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Ben Iverach-Brereton
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Rants of Valakut
We've all had the idea: wouldn't it be fun to build a colourless Commander deck! Grab a big Eldrazi titan and plunk it in the Command zone, then fill your deck with all those utility lands that never usually ma... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Sleeving Up Adventure (Part 2)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
April 25, 2022
Rants of Valakut
Last time, we figured out what elements we wanted to include in our D&D adventure by using cards from a Magic deck. Now it's time to organize it into something coherent. We can start in one of two ways: by ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Sleeving Up Adventure (Part 1)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
April 11, 2022
Rants of Valakut
Magic has always had a close history with Dungeons & Dragons, even long before Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, so it's not surprising that people would find creative ways of combining the two games. In ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Modern Inspired Control

Ben Iverach-Brereton
March 28, 2022
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Long before Vesperlark Reanimator was even a glimmer of a possibility, and even before Delver Grow hit the table, my first foray into Modern was a Blue/Black Control deck built around Disciple of Deceit. Unf... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: The Mage-Rings of Vryn

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March 14, 2022
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"Come for the mage-rings, stay for the... uh... mage-rings?" - a Vryn travel agent, probably Vryn is a backwater plane somewhere out in the blind eternities. It has two notable features: it was the ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Death’s Peasants

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 28, 2022
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For years I've been treating Artisan* Commander as a deck-building restriction. I've always enjoyed the challenge of putting together a list that can hold its own at the table without using any rare or mythic r... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Drawing Ahead (Part 3)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 13, 2022
Rants of Valakut
Part 1 and Part 2 may have already resolved, but you can still get them back to your hand. You don't even need an Disentomb to do it; just follow the links! Anticipate There's a plethora of sp... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Drawing Ahead (Part 2)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 31, 2022
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In part one we went over cantrips, looting and sacrificial draw. There's still plenty more card advantage to go over, so let's dive right in. Impulse Draw Perhaps more accurately described as ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Ascent

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 2, 2022
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Ascent, as the name suggests, is an experimental format for Magic: the Gathering based on the deck building game Ascension. These rules allow players to purchase cards from a central shop on their turn, and can... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Video Games #In5Cards

Ben Iverach-Brereton
December 20, 2021
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It's that time of year again! Every winter, Rants of Valakut puts out a set of unique puzzles that use the names of Magic cards as clues to describe something, like a TV show or movie. Each year has ... Read More...
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