Hello guys, Today I want to share with you a twist of the Abzan Tokens deck that plays more proactively but still enjoy the same synergy and at a lower cost. Token decks have been taking the meta by storm in the past couple weeks thanks to Ixalan's Vraska, Relic Seeker who took the deck's... Continue Reading →
Infinite combos remain one of the most sought after tricks in Magic the Gathering. Mind you that infinite combos have existed since Alpha! Time Vault + Animate Artifact + Instill Energy is one good example of infinite turns back in a format where Black Lotuses and Moxes were legal. People can easily put cards together... Continue Reading →
Traffic was insane tonight so I decided to brew a Tishana, Voice of Thunder deck for standard while driving. She's the most difficult legend to cast from Ixalan, requiring 7 mana to bring down. The upside though is that you have no maximum hand size which is relevant to her ability of drawing you cards... Continue Reading →
Since Axis of Mortality was spoiled, a lot of brewers online and offline have tried to make it work as a fringe win condition. The problem with Axis of Mortality is that you can't win the turn you play it. Therefore it gives your opponent a turn sequence that will disrupt your plans, or kill... Continue Reading →
When I was still playing EDH quite competitively with my playgroup, I used Sakashima, the Imposter as my commander and played all the "control magic' spells available to blue at that time. I didn't run so much creatures to blank their removals and instead chose to gain control of their threats, or copy them. Funny... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! I brought my Torment of Sandwurms deck to our Gold Rush Trials (Gold Rush is a cash prize heavy tournament organized by an LGS here in the Philippines) and wanted to share my results here. I predicted that I will be playing against a lot of Energy decks and UB Control decks and... Continue Reading →
Can you count how many Sacred Cats are around Pride Sovereign? There are 11. Enough trivia. Thanks to Ixalan we got to play with neat tribes like Pirates and Dinosaurs which were very refreshing and to be honest, were tastefully made. But as what the title of today's blog suggests, I want to go back... Continue Reading →
Red Blue Control decks took a step back after Ramunap Red pushed it to Tier 2 or even Tier 2.5. To help keep it among the control archetypes, players splashed in Black to play Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, as their win condition. The Izzet/Grixis control deck packs 28-32 spells composed of spot removal, counter magic, draw... Continue Reading →
I bet you'd agree when I say that Panharmonicon is an awesome card after you untap with it. It boosts the effectiveness of creatures and artifacts hitting the battlefield without adding anything to the cost, giving us more value for our mana. Particularly with ETB triggers that affect the board state like destroying something, gaining... Continue Reading →
With Ixalan out, the loss of Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger and World Breaker pushed the ramp decks archetype out of the standard scene. With nothing good to ramp into except Nicol Bolas maybe, cards like Hour of Promise, Beneath the Sands, and Spring//Mind don't see as much play as before. Ramping is a strategy that... Continue Reading →
Forbidden Alchemy 