Modern

Ever since I started playing Magic years ago, I have always wanted vampires to be a deck. When I first started playing, I fell in love with all of the vampire cards, their arts, their abilities, the flavor of them (I’ve always been a fan of victorian era things). But, […]

Mardu Vampires in Modern? Rivals of Ixalan Spoilers!

8 Jan, 2018 in Articles / Formats / Modern tagged Black / Competitive / Deck Tech / Decks / Guides / Modern / Red / White by zebotc

Modern is a format that is always fluctuating. Throughout its short history, the number of decks that have called themselves number one have been numerous. Such decks have included: Jund, Splintertwin, Delver, and now Death Shadow’s Aggro. While the very top decks in Modern fluctuate often, there are a few decks […]

Modern Death and Taxes

28 Jul, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Modern tagged Competitive / Deck Tech / Modern / White by zebotc

The land is full of untapped potential, beneath its soil churn heaps of wealth and power only the most powerful and experienced of mages can withstand. Upon its surface lay in wait great titans more ancient than the mountains themselves. Scouring vast forests of undergrowth they protect their territories from all […]

Sylvan Stories: An Explorer’s Guide to RG Scapeshift

2 Jun, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Modern / Sylvan Stories / The Game tagged Discussion / Green / Modern / Red / The Game by zebotc

Those mysterious lanterns illuminate paths both good and evil. – An Unknown Village Elder The heavily warded lands of the lanterns must be avoided at all costs, unless of course you want to loose your mind… That’s all that the girl could remember as she continued to walk down a […]

Sylvan Stories: Lantern Control

12 May, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Modern / Sylvan Stories / The Game tagged Decks / The Game by zebotc

Every format has its share of top decks – Legacy had Miracles, Modern had Jund (and currently Death’s Shadow Aggro), and for the moment Standard has Mardu Vehicles. But are these top decks truly the best and most optimized decks that could be played in said format? Just because public […]

Are “Top Tier” Decks Truly The Best?

8 May, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Standard / The Game tagged Advice / Competitive / Discussion / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Standard / 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

Just as the forests twist and turn in mazes of bramble and earth, the elves lay ever vigilante, living in absolute harmony with their surroundings. They move about the gnarled canopies and enchanting earths of the grand forests they reside in, and expertly dispel any form of attack on their […]

Sylvan Stories: Elves

21 Apr, 2017 in Articles / Decks / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Sylvan Stories tagged Black / Decks / Formats / Green / Legacy / Modern / The Game by zebotc

Today fellow readers, we will be looking at a themed deck. What do I mean by a themed deck you may be wondering? Well a themed deck is a deck that fits some type of niche and follows a general big idea or topic. For example merfolk tribal could be considered a […]

Easter Eggs

17 Apr, 2017 in Articles / Brews / Formats / Modern / The Game tagged Casual / Deck Tech / Decks / Discussion / Modern by Shakunjin

I still remember the very first time I was shown the true potential of magic. It was long ago, when I was a young lad at the academy. Our professor – Professor Comberdale I believe it was – began lecturing us on where our true magic’s might comes from, and […]

Sylvan Stories: Storm

14 Apr, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Sylvan Stories / The Game tagged Legacy / Modern / Storm / The Game by zebotc

Mikea could feel the dismal power surging through him. The infection was spreading through his entire being: clogging his thoughts, stealing his dreams, destroying his hopes. The Invader’s infection spread ever on, just as it had through his homeland, his village, his family – all of it. Now he, too, would become one of […]

Sylvan Stories: Infect

31 Mar, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Sylvan Stories tagged Discussion / Formats / Legacy / Modern / The Game by zebotc

As Magic has grown in popularity, so have the prices of sought-after cards. Cards such as and have reached obscene levels and moved into triple digits. The Fetchlands, which are integral to almost every strategy in Eternal and heavily used in Frontier, are also slowly rising in price. Wizards has […]

Fixing the Reprint Issue?

27 Mar, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / Modern / The Game tagged Discussion / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Wizards / Wizards of The Coast by zebotc

You find yourself unknowingly walking through a mysterious forest. Surrounded on all sides by thick foliage, you see a glimmer of light and a large town in the distance. Not knowing how you arrived in this strange place and seeing no other escape, you approach the distant town. As you […]

Sylvan Stories: Modern Junk

25 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Modern / Stories / Sylvan Stories / The Game tagged Abzan / Black / Decks / Green / Modern / White by zebotc

From the red splattered plains of Tarkir to the grand bustling ports of Rishada, a horde has ravaged the planes. A finely tuned rickety machine, squabbling about in the mud of its undisputed prowess. Held at the helm by grand chieftains and hero’s of battle, the ever impending goblin agenda lies in […]

Sylvan Stories: Goblins

19 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Legacy / Modern / Stories / Sylvan Stories / The Game tagged Decks / Discussion / Legacy / Modern / Red by zebotc

With the recent full release of the Kaladesh block many aspects of various Standard decks have been significantly affected, and even some new increasingly powerful strategies have cropped up, such as Saheeli Combo. But how has this block begun to alter the eternal scene? What cards in it can we […]

Kaladesh Block Charging Into Eternal Formats

10 Feb, 2017 in Articles / EDH/Commander / Formats / Legacy / Modern / The Game tagged Advice / Casual / Competitive / Discussion / Frontier / Legacy / Modern / News / Speculation by zebotc

With the release of Modern Masters 2017 on the horizon, there is much speculation about what should be in the set. With card prices rising, and a slim chance of many of these cards being reprinted in a legal Standard set, Modern Masters may be our only hope to help the affordability […]

Top Eight Cards for Modern Masters 2017

8 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Formats / Modern / The Game tagged Casual / Competitive / Discussion / Formats / Modern / Rumors / Speculation / The Game / Wizards / Wizards of The Coast by Shakunjin

Throughout the history of Magic, some colors have been better than others at getting rid of things. In the Modern format, it can be tricky to think of all of the removal out there. We’re going to list all of the removal that we’ve seen played, just to get an idea of […]

Modern Removal

28 Jan, 2017 in Articles / Explanations / Formats / Modern / MTG Guides tagged Competitive / Discussion / Formats / Getting Started / Guides / Modern / MTG / Tips by LooseWire