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Pauper Ponderings: Dinosaurs!

Austen Hoey
February 16, 2018
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We've finally arrived at Dinosaurs! Will these famous reptiles bring has back to the Jurassic Period, or will a meteor take them out once and for all? You''ll have to watch to find out! Enrage enablers like ... Read More...

Modern Musings: Pro Tour Aftermath

Michael Shapiro
February 12, 2018
Modern Musings
Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings, where this week we are going to be talking about the aftermath of the Pro Tour, as well as some of the reactions to the winning deck.  Let's get to it! Luis... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Inverter Doomsday

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 12, 2018
Rants of Valakut
Some of the most iconic Magic decks pop up in multiple formats. Modern, Legacy, Pauper, and even Standard often have variations on these popular archetypes: 'Tron shows up frequently in Modern and Pau... Read More...

Cubism: Rivals of Ixalan Review

Aaron Paquette
February 9, 2018
Cubism
Aaron & Drew are back this week talking about Rivals of Ixalan! Find out how Rivals stacks up and what it can bring to cube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo95BnEF5Mk You can find Patrick's Ravenous... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Simic Merfolk

Austen Hoey
February 8, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
We are diving into Merfolk this week! Playing unblockable fish and making them huge is Merfolks thing in Modern but can we make it work in Pauper? Using creatures like Triton Shorestalker and Mist-Cloaked Heral... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Pirate’s Booty

Austen Hoey
February 1, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
This week on Pauper Ponderings, in week 2 of the Tribes of Ixalan test drive we're playing Pirates! And what do Pirates love more than anything else? Treasure of course! So with their ship, and their sword, whe... Read More...

The Metaworker – A Great Traveling Experience

James LaPage
February 1, 2018
The Metaworker
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For those of you wondering where I've been, I've just returned from balmy Calgary, AB. It feels like I've been gone for months, even though it was really only about a week. You can read all about how I prepared... Read More...

Modern Musings: The Blood Sun Rises

Michael Shapiro
January 29, 2018
Modern Musings
Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings. Today we are going to talk about the Rivals of Ixalan card, Blood Sun! Blood Sun seems like a fun and brew-worthy card so I'm here today to talk about it strengt... Read More...

Rant of Valakut – Designing the Eldrazi Horde Deck (part 2)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 29, 2018
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"What are you doing?" "This is my Horde deck." "Is this like the Magic equivalent of Solitaire?" "Kind of, yes." In my last article I shared my take on a cooperative Magic format called Horde Magic. This ... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Dusk Legion Aristocrats

Austen Hoey
January 25, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
This week on Pauper Ponderings we're diving into the tribes of Ixalan! First on the docket, the Dusk Legion Vampires. Using new cards like Dusk Legion Zealot and Martyr of Dusk to fuel sacrifice engines like Bl... Read More...
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