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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Peering Into Pioneer Lotus Field Combo

Pioneer Lotus Field Combo

As the Pioneer format has come into its own over the past couple years, one deck in particular has been at the top as the premier combo deck of the format. That deck is Lotus Field Combo. The main engine in the deck is to get a Lotus Field into play and then create a...

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Expressive Iteration and White Plume Adventurer are Banned!

White Plume Banned

On Monday, March 5th, Wizards of the Coast finally posted a ban update for Legacy. Expressive Iteration and White Plume Adventurer were banned in an attempt to bring URx Delver and Initiative decks more in line with the format. These are good changes and will change the Legacy metagame and how ...

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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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Gruul Storm Primer: Everything You Need to Know!

GruulBreach

GRUUL STORM Even though it has been a few years since being at the top of the metagame, a Pyretic Ritual and Desperate Ritual-based Storm inModern is back and faster than ever in its new Gruul-based form! Instead of relying on the engine of Gifts Ungiven and Past in Flames to give us ...

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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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