I don’t really know if others feel the same, but Standard has, sadly, become a bit of chore for me.
I Hate What They’ve Done to Standard (and Draft, for that matter)
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Category Archives: Magic: The Gathering
The Decision Cube
Or maybe the Spike Cube?
Flavor Hits and Misses from Modern Horizons
As I write this, 188 cards have been previewed. If you are like me and use Mythic Spoilers to follow these, the last card to be previewed as of this writing is [scryfall]Soulherder[/scryfall].
But we are not here right now to talk about the powerlevel or usability of the cards, except when it affects how a card feels. I’m here to talk about how the cards evoke memories of old cards or themes.
War of the Spark Brews, pt. 3 – Rakdos Superfriends
As mentioned before, I always brew with Lilianas. [scryfall]Liliana, Dreadhorde General[/scryfall] is not going to be an exception.
War of the Spark Brews, pt. 2 – Sultai Zombies
Being a fan of Liliana, whenever there is a new one I will try to brew with it. This time, however, I’ll go back a bit and try to find something to do with [scryfall]Liliana, Untouched by Death[/scryfall]. Not to worry, we’ll get to the Dreadhorde General in time.
War of the Spark Brews, pt. 1 – Mardu Aristocrats
There was already [scryfall]Cruel Celebrant[/scryfall], but [scryfall]God-Eternal Bontu[/scryfall] might very well push this over the top.
EDH Deck Time – God-Eternal Bontu
Saccing things for value. Every black players dream.
War of the Sparks Trailer has 5.6 million views in a just a few days
Bit of context: Ravnica Allegiance has 220,000 views. Guilds of Ravnica faired better with 457,000 views. 5.6 million is quite a bit.
What I Want to and Don’t Want to See in Modern Horizons
It’s a weird time to be a MtG player. A lot of information is being withheld and a lot of information is being thrown at us. Then there’s the Arena, which has brought the game to whole new audiences, but we don’t really know what that means in the long run.
Fun with Hijack
I’m not sure I’m advocating it, but I’ve been playing a fun-off [scryfall]Hijack[/scryfall] in my Gruul Midrange sideboard. Why? I thought it would be a good finisher against Gate-decks. Stealing [scryfall]Gate Colossus[/scryfall] is a strong move against those decks, but admittedly, often unnecessary rub-ins instead of actual winning move, since it’s often a good match-up anyhow.
But it does tend to lead to weird situations. Especially in mirrors (or semi mirrors), where the opponent tries to go bigger and grindier.