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Sign me up for Camp Sprawl, too. Ramping at 1 cmc is a big difference from ramping at 2 cmc - think Birds of Paradise versus Utopia Tree - and needing to choose a colour on the spot isn't as inflexible as it sounds, because you'll pick the one you're most lacking based on the contents of your...

Is that card still underrated as all hell? I remember being able to table multiples because people hadn't caught on to how good it was. To be fair, it reads poorly, is an aura, and is predated by lots of similar janky cards that just didn't do anything; the only difference is that this one is...

I actually think annihilator's great as a ramp reward - it doesn't help you stabilize the board, takes a full turn cycle before it kicks in, and only triggers when you go on the offence. It's about as inoffensive as it gets for a limited mechanic that goes in slower decks, as it forces you to...

I think Nissa, Vastwood Seer and Outpost Siege are what I'd be eyeing, as they're both generically strong cards that get better when slotted into specific archetypes. Repeal, Seal of Fire, and Diabolic Edict are all fine removal spells that go into any deck, but aren't exciting enough to warrant...

Rise of the Eldrazi was a really deep format, with a ton of viable archetypes, so I'd caution against drawing too many blanket conclusions from birding one player's draft, if you haven't given it a try yourself. Green-based ramp might've been the best archetype overall, but there were a metric...

I've always wanted an 'Overrun' effect in WG - but not actual Overrun - and Collective Blessing was a little too expensive to be practical. Sounds like Ajani is just the ticket!

Mmmm, let's see a pack from someone new. Shamizy/Dom/FSR/Goldenpineapple - any takers?

Yeah, I think that works

Declare blockers step (along with the combat damage step) get skipped when there aren't attackers, unfortunately. Despite that, it might still be a borderline cubeable card - the only other cheap, worthwhile red cantrip I can think of is Dragon Mantle

Yeah, I feel bad for making a 'boring' pick, but Wayfarer's Bauble is the safe choice that I'd probably go with. Especially knowing that multicolour is heavily supported in Onder's list!

To me, Elvish Visionary is almost purely a combo card - it doesn't do a whole lot in aggro, control, or midrange. It obviously does work in Elves! decks in various formats, of which the extended version that LSV won a pro tour with is the most well known, and it was also a key cog in the...

While we're at it, is anyone in the Bay Area? I'll probably be out there for a weekend in late September, and would love to sling some cards.

for a creature type that's not humanoid, nor based on anything in reality, i find that the old, abstract renditions of demons are better than the current, digital, pseudo-3D-rendered depictions in giving you a sense of their supernatural qualities and their malevolence this is probably the...

big - check ol - check demon - check goober - definitely, check

Wow, interesting pack. I like Ancestral Vision the most in terms of raw power level, but I'd be miiiiighty tempted to snag the Blood Artist and hope to wheel one of Gravecrawler, Murderous Redcap, Innocent Blood, or Rakdos Cackler (in that order).

Back to (almost) regular sealed deck! That's the best news I've heard in years - it's been a long time since there wasn't some sort of gimmicky prerelease "experience".

Bitterblossom! Nothing pulls me into black sac aggro more than this card and Bob.

They need to take Aleksi Briclot, put him in a room, and make him draw planeswalkers from now until the end of time. It's a waste that they had him do Ravaging Blaze instead of, say, actual Chandra. That'd be like asking John Avon to put aside his land paintings for a second and whip us up some...

The artwork on the new full art basics is indeed gorgeous, but I'll always be partial to the Veronique Meignaud set from the first time around