Benjamin uses templates to help explore the viability of a brand new deck archetype!
Solve the Equation – How to Tell if a Strategy Has Enough Support by Using Deck Templates
September 13, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol 
#anointed procession, #azusa lost but seeking, #crop rotation, #deserts, #dryad of the ilysian grove, #edge of autumn, #felidar retreat, #Hazezon Shaper of Sand, #hazezon tamar, #Hour of Promise, #Jinnie Fay Jetmir's Second, #knight of new alara, #lovisa coldeyes, #nahiri's lithoforming, #oracle of mul daya, #purphoros god of the forge, #ruin ghost, #scapeshift, #Scavenger Grounds, #scute swarm, #shefet monitor Read More »
Solve the Equation – Choosing and Using Your Interaction
August 23, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Benjamin examines when and when NOT to use your removal spells!
#arcane denial, #brainstorm, #chaos warp, #dovin's veto, #feed the swarm, #omnath locus of creation, #path to exile, #ponder, #preordain, #swords to plowshares, #threat assessment, #Uro titan of nature's wrath, #vandalblast Read More »
Solve the Equation – Finding Creature Type Diversity for Volo Decks
August 10, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
A quick guide to the Guide of Monsters!
#acidic slime, #burnished hart, #craterhoof behemoth, #dryad of the ilysian grove, #mind flayer, #mulldrifter, #ornithopter of paradise, #pathbreaker ibex, #reef worm, #regal behemoth, #scute swarm, #spark double, #sylvan caryatid, #volo guide to monsters, #Volo Itinerant Scholar, #wandering archaic Read More »
Solve the Equation – Does Size Matter?
July 26, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Lurrus just found a few new friends... or should we say, Friends Forever?
#blood artist, #charming prince, #clues, #cruel celebrant, #dockside extortionist, #esper sentinel, #lurrus of the dream-den, #mistmeadow witch, #phantasmal image, #reckless fireweaver, #rise and shine, #sage of lat-nam, #thassa's oracle, #the meathook massacre, #time sieve Read More »
Solve the Equation – The Math of Burn in Commander
June 28, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Benjamin breaks down the best approach for Dragon's Approach!
#balefire dragon, #dragon mage, #dragon's approach, #drakuseth maw of flames, #knollspine dragon, #lightning bolt, #locket of yesterdays, #mizzixs mastery, #obosh the preypiercer, #ruby medallion, #terror of the peaks, #thrumming stone Read More »
Solve the Equation – Scrying Your Way to a Discount
June 14, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
With a little math and a lot of scry, this planeswalker powers out some truly enormous spells!
#aminatou's augury, #approach of the second sun, #augury owl, #cryptic annelid, #devout invocation, #dig through time, #diviner's portent, #dusk // dawn, #eligeth crossroads augur, #elminster, #faerie seer, #hour of reckoning, #jaces sanctum, #netherese puzzle-ward, #preordain, #sea gate restoration, #sephara sky's blade, #serum visions, #storm herd, #temporal mastery, #terminus, #ugins insight Read More »
Solve the Equation – Maybe You Should Mulligan More
May 24, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Are you using the mulligan enough? How do some commanders benefit MORE from mulligans?
#blood artist, #demonic tutor, #dockside extortionist, #gamble, #goblin matron, #grenzo dungeon warden, #impact tremors, #kess dissident mage, #kiki-jiki mirror breaker, #krenko mob boss, #siege-gang commander, #sling-gang lieutenant, #zealous conscripts Read More »
Solve the Equation – Dice-Rolling Odds in Commander
May 12, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Never tell me the odds... unless you're playing a dice-rolling deck, that is!
#Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, #barbarian class, #brazen dwarf, #contact other plane, #delina wild mage, #diviner's portent, #Farideh Devil's Chosen, #feywild trickster, #Forgotten Realms, #pixie guide, #reckless endeavor, #swarming goblins, #vrondiss rage of ancients Read More »
Solve the Equation – Token-Making Ratios
April 26, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Looking to revel? Benjamin does the math to find Jetmir's best token-makers.
#Adeline Resplendent Cathar, #avenger of zendikar, #brood monitor, #cloudgoat ranger, #creature tokens, #deep forest hermit, #deranged hermit, #dragonlair spider, #felidar retreat, #geist-honored monk, #go wide, #Jetmir Nexus of Revels, #krenko tin street kingpin, #Myojin of Blooming Dawn, #scute swarm, #secure the wastes, #tendershoot dryad, #trostani discordant Read More »
Streets of New Capenna Set Review - Cabaretti and Green
April 21, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Looking for New Capenna's great new green cards? Benjamin's got you covered!
#bootleggers' stash, #cabaretti ascendancy, #cabaretti charm, #evolving door, #Jetmir Nexus of Revels, #Jinnie Fay Jetmir's Second, #stimulus package, #titan of industry, #vivien on the hunt Read More »