Rant of Valakut: Seven Card Draft Ben Iverach-Brereton August 1, 2022 Rants of Valakut One of the enduring strengths of Magic: The Gathering is its multitude of formats. There are many different ways to play using the same game pieces, be it official formats like Commander, Modern, Sealed and Pau... Read More...
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: Ascent Ben Iverach-Brereton January 2, 2022 Rants of Valakut Ascent, as the name suggests, is an experimental format for Magic: the Gathering based on the deck building game Ascension. These rules allow players to purchase cards from a central shop on their turn, and can... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Limited Wish Ben Iverach-Brereton April 26, 2021 Rants of Valakut The Commander Rules Committee recently released their rules update for Strixhaven. There weren't any new bans or rules changes in it, just clarifications of two existing rules: how modal double-faced cards (MDF... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: The Planeswalker Problem (part 2) Ben Iverach-Brereton March 15, 2021 Rants of Valakut In case you missed it, here's a link to part 1. Sarkhan Wasn't That Mad Planeswalkers first appeared in 2007, in Lorwyn. The early designs followed a fairly standard formula: a relatively weak... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: The Planeswalker Problem (part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton March 1, 2021 Rants of Valakut The most frustrating thing in Magic is losing to a seemingly unbeatable threat. Sometimes that takes the form of a powerful creature, but more often than not it's an unanswered planeswalker. These ma... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Life at Fourty Ben Iverach-Brereton January 18, 2021 Rants of Valakut What really sets Commander apart from other formats isn't the colour identity rule or the singleton nature of decks. It's not even the looming creature (or planeswalker) waiting in the Command Zone. While these... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Rupture the Spire, part 3 Ben Iverach-Brereton October 26, 2020 Rants of Valakut Rupture the Spire is a single-player deck-building game inspired by the video game Slay the Spire. Check out part 1 and part 2 if you haven't read them yet! Same Word, Different Meaning Today we're divi... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Rupture the Spire, part 2 Ben Iverach-Brereton October 12, 2020 Rants of Valakut The Game So Far In my last article I outlined the general plan for "Rupture the Spire": - It's a single-player deck-building game based on Slay the Spire. - You use Magic cards for everything. - Your dec... Read More...
