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Rant of Valakut: The Planeswalker Problem (part 1)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
March 1, 2021
Rants of Valakut
The most frustrating thing in Magic is losing to a seemingly unbeatable threat. Sometimes that takes the form of a powerful creature, but more often than not it's an unanswered planeswalker. These ma... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: The Betrayer King in Historic

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 15, 2021
Decklists, Rants of Valakut
While everyone is getting excited over World Tree God combos and two-turn wins with Tibalt's Trickery, I've been focusing my efforts on Historic, with the help of a new uncommon from Kaldheim: If Narfi is a ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Customized for Cube

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 1, 2021
Rants of Valakut
Warning! This article contains unsolicited card designs. Members of Wizards R&D should stop reading right away. Might I suggest some music to tide you over instead, or perhaps a fun word puzzle? Rece... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Life at Fourty

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 18, 2021
Rants of Valakut
What really sets Commander apart from other formats isn't the colour identity rule or the singleton nature of decks. It's not even the looming creature (or planeswalker) waiting in the Command Zone. While these... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Back to the Basics

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 4, 2021
Rants of Valakut
The most important* step when building a Commander deck choosing which basic lands to use. They set the tone for your deck, and reinforce your theme. Do you want your deck to have an old-school feeling? Use pre... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Animated Shows #In5Cards

Ben Iverach-Brereton
December 21, 2020
Rants of Valakut
#In5Cards is an annual tradition for the Rants of Valakut. They are short word puzzles that use Magic cards to describe something from pop culture. Each year has a different theme: Christmas Sci-Fi Movi... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Second Sun

Ben Iverach-Brereton
December 7, 2020
Rants of Valakut
Originally published in Rolling Stoneforge Magazine* In 2010, the band Smash Mouth began work on a new batch of songs. They wanted them to be a love letter to their favourite trading card game, and n... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Seven Reflections (Commander)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
November 23, 2020
Decklists, Rants of Valakut
Cards like Relentless Rats, Persistent Petitioners and Shadowborn Apostle break normal deck-building restrictions by allowing any number of them to be in a deck. Seven Dwarves works in a similar way, but instea... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Frantic Overload (Arena Standard)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
November 9, 2020
Decklists, Rants of Valakut, Standard
It's no secret that I enjoy cards like Archaeomancer. I put them to good use in Commander, and the last time we were on Zendikar I had a lot of fun in Standard with Halimar Tidecaller. Whenever a new ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Rupture the Spire, part 3

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 26, 2020
Rants of Valakut
Rupture the Spire is a single-player deck-building game inspired by the video game Slay the Spire. Check out part 1 and part 2 if you haven't read them yet! Same Word, Different Meaning Today we're divi... Read More...
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    February 27, 2021
  • Commander ad Populum, Ep 116: Hogaak, ElfBall Decktech

    Ryan Peneff
    February 26, 2021
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    February 25, 2021
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    Ryan Peneff
    February 24, 2021

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    Ryan Peneff
    February 26, 2021