Hello Alchemist, Meet Liliana's brother, Josu Vess. If you understand that dating a hot girl requires getting through her tough brother, then this is a perfect example of that situation. A 4 mana 4/5 is Ripjaw stats and we see the reptile seeing tons of play in green decks. In combat, Jose Vess will not... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, A lot of people have been talking about the newest set that brings a nostalgic feel back to Magic. With the Weatherlight Crew coming back in full force and with the Gatewatch tagging along, I can't help but look at this as one big crazy reunion. With some spoilers getting hyped across all... Continue Reading →
Hello Alchemists! Before I begin with today's deck tech, I want to tell everyone that the last brew I posted here went 4-0 and won me a Dominaria PR Pass so if you want a fun, competitive and quite consistent deck in standard, I suggest you give it a whirl! Now on to today's deck,... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, I just got back from Singapore and managed to squeeze some modern games at night and stumbled upon Scrap Trawler being used in the Krark-Clan Ironworks (KCI) combo deck and while seeing it in action, I wanted to do something similar in Standard. In Standard, Scrap Trawler looks unimpressive because it needs an... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, Since The Forbidden Alchemy is a blog dedicated first and foremost to Standard, I am quite excited to see the potential of Brawl as a new format. For those who don't know what this format is, please go here. In a nutshell: Brawl is a standard format derivative of Commander. It's intended to... Continue Reading →
Hi Guys, Before I fly to Singapore and get busy with real life adult stuff, I'd like to share with you a pet deck of mine since I last posted what I would do with this card right here. Aid from the Cowl is the type of card that Johnny brewers like myself love to... Continue Reading →
Before we go to the blog entry today, I'd like to thank the different shop owners and tournament organizers for reaching out to me and help me consolidate the schedules of events all around and outside metro Manila. You can find the most updated schedule here. On to today's deck tech, which is a tribute... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I always say that I'm excited on this article or that deck tech but today's deck tech is pretty special because it received a lot of commendations from the opponents I played with. They actually coined the name Mardu Answers because it's basically a control deck with Planeswalkers and has answers to almost... Continue Reading →
Hello again, Part of my philosophy in playing this game we all love so much is breaking the norms and challenge the status quo. The Pros of the game are naturally good at this especially the Japanese who are known for building bizarre decks that look like a hot mess but takes a Pro Tour... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone and welcome back to the lab! Today's deck tech is inspired by a friend of mine, Ian Joshua, who played GW aggro that uses Adorned Pouncer, Sram's Expertise cascading into free Servo Exhibitions, and Appeal-to-Authority to give his Adorned Pouncer a huge boost in power and trample to hit me with 14-16 damage.... Continue Reading →
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