After so long, and so many tries, I found a deck that got me to Bof1 Mythic. A deck that can win against the top decks and is not exactly like anything in the meta. It’s an offshoot, a rogue creation, but made up of strong choices and optimized for quick Bof1 games. And so,… Read More »
As I tend to do when a new set comes out, I wanted to give my first impressions of Kaldheim. I wanted to cover what I think might happen with it in Standard and Historic (the two modes I play the most.) So, in no particular order, here are six of my predictions. 1. Tibalt’s… Read More »
The F.I.R.E. Philosophy Is Not As Bad As They Say The way Magic: The Gathering plays is different now. The new cards have resulted in, yes, bans, but also a newer feel to a lot of average games. Most rounds (especially Bof1) are, as a whole, skewing towards a more Modern or Legacy pace, and,… Read More »
The Very Recent Bans Really Did Fix Standard The current standard is one of the most balanced we’ve had in a while. It took a ton of bannings, a lot of failed experiments, but WOTC has gotten it to a good place. Most of the best or most played decks are around $200-300 in paper,… Read More »
Zendikar Rising Brought The Serious Innovation Zendikar Rising snuck up too fast to cover the set before it came out, and I don’t draft enough to have a good sense of the whole card pool. But there is one aspect of the new set I think needs to be discussed. And that’s the modal land… Read More »