Rant of Valakut: Modern Inspired Control Ben Iverach-Brereton March 28, 2022 Rants of Valakut 1 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 Ben Iverach-Brereton March 14, 2022 Rants of Valakut "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 Rants of Valakut 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 Rants of Valakut 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 Rants of Valakut 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 Rants of Valakut 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...
Rant of Valakut: Kokusho, by the Deserted Beach Boys Ben Iverach-Brereton December 6, 2021 Rants of Valakut Originally published in Rolling Stoneforge Magazine* The wait is finally over. That's Why Heliod Made The Tokens is the first studio album by the Deserted Beach Boys in over ten years to feature new,... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Hengehammering Out the Details Ben Iverach-Brereton November 22, 2021 Rants of Valakut Since first writing about it last year, I was finally able to get some more games in with my Syr Faren, the Hengehammer Commander deck. Unsurprisingly, this prompted some adjustments. The core of the list remai... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Not a Werewolf Set Ben Iverach-Brereton November 8, 2021 Rants of Valakut Innistrad: Midnight Hunt has come and gone, quickly replaced with previews of Crimson Vow. Looking back, Midnight Hunt was advertised as "The Werewolf Set," but did it really deliver on that promise? Sure, ther... Read More...
