While we’re currently still enthralled with 5/5 Legendary Dragon Spirits and The Kind of Legendary Artifacts That Make You Open Packs Like Wonka Bars, there is life beyond Kamigawa and its underpowered and overpowered scattering of cards. This article will focus on the gems that will only truly shine once that block has left us, and the cards that may still be flying under the radar.
In today’s Control heavy environment, where players love to gather lands, have lots of permanents, and either throw out some fat 4/4’s or 5/5 Flying Legendary Dragon Spirits, it’s not unusual for other players to take a… different approach. Some call this the wrong approach. They would, of course, be wrong themselves. What I’m talking about is Red Deck Wins. This article is a direct response to Mike Flores’ piece about the Red Guildpact cards. To put it bluntly, Flores got Leyline of Lightning 100% wrong.
Hello! It’s your favorite Eternal Dominion-wielding superhero and forumite. This time I’m going to take my lessons from playing Magic Workstation, and a week of solid Standard playtesting, to show you what’s possible when you take the raw power offered by Guildpact and apply it to tournament-winning decks.
As I look across the strange, malleable place that Type Two is in, I said to myself “Why are there no good combo decks?” I mean, sure, there’s a goofy little reanimator my friend loves tossing around, but it’s just not consistent enough. There’s Snakes, but… I mean, seriously. It’s snakes. Where can you take it from there? Instead of the boring stuff you’ve already seen, I’m going to give you something completely different today that is not only interesting but also moderately competitive as well.
I think Ken’s Top Ten Mistakes aren’t really mistakes at all. He simply misjudged a few bombs, or was not paying attention to the same website he writes for. Let’s take a look at a few of his points and some of his Top Ten”mistakes”, along with some of my own recommendations before I tell you the things you really need to learn about MD5 Limited.
