Landfall... without green? You'll be shocked at how powerful Esper lands can be.
Mind Bend - Esper Landfall
#admonition angel, #aminatou the fateshifter, #deckbuilding, #emeria angel, #esper, #felidar guardian, #ghost town, #landfall, #oath of teferi, #ob nixilis the fallen, #oboro palace in the clouds, #omnath locus of rage, #retreat to coralhelm, #retreat to emeria, #retreat to hagra, #roil elemental, #ruin ghost, #walking atlas Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Izzet
Using gameplay data to inform a Locust-filled Izzet brew.
#deckbuilding, #gameplay stats, #izzet, #the locust god, #wheels Read More »
Ultra Budget Brews - Melek, Izzet Paragon
Melek makes a mean token army, all without any cards that cost more than $1.
#bonus round, #budget, #deckbuilding, #descent of the dragons, #docent of perfection, #dragonrage, #dragonshift, #edh, #epic experiment, #izzet, #melek izzet paragon, #primal amulet, #scroll of the masters, #teleportal, #thousand-year storm, #tokens Read More »
Mind Bend - Rakdos Walls
Have Arcades and Doran "solved" defender decks? Two words: Vent Sentinel
#aether membrane, #chaosphere, #corpse blockade, #deckbuilding, #epitaph golem, #fumiko the lowblood, #furystoke giant, #goblin diplomats, #grenzo dungeon warden, #helm of the host, #impact tremors, #imperial recruiter, #kiki-jiki mirror breaker, #kyren negotiations, #meekstone, #no mercy, #purphoros god of the forge, #rage nimbus, #ravenous chupacabra, #vent sentinel, #wall of souls, #wars toll Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Simic
(Simic Guildgate | Art by Svetlin Velinov) Simic Surprises Today, in this fourth article of the Pursuit of Knowledge series, we will take a glance at the Command Zone gameplay data with a focus on Simic. I've ranked the various cards from the Command Zone gameplay data and grouped them in categories, and have created templates […]
#deckbuilding, #gameplay stats, #pir imaginative rascal, #siimic, #toothy imaginary friend Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Rakdos
Rakuno, Rakdos, Raktres Barring decks with black and green in their color identity, the Command Zone found in their gameplay survey that decks with black and red in their color identity were the strongest. Although this extends to color combinations like Jund and Mardu, does this color pairing advantage translate to Rakdos? In this new […]
#control, #deckbuilding, #gameplay stats, #olivia voldaren, #rakdos, #vampire Read More »
Top 10 Cards From 2018
Another Lap Around the Sun As the year draws to a close, people have a habit of looking back and evaluating the last year. It might seem a bit arbitrary, but it's a way we're collectively wired. Another way we're collectively wired? We love lists: debating, comparing, and coming up with them is something we […]
#battlebond, #commander 2018, #deckbuilding, #dominaria, #edhrec, #guilds of ravnica, #m19, #rivals of ixalan, #top 10 lists, #top ten Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Golgari
Deathly Data In the first article of this series, I presented a number of results regarding card effectiveness based on gameplay data from the Command Zone. What can be done with such data? Can we use this'information as a tool for deckbuilding? In this second installment of Pursuit of Knowledge, we will take a look […]
#aristocrat, #deckbuilding, #gameplay stats, #golgari, #meren of clan nel toth, #zulaport cutthroat Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Introduction
An Introduction to the Introduction My name is Martin Dubuc. I have been playing Magic since Fifth Dawn. For some obscure reason, I was drawn very early on to the multiplayer format, playing Emperor at drafts and free-for-all with friends. The first decks I created were 60-card decks with a multiplayer focus. When MTGO grew […]
The 10 Commandments of Building on a Budget
Shalt Thou? Thou Shalt Hello! I'm Andrew Cummings, and normally I'm the guy that writes the Ultra Budget Brews article series. Today, however, I want to do something a bit different. I want to talk about ways to make the game of Magic a bit cheaper for you. Before I begin, I think it's important […]