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AuthorDaniel Crane

Daniel Crane's first Magic deck was about 120 cards, control-heavy, and had the amazing Unstable Shapeshifter/Phyrexian Dreadnought combo. Over the next five years, most of Daniel's decks have changed only in card count. One tournament-worthy deck, a binder, and loads of casual decks keep him in the game and provide the fuel for his writing at Star City that has endured for more than three years.

Bargain Banned!

I promise you an article that will scrutinize the card in and out, forward and backward, side to side. And, I will tell you that it is NOT broken; that it is a fair and fun card. Also, I will give you a decklist using this card that wins against 70% of the metagame 90%…

So, It’s Not As Bad As I Thought

For the first time, I have received hate mail! Though most of it was perhaps not the most flattering writing I’ve had the pleasure to read, it was all informative (when you got past all the shouting). In case you missed it, I wrote an earlier article on this site about how Type II was…

Who Wants To Be A Type II Player?

First of all, let me apologize to everyone for my rapidly published articles on this site. I just can’t stop writing about Magical cards. (Was that used correctly? I’d better check the dictionary.) Of course, I haven’t received one piece of mail regarding my writing on this site, so I imagine that I’m not offending…

The Colors Of Magic

Okay, now, go pick up a Magic card. I know you’ve got some lying around or, if you don’t, go slip one out of those black-backed sleeves. Did you do it? Good. Now, look at the back of that card. Notice the colored orbs. Notice their placement. In clockwise order, from the top, they are…

Down With Islands!

is so broken. is so broken. is so broken. is so broken. Notice the trend? All the above cards are "broken." "But what’s so broken about an ?" you say. Well, let me tell you. There are so many uses for an , it boggles the mind. Not only does it have a 0 casting…