My quest led me down past Mirrodin, into the evil depths of Darksteel, and out along the treacherous path of Fifth Dawn. As I pressed onward, I looked back through the Scars of Mirrodin. Looking back from that perspective, it didn’t seem quite as bad. Nightmares of the Ravager long since overcome, only to be replaced over and over again. With the [card Jace, the Mind Sculptor]evil demon[/card] lurking everywhere, sometimes it’s hard to remember clearly what it was like in the past.
This time around, things are different. The story is not the same. We have [card Jace, the Mind Sculptor]the villan[/card] but no clear path to victory. In that regard the present is like the past.
Take one part ‘awesome customization’ and add two parts ‘hopes and dreams’ to make… what Jules has for you today! Can you guess what’s inside?
Neale takes a reader’s Rafiq deck from common to commanding for head’s up play, and challenges you to do it better. Think you can handle the firepower?
Jay finishes the rest of the theme decks stretching back to Tempest as part of the ongoing Precon Buyer’s Guide, noting an interesting pricing trend among some of the retailers!
Being the bad boy in Commander can be obvious or obfuscated. Robert has the low down on getting off the low road and rising to new heights.
Neil Pritchard has reason to believe he knows which white bordered Legends will be included in From the Vaults: Legends. Join in on the speculation and voice your opinion.
As the first high-profile Legacy tournament since the introduction of Mental Misstep, the results leave us with a few things to consider. We’ll note the prevalence of Mental Misstep, a prominent sideboard card, the introduction of a new planeswalker, and the archetypes that thrived.
Ian Ellis gives us a second opinion of a card that may be more Hype than Hope, offering a bit of a shield to those who do not follow the popular thought and illuminates the risks for those who support it.
Jesse Onland discusses the explosiveness of Mono-Green Infect in Pauper online, a tuned sideboard and its future with New Phyrexia.
Do you think that you’ve “seen it all” in Commander? Jules drops the hammer on what it means to really challenge your perspective! Think you can handle more?
With a new format becoming available for the first time Friday, it’s time to take a quick look at what’s available. For the most part, these will be aggro or combo decks, since control decks need to be built towards the metagame. As it stands, Caw-Blade is the premiere control deck in the format, and it can be played as-is with the mere addition of Batterskull.
It’s the second part of the New Phyrexia design review. This episode features Gregory’s unique design analysis on the Red in Black cards in the newest set.
You read the title. Do you think you really know the conclusion? Robert takes a Commander taboo head-on; you need to see this!
