Hah! I was able to get a game in with Yawgmoth! I didn't win, but it was also one of the more ridiculous game states I've ever seen. So I was playing against Yarok, the Desecrated combo, Anhelo, the Painter Big Spells.dec, and Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded . It was an interesting table and I knew that Y...

So, here's a list of the best Stax cards that I'm seeing on YouTube and in other cEDH lists: Rule of Law effects - there's now 4-5 of these effects present in cEDH cards: Archon of Emeria , Ethersworn Canonist , Rule of Law , Deafening Silence , Eidolon of Rhetoric and I think one more. Plus, if we ...

Bloodthirster only untapps itself. Unless you have a lot of ways to give kalia vigilance? Oh. Em. GEE. I guess I need to RTFC. Good catch Dunadain ! I thought it untapped ALL creatures you control and then another combat step. Ok, it's still a cool card but not NEARLY as powerful as I thought it wa...

Thank God for the unrelenting spoiler cycle. In a week I won't remember that Unfinity exists. For reals though. I get that Un-sets are meant to be silly... but adding stickers to your cards? Wtf? The new Urza looks absolutely AMAZING. It's abilities are on par with the lore, and being able to doubl...

Well, normally I hate the non-MTG IP labels, but there's a card that was released that's absolutely AMAZING for Kaalia: Bloodthirster With the right setup, this card has the potential to kill an entire table in one turn. Either way, it's a pseudo Aggravated Assault stapled to an A/D/D creature that ...

I will make this card work so that I can finally Cruel Ultimatum each of my opponents. FINALLY.

For me, it depends on the structure of the table. If I'm playing against a more casual crowd, I'm more inclined to run Aggro/Mid-Range value decks so I can interact on the battlefield instead of the stack. I like Reanimator strategies since I REALLY trend towards dark fantasy trends and Reanimator d...

Significant changes to the primary decklist along with some cool new cards from recent sets being added in. I'll be updating the OP shortly and noting the changes as well as my rationale for them! EDIT: Here's the list of changes: - Farseek + Noble Hierarch - I have an awesome judge foil that wasn't...

The new dragon cycle was MADE for my Zenith Seeker version of this list. I can abuse the heck out of those death triggers. Out of the three, Junji, the Midnight Sky is really pushed and will most likely win games almost all by himself in my meta. Little by little, I'm trimming down my mana curve. A...

A few excellent additions to the deck based on the Dominaria 2.0 set. The overall goal is to continue to increase the flavor of the deck while also balancing the overall power of the deck. Here's the changes: - Kokusho, the Evening Star + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse - Sheoldred is a flavor win that mo...

I can definitely respect that, but I actually went full-tilt for flavor and actually cut Kokusho, the Evening Star for the new Sheoldred. They both serve the same basic purpose of lifegain, but I think Sheoldred is more flavorful and can actually be more impactful for overall lifegain too! I'll be e...

As Mookie stated, we now have seen the whole of the Swarm, and I gotta say, I'm impressed. Fantastic stuff, and this is coming from someone who was/is skeptical of UB as a whole. I love the fact that the Gene-Stealer Cult is in charge of ramp, setting up for the heavier hitters to come down later, ...

Well, I'm QUITE behind with my set reviews for this list. It's a bit harder than I thought to maintain a Primer, especially since I'm playing so infrequently. But, no time like the present to start! Dungeons & Dragons Set Review Ancient Gold Dragon - this is a really cool Army-in-a-can effect th...

Well, the storyline was disappointing as I expected, but there are some super awesome Phyrexian cards. I'll do a set review now! Dominaria 3.0 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse - WOW. This is an AWESOME card. It turns Yawgmoth's activated ability into a net positive effect and Shocks our opponents everytime...

I've dipped in and out of the story over the years and have always been disappointed. I know people think highly of the original Brother's War book(s), but I've never made the effort to track them down. The only piece I remember enjoying was Higure, the Still Wind 's origin story, though that could...

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Plot Development, Continuity of Plot Elements & Development

Rough Outline:
Bolas arc
Jace & Vraska
New Phyrexia storyline

When Wizards of the Coast finally released the War of the Spark: Ravnica book, my hopes and dreams died. As a longtime customer and consumer of WOTC's story content, I was absolutely thrilled at the buildup they were putting into Nicol Bolas's plotline. The development of plane-traveling super-weapo...

My unsolicited thoughts on the character deaths: Dack's death I haven't read about (or did it happen during the awfulness of Bolas' final Avengers battle? I can't remember. I block out that storyline for my sanity). To give you an idea of just how bad and pointless Dack's death was, I can sum it up...

Things are feeling weird with MTG right now. I find that I'm into Secret Lairs more than ever, eBay is eating TCGplayer, and the story is becoming a bloodbath. Assuming that compleation is irreversible, the death toll since War of the Spark is: Gideon Dack Tamiyo Ajani Jaya On one hand, I kind of l...

Things are feeling weird with MTG right now. I find that I'm into Secret Lairs more than ever, eBay is eating TCGplayer, and the story is becoming a bloodbath. Assuming that compleation is irreversible, the death toll since War of the Spark is: Gideon Dack Tamiyo Ajani Jaya On one hand, I kind of l...

Yeah, Arcane Signet is strictly better but not as flavorful (from the picture alone). But the Secret Lair, old-school border reprint would definitely fit the theme and flavor better (but it costs $40 to get, so...). I'm both excited and nervous about the Dominaria United set. Like, how will the WOTC...

Jhoira, Karn, and Squee are my votes for the 3 crew members. I hope Gix is the creature getting the print (even if he's canonically dead). But fingers crossed for the rebirth of the Dark Lord Yawgmoth in his God form (and Dominaria DOES have Gods present within its canon, so why not?). What else wou...

This is genius @pokken. That is all. My decks are obviously too good to roast, so I obviously won't condescend to submit them for your review. Pokken, do this guy's Kaalia. You already did mine, we gotta roast this primer too. I need a signed waiver of rights before proceeding. The only thing that'...