Waiting to untap is so boring. And worst of all? Your creature might not even survive. If you simply have to get value before that happens, you need haste. Let’s crank things up to 88 mph and find ourselves a better future, where creatures can do things before dying. Gotta Go Fast You can’t go wrong with a classic, and …
Modern recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, and that got me reminiscing about my time playing the format. Decks came and went, metagames evolved, new cards entered the format. But we’ve also seen many cards leave the format over the years as the Modern banlist has grown and changed. If you’re newer to Modern, you may not be familiar with the …
We are a couple of weeks into the new Standard season now, and hot on the heels of the World Championship. We’ve had a few events so far, including a big SCG Online Qualifier last weekend, but there’s still a lot of exploration to do. It’s the perfect time to kick off a new season of tier lists for Standard! …
“The moon waxes, full and gibbous above Innistrad. Gather round, my packmates! I see many new eyes amid the darkness — as we would expect our numbers to grow during this time of endless moonrise, this… Midnight Hunt.” “But wait! The new blood among us must know who leads the pack before they can play their part in this glorious …
Innistrad isn’t just the horror plane of the Multiverse — it’s also home to many of the most iconic creature types in Magic. With Midnight Hunt in full swing and Crimson Vow on the horizon, players are busy updating their Werewolf, Vampire, and Zombie decks. Now is the perfect time for it, which is why I’m taking a closer look …
It wouldn’t be an Innistrad set without fun graveyard mechanics, and Midnight Hunt has a new one called disturb. If you’ve ever wished you could give a creature spell flashback, then these are the cards for you. What is Disturb? Disturb appears on double-faced creature cards, and it works from the graveyard. If you’re casting the creature normally or otherwise …
Today, Kristen takes us through her deck building process. She uses an iterative process, usually offline, and kicks it off with her “Commander Moodboard”. Deck building is often a very personal thing. No matter how we do it, and no matter what resources we use, it’s something very unique to each Commander player. I’ve often been asked how I build …
Michael Rapp takes us through his top five Modern decks for beginners, taking into account budget, ease of learning, and overall strength in the Modern metagame. Before we get into my selection, I’d like to clarify one thing. I’ve seen a number of articles of this style that just default to “here are the five cheapest decks in Modern”, and …
We’re a couple of weeks into Midnight Hunt Standard. The games have been fun, the format seems healthy, and people are starting to figure out what the cream of the crop is. Today, we’re going to go off the trail of conventional thought for a bit and talk about three underrated decks in Standard. Mono-Black Control Mono-Black has been on …
I don’t know about you readers, but I’m still howlin’ mad about Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. Drafting this set has been maybe my favorite Limited experience since Zendikar Rising and that includes all sorts of different color combinations and archetypes. If you haven’t tried it out yet, we put out a detailed guide last week which can quickly give you some …
