Magic the Gathering – Commander Night Playback – Take One Down and Pass It Around
Everyone's had that experience where certain commanders just end up fundamentally warping the game around their abilities. Like that Lavinia, Azorius Renegade player who you just know is playing the Knowledge Pool combo or my own Marisi deck who forces the rest of the table...
Making Magic in the Arena – Jumpstart
Jumpstart is one of the innovative and interesting formats I've seen the designers at Wizards of the Coast come up with. This weird hybrid format, combining the focus of pre-constructed decks with the variety that comes from a Limited format like Draft or Sealed.Though boxes...
In League with the Legends – A.R.A.M.
Recently, League of Legends implemented a new feature called "The Lab", where it will introduce experimental modes of play that are unique from the others.For our first round in the Lab, we play a classic mode from League of Legends: ASMR...
Magic: The Gathering – Commander Night Playback – Achieving the Moral Victory
Statistically speaking, if a 4-player pod are building and playing decks are similar power levels, any one player should win roughly 25% of the time. This means that players should expect to lose the vast majority of their matches.While this week's matches fall into that...
Making Magic in the Arena – Brawlin’ with Bolas
Especially after that last MTG Arena stream with the Esper/Sultai Control decks, I've found myself growing somewhat disinterested in the current standard environment. For that reason, it was important to give something else a try in order to keep me going.That's when I remembered that...
Magic: the Gathering – Commander Night Playback – Green is Too Powerful
It is often said that green is the most powerful color in Commander, possessing a glut of useful tools that feel almost disproportionate to what other colors are capable of. Of course, I've played decks that use Green, like Muldrotha and Marisi, but I've never...
Making Magic in the Arena – Under Control
Now that Core Set 2021 has been given some opportunity to percolate in the wilds, it's time to delve back into the Arena to see what we experience.We played two decks today, both Control decks. Though one was in Esper colors and the other was...
Magic the Gathering – Commander Night Playback – Casual Game of Thrones
Well, this was supposed to be the week I went to Anthrocon. You might be surprised to know that there is some fierce competition in the intersection between furries and MTG players. I have a Kenrith and a Muldrotha deck that I've been prepared for...
In League with the Legends – Playing the Long Game
Core Set 2021 is just coming out, and the meta for MTG Arena is going to be in flux because of it. So while we give things time to settle, let us return to Runeterra to see play a few matches with some new decks/strategies.This...
Making Magic in the Arena – Jund Sacrifice (Ikoria)
There's been a series of much needed shakeups in Standard as of late, and the dust appears to be finally settling. This isn't the first we've experienced bans on this channel, and we'll be able to adjust as we always do.Thankfully for us, the field...