Hello again and welcome back to the Rare Review Series! Let's now focus our attention to White and see what's in store for Craig Wescoe fans! Again, these are just speculations so don't sue me for making you miss a hyped card while it's cheap. Bishop of Binding is literally a functional reprint of Fiend... Continue Reading →
[Rivals of Ixalan] Rare Review Series – Green
Welcome back, Alchemist! Today let's visit the verdant side of Ixalan and check out what's neat and what's not in Rivals. Again, these are my own speculations and I am rating them based on current usability in today's meta plus its potential in the brewing environment! Let's get right on it! Deeproot Elite looks like... Continue Reading →
[Rivals of Ixalan] Rare Review Series – Red
Hello Alchemists, Since Rivals of Ixalan has been fully spoiled, like many Magic players, everyone is speculating what rares and mythics will see standard play and which of these are worth pre-ordering while prices are low. The 'Rare Review Series' will hopefully be a regular segment here at The Forbidden Alchemy which will feature the... Continue Reading →
Reanimator in Rivals
Hello Alchemists, Spoiler season is back and Wizards just came back with a lot of awesome cards that make old standard staples usable again. Many people clamored for better dinosaurs, merfolks, vampires and pirates and Rivals seems to deliver. There are obviously awesome cards spoiled these past few days and some not so, but today... Continue Reading →
New Year’s Magic Resolution
I hope your nights are lit with mizzium mortars tonight! As we close the last page of 2017, let me first greet everyone a Happy New Year. I hope this year was good to you, both in your personal lives as well as your planeswalking career. Let us welcome 2018 with better lines of play,... Continue Reading →
Bountiful Christmas is Approaching
Merry Christmas fellow Alchemist! For those who celebrate this holiday, I wish you and your family great bonding this season, good food and awesome gifts. For those who don't celebrate Christmas, I hope this time of year gives you time to rest and take a break, meet friends and reconnect with family. Speaking of bountiful... Continue Reading →
Jund Tower in Ixalan Standard
Hello everyone, I'm sure everyone is busy buying the perfect gift for their loved ones and family. For us Magic players, the best gifts are deck boxes, sleeves, accessories and of course, tons and tons of singles and sealed products. Before we go crazy this season, I'd like to share a couple for more decks... Continue Reading →
Huatli’s Procession
Hello All, Anointed Procession decks are now seeing less and less play - moving to the higher performing GPG decks. With the rise of enchantment-based hate like Ixalan's Binding and Cast Out the combo pieces are getting harder and harder to pull off. This got me thinking of making a more direct approach to tokens... Continue Reading →
From Abzan to Sultai
Yesterday I was able to play my Abzan GPG for the first time and it proved to be very interesting and modestly powerful. The matchup I was up against after 4 rounds were Big Red, Abzan Tokens, RG Beatdown, and Sultai Energy. The Big Red match up was very difficult in both games. He had... Continue Reading →
Abzan GPS
Hello everyone, To those who kept visiting the page but couldn't see any new content, I apologize. It's been quite busy at work since we're approaching the end of the year. However I stumbled upon a brew that looks exciting and interesting. This brew was triggered by my friend borrowing my Chandra, Torch of Defiance... Continue Reading →