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The Oracle: Amonkhet Draft #4

Etienne Busson
May 16, 2017
The Oracle
In his 4th draft for The Mana Base, The Oracle continues his progression through this intricate limited format. So follow along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDbPSYZ-nX0&list=PL2RhM0cFdya3bgwcEBchfoFF9kgS... Read More...

Rants of Valakut: A Flash in the Pan

Ben Iverach-Brereton
May 15, 2017
Rants of Valakut
Of all the cool cards in Amonkhet the one that I'm really excited about is a common 3/2 with flash. For some reason Pouncing Cheetah has captured my imagination and won't let it go. What's worse is t... Read More...

Life Begins at 20: Inside the Cube 3

Mark Reddaway
May 15, 2017
Life Begins at 20
In Episode 3 of Inside the Cube, Mark from Life Begins at 20 breaks down the Reanimator Strategy in Cube, how to integrate it into your own cube, and how to build it once it's in. Also, how to properly prioritize pick order to build the best reanimator deck po... Read More...

Modern Musings: Forgotten Eldrazi Archetypes

Michael Shapiro
May 15, 2017
Modern Musings
Welcome to Modern Musings, this week we are going to explore two different archetypes of eldrazi.  The first is an archetype that saw quite a bit of play when the new wave of eldrazi were released in Battle for... Read More...

Delving with Devin: To Ban or Not to Ban?

Devin Wiess
May 12, 2017
Delving With Devin
Welcome back to another episode of Delving with Devin. Today we will be going back to our roots, with some modern discussion. To ban, or not to ban, that is the question! I am going to be doing a four piece ser... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Sac N’ Go

Austen Hoey
May 11, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
This week on Pauper Ponderings Austen plays a deck that looks to not only sacrifice his own guys for value, but also his opponents creatures!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei3KPAtE_8k   Sac N' Go by /u/beerlion Sorcery (21)4 x Act ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: UW Merfolk in Modern

Nikachu
May 9, 2017
Channel Nikachu
This week on Channel Nikachu, Nikachu tries out the most common merfolk splash, White. Watch as Nikachu navigates this popular Merfolk variant. 4 x Cursecatcher4 x Silvergill Adept4 x Harbinger of the Ti... Read More...

The Oracle: Amonkhet Draft #3

Etienne Busson
May 9, 2017
The Oracle
The Oracle dives into another Amonkhet Draft this week on The Mana Base, follow along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6srAs_N5yc&list=PL2RhM0cFdya05zt-Yq9zewfAjGfjAWzyL... Read More...

Modern Musings: Amonkhet Brews

Michael Shapiro
May 7, 2017
Modern Musings
Welcome to another Modern Musings, this week we are going to look at some decks that utilize some of the spicy new Amonkhet cards that we talked about last week.   Since last week I had a chance to brew up some decks for you guys, and reflect on some lesson... Read More...

Life Begins at 20: Inside the Cube, Episode 2

Mark Reddaway
May 5, 2017
Life Begins at 20
Join Mark this week as he continues his series Inside the Cube, with his look at the Blink Archetype! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEYDQkDXEEU  ... Read More...
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