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Rant of Valakut: The Final Form of Delver No-Grow

Ben Iverach-Brereton
November 5, 2018
Rants of Valakut
You'll probably want to start by reading Delver-Grow at the PPTQ and Testing Delver No-Grow, otherwise you may miss a few things. After testing my "Delver No-Grow" deck for three weeks I decide... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Testing Delver No-Grow

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 22, 2018
Rants of Valakut
If you haven't read it already, please check out my previous article for some context. For three weeks following the PPTQ I decided to test out the new version of my Simic Delver deck to really... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Delver Grow at the PPTQ

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 8, 2018
Rants of Valakut
My ongoing attempts to make a good Simic Delver deck in Modern continue! If you want to catch up on how I got to this point, here are links to the previous articles in the series: Building Delver Grow Part 1... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Magic Ponies: Gathering Friendship (Ep1, Part 3)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
September 24, 2018
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Last time on Magic Ponies.... Woodvine was able to treat Lightning Dart's symptoms, but she fears her illness may have been caused by the dreaded Fillyrexians! They are a sinister group of beings fro... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Magic Ponies: Gathering Friendship (Ep1, Part 2)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
September 10, 2018
Rants of Valakut
Previously on Magic Ponies.... The white pony Spirit Shield and her river pony friend Stormsurge were discussing plans for a costume party when Lightning Dart stumbled over, interrupting them. The ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Magic Ponies: Gathering Friendship (Ep1, Part 1)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
August 27, 2018
Rants of Valakut
Cover art by TheParagon This week on Rants of Valakut, we have an exclusive sneak peek at the latest cartoon from Magic: the Gathering: Magic Ponies: Gathering Friendship. Inspired by the popular Mare cycle... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: The Latest Classifieds on Kiki-jiji

Ben Iverach-Brereton
July 30, 2018
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Kiki-jiji is the multiverse's number one place to find classified ads and small business owners looking to expand their customer base. It is updated constantly with ads for new artifacts, rentals and services. ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Scaling Threats in Horde Magic

Ben Iverach-Brereton
July 16, 2018
Rants of Valakut
For Horde decks, cards that can be played as a small threat or as a large one are invaluable. These two-tiered cards are fantastic, since in the early game when players are developing their board they... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Circus World

Ben Iverach-Brereton
June 4, 2018
Rants of Valakut
Recently, Mark Rosewater posted the rules for the second design challenge of the Great Designer Search, their contest to choose the next member of R&D. Obviously I am not part of the top 8, nor wa... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Commanding Peasants – Part 2: Decisions

Ben Iverach-Brereton
May 21, 2018
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Last time I looked at my options for a new no-rares Commander deck using uncommon Legendary Creatures I opened at the Dominaria pre-release. I decided on Shanna, Sisay's Legacy as my commander, but ha... Read More...
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