Making the Vala-Kut: A Titan Deck Primer
Valakut, Scapeshift, and Primeval Titan are the best of friends. Since its inception, the Valakut Scapeshift deck has been a powerful yet fringe strategy, and more recently, Valakut-centric “Titan Shift” decks are at the forefront of the Modern format. As a perpetual MTG grinder, I was particularly excited that Modern was the format of this PPTQ season. Modern is easily ... Read More...
Let’s Brew: Taigam, Sidisi’s Hand
Some say we should save the best for last. I don’t know if we’ve done that, but I can definitely say, without a doubt, that we’ve saved the strangest. With Inalla and Mairsill keeping most brewers busy, our last installment of Let’s Brew for Commander 2017 has taken a dip away from the new-hotness holding everyone’s attention to do something ... Read More...
Canadian Highlander 101
Have you ever looked at your Magic: The Gathering collection and thought to yourself, “Gee, I only have one copy of each of these Legacy staples! I wish I had enough to build a full deck!” Well, I have a solution for you! I want to take a moment to champion a Magic format that has quickly become my ideal ... Read More...
Let’s Brew: O-Kagachi
Welcome back to Let’s Brew: a weekly deckbuilding mini-series exploring legendary creatures from Commander 2017. We’ve already given Nazahn some toys to play with and assembled a legion of Licia’s soldiers, and today, we’re going to build a home for one of C17’s most colorful legends: O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami. WHY O-KAGACHI? Any one reason will do, but we have a ... Read More...
Iconic Masters at HasCon
In May of 1997, there was a new set being released for my favorite game. It was Weatherlight, the set that would kick off a new, ongoing narrative in Magic‘s storyline, and I was super excited. As it happens, I was on vacation with my friend in Hawaii at the time, and one of the things we wanted to do while we ... Read More...
Judge’s Tower: Turn it Up
When it comes to Magic, I fully subscribe to a school of thought that isn’t the mostfriendly: Magic is inherently a zero-sum game. In any given game, there’s a certain amount of fun to be had, and I want to make sure that I have the most fun that I can every time I play. I can think of almost ... Read More...
New Products: September 2017
Deck boxes are Magic‘s most indispensable accessories. Regardless of where and how we play the game, we need ways to bring our favorite decks from one place to another, and we want to make sure we get the best boxes for the job. Here are some of the newest deck boxes we’ve added to our inventory. Ultimate Guard Boulder Our ... Read More...