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So I began playing Magic again around M14 and missed a lot of the sets that had come in years previous. The last time I had played prior to that was casually with friends back in elementary school, not really knowing the nuances of the game. I ended up missing a ton of cool blocks and one of...

Oh my god, new Thalia is all I've been wanting for a few months. Been looking for more non-shitty sources of nonbasic hate and Wizards heard my plea. I'm in love.

I liked Vaultbreaker a lot in Limited and I think Dash is an excellent mechanic, but he's probably too weak for most lists. I don't think he's very good as far as curve toppers are concerned, doesn't really have enough staying power to be worth the 4 mana investment.

Fevered Visions is a goofy card for sure and it can definitely backfire on you, but I had a lot of fun proxying up and playing the UR Fevered Visions/Thing In The Ice deck that cropped up after SOI released. It's deceptively strong, that damage does add up over time. I'm not sure of how much...

LGS hosted EMA drafts last night for FNM, had a bit of store credit left over so I tried it out again: Ones 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Wirewood Symbiote 1 Tragic Slip 1 Rancor Twos 1 Elvish Vanguard 1 Thornweald Archer 2 Blightsoil Druid 1 Sylvan Might 1 Hymn to Tourach Threes 2 Deadbridge Shaman...

On a side note, this was actually just an excellent What's the Play. Most of the time it's just navigating through a given boardstate, but I've been surprised with all of the posts and discussions on this through CFB and reddit and whatnot.

I just don't agree with that, I don't feel like it's greedy at all. I don't have a threat in my deck that will actively pressure the opponent aside from Control Magic. On BBD's article, Paulo had a much more eloquent way of summing up my feelings on this:

I don't think it's win-more if I don't really have a draw that will allow me to close out the game in a timely manner. The way I see it, my best threat is literally Hill Giant from this point and some 2/2 evasive dudes. Even if I stick one of those guys after blasting the angel, I'm still...

I mean, I can't really play around topdecks unless I know something specific that I've got to worry about from a previous game. If I know that he's got a card that will just end me, I'm definitely playing the game a little differently, but I'm not envisioning 9 damage right off the top. Against...

I loot in that situation 100% of the time. The opponent is hellbent, I have an answer to their threat in hand, and I know exactly which card I want to hit. So I see only two possible outcomes from looting EOT: 1) Draw into something other than Control Magic, loot it away because the Lightning...

Hey guys, I went to a midnight EMA release with a couple of friends b/c it was only $30 for the draft, ended up drafting a pretty sweet RG Aggro deck: Ones 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Wirewood Symbiote 3 Kird Ape 1 Reckless Charge 1 Rancor Twos 1 Thornweald Archer 1 Flinthoof Boar 1 Seismic Stomp 2...

Eh, not really my cup of tea. My drafters have all been playing for a long while now, they enjoy playing with powerful cards, and making the experience more akin to Limited isn't something I'd be interested it. I love the complexity and decision-making when there are various effects on the field...

This format is super sweet, I've been drafting it whenever I've had the chance and I love all the nuances to it. There isn't a clear-cut best strategy to force, the most synergistic pile usually pulls it out. I've drafted UW Flyers twice, GW Aggro and RB Aggro (which I did tonight). There are...

My friends and I discussed this the other day and it's pretty much unanimous that this is a terrible decision on WOTCAHS's part. Just pulling out the rug from under them is just such bullshit. Those guys who grind GPs and produce quality content on the regular are great ambassadors for the game...

I don't even listen to Magic podcasts that much anymore, Limited Resources and Drive to Work began to feel too samey to me after a while. I actually like basketball way more than Magic so the majority of what I listen to is related to that and pop culture stuff. I like Bill Simmons' podcast for...

Had a 6-man draft today since a handful of friends were busy/out of town. We ended up going 5 packs of 11 which was probably one too many, but drafting is the funnest part, right? Everyone had a ton of playables at their disposal and we had some really really strong decks this time (spoiler...

Could work in lower powered cubes, but I could never run that card. It's just not enough impact from a six mana investment that I need to keep feeding for actual results.