TES Matchup Battles: Sneak & Show II

Matchup Battles

Sneak & Show is a deck that focuses on casting and abusing [[Show and Tell]] and [[Sneak Attack]] in combination with [[Griselbrand]], and [[Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]]. [[Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]] making the opponent sacrifice six permanents, or [[Griselbrand]] drawing many cards to find an [[Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]] or several counterspells can win the Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: Sneak & Show with Jerry Mee

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Jerry Mee Jerry Mee is a Boston, Massachuetts-based legacy player who has been playing the format since it was called Type 1.5. His competitive Legacy finishes include SCG Top 8 and Top 8 at GP Niagara. Jerry’s main focus is on building the Legacy community, and has been a Read More »

The ABC’s of TES: An Introduction to The EPIC Storm

The ABC's of TES

Welcome to The ABC's of TES! After the addition of [[Wishclaw Talisman]] in late 2019, The EPIC Storm (TES) changed so greatly that lots of the beginner materials no longer applied. This article series is an introduction for new players to the deck and even if one has been playing for a while, there will Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Sneak & Show

Matchup Mulligan

Final Painter Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) [[Dark Ritual|]] [[Rite of Flame|]] [[Lion's Eye Diamond|]] [[Lion's Eye Diamond|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan While you are a deck that is roughly 34 percent to hit an action spell every single draw step, almost 50 percent of Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: Painter

Matchup Battles

Painter is a deck that revolves around the card [[Painter's Servant]] and [[Grindstone]]. [[Painter's Servant]] chooses a color, and then all cards become that color. When you then activate [[Grindstone]], you can continue repeating the process because the cards share at least one color since they are all the same color. The process will repeat Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: Painter with Callum Smith

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Callum Smith Callum Smith is a casual-competitive player from London, England. He's a host on the Everyday Eternal podcast and these days lover of all things with the artifact type. How has [[Urza's Saga]] changed the approach of Painter? Does [[Urza's Saga]] impact the match-up against The EPIC storm? Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Painter

Matchup Mulligan

Final 8-Cast Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) [[Dark Ritual|]] [[Dark Ritual|]] [[Ad Nauseam|]] [[Underground Sea|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] [[Orim's Chant|]] [[Galvanic Relay|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Keep While this hand doesn't beat their [[Chalice of the Void]] draws, it certainly can combat the eight "Force effects" ([[Force of Will]]/[[Force of Negation]]) hands. To Read More »