Building Decks In The New Age: Combo
In a continuation of his look at how decks function in 2018 Magic, Todd highlights combo decks! Understand the varieties, their history, and of course, a little bit of good healthy Splinter Twin lobbying!
In a continuation of his look at how decks function in 2018 Magic, Todd highlights combo decks! Understand the varieties, their history, and of course, a little bit of good healthy Splinter Twin lobbying!
If you think Blood Moon gave you free wins before, get happy. Because in case you weren’t aware, Bloodbraid Elf cascades into it. Todd Stevens is hellbent on making 2R the scariest mana cost in Modern, and here’s the build he’s looking to do it with!
Sam Black nearly won himself a Magic tournament this past weekend, and that has him thinking: how insane is this Mox Amber card? The mastermind puts a few brews together to exploit the explosive power of the newest Mox!
Jace, the Mind Sculptor this. Bloodbraid Elf that. You know what? Shaun McLaren just wants to brew! Today he shows the out-there decks he’s played over the last month to get your mind working!
Ben Weitz is a big fan of all things Eldrazi, and Bloodbraid Elf has become an honorary member of the tribe! Get his guide to all the important Modern matchups for the breakout deck here!
Jund Jadine continued her love of all things Bloodbraid with a Top 8 in Texas last weekend! Today, she gives her updated guide to the deck and some important context to the controversial finish to her match with Jim Davis!
Modern has a spotlight on the recently unbanned, but the format is still all about that Thoughtseize! How do you beat a card that efficient? There are a few ways, and Ross Merriam knows them!
Well now that it’s out there, we may as well have a talk about it! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is the conductor of the hype train this time around! Check his analysis on the most exciting things about Magic’s newest oldest place!
The truth hurts sometimes! A lot of the Magic finance wisdom that was true a few years ago no longer applies! Moreover, some of it was never true! It’s a different kind of Fact or Fiction when Chas Andres is at the podium!
Gerry is back with commentary on a lot of decks across multiple formats, but the truth is…someone has gone too far. See Gerry talk about a deck so deep, so dark, that it absolutely must be stopped before it’s too late.
Two SCG Tour voices enter to do battle! This weekend in Dallas promises to be a tournament of consequence for the entire Modern format! So what can we expect? Matthias Hunt and Ryan Overturf weigh in!
Yeah, Jund is going to be a factor. But GerryT has the tech to do something about it! If you want to slay Jund on your way to the trophy, here are the decks you should be looking at! Good luck!
Energy isn’t dead–it just changed clothes! Grixis Energy is the real deal, and Owen Turtenwald is teaching his loyal fans to go way over the top of Standard! Think you’ve seen the best of this archetype? Think again!
Brad Nelson can’t decide which deck to play in Standard, but he has one card on lockdown: The Scarab God! Today he shares his findings on two key archetypes and where he’s going next!
Todd Anderson’s “Building Decks in the New Age” continues with his first major archetype: control! He shows you the four essential tools for a control deck and their use in Magic’s past and present.