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Dig Through Time — Future Sight

Dig Through Time — Future Sight

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Dean Gootee
Dean Gootee
Up until today's article Dig Through Time has only examined sets from Magic's past. Today I want to go to the future. That's right, I could no longer stop myself. It's finally time to talk about Future Sight! I remember cracking packs of this set back in 2007 when I was in college. I was super duper […]
Underdog's Corner — Ashling, the Pilgrim

Underdog's Corner — Ashling, the Pilgrim

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Mason Brantley
Mason Brantley
This article is Round 11 of the Underdog’s Corner, a series spotlighting various lesser-used commanders and their place in the format. Each article makes the argument for a single commander that deserves more play, as well as highlighting key cards and synergies. I Got 99 Mountains, but Ashling Ain't One Welcome back to the Underdog's Corner! Last […]
EDH Political Science — Marchesa's Bully Pulpit

EDH Political Science — Marchesa's Bully Pulpit

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Rick Amundson
Rick Amundson
At the end of last year India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced a bold plan to cut out black market spending and corruption. Eliminate money. Not all money, but enough of the untraceable, large denomination, physical bills so the underground economy is either left exposed or starves. A wave of anti-corruption politics has swept other […]
The Enchantress Queen with 100% Angus Beef

The Enchantress Queen with 100% Angus Beef

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Kaylyn Chaney
Kaylyn Chaney
Introduction One of my favorite archetypes that Magic: the Gathering had to offer was enchantment tribal. As a player for three years and counting, the Theros and Urza blocks introduced me to magic in a way that I fell in love with enchantments. Sure, there are tons of aura strategies to work with and , but […]
Non-Basically Speaking — Lady Evangela

Non-Basically Speaking — Lady Evangela

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Nick Wallace
Nick Wallace
Hello friends and forgotten Legends, welcome back to EDHREC and our continuing biweekly column, Non-Basically Speaking, the series that strives to identify non-basic lands that should be considered valuable staples or hidden gems based on their visibility on EDHREC. At this point in my Commander career I believe I owe it to myself to build […]
Commander Showdown — Ayli vs Karlov

Commander Showdown — Ayli vs Karlov

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
The Great Divide If you browse the pages of EDHREC enough, you might notice a gap between the most-played and second-most-played commander in any given color identity. In Gruul, for example, has 1343 decks, while the next highest, , has 909. In Azorius, the difference between and is more than 600. And in Golgari, touts […]
Partner Focus — Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

Partner Focus — Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

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Nate Burgess
Nate Burgess
Just for fun, try going into an IKEA, buying a few things at random, then dumping all the parts in one pile and throwing away the instructions. See what you come up with, Ludevic-style. Kraum. Two heads. Three arms. Ten eyes? When it comes to body parts: waste not, want not. For starters, is a 4/4 with […]
60 to 100 — Massively Marvel-ous

60 to 100 — Massively Marvel-ous

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Welcome back everyone! Hopefully you enjoyed our inaugural venture last time; you're back this week aren't you? This week the good times continue in 60 to 100 as we help you transition yet another deck from 60-card rules to 100-card singleton. If you happen to play the Standard format you've probably recently played some try-hard […]
Ultra Budget Brews — Horobi, Death's Wail

Ultra Budget Brews — Horobi, Death's Wail

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Andrew Cummings
Andrew Cummings
Hello, and welcome back for the 6th edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the column where we build EDH decks that only contain cards that cost less than $1. So far we have built decks that correspond with a number of different archetypes. We have built Aggro, Burn, Combo, and Mid-range. One kind of deck that […]
Intellectual Offering — Ghoulcaller Gisa

Intellectual Offering — Ghoulcaller Gisa

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Sam Alpert
Sam Alpert
After a close encounter with ’s thugs last week I decided to travel somewhere a little less politically charged. As dropping in unannounced is always considered rude I wrote ahead to a friend I’d met on a plane known as Innistrad. My Dearest Gisa, How long has it been since we last connected? It feels […]