The Road to Eternal Weekend

The Road to Eternal Weekend

On August 26th, 2024, Wizards of the Coast banned Grief out of Legacy. This was fairly expected and was the last major change that Legacy would receive going into North America Eternal Weekend. This gave about three months of testing for everyone attending that tournament. Removing Grief from ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Stiflenaught

Matchup Mulligan

Final Bant Nadu Combo Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Force of Will Force of Will Undercity Sewers Dark Ritual Echo of Eons Ponder Song of Creation Keep or Mulligan? Keep Starting off with two copies of Force of Will gives you a solid defense against Bant Nadu’s early-game tactics. ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Bant Nadu Combo

Matchup Mulligan

Final Selesnya Depths Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Boseiju, Who Endures Lion’s Eye Diamond Lotus Petal Mox Opal Misty Rainforest Commercial District Lotus Petal Keep or Mulligan? Keep This hand offers a strong combination of mana sources and potential plays. With double Lotus ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Dimir ReScaminator

Matchup Mulligan

Final Dredge Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Mox Opal Lotus Petal Brainstorm Echo of Eons Chrome Mox Commercial District Burning Wish Keep or Mulligan? Keep You don’t need Lion’s Eye Diamond! Cast Lotus Petal, Mox Opal, and then Chrome Mox. With the Imprint trigger on the ...

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Opportunity Cost: Deck Building

Opportunity Cost Deck Building

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.-Oxford Dictionary Opportunity cost is a term normally associated with finance and investing. In Magic: The Gathering, opportunity cost has deck building and playing applications. While playing, it tends to be ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Dredge II

Matchup Mulligan

Final Sultai Beanstalk Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Gaea’s Will Dark Ritual Dark Ritual Beseech the Mirror Thoughtseize Bloodstained Mire Misty Rainforest Keep or Mulligan? Keep An important aspect to the Sultai Beanstalk matchup is understanding you have plenty of time. They ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Sultai Beanstalk

Matchup Mulligan

Final Boros Initiative Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Dark Ritual Mox Opal Beseech the Mirror Underground Sea Misty Rainforest Misty Rainforest Bloodstained Mire Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand is a trap! It looks good, but it’s actually mediocre. To understand why, think ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Boros Initiative

Matchup Mulligan

Final Painter Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Lotus Petal Beseech the Mirror Mox Opal Scalding Tarn Galvanic Relay Bloodstained Mire Beseech the Mirror Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand needs to draw exactly Dark Ritual to function while still losing to Mindbreak Trap or Surgical ...

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Card Review: Molten Collapse

Molten Collapse

Wizards of the Coast has gifted the Storm community once again with another removal spell! Over the years, my binder has become full of slight sidegrades to Abrupt Decay, Chain of Vapor, and Echoing Truth. Molten Collapse is the most recent removal spell in this long line of cards, and it has ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Painter III

Matchup Mulligan

Final Orzhov Death & Taxes Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Beseech the Mirror Chrome Mox Mox Opal Mishra’s Bauble Underground Sea Gaea’s Will Volcanic Island Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand is incredibly risky, let’s assume our opponent doesn’t have ...

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