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...
Salt Road Patrol: Getting Top Decked After Christmas Chris Cardwell January 2, 2017 Salt Road Patrol 1 Hey all, welcome to Salt Road Patrol, it's the Christmas season but to be honest, I've got a lot of problems with you people, and you're gonna hear about them. 4) Living in an MTG Voi... Read More...
The Metaworker: Stax, Tax, and Resource Denial James LaPage December 28, 2016 The Metaworker 2 In the last episode, we took a look at the different types of resources in Commander, and how to convert one type of resource to another. In this episode, we’re going to look at what can go wrong when you’re tr... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Fallen Ideal Ben Iverach-Brereton December 26, 2016 Rants of Valakut 2 There are some cards that seem to do everything you want them to do in your deck. Fallen Ideal, a black aura from Time Spiral and an homage to the card Fallen Angel, enchants a creature and gives it both flying... Read More...