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Pauper Ponderings: Damned Cycling!

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This week on Pauper Ponderings, Austen plays what can really only be described as Living End Pauper Style!   Damned Cycling by /u/DryOats Creature (32)4 x Crypt Rats4 x Deadshot Minotaur4 x Fume S... Read More...
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Blake Treleaven was originally discovered in the pitch black depths of Reddit. He is a crass and vile creature of indeterminate purpose. His penchant for "comedic" articles has earned him a temporary home h... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Grand Prix Merfolk

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March 14, 2017
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Nikachu is back and this week he's playing the list that took him to a 2nd place finish at Grand Prix Vancouver! Modern Merfolk by Nikachu Creature (29)4 x Cursecatcher4 x Master of the Pearl Trident4 x Lord of Atlantis4 x Silvergill Adept3 x Harbing... Read More...

Delving with Devin: Level Up! Part 2

Devin Wiess
March 13, 2017
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Hello, welcome back Delving with Devin, today we will be covering part two of Leveling up with Devin! To find part one, please click here We left off talking about the importance of sideboarded games, which lea... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Cold Zombies

Austen Hoey
March 9, 2017
Pauper Ponderings
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This week on Pauper Ponderings we try out a deck that has been submitted many times. Cold Zombies! Utilizing the pyroclasm like effect of gangrenous zombie, and the late game power of gray merchant of asphodel,... Read More...

The Metaworker: Look at the Board and Think about It

James LaPage
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So after my last article went up, I hit the streets looking for some lessons that people have learned from losing games. As promised, here are some of the best: Reddit user /u/Wolrund: I actually have a great example of not conceding to an infinite combo... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Modern Masters 3 Pauper Review

Austen Hoey
March 7, 2017
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In this bonus episode of Pauper Ponderings, Austen reviews all of the cards that got a down shift in rarity in Modern Masters 3. It's not just the Modern players freaking out over these cards. Austen, goes a li... Read More...

The Limited Train: Aether Revolt Draft #1

Joey Hayes
March 7, 2017
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We welcome Joey Hayes to The Mana Base, with his limited series entitled, The Limited Train! Join in this week as he takes a stab at an Aether Revolt draft. A pretty spicy one at that! https://www.youtube.co... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: A Strictly Worse Snapcaster

Ben Iverach-Brereton
March 6, 2017
Rants of Valakut
Knowing when a 'bad' card is better than its more powerful counterparts is an important skill to have. Dismissing cards out of hand by saying that they are 'strictly worse' than something else doesn't really do any good. By looking for fringe cases you can tra... Read More...

Casual to Competitive: Updated Standard Vampires

Chris Durupt
March 3, 2017
Casual to Competitive
This time on Casual to Competitive, Chris upgrades his Vampire deck and tries out 2 different variations. Will these versions fare better? You'll have to watch to find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb... Read More...
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