This is the second part of an article. Click HERE to go read the first part. Time For A New Arclight Phoenix Deck List?! Okay! Deck1 Island2 Mountain1 Lightning Axe4 Steam Vents4 Opt4 Faithless Looting2 Pillar of Flame1 Cathartic Reunion4 Spirebluff Canal1 Warlord’s Fury4 Arclight Phoenix3 Finale of Promise3 Sprite Dragon3 Stormwing Entity4 Riverglide Pathway3… Read More »
It’s An Even More Powerful Arclight Phoenix Deck Longtime readers will know that I’m a big fan of the Arclight Phoenix deck. It’s popular and powerful in Historic on Arena and I use it to grind ranks. Getting lots of practice in has led me to make tons of tweaks and even a few deviations… Read More »
(Many people are unhappy with Arena’s economy. I don’t have a formed opinion about it. But I want people to play the decks they like, so here’s some advice to at least help. Not all the codes in the video below necessarily work, but some should.) Originally Published: June 10th, 2020 [embedded content] I hope it’s… Read More »
Impression #4: Traditional Aggro is Fading Aggro decks with fast starts used to be all the rage. Azorius versus RDW is an age-old matchup. But, so far, most meta-aggro decks focus on growing creatures and overwhelming—but slower—board presences. But even with that evolution, we’re not seeing aggro decks in the numbers or power level range… Read More »
Neon Dynasty has come and changed the Magic world forever. It’s the first set to have this level of futuristic elements. I still don’t know how I feel about that. But I know my opinion on how the cards are affecting Bof1 Standard. And, as usual, I’ve got six impressions worth talking about. Impression #1:… Read More »
Alrund’s Ephinany Has Died, Long Live The King Was the Alrund’s Epiphany ban necessary? Yes, absolutely. The combo deck based around it wasn’t fun to play against and was overrepresented. But, for those who enjoyed piloting it, there’s now a void. We’re left with aggro decks, lifegain builds, and that one deck that plays a… Read More »
Impression 3: Zombie And Vampires Make A Return I’ve yet to see either deck work properly, but that doesn’t mean someone won’t figure it out or another set won’t give one of them enough cards to work. They’re fringe players… for now. For Vampires, Sorin The Mirthless is a medium-level planeswalker that generates value and… Read More »
Magic sets keep coming—a little too fast, if you ask me—but we’ve got a Crimson Vow to explore. So, after my usual grinding of the Bof1 standard ladder to get a feel for the set in a competitive format, here are my thoughts. Impression #1: Alrund Epiphany Still Slaps I mean, of course it does.… Read More »
(Though Brainstorm got the ban hammer since this was written, the points covered are even more relevant than they were before. Jumpstart: Historic Horizons added yet more to the pool and the difficulty of building decks spiked ever higher. – Brandon Scott) Originally Published: May 24th, 2021 Mystical Archive Cards Are Fun But Problematic Introducing… Read More »
Are You Excited To Bash Your Opponents With A Ton Of Goblins? With the DND set giving us new pieces, I figured it was time to revisit my favorite tribe in Magic: the humble goblin. A while back, the goblin deck proved itself a demon of Historic. It’s fallen from memory slightly, and even the… Read More »