Rant of Valakut: Valor of Peasants (part 2) Ben Iverach-Brereton July 22, 2021 Rants of Valakut In case you missed it, you can find part 1 here. Firja, Judge of Valor is a synergistic commander, but one that isn't tied to a particular archetype. She gives you a free copy of Ransack the Lab when... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk Goes 5-0 Thanks to MH2 Cards! Nikachu July 18, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Merfolk is back on the map thanks to the upgrades to Modern Horizons 2! Svyelun, Tide Shaper, Suspend, and Cursed Totem have made the deck competitive and Nikachu shows off its power with this 5-0, the ... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk, But Like a Well-Played Game of Chess Nikachu July 15, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Merfolk, as always, is rewarding if you play it carefully and patiently, like chess. In this league we draw a lot of parallels between Modern MTG and chess! Lands2 x Cavern of... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk’s Tide Shapers Spread the Seas! Nikachu July 10, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Tide Shaper is a big UPGRADE to the Modern Merfolk deck. Spreading Seas is nice, but it generally is a waste of tempo, especially if the opponent can ignore the Seas effect. However, Tide Shaper is a Sp... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Svyelun Adds Devotion to Master of Waves! Nikachu July 8, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Svyelun of Sea and Sky brings new life to Master of Waves. Her devotion is UU1 and she's difficult to remove from the board, guaranteeing devotion for the turn the Master enters the battlefield. Watch t... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Valor of Peasants (part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton July 5, 2021 Decklists, Rants of Valakut My new Firja, Judge of Valor Commander deck feels like a culmination of several years' worth of deck building choices. It combines synergies, mechanics and constraints from several other Commander lists I've ma... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: MOIST PONZA! 16-Seas Modern Merfolk with MH2 UPGRADES Nikachu July 3, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern An old Merfolk variant, 8 Seas, featuring 4x Spreading Seas and 4x Sea's Claim gets an upgrade with Modern Horizons 2. With Tide Shaper and Rishadan Dockhand, Modern Merfolk becomes a Mono-Blue Ponza de... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk UPGRADED with Modern Horizons 2 Nikachu July 1, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Simic Merfolk gets a new 1-drop to keep up it's aggressive draw with Tide Shaper, it can be a Spreading Seas on turn 2 or just an aggro start on turn 1. Simic also lacks late game grind, but Svyelun s... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk UPGRADED with Svyelun, Tide Shaper, and Rishadan Dockhand Nikachu June 25, 2021 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern Time to test all the new goodies from Modern Horizons 2: Svyelun for card draw and protection, Tide Shaper as a new Spreading Seas, and Rishadan Dockhand as a Rishadan Port! Lands... Read More...
Into the Arena: Decks of the Summer Pt. 2 – Standard Dawson Reynolds June 18, 2021 Decklists, Into the Arena Let's get back Into the Arena! Last week I dove into two Historic decks that will be great to try out on the ranked ladder or in tournaments this summer. This time around I'll be looking at two interesting Stan... Read More...