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Rant of Valakut: Drawing Ahead (Part 1)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
January 17, 2022
Rants of Valakut
I got to cast Ancestral Recall for the first time recently in the MTGO Vintage Cube. It was sweet, and flashing it back with Snapcaster Mage was even sweeter. It's very rare to find a card that effic... Read More...

Into the Arena: Golgari Aggro in Historic

Dawson Reynolds
January 7, 2022
Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena
Since last week I have continued to enjoy Historic, and have experimented with a few different decks. It turns out that Historic is in a good place right now, and that all of the changes from last fall have res... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Zombie Sacrifice

Nikachu
November 17, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Using Goblin Bombardment to trigger Mayhem Devils, Zombies have deadly synergy. Gravecrawler can be sacrificed for as much as you have mana and Geralf's Messenger is worth a pile of damage in himself.... Read More...

Into the Arena: Top Historic Decks This Fall!

Dawson Reynolds
October 28, 2021
Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena
Historic has been a volatile format in the past few months. With new sets releasing, bans and suspensions, and tournaments happening infrequently, it has been difficult to track the metagame. However, it seems ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Zombie Bombardment

Nikachu
October 27, 2021
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Goblin Bombardment is one of the best sac outlets in the history of the game, how much synergy will it have in a Zombie deck that has recurrable Gravecrawlers and Geralf's Messenger? Check it out here! ... Read More...

Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 253: The Art of Theme Decks w/ Liliana and Zombies

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July 6, 2021
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This week's CCO adventure crams as many Liliana's as we could find. And zombies. And then, more Lilianas! Come see if we spread ourselves too thin, again. Or, did we strike the perfect balance of theme, power l... Read More...

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