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So this deck idea came about on two fronts. First, I have been playing with two different types of big mana decks recently in local events. The first, a RGb big mana deck that is basically the deck that Chris Woltereck has play to success in, well... every standard tournament he's entered with it. The second is a bit of an experimental WGu thing my friend has been working on. It still runs Wall of Roots and Into the North to accelerate, but instead of Siege-Gang Commander or Bogardan Hellki... Read More

Classroom X – NOT Ordeal with Goblins  This is the third installment of Classroom X. These articles are the product of the extreme casual environment of Dan Eckstein’s classroom. Dan (or Mr. X) is a math teacher in a small town in Southwest Missouri. Between location and family Dan rarely gets to play other than across the desk after school with his students. As a result he has no real pressure to win and he gets to play with any weird deck he comes up with.   We have been lookin... Read More

Classroom X – Deal or bitter Ordeal  This is the first installment of Classroom X. These articles are the product of the extreme casual environment of Dan Eckstein’s classroom. Dan (or Mr. X) is a math teacher in a small town in Southwest Missouri. Between location and family Dan rarely gets to play other than across the desk after school with his students. As a result he gets to play with any weird deck he comes up with.   Today’s deck is built around a house of a card. ... Read More

In a recent blog I wrote, TCGplayer user concede2me commented that we should revisit the discussion on Bitterblossom. Perhaps mostly he was chiding me for being "pretty bad at magic (in almost every way)," but regardless I think it's work talking about again. A side note: this is in no way a slam on concede2me. indeed, he has always backed up his arguments with solid fact, even back when I wrote for a certain other website and I appreciate him not simply accepting everything I say as fact t... Read More

Here's what I think: Bitterblossom is going to be to Type 2 Faeries/Rogues as Smokestack is to Stax. Whenever I play in a Legacy tournament against Stax, I hope beyond hope that thier turn 2 play is Smokestack (thanks to Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors and friends, for those of you who don't play a lot of the older formats). Why? Because it doesn't DO anything. Let's say you cast Smokestack. What happens the turn Smokestack comes into play? Nothing. How about during your oppon... Read More