This is honestly my favorite card to break. Several players in the internet have tried brewing with the deck and many have been very successful. A recent deck in MTGO went 5-0 with a Bant List. I also saw a Sultai Turns (SulTurns), a reddit list that proposed Grixis Turns, and Saffron Olive made a... Continue Reading →
Hello Alchemists, More than the card that today's article suggests, I am taking some time rebuilding many things I have left unattended due to the preparations I made for the Nationals. Alas, things have caught up to me so I need to lay low on the card slinging and focus on my home renovation, wedding... Continue Reading →
Cover Photo: Freddie Tan Hello Alchemist, If you missed day 1's article, you can find it here. Welcome back to the lab! So Day 2 arrives and I am entering with a 7-1 record, finding myself drafting in Pod 2, Table 2. Talk about top tables! Day 2 is 3 rounds of draft and 2... Continue Reading →
Cover Photo: Freddie Tan Hello Alchemist, After 20 years of playing Magic, this is the most successful run I have ever had in my life. The fact that I mainly play brews, jank decks and fringe lists, I am very happy to finally see my name in the rankings without scrolling down the list. I... Continue Reading →
Everyone who plays commander knows how strong Doran, The Siege Tower is. Essentially a 3-mana 5/5 that can deal a bunch of damage very quickly, very early in the game is an overall good aggressive strategy. Arcades, the Strategist reeks of build-around because of this unique benefit of playing creatures with defender and win through... Continue Reading →
Nope, this isn't a movie review but I think the movie's title is apt in post-rotation standard thanks to Nicol Bolas' family joining the crew and Sarkhan coming back. In the recent MTGO 5-0 league results, we can see Nicol Bolas getting splashed in RB decks, UB TSG decks, and Grixis Energy lists. A 4-mana... Continue Reading →
So we got new mill cards in Standard and I can't help reminisce a brew I took to a top 8 PPTQ that milled my opponent as its primary win condition using zombies and Embalmer's Tools. This deck was extremely grindy and we use the different embalm and eternalized creatures as a cushion from incoming... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, After getting my inner frustrations out and allowing my head to reboot, I'm back with another spicy brew that has all sorts of potent answers and win conditions. Again, the dream here is to break the routine and escape the trap of joining the Chainwhirler Gang, Teferi Inc, The Stompy Crew or the... Continue Reading →
0-3. 0-3. 3-4. These are my past records from 1 FNM and 2 attempts at PPTQ respectively. Mind Rot's flavor text is what I feel right now. As a brewer, you always have high hopes to your newly constructed deck. And after plenty of shadow testing and imagining how your would-be opponent's deck would perform... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, Let's continue with rounds 5 through 8 with my brew below. Round 5 - vs. BW Knights (1-1-1) Game 1, I almost lost this game when the opponent had main board Ixalan's Binding and placed it on top of my Mirari Conjecture but thankfully I drew my single copy of Blink of an... Continue Reading →
Forbidden Alchemy 