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Channel Nikachu: This is Why Endurance Is One Of Modern’s Best Cards

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Endurance is one of the best graveyard hate cards in Modern. It can be pitched for free at instant speed (surprise!) or just ramped into on turn 2 as a 3/4 reach creature. This match shows why it's one ... Read More...

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Jeskai Ascendancy is the most annoying deck to play against. It's like watching someone play Solitaire. But online you'd better be quick or you could run out of time! Creature4 x Bonecrus... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: So I Started Blasting | Modern Gruul Stompy vs Calibrated Blast

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Calibrated Blast is the new fear in Modern. Will they hit a card with mana Value 15? Or will they whiff? All our Smooth Brain Stompy deck can do is pray. Creature4 x Bonecrusher Giant // ... Read More...

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What happens when both players go below 0 at the same time? Only Earthquake in Gruul Stompy can find that out! Creature4 x Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp4 x Endurance - Borderless2 x Klothys,... Read More...

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Gruul Stompy is back with a card no one expects in Modern: Earthquake. Our chunky creatures won't die to this sorcery and you can randomly win games topdecking it in the lategame with a lot of mana! ... Read More...

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We jump back in the ring to turn off our brain and bash face with Gruul Stompy; our favorite smooth brain deck. Turns out that turn-two 4-5 power creatures are incredibly hard to deal with, even in Modern! ... Read More...

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