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... 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 trying to convert one resource to another. How can w... 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... 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 my personal experience with it and I can only ima... Read More...
Pauper Pondering: Deck Rankings Austen Hoey December 22, 2016 Pauper Ponderings Christmas is fast approaching, which means, giving and receiving gifts, cold weather, and spending time with family. That last one rings especially true for me, as my family lives in a remote rural town in Nort... Read More...
The Ninth Sphere: 2016 in review, and a Snapcaster Mage. Madison Gibbons December 21, 2016 The Ninth Sphere At the end of each year, I like to go back and review everything I’ve completed, so I can assess my own progress; evaluate myself critically to see where I can improve, and go over what I think was really succe... Read More...
Salt Road Patrol: Episode 5 Chris Cardwell December 20, 2016 Chris Cardwell 4 Hey all. With spoiler season getting ready to ramp up I thought I’d pre-empt it with a few points about it. Let’s go: 5)The spoiler season I haven’t formally made a ranked list of things that make me salty, but if I did I know for sure, spoiler s... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Legacy Merfolk Nikachu December 19, 2016 Channel Nikachu Nikachu is back once again, slinging the fishy cardboard in Legacy. Can his fair creature strategy compete? Check it out below! Round 1 vs Shardless Bug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZElJ2X6kU&t=59s ... Read More...
