Rants of Valakut – About Mulligans Part 1: Identifying Bad Hands Ben Iverach-Brereton December 4, 2017 Rants of Valakut Having a bad opening hand in Magic is not good. It's bad. It's... ... Hang on, let me start again. Do I Have a Good Opening Hand? Many players will start the game with the hand they are dealt ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Building Delver-Grow (Part 3) Ben Iverach-Brereton November 21, 2017 Rants of Valakut If you missed part 1 and part 2 of my Delver-Grow article, I suggest starting there. I have a lot to cover this week to wrap things up, so I won't have the time to go over everything again! As a reminder, he... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Building Delver-Grow (Part 2) Ben Iverach-Brereton November 6, 2017 Rants of Valakut Last time I discussed the history of the old Miracle-Grow deck and how I might turn it into a Modern deck. This week, I'll be doing the first part of the card-by-card analysis of the deck itself. Shortly aft... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Building Delver-Grow (Part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton October 23, 2017 Rants of Valakut I was still pretty new to Magic when M13 came out, but I remember when the reprint of Quirion Dryad was announced. I hadn't heard of the card before, but I remember there being a buzz of excitement from veteran... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Missed Opportunities Ben Iverach-Brereton October 9, 2017 Rants of Valakut With Ixalan here, it means that we have finally seen the blocks of Battle for Zendikar and Shadows over Innistrad rotate out of Standard. For good or bad, these blocks were heavily influential to the format, ri... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: The Sounds of the Sea Ben Iverach-Brereton September 18, 2017 Rants of Valakut If you're Canadian, odds are that you've heard the song "Barrett's Privateers" at some point in your life. Most people I know are familiar with the tune, even if they don't know the name of the song. It's a cla... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: What Might Have Been Ben Iverach-Brereton September 5, 2017 Rants of Valakut With the early leak of Ixalan spoilers, I had to wonder: is it better to know what is in the next set or to wait until it comes out to be surprised? This hasn't been the first time cards have been rev... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: A Different Shade of Green Ben Iverach-Brereton August 21, 2017 Rants of Valakut Back during the release of Commander 2014 and the mono-coloured preconstructed decks, I was looking to put together a new deck. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to make, but I was seriously considering somethi... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Interactivity and the Hexproof Problem Ben Iverach-Brereton August 7, 2017 Rants of Valakut One of the worst feelings in a game of Magic is facing a creature you just can't answer. Whether it's too big for your burn spells or it keeps coming back from the graveyard, the frustration of knowing that the... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: A Glossary of Magic Slang Ben Iverach-Brereton July 23, 2017 Rants of Valakut 4 Are you new to Magic: the Gathering and don't understand the jargon used by veteran players? Are you a friend or family member of a Magic player and have no idea what they are talking about half the time? If so... Read More...
