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AuthorBernie Makino

Bernie is a player and judge who’s been to all ends of the Magic community. From kitchen tables and after school Magic to Grand Prix and the Pro Tour, he’s seen the game from many different viewpoints.

Cloudshift Wins Maryland

Bernie Makino recently won Maryland States with Junk Midrange. Read his tournament report and analysis of the deck to see if you should play it at the SCG Standard Open in St. Louis.

Food For Thought: RUG Control

“Izzet seems to have a plethora of win conditions, but it’s slow. Green seems to have a lot of mana acceleration, but not enough ways to win. It saddens me how long it took to figure this combination out.”

Bernie brings us an intriguing deck, working with a long-forgotten Standard tool that was much hyped on release… Thoughts of Ruin. Has it finally found a home?