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With the recent banning of in Legacy, many players were troubled that there would be no more hard control decks in the format. Some even gave up hope entirely that Legacy would fix itself. However there is now a new deck on the forefront of Legacy’s new meta game that is […]

Legacy UW(x) Control Deck Spotlight

5 Jun, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / News tagged Blue / Casual / cEDH / Competitive / Deck Tech / Decks / Discussion / Legacy / Red / Speculation / White by zebotc

Originally I was going to write an article about how the Legacy meta game might turn out in light of the recent banning of Top. However because everyone else has already discussed that to the point of redundancy, I’ve decided to write specifically about Miracles and what happens to the […]

Legacy: So What Now for Miracles Decks?

1 May, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / News / The Game tagged Blue / Competitive / Deck Tech / Decks / Discussion / Formats / Legacy / Red / Rumors / Speculation / The Game by zebotc

While it is too early to tell for certain which cards from Magic’s newest set, Amonkhet, will be seeing play in eternal formats, there are definitely some very powerful contenders. Some of which have a very high potential to make entirely new strategies in various formats possibly altering entire meta […]

Amonkhet’s Impact on Eternal Formats

24 Apr, 2017 in Articles / EDH/Commander / Formats / Legacy / Modern / News / Pauper / The Game tagged Advice / cEDH / Commander / Competitive / Decks / Discussion / EDH / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Speculation / Spoilers by zebotc

While much of the MTG community is looking forward to Modern Masters 2017’s expensive reprints and new artwork, another group of players is getting all new cards to play with. You may be asking yourself, how can this be true if all the cards in this set are reprints? The […]

Modern Masters 2017’s Affect on Pauper

22 Mar, 2017 in Articles / Formats / News / Pauper / The Game tagged Formats / News / Pauper / The Game by Shakunjin

The first cards and mechanics from Amonkhet have already begun trickling out of research and design. While it’s not one hundred percent confirmed as real, the new Dusk // Dawn card is quite interesting, having caused quite a stir within the community. Whether you like it or hate its aesthetic design, the mechanics of this […]

Dusk // Dawn – New Amonkhet Card Spoiled?

20 Mar, 2017 in Articles / EDH/Commander / Formats / News / Standard tagged Commander / Discussion / Rumors / Speculation / Spoilers / Standard by zebotc

With the long-awaited return of Archenemy format coming this June, players are bound to have many questions. This article will tell you what to expect from this product and how to setup a game of the insanely fun multiplayer format that is Archenemy. The first question you are probably asking […]

Know Your Enemy – An Overview of the Archenemy Format

1 Mar, 2017 in Articles / MTG Guides / News tagged Casual / Discussion / Formats / Guides / News / The Game by Shakunjin

Pro Tour Dublin has recently come to a close and one deck really seems to have shined, Mardu Vehicles. The prevalence of this deck in the Pro Tour has caused a lot of stir in the Standard community. Although it is by no means unbeatable (having many unfavorable matchups) that […]

Standard Mardu Vehicles

15 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Decks / Formats / News / Standard / Uncategorized tagged Competitive / Deck Tech / Decks / Standard by Shakunjin

What will happen to now? Will one of the most important Standard cards in recent history find a new place to be played?The recent Standard bannings have sent waves of controversy through the community. While for many, the banning of was quite welcome, the restriction wasn't exactly the same case. With Standard completely […]

Smuggler’s Copter: What Now? (Legacy, Frontier)

3 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Decks / Formats / Legacy / News / Standard tagged Decks / Discussion / Formats / Legacy / News / Speculation by zebotc

With the recently released in full swing, many players have been wondering what Wizards’ announcement in September about the Masterpiece series means for the Magic community as a whole. How is such a print cycle going to affect the limited environment? How is it going to affect prices in Standard? And will it […]

Masterpieces in Every Set?

30 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Explanations / MTG Guides / News / The Game tagged Advice / Discussion / Formats / News / Speculation / The Game / Wizards of The Coast by zebotc

Eldrazi Stompy – much like the events of Zendikar – ravaged through almost every format during the early 2016 season. Much like their story-driven counterparts, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, EDH, and even Standard saw an insurgence in Eldrazi-based decks. With the EDH and Standard decks fairly balanced, all seemed to be going […]

Legacy: Eldrazi Aggro Losing Popularity?

28 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Decks / Formats / Legacy / News tagged Aggro / Competitive / Discussion / Formats / Legacy / News / Speculation by zebotc

With FNM attendance in an alarming downswing, Wizards has responded. Standard as a format rarely, if ever, sees bans, since sets are usually carefully designed to work together. Wizards of the Coast’s recent choice to ban not only , but and , as well, was incredibly controversial. A lot of people would agree […]

Post-Aether Revolt/Bannings: State of Standard

27 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Formats / News / Standard / Uncategorized tagged Competitive / Decks / Discussion / Formats / Speculation / Standard / The Game / Wizards of The Coast by zebotc

With the grand opening of Sylvan Studies underway, we'd like to take a few brief moments to introduce you to our site.Sylvan Studies is dedicated to providing the Magic: the Gathering community with up-to-date, useful, and fun content - including, but not limited to, rule guides, deck techs, news, speculation, and […]

Welcome to Sylvan Studies!

26 Jan, 2017 in Articles / News / Stories tagged Discussion / News by zebotc

The Legacy meta game is ever-changing; it continues to grow and develop in spite of its high power levels, while staying solidly rooted to its foundations. New cards and strategies do crop up (usually only in fringe decks), but in many cases, they don’t heavily alter the format. Every once in a […]

Legacy: Leovold, the New Kid on the Block?

25 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Decks / Formats / Legacy / News tagged Brews / Competitive / Deck Tech / Decks / Legacy / Speculation by zebotc