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Rant of Valakut: The Touch of Death

Ben Iverach-Brereton
March 26, 2018
Rants of Valakut
Paper Covers Rock The best games are ones in which every threat can be answered in some way. Rock, Paper, Scissors, while not a shining example of game design, hinges entirely on this principle; it w... Read More...

Modern Musings: Dominaria Spoilers – Part 1

Michael Shapiro
March 26, 2018
Modern Musings
Hey Everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! This week we are going to be looking at some of the spoilers coming out of Dominaria!  Specifically we are looking for any cards or set of cards that look viable... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Dominaria First Impressions

Austen Hoey
March 26, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
In this special episode of Pauper Ponderings, I go over some of the new Dominaria spoilers, where they could fit in to exisiting decks. Or could they create brand new decks. Don't worry though, brand new Pauper... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Lantern Control

Austen Hoey
March 22, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
We've finally done it. We're at Week 4 of the Tournament of Champions! And we're playing a wild deck built around persist creatures and sac outlets and triggers. And no, I'm not talking about Birthing Pod in Mo... Read More...

The Metaworker – Get Ready to Brawl!

James LaPage
March 21, 2018
The Metaworker
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In case you missed it, Dominaria is bringing with it a new Commander variant - Brawl! Let’s start by talking about what this new format is. Brawl Is a Singleton Format This means that you can only play one of... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Merfolk in Standard!

Nikachu
March 19, 2018
Channel Nikachu
At long last, Merfolk has come to Standard! And my brother gets a face-full of fish. Lands4 x Botanical Sanctum8 x Forest (B)6 x Island (A)4 x Unclaimed Territory Creatures4 x Jade Bearer4 x Kumena... Read More...

Modern Musings: Welcome to the Jund-gle

Michael Shapiro
March 19, 2018
Modern Musings
Hello everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings!  This week I am going to take an in depth look at Jund decks and how you can beat them.  Thanks to the recent unbanning of Bloodbraid Elf, the deck is as popul... Read More...

Limited Time Only 85: RPTQ Prep Rivals of Ixalan

Spencer Howland
March 18, 2018
Limited Time Only
Spencer and Danny dive deep into their prep for the RPTQ featuring Rivals of Ixalan sealed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrH3gZ8b8ks Follow Spencer on Twitter at: @Spencer13H Follow Danny on Twitter a... Read More...

Constructed Criticism episode 223: Remembering to Have Fun (Modern Week)

Spencer Howland
March 13, 2018
Constructed Criticism
https://youtu.be/5kjtHBzflEM Spencer and Michael are back from the GP this weekend to talk Modern and Remembering to have fun with Magic. Follow Michael on Twitter at: @MagicMikeMTG Follow Spencer on Twi... Read More...

Modern Musings: Another Look at Eldrazi Processors

Michael Shapiro
March 12, 2018
Modern Musings
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Hey Everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings!  This week I want to take another, slightly different look at the Eldrazi Processors archetype.  This idea has been bouncing around in my head for a week and I t... Read More...
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