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Matchup Mulligan: Initiative

Matchup Mulligan

Final The EPIC Gamble Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Wishclaw Talisman Lion’s Eye Diamond Lion’s Eye Diamond Ad Nauseam Underground Sea Burning Wish Chain of Vapor Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan Even if you’re fortune enough to receive a turn in the Storm mirror against a ...

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TES Matchup Battles: The EPIC Gamble

Matchup Battles

The EPIC Gamble is virtually a mono-red Storm deck. The only non-red card in the main deck is Echo of Eons and some sideboard cards that they can Burning Wish for. The deck is comprised of rituals, card generation, and tutors. The recipe of a typical storm deck, but the main difference is being ...

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Matchup Mulligan: The EPIC Gamble

Matchup Mulligan

Final 4c Minsc Control Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Mishra’s Bauble Mishra’s Bauble Mishra’s Bauble Mox Opal Chrome Mox Brainstorm Burning Wish Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan In the previous article, we discussed the importance of stability as well as leveraging Galvanic ...

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TES Matchup Battles: 4C Minsc Control

Matchup Battles

4C Minsc Control is a deck with an accurate name. It is a four-control control deck without black cards that is centered around Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes. In typical control fashion, it plays lots of removal spells with Swords to Plowshares and Prismatic Ending, counterspells, card draw, ...

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Matchup Mulligan: 4c Minsc Control

Matchup Mulligan

Final Merfolk Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Veil of Summer Lotus Petal Lotus Petal Mox Opal Echo of Eons Wishclaw Talisman Burning Wish Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand is very tempting as you have a Veil of Summer against the Force of Will + Chalice of the Void deck. That said,...

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TES Matchup Battles: Merfolk

Matchup Battles

Merfolk has been around for a long time and a classic to the Legacy format, ever since the first Merfolk lords were printed. Over time more Merfolk cards were printed, and that continued to improve the deck to keep up with the format. With the additions of Aether Vial, Force of Will, and ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Merfolk

Matchup Mulligan

Final Death’s Shadow Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Veil of Summer Veil of Summer Carpet of Flowers Carpet of Flowers Chrome Mox Echo of Eons Ponder Keep or Mulligan? Keep I’m not overly excited with this hand, but it’s secretly effective in the matchup. You’re ...

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TES Matchup Battles: Death’s Shadow II

Matchup Battles

Death’s Shadow plays similar to a Delver of Secrets style deck, but with Death’s Shadow in that role. It is a blue-black deck that plays creature removal, discard spells, counterspells, and creatures,such as Death’s Shadow, that can win the game quickly. In order to play ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Death’s Shadow II

Matchup Mulligan

Final Jeskai Control Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Veil of Summer Veil of Summer Veil of Summer Verdant Catacombs Galvanic Relay Burning Wish Rite of Flame Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan But HOW?! I understand the allure of this hand, but the reality is you would need a chain of good draws to...

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TES Matchup Battles: Jeskai Control

Matchup Battles

Jeskai Control plays all of the typical control cards in counterspells, card draw, planeswalkers, and removal spells. The deck, which ultimately wins the game with Monastery Mentor, has become the main control deck of the format since the printing of Expressive Iteration and Prismatic Ending. ...

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Matchup Mulligan: Jeskai Control

Matchup Mulligan

Final Moon Stompy Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Burning Wish Chain of Vapor Mox Opal Lotus Petal Lotus Petal Volcanic Island Veil of Summer Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan What does this hand actually do? While you do have mana and a Chain of Vapor to answer a Trinisphere, the Burning Wish ...

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TES Matchup Battles: Moon Stompy II

Matchup Battles

Moon Stompy is named after playing Magus of the Moon and Blood Moon with aggressive creatures like Legion Warboss and Goblin Rabblemaster. In addition to turning off the opponent’s lands, Moon Stompy also uses Chalice of the Void and Trinisphere to prevent the opponent from casting ...

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