The Metaworker – Fargo Judge Mini-Conference James LaPage February 21, 2018 The Metaworker I don't talk about judging much because I don't actually judge a lot of events, but I am a L1 judge who is relatively involved in the local judge community. Back in October of 2017 at the Fusion Gaming 5k at Ce... Read More...
Rants of Valakut: Treacherous Links Ben Iverach-Brereton April 24, 2017 Rants of Valakut It's clear that I play a lot of Magic: the gathering, and write my Rants of Valakut, it's no wonder that a word or phrase could get me thinking about a card. The trouble is, these days I'm starting to see these... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: I Got a Rock – Part 1 Ben Iverach-Brereton March 21, 2017 Rants of Valakut The second commander deck I ever made was an artifact based deck led by Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer. Over the years it has gone through a lot of changes, but its most recent iteration has been an equipment based ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: A Strictly Worse Snapcaster Ben Iverach-Brereton March 6, 2017 Rants of Valakut Knowing when a 'bad' card is better than its more powerful counterparts is an important skill to have. Dismissing cards out of hand by saying that they are 'strictly worse' than something else doesn't really do... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Story Time Ben Iverach-Brereton February 20, 2017 Rants of Valakut Have you ever stopped to consider just how strange a game of Magic can be from a story perspective? Even if we accept the idea of an elephant wearing boots or a hawk wielding an arsenal of swords, mos... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Vorel of the Hull Clade Ben Iverach-Brereton February 6, 2017 Rants of Valakut 3 It's remarkable just how many abilities there are that use +1/+1 counters: Outlast, Support, Devour, Evolve, Megamorph, Graft. There are so many more, and that's not even counting abilities like Proliferate or ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Wake Up Ben Iverach-Brereton January 23, 2017 Rants of Valakut I like to always have a standard legal deck built. I'm not looking to win a pro tour with it, but it is nice to have it on hand for the occasional pickup game; most people pack a standard deck with them when th... Read More...
Salt Road Patrol: Frontier, Bans, and Dirty Dirty Cheaters Chris Cardwell January 16, 2017 Salt Road Patrol Hey all, welcome to the 7th episode of Salt Road Patrol. Only 3 points today but I have a lot to say about them, so let’s go: 3) The Frontier Format Now I’m probably gonna get a lot of hate for th... Read More...
Casual to Competitive: Sultai Reanimator Chris Durupt January 10, 2017 Casual to Competitive Chris updates the deck he played a few weeks ago Dimir Reanimator and adds Green! Will this update yield better results? Let's dive in shall we! Deck Tech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUla2a8Oq-0&t=34s... Read More...
Rants of Valakut: Completely Mana Screwed Ben Iverach-Brereton January 9, 2017 Rants of Valakut 2 We've all been there. You draw your opening hand, full of spells and potential, but you realize to your dismay that there are no lands. We call it getting mana screwed, and it sucks, but depending on your deck,... Read More...
