Some quick hyena history for Nikara's favorite pet
Historically Speaking - A Brief History of Countering Abilities
February 7, 2020 by
Charles Allison 
Some counterspells counter spells... and some counter abilities.
#arrest, #bind, #brown ouphe, #encrust, #mycosynth lattice, #nevinyrrals disk, #reclamation sage, #repudiate/replicate, #rust, #shatterstorm, #squelch, #stifle, #titanias song, #trickbind, #voidslime Read More »
Historically Speaking - The Mardu vs. The Abzan
January 3, 2020 by
Charles Allison
Who would win in a fight: the Mardu or the Abzan?
#abzan banner, #ambush krotiq, #anafenza the foremost, #flood, #roar of challenge, #siege rhino, #war behemoth, #zurgo helmsmasher Read More »
Historically Speaking - The Mardu vs. The Temur
November 8, 2019 by
Charles Allison
Who would win in a fight: the Mardu or the Temur?
#ainok survivalist, #ainok tracker, #aleshas vanguard, #avalanche tusker, #barrage of boulders, #bears companion, #berserkers onslaught, #canyon lurkers, #feed the clan, #firehoof cavalry, #force away, #hungering yeti, #mardu banner, #mardu heart-piercer, #mardu scout, #surrak dragonclaw, #temur ascendancy, #temur banner, #zurgo helmsmasher Read More »
Historically Speaking - Worldslayer, Regeneration, and the Power of History
August 26, 2019 by
Charles Allison
Where we put one card under the magnifying glass of history to unlock new strategies!
#avacyn, #avacyn angel of hope, #cromat, #crumble, #deconstruct, #fabricate, #gilded lotus, #History, #Konda, #konda lord of eiganjo, #lightning greaves, #lord of tresserhorn, #mirrodin, #penumbra wurm, #ragnar, #silvos, #silvos rogue elemental, #solemn simulacrum, #symbiotic wurm, #taniwha, #tooth and nail, #worldslayer, #zurgo helmsmasher Read More »
Historically Speaking - Siberia and the Temur
May 2, 2019 by
Charles Allison
Delving into the real-world influences that inspired Tarkir's Temur Frontier!
#barrage of boulders, #bears companion, #feed the clan, #frontier bivouac, #frontier mastodon, #hungering yeti, #rattleclaw mystic, #roar of challenge, #savage punch, #shamanic revelation, #surrak dragonclaw, #temur ascendancy, #temur banner, #temur charm, #whisperer of the wilds Read More »
War of the Spark Set Review - Red
April 24, 2019 by
Charles Allison
War of the Spark is heating up! Which red cards are catching fire?
#chandra fire artisan, #finale of promise, #ilharg the raze-boar, #jaya venerated firemage, #krenko tin street kingpin, #mizzium tank, #neheb dreadhorde champion, #sarkhan the masterless, #tibalt rakish instigator Read More »
Historically Speaking - Of Mardu and Mongols
March 25, 2019 by
Charles Allison
Examining the Mardu horde and their real-world inspiration, the Mongol empire
#alesha who smiles at death, #kill shot, #mardu banner, #mardu charm, #mardu heart-piercer, #mtenda herder, #nomad outpost, #ponyback brigade, #timely hordemate, #zurgo helmsmasher Read More »
Historically Speaking - Rakdos and the Roman Gladiatorial Games
March 5, 2019 by
Charles Allison
What do Rakdos and Roman gladiators have in common? A flair for spectacle!
#Captive Audience, #condemn, #exava, #exava rakdos blood witch, #judith, #Judith the Scourge Diva, #lyzolda, #lyzolda the blood witch, #Macabre Mockery, #rakdos charm, #rakdos ragemutt, #rakdos riteknife, #savage punch, #slaughterhouse bouncer, #spike jester, #wrecking ball Read More »
Historically Speaking - The Orzhov Syndicate
January 28, 2019 by
Charles Allison
The Orzhov Syndicate has some intense real-world historical inspiration.
#afterlife, #bribery, #castigate, #circle of despair, #conjurers ban, #edgewalker, #excommunicate, #ghost council of orzhova, #invasion plans, #karlov of the ghost council, #merciless eviction, #mourning thrull, #obzedat ghost council, #purgatory, #starlit sanctum Read More »