Magic Origins is full of intriguing cards that flesh out both the major and the minor themes of the last few years of expansions, and Jim explores how it seems to have just a little bit of something for everyone.
Tron is one of those Modern archetypes that doesn’t shift very much, and it’s hard to find a new angle of attack either with it or against it. Today’s deck of note has managed to find a compelling argument for a different build – check it out!
We had a powerful Standard format full of strong decks before Magic Origins hits, so it’s reasonable to expect that we’ll still have a format full of strong decks – and anything you’re playing using the new cards will still have to hit that level to compete.
For the 300th edition of Embracing The Chaos, Sheldon takes an in-depth look at Magic Origins with his quarterly set review. This set is pretty chock-full of awesome Commander cards!
GerryT is in a mood to brew, and he’s got all sorts of spicy ideas boiling over in his brain. Check out his thoughts on a variety of new Standard decks featuring Magic Origins and give them a test drive, maybe one will be right for you at #SCGCHI!
CVM is an early fan of the new Elves from Magic Origins, and he shares his initial thoughts on that archetype and how to build it after a week’s worth of experience now that the full spoiler is out.
It’s time to get down and dirty in today’s four-player Commander Versus video as we pit all sorts of crazy shenanigans against each other. If you’re a fan of the Commander format, check it out!
With a plethora of new Elves in Magic Origins, Chord of Calling seems like it’s about to get a shot in the arm for this new Standard season – and Sam shares his initial thoughts on his 2015 Hall of Fame ballot.
While we all wait for Magic Origins to make its way to Magic Online, Todd takes the opportunity to test out a few tweaks to Patrick Chapin’s Grixis Control deck from Grand Prix Charlotte.
It’s time to battle Standard with Magic Origins, and today Brad and BBD explore an interesting pair of new archetypes by pounding them into each other head-first.
Evolutionary Leap is an exciting Magic card, and today Michael Majors explores its full potential in a variety of shells. From Rally the Ancestors to Deathmist Raptor and from Siege Rhino to Purphoros, Michael tries them all to find Standard’s next evolution!
Punishing Fire is a great tool in Legacy for beating up on creature decks, and so is the Counterbalance / Terminus shell powered up by Sensei’s Divining Top. What if we put all of these things together?
This past week has been full of all sorts of new information, and Shaun takes a look at the new mulligan rule, the new set, and the meta-issues of being good at the game and keeping our community good for the game.
BBD isn’t quite ready to talk about Magic Origins in Standard yet, but there’s way more in Magic going on right now and he’s here to discuss Organized Play changes, how hard it is to figure out what’s good, and the balance between bringing new players on board and keeping the game “pure.”
Modern is a surprisingly wide-open format right now, and Gerry takes a powerful deck from that second or third tier of archetypes, Gifts Control, to test out in today’s video!
