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Rant of Valakut: Creating the Ravaging Wilds

Ben Iverach-Brereton
July 18, 2022
Rants of Valakut
I wrote the initial rules for Journey into the Ravaging Wilds about a year ago, but at the time I wasn't satisfied with how it was shaping up. It fell onto the backburner as I moved on to other projects. I love... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Journey into the Ravaging Wilds (Horde Deck)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
July 4, 2022
Rants of Valakut
Your expedition has taken you deep into the heart of the wilderness. The treasure you seek is a relic of incredible power, and is rumoured to be hidden nearby. This region is treacherous, though; beasts stalk y... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Modern Inspired Control

Ben Iverach-Brereton
March 28, 2022
Rants of Valakut
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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: Heroes of the Horde

Ben Iverach-Brereton
August 30, 2021
Rants of Valakut
It's been a long time since I last wrote about Horde Magic, and I felt it was overdue. If you're unfamiliar with the format, the short version is that the players work as a team to defeat a "Horde deck." It's r... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: A Jump/Starting Point

Ben Iverach-Brereton
July 20, 2020
Rants of Valakut
Jump/Start is a fascinating product concept. It's effectively the card game Smash Up combined with Magic decks, the idea of quickly shuffling together two half-decks to play a game is quite cool, and is somewha... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Scheming Symmetry – the Format of Stacked Decks

Ben Iverach-Brereton
November 25, 2019
Rants of Valakut
You and your opponent have identical decks, and the ability to arrange your libraries however you want. Can you come up with a winning strategy? SCHEMING SYMMETRY Scheming Symmetry is an experimental format ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Harmless Hard-Lock

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 28, 2019
Rants of Valakut
We've seen a bit of talk about Experimental Frenzy as a tool for Storm decks to drill through their library, or for aggro decks to power through into the late game, but I wanted to look at a different use f... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Hidden Agenda

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 7, 2019
Rants of Valakut
I love the Conspiracy card type. I'm really intrigued by the idea of taking an otherwise normal card and making it amazing by changing it ever so slightly. A reduced cost, an increased size, or a new ... Read More...

The Metaworker: Building Jank with cEDH All-Stars (part 4, Derevi Mill)

James LaPage
May 2, 2018
The Metaworker
If you’ve missed part 1, part 2, or part 3 of this series you should definitely check them out before reading this one. If you don’t, it won’t be immediately evident why we’ll be using Gaea’s Cradle to pull off... Read More...

The Metaworker: Building Jank with cEDH All-Stars (part 3, 4C Aetherlich)

James LaPage
April 27, 2018
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If you’ve missed part 1 and part 2 of this series, you’d better catch up and buckle in. Today we’re continuing our Descent into Madness with Aetherflux Reservoir. In keeping with tradition, I’m going to talk a ... Read More...
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