Daily Digest: The Prowessed End
Remember when Jeskai Ascendancy was going to take over Modern? Turns out it’s still lurking in the shadows! Ross Merriam showcases an unusual build that also uses the power of Monastery Mentor!
Remember when Jeskai Ascendancy was going to take over Modern? Turns out it’s still lurking in the shadows! Ross Merriam showcases an unusual build that also uses the power of Monastery Mentor!
Is Magic: The Gathering a sport, electronic or otherwise? Either way, Ross Merriam has imported a useful sports analytics tool to help you with deckbuilding! How can Value Above Replacement improve your Limited game, and why is “nothing” sometimes a better card than Lightning Bolt?
Players come and go, but tilt is eternal in the Magic community. Mark Nestico doesn’t think you should suffer it, though! He revisits a classic article and gives new tips for avoiding tilt.
Our Commander gang gets together for a little 100-card gift-swapping! Who got a lump of coal, who got rewarded for being nice, and what happens when Mishra’s Toy Workshop hits the table?
A footsoldier captured by renegades admits his role in a war crime, the burning of Bunarat Village. Yet he will not make a full confession…
Chris Lansdell recently found a Bring to Light-Panharmonicon deck that’s proved far from evanescent! Check out its journey from a shopkeeper’s brew to a Lansdell Special!
It’s a clash between past and present Titans of Standard! U/G Madness was a dominant force from Odyssey Block, but how will it fare against current Standard heavyweight B/G Delirium? Tom “The Boss” Ross and Todd Anderson face off in this excellent exhibition match!
How can anyone not love the maximum amount of choices in a Magic game? What if we took as many spells as possible that made us make choices and put them into one build? The possibilities are (pretty much) endless!
It’s Vintage! It’s Cube! It’s Sam Black drafting some of the most broken cards in Magic’s history and playing them for your entertainment! Do yourself a favor and enjoy this. We know we will.
When was the last time white cards did anything for you? Cut ’em! Let’s make room for cooler cards! Which would you rather play: Path to Exile? Or a giant monster pig? Yeah, exactly.
The previews may be trickling in slowly, but that just means The Innovator has tons of time to lock in multiple brews for each new Aether Revolt gift we’re given! Whether you’re a Modern mage or a Standard slinger these days, Patrick Chapin has plenty of sweet lists to get you started in 2017!
Let’s face it: Between the Four-Color Rally decks earlier and the Emrakul decks now, Standard has seen better days. But complaining will get you nowhere, which is why Michael Majors has dissected what’s going on in detail! So he asks you, dear reader, how do we fix not just this Standard but all the Standards to follow?
CVM had team duties to attend to last week, so he was behind on the Aether Revolt previews. No longer! The Beard has inspected the prospective all-stars for the future, and he’s telling it like it is!
A longer Standard means that you can’t just wait for a rotation to come help you with your tech! The Delirium crowd is on the downswing, but the innovation needed for a comeback is already underway! Ross Merriam has all the details!
Gruul kids unite! Mrs. Mulligan is bringing you holiday cheer in the form of a great red and green deck in every format you care to play during your December celebrations!