Nicholas here, and welcome to my first article for the Forbidden Alchemy! I hope fans of the Alchemist will also enjoy reading about the Spikier side of deckbuilding and tuning as I share with you my preparations for a big tournament coming up in March. As I described in my introduction post, I am qualified... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I'm sure you have already noticed by now that TFA now has three writers and this means we're able to cover more topics, more formats, more deck techs and deck discussions here on out. As a matter of fact, Julio has published his debut work on Semblance Anvil and the rebirth of KCI... Continue Reading →
What’s brewing guys? So before anything else, let me preface this article by narrating my gnawing frustration with WotC’s recent decision to once again shake up the modern format by banning the king of solitary combo, Krak-Clan Ironworks. Clickitty clack... Just kidding. I’ll have you relish that memory of quietly smirking in delight when you... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Hello everyone, As promised in my previous post, I will share the test results with my Mardu Taxes deck that's showing a lot of promise in Best-of-One Platinum Tier 3 where we see a lot of meta decks trying to get to Mythic in the last leg of the season. The concept of the deck... Continue Reading →
Hello Everyone, Welcome back to the lab. With Ravnica Allegiance in full swing, I'm seeing a lot of people in Arena trying out the newest toys, then there are those who went back to using streamlined decks pre-RNA that take advantage of brews to climb up to Mythic. What I'm playing around now are the... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, Wow. The applause and flak I got from posting the Grixis T4 Kill deck was amazing! A lot of people all over Facebook and WordPress shared valuable feedback so allow me to summarize them below. There are too many moving parts. The combo pieces are easy to disrupt. You need to draw them... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, I got a very promising, and spicy deck that can finally resemble a combo deck in Standard. The nearest 'combo' like deck is the Phoenix deck but it isn't really a combo deck per se. What I'll be showing you is a potential list I'm sure (or hope) pro players will perfect once... Continue Reading →
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