Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk Nikachu January 3, 2017 Channel Nikachu Nikachu is back for his first series of 2017 as he runs ol' faithful through a competitive Modern league. If you are looking to get into Merfolk, look no further, Nikachu is one of the best! Round 1 vs Suici... Read More...
Michael Shapiro Researcher Bio The Mana Base January 2, 2017 Michael Shapiro Hi my name's Mike and I've been playing magic since Kamigawa/Ravnica and haven't stopped since. I've played in a number of Grand Prix and have made day two in most of them, but I mostly enjoy destroying mo... Read More...
Salt Road Patrol: Getting Top Decked After Christmas Chris Cardwell January 2, 2017 Salt Road Patrol 1 Hey all, welcome to Salt Road Patrol, it's the Christmas season but to be honest, I've got a lot of problems with you people, and you're gonna hear about them. 4) Living in an MTG Void area: I’m not sure how true this is for other... Read More...
Delving with Devin: Esper Gifts Devin Wiess December 30, 2016 Delving With Devin 1 Control is Dead! Long Live Control! This week on Delving with Devin, we open the vault to the esper dungeon and attempt to discover whether or not you can afford to play a slow card advantage heavy control deck... Read More...
Pauper Ponderings: Bonus Episode, Grixis Fireweaver Austen Hoey December 30, 2016 Pauper Ponderings 1 I'm many things, but a liar I am not, I promised you guys a make up video, and here it is. Playing a deck centred around Reckless Fireweaver and Glaze Fiend to deal huge points of damage early in the game, then... Read More...
Pauper Ponderings: Vinestorm Austen Hoey December 29, 2016 Pauper Ponderings Back in the saddle after the Christmas holidays and boy, do I have a spicy one for you guys! If you thought Goblin Storm was turning the volume up to 11, this week we break the freakin knob off! Vinestorm, uses card draw spells and rituals to cast a large Spro... Read More...
The Metaworker: Stax, Tax, and Resource Denial James LaPage December 28, 2016 The Metaworker 2 In the last episode, we took a look at the different types of resources in Commander, and how to convert one type of resource to another. In this episode, we’re going to look at what can go wrong when you’re tr... Read More...
Casual to Competitive: Blue Black Reanimator Chris Durupt December 27, 2016 Casual to Competitive Hello everyone and welcome to the debut of the newest series here on The Mana Base, Casual to Competitive, where Winnipeg's own Chris Durupt showcases a standard brew that he thinks has some legs and tries to b... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Fallen Ideal Ben Iverach-Brereton December 26, 2016 Rants of Valakut 2 There are some cards that seem to do everything you want them to do in your deck. Fallen Ideal, a black aura from Time Spiral and an homage to the card Fallen Angel, enchants a creature and gives it both flying and the ability to sacrifice creatures to tempora... Read More...
Cubism: My Thoughts on the Holiday Cube Aaron Paquette December 23, 2016 Cubism 1 Tis the season and the MTGO Vintage Cube is back for another round. This week I’m going to talk about my thoughts and opinions on round of the Vintage(holiday) cube. A lot of what I’m going to talk about is... Read More...
