bit m... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Azorius Merfolk featuring Lurrus of the Dream Den

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May 14, 2020
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Is Lurrus playable in modern Merfolk? Is the white splash? Like many other decks, Merfolk adopts Lurrus to take advantage of the 8th card in hand and to recycle Mishra’s Baubles. The benefit for Merfolk is that our strategy doesn’t change much by adding Lu... Read More...

Commander ad Populum Ep 57 – Staying Connected with the Magic Community

Ryan Peneff
May 13, 2020
Commander ad Populum
Welcome to another very special episode of Commander ad Populum. Commander for the people, by the people, for the people. In this week's Community section I tackle a remind everyone to stay connect w... 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...

MTG Jeff: REVENGE of the OFFSPRING!! MTG Arena IKORIA Standard Deck

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May 9, 2020
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, MTG Jeff, Standard
I sent out a poll to my community on YouTube about which wedge enchantment from Ikoria I should brew around. We had nearly 800 votes on the first day and it became clear what I needed to do. Sent on a quest by my channel viewers, I went about building a deck a... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Dimir Lurrus Merfolk featuring Mire Triton

Nikachu
May 7, 2020
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Lurrus will draw you to the light side, or the dark. One particular card of relevance is Mire Triton. Mire Triton has deathtouch which makes it a roadblock to creatures of any size whether it’s Death’s Shad... Read More...
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