TES Matchup Battles: Cephalid Breakfast

Matchup Battles

Cephalid Breakfast is an Esper combo deck that is based around Cephalid Illusionist. When Cephalid Illusionist is targeted by either a Shuko or Nomads en-Kor then three cards will be milled into the graveyard. This will be repeated until the entire deck has been milled into the graveyard. In ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Cephalid Breakfast

Matchup Mulligan

Final The EPIC Storm Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Ad Nauseam Mishra’s Bauble Mishra’s Bauble Mox Opal Dark Ritual Silence Burning Wish Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan What does this hand actually do? That’s typically an initial step in determining whether a hand is a ...

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Through the Looking Glass: Cephalid Breakfast with Devin Reilly

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Devin Reilly: (MTGO:xgrave) Devin Reilly is a NYC-metro area local who has been playing Magic in and around NYC since just before the release of Innistrad in 2011. Devin first began playing Legacy in 2014, and since then has been predominantly a Legacy player with ...

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TES Matchup Battles: The EPIC Storm II

Matchup Battles

The EPIC Storm is a Storm variant that has had a constant evolving decklist. The current form leans into Galvanic Relay while also being focused on artifacts and Wishclaw Talisman. Being a Galvanic Relay deck gives The EPIC Storm the ability to play through counterspells and have more payoff ...

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Set Review: Phyrexia: All Will be One

Phyrexia: All Will Be One

It has been a while since a set has had the chance to impact Legacy and The EPIC Storm! Looking at all of the cards in Phyrexia: All Will be One, there are a few that should be tested in TES and a couple more combo all stars for other formats. The Mycosynth Gardens The...

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Matchup Mulligan: The EPIC Storm II

Matchup Mulligan

Final Doomsday Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Thoughtseize Burning Wish Wishclaw Talisman Orim’s Chant Scrubland Bloodstained Mire Lotus Petal Keep or Mulligan? Keep Speed isn’t everything! Players focus too much on this. The hand we’re presented with is resistant to a ...

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TES Matchup Battles: Doomsday II

Matchup Battles

Doomsday is a rather simple deck in concept. Cast a Doomsday to make your library five cards and then win with a Thassa’s Oracle. The actual execution can vary by scenario. For example, how much mana do you have? How many cards can you draw? Can you afford to pass the turn? Questions like ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Doomsday II

Matchup Mulligan

Final Initiative Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Burning Wish Rite of Flame Crash Chain of Vapor Lion’s Eye Diamond Mox Opal Brainstorm Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan While tempting due to the Crash and Chain of Vapor, we just need to send this hand back. We can’t cast any ...

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