A Pauper Review Of Dark Ascension
Alex evaluates Dark Ascension with an eye towards what will succeed in Pauper formats. Will any of these become powerhouses of the future?
Alex evaluates Dark Ascension with an eye towards what will succeed in Pauper formats. Will any of these become powerhouses of the future?
Ali Aintrazi discusses the Loam Pox deck he played at StarCityGames.com Open: DC. He fixes it up, so you can play one of the funnest decks in Legacy.
AJ Kerrigan lays the ground work for a Vampires deck in Standard, post Dark Ascension. Is there enough support to bump this tribe?
Todd notched a Standard win in Washington, taking home yet another trophy. Check out his list, and his advice on Dark Ascension Standard!
It’s natural to think Secrets of the Dead would fit into a Burning Vengeance deck, but Sam Black tells you exactly why it doesn’t and how Burning Vengeance should look in the new Standard.
Gerry looks at a handful of Dark Ascension cards that he feels are guaranteed to affect Standard. He then breaks down the U/W Aggro decks in Standard and their differences.
Carsten Kotter covers a fundamental technique of deckbuilding: the slot-based method. He uses examples from past and current decks; it’s a great resource for new and old deckbuilders alike!
Austin Yost did the unthinkable and won a Legacy Open with Mono Red Burn! He has had continued success with the deck but hadn’t won an Open until now. Read why mono-Mountains can get there.
Ashley has three interviews with grinders making a foray onto the Pro Tour in Honolulu with Dark Ascension. These are their stories, and their words of wisdom!
In another edition of “Bad Rares,” Abe Sargent reaches into his box full of bad rares and builds a deck around each one he pulls out. An interesting deckbuilding exercise that you can do at home!
Sheldon talks about other people’s decks, namely a blue-white control build using Isperia the Inscrutable as the General by Matt Newnam. It’s a deck that requires skill and clever board evaluation to play.
Reuben Bresler loves a blue aggro deck, but for some reason he just refuses to touch Delver of Secrets. He claims he has some kind of curse. What’s to believe?
Reid wants to combine discard spells and creatures in Modern. He did just that this weekend, en route finishing 6th in an MTGO PTQ!
Mono-Black fans, Patrick Chapin has your back. With every set that comes out, the potential of mono-black is on the radar. With its fresh Zombie additions, will it make the big stage?
If you are a Red Mage, these are exciting times we live in. With Dark Ascension fast approaching, the one thing we know we can count on is that burning your opponent from twenty life to zero always ends the game in your favor.