Hello Alchemist, When the knights of Dominaria came into the picture, I always wanted to build them and use one of Ixalan's quirky flip-chantments, Path of Mettle. For a time it was tried by some of the pros and found its use to be limited and narrow. This card went into hibernation and I think... Continue Reading →

Hello Alchemists, For the next couple of days I'll be out facilitating a workshop in Bangkok (non-Magic related unfortunately) and I want to leave you guys with a brew that looks to be strong contender looking at the decks I see topping PPTQs and local FNMS. Lyra has been the go-to finisher for UW control... Continue Reading →

I should have called it aWRas but that's been take by aURas already 🙂 Hello everyone, welcome back to the Lab. As you all know, Saffron Olive already published a cool budget deck tech that featured Valduk, Keeper of the Flame and a bunch of Red and Blue auras and protection counter magic and win... Continue Reading →

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 →

In October 3, I posted a RW midrange list that used the best Planeswalkers Red and White has to offer, play the best sweepers, and win with Chandra ultimate, Gideon's attacks, or Huatli's 3/3 dinos. I included a single copy of Sunbird's Invocation and Approach of the Second Sun in case games go long and... Continue Reading →

Hello everyone! I'm so excited today because I'm off to a week-long vacation to Seoul next week. That means I won't be writing any blogs for the next 5 days but rest assured I will still be cooking up some deck techs in between kimchi making and barbecuing. Today, after much thought, I present to... Continue Reading →

It's been a while since we saw a good Boros deck in Standard these days. The last time it showed itself in standard was when Boros Charm was still legal. I could remember back in Return to Ravnica, Boros was so strong it was called Boros Deck Wins. It actually feels like Ramunap Red's ancestor,... Continue Reading →

Sunbird's Invocation was among the first cards spoiled from Ixalan and I thought it had some potential in a rogue deck building environment. It's an enchantment which makes it harder to remove, it gives us card advantage in the form of a free spell, and it's in the color that can help us stay alive... Continue Reading →