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Dismantling and Rebuilding: The Deckbuilder's Dilemma

I'm building a new Commander deck for Magic: The Gathering, and in doing so, I have set aside two others from my collection to take apart in the process. Sometimes

Magic the Gathering: Those Useless BFZ Full-Art Lands Bricks, and what to do with them...

For years, I have been trying to figure out how to get rid of these 'Battle for Zendikar' 2015 sealed 80-card land packs. When released, it was a breath of fresh

How I Build Magic Decks

Time for a break from serious posts & deep thoughts. It's game night! I am not the most proficient Magic: The Gathering player. I do not have an encylopedic

Abra Cadabra X Dezzie X Izzpot - Defender (Official Video)

Abra Cadabra X Dezzie X Izzpot - Defender (Official Video) The Hollow Harvest: A Meditation on Avarice, Empathy, and the Human Ledger from Imgflip Meme Generator

The Mortality of Power: On the Decay of Hive and the Permanence of Truth

The Mortality of Power: On the Decay of Hive and the Permanence of Truth from Imgflip Meme Generator The Distinction Between Tool and Hand Hive is not dying because

The Immutable Mirror: On the Arrogance of Labeling Truth as Spam

The Immutable Mirror: On the Arrogance of Labeling Truth as Spam from Imgflip Meme Generator The Dissonance of the Accusation How can you gaze upon the unvarnished

The Immutable Mirror: On Truth, Lies, and the Ledger That Does Not Blink

The Immutable Mirror: On Truth, Lies, and the Ledger That Does Not Blink from Imgflip Meme Generator The Arrogance of Naming How can you call the truth spam? It

I Slit My Wrists to Win

First off, the title is metaphorical, not literal, so cool it. That's one of the ways a black deck usually plays: my life total is just another resource to be spent.

The Futility of the Chisel: On Immutable Truth and the Architects of Ruin

The Futility of the Chisel: On Immutable Truth and the Architects of Ruin from Imgflip Meme Generator The Stone That Does Not Crumble What is the point of going

New Deck, New Sleeves: A Review

Long ago, when trading card games were brand-new, people didn't sleeve their cards. They played them naked, completely unaware that their cardboard game pieces might

Magic Monday: Brewing a Deck for Oathbreaker

Magic: The Gathering has spawned many variant formats developed by the community. Commander is by far the most famous, now an official format with wide product support.

Jump Scare: A Commander Deck Review

This is a cross post of @jacobtothe/jump-scare-a-commander-deck-review by @jacobtothe.Big monsters leaping out of the shadows, plus new Archenemy rules and cards!

Bear Necessities: a Budget Magic Commander Revamp

Way back in January, I wrote a post about my attempt to build Wilson, Refined Grizzly and the Flaming Fist background into a voltron-style commander with +1/+1 counters

What's Your Magic Color Identity?

Magic: The Gathering features five colors of cards representing different philosophies of gameplay and deck design. It took a few years for the ideas to settle into

Pauper Sideboards and Upgrades

I wrapped up my series about pauper decks a couple weeks ago, but I've been considering new ways to upgrade or even replace them. White The soldier deck is slow,

Magic: The Gathering—Fantastic Beasts (Upgrades!)

After a round of playtesting, I've made some substantial changes to the deck list from the last post. Sideboard Sidetrack The following thirteen cards have been

Magic: The Gathering—Fantastic Beasts

There are three basic kinds of players known by nicknames in the Magic community. There's a comprehensive article on the official website, but in short there's Spike

Magic: The Gathering—Black Death

This is the fourth post in a series of pauper deck lists I'm sharing to introduce different ways of playing Magic: The Gathering. The first was blue mill, second

Magic: The Gathering—Pauper Soldiers

In the last two installments of this pauper deck series, I covered a blue mill deck and a red burn deck, each with a secondary aggro combat strategy. The white deck

Magic: The Gathering—Pauper Burn

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my Pauper Mill deck experiment. That blue deck was only the start, and there are four more colors in the traditional Magic color pie.