Hi guys, After my previous 2 announcements, I'm sure everyone is excited to see what's in store for The Forbidden Alchemy in 2019 and I'm not gonna lie, I'm very excited as well. As Julio and Nick both shared, 2019 is the year of Filipino-MTG content. I am very happy in the direction we're taking.... Continue Reading →
Civilized Scholar
Hello everyone, I promised in my last entry that we're beefing up the roster of writers for the blog and one of them is a former judge turned competitive player some of you may have already played against. He's a good friend of mine and a team mate represeting Team Bear Wolves (TBW). Allow me... Continue Reading →
The Price of Winning
Hello everyone, It's been a while since I lost wrote something here and I must admit that the year of the pig has been full of surprises for me, especially in my work. Mostly in my work. It's keeping me off a lot of Arena streaming and paper testing but I also bring good news... Continue Reading →
‘Tis the season of crazy spoilers!
Hello guys! When I woke up this morning and found new spoilers, my brain went crazy trying to sift through hundreds of cards and see what interactions lie waiting to be exploited. I'm sure plenty of online brewers have began producing videos and articles on how the new cards from RNA will potentially change the... Continue Reading →
Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!
Hello everyone! I'm sure all of you are busy preparing for new year's eve dinner, pulling out all the fancy cutlery, exquisite bottles of whiskey, putting on your new clothes while surrounded by family and friends as you count down the remaining minutes of 2018. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all... Continue Reading →
A Noob Perspective by Trisha Fernandez
You were all once like me. I looked at the cards with endless cluelessness as I opened my first pack for the prerelease of the Amonkhet set. The smell of new cards and the possibility of their interactions piqued my curiosity. I am always up for a challenge, especially an intellectual one, and it was... Continue Reading →
Naya Legends
Hello Brewers, With Ravnica Allegiance spoiler season upon us, everyone is excited to see what's in store for the current Standard meta once Azorious, Orzhov, Gruul, Simic and Rakdos join the fray. With this I'm anticipating more legends coming into the picture with Lavinia's card getting spoiled early, I think a lot of power will... Continue Reading →
29th of 400 with BG Undergrowth
I didn't make top 8, but 10 of my opponents along with dozens more were very happy to spectate, listen to play-by-plays, and witness the power of BG Undergrowth yesterday as I piloted the deck to a 7-3 finish after 10 rounds. Losing mostly to missed land drops and mulliganing down to 5. A quick... Continue Reading →
Are you ready?
Hello everyone, I'm currently doing some last minute tweaking of the deck I'm going to run for Gold Rush. Needless to say I am still not sure if I have the right 75, or maybe I need to register a 61 card main deck for a solid 76. Here's my Top 10 things you need... Continue Reading →
Return to Return to Ravnica
Hello Alchemists, When I see the visitors of the page dropping, I can't help but feel bad because I know a lot of you look forward to reading something new whenever you drop by the page. Despite the busy schedule, trust that I always try to put new content into the page. As such -... Continue Reading →