I’ve been playing a lot of Historic lately. The card pool is so deep and there are so many brutal decks running around that it feels like Modern, and I am all for that. As a Spike, I like to play strong cards with strong interactions. Which is why I’m playing control. But what version…
The Big And Powerful Deck Left Standing (Note from the editor: This article was written before the August 3rd banning of Wilderness Reclamation. We hope you’ll still enjoy reading it, as it was meant to be about overpowered decks in general, and was only using Temur Rec as an example.) The recent bans that did…
I have a heck of a spicy Magic brew for you today. It’s a Brawl Deck. I find Brawl to be a fun escape from repetitive meta decks. Brawl has the chaotic madness of Commander, while still being breezily paced. And nothing is more chaotic madness (and cutthroat deadly) than a deck that plays all…
M21 just came out, and with it, a lot of new and powerful cards, along with some not so powerful cards. Core Sets are always interesting because of them needing to balance easier to understand cards for new players while making it a good enough product so that entrenched players actually want to buy it….
In a very different Meta Report, I’m going to only be talking about four decks today. With the results coming out of Worlds, and simply being on the higher parts of MTGA’s ladder, I can tell you that you need to be prepared for these specific four decks—or you will lose to them. Azorius Control:…
Due to the new changes with Theros Beyond Death, it’s going to be a little hard to nail down what exactly the new Meta looks like, and what pros will be playing. I mostly want to highlight some of the more interesting developments and not just point out that RDW and Simic Ramp are very…
Dimir or Grixis or Esper Might Return: The new Ashiok and the new Elspeth are both really good, and people will soon learn of how brutal a deck that can use both Thought Erasure and Agonizing Remorse will be to most fun strategies. Additionally, there are new red and white board wipes in Theros on…
It’s still the early days of Theros Beyond Death, but, after playing for a few hours, I’ve gotten a few opinions. Eight to be exact. And, though I’m usually a little wrong when I do predictions like these, I’m still confident I’m mostly right. So, with that potentially damning statement out and about, let’s go…
Pre-Theros release, the Magic meta isn’t likely to do anything too jarring, but the newest Mythic Championship definitely cemented a few decks and even brought back ramp as a viable strategy. So, let’s go through six of them and see what’s kicking around in Standard. Simic Ramp: It seems like green and blue have become…
Temur Reclamation has been my pet deck this standard, and I’ve been playing it to moderate success. But the meta eventually left the deck behind. However, I still think it’s worth considering. It just needs a new focus, a new coat of paint. Some people went the midrange route—I’ve gone the opposite. Behold! Temur Hard…
Post-Oko ban, the Standard meta utterly opened up and the deck strategies that were viable expanded a ton. There’s a good variety of decks to explore this month, so, let’s go through them all. Azorius Control: Hey, look, an actual control deck is alive and kicking. With no Veil of Summer to make a lot…
After a rocky start, we finally have Historic mode getting some real support. And, well, it’s an odd format. Chaotic, unformed, interesting—and yet predictable. People are certainly experimenting with the new cards that they added in, and doing some curious work with them, but you also see a lot of classic decks from old standards…
