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Against the Odds: Lithoform Engine Combo (Standard)

Can Lithoform Engine make for a Splinter Twin-like combo in Standard? What are the odds of winning with a combo deck built around the artifact in Zendikar Rising Standard? Let's see!

Sep 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Modern Mayhem: 5C Tribal Zoo

This 5C Tribal Zoo deck is a lot more complicated to play than it seems and TheAsianAvenger is hoping to get those last two brain cells to work overtime. Let's get aggressive!

Jun 26 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Against the Odds: Shrines (Historic)

Thanks to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, we've now got three full cycles of Shrines plus Sanctum of All. What happens if you put them all together in a Historic deck? Let's find out!

Mar 2 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: $77 Splendid Mill (Standard)

Can Splendid Reclamation make for a strange new style of mill deck in Standard in conjunction with Ruin Crab and the new common fetchlands from Streets of New Capenna? Let's find out!

Jun 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Artifact Midrange in Standard?!

Karn, Reforged Legacy and Karn, Living Legacy are packing this deck with artifacts and hoping we can dodge all the Go For the Throats and get some big mana for big spells!

Jun 13 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Much Abrew: Tiamat Giant Surprise (Historic Brawl)

The M11 Titans are on Magic Arena for the first time. What happens if we put them all together in the same deck and build Five-Color Giant Tribal? Let's find out!

Aug 31 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Clarion Conqueror Tempo is Hilariously Mean

Clarion Conqueror shutting down every Badgermole Cub and more is such a funny and mean thing to do but will buy us enough time for our Azorius Tempo deck to close out.

Dec 6 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Meme or Dream? "Hmm, I've Got One of Every God So...World Tree?" (Historic)

Almost all one-ofs. Just 22 lands in a deck that's win con costs 11 mana. Random hate cards like Tainted Remedy and Blight Beetle in the main. It must be Meme or Dream? time!

Oct 21 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: 249-Card, No "Real" Land, Oops All Spells Battle of Wits

Is it actually possible to win with a 249-card deck that plays no "real" lands to support the Oops, All Spells game plan while also winning with Battle of Wits? Let's find out!

Mar 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: NeoNeobrand (Modern)

Neobrand was once among the scariest decks in Modern thanks to its ability to win on Turn 1, but it mostly died when Simian Spirit Guide was banned. Is it back thanks to some sneaky deck building? Let's find out!

Aug 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Sire of Seven Deaths, Deliver Us!

Haven't you heard? Mono Green is terrible thus making it the cool deck to play! Lets ramp with Herd Heirloom and Bloomvine Regent. With enogh mana, we can summon our Sire of Seven Deaths and many more top end spells.

May 8 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Against the Odds: Mono-White Karn-helion II (Standard, Magic Arena)

Can the combo of Karn, the Great Creator and Parhelion II make for the foundation of an (almost) one-shot kill deck in War of the Spark Standard? Let's find out!

May 9 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Orzhov Persist Combo (Modern)

Over a year ago, we played Persist Combo on Budget Magic. Is our baby now all grown up and a real, competitive Modern deck in non-budget form? Let's find out!

Aug 31 | by SaffronOlive
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Meme or Dream? Only Fools Believe in a Mana Curve; I Believe in Breaching Dragonstorm

Is an infamous small Japanese tournament deck where every cards mana value is at least 5 that's looking to spin into some massive bombs with Breaching Dragonstorm a meme or dream?

Apr 21 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: The Sibsig Ceremony Combo (Standard)

What are the odds of going infinite-ish with The Sibsib Ceremony in Standard and using it to play our entire deck (as 2/2 Zombie Druids) in one turn? Let's find out!

Apr 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Vorinclex Jund (Standard)

Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider might be one of the most underrated cards for Kaldheim Standard. Let's take a look at its power in a deck full of planeswalkers we can instantly ultimate with Vorinclex on the battlefield!

Jan 31 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Does Anybody Remember Selesnya?

Toolbox decks are always fun as every decision is extremely rewarding or punishing! Thanks to Brightglass Gearhulk, this Selesnya deck is loaded with utility cards to help us pick apart this Artifact and Enchantment filled meta!

May 25 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Single Scoop: Sultai Enchantment Mill

Duskmourn is a set that doesn't stop giving! We're going to take Scrabbling Skullcrab and other Mill cards in standard to the meta. Thanks to EOE, we've also got the perfect sweeper for a mill deck.

Sep 3 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Fish Five-0: Hero of Naya (Standard)

Remember Hero of Precinct One? Well, TheAsianAvenger is on a quest to find a playable deck with everyone's favorite multicolored payoff and he's starting with a not so popular variant in Naya!

May 1 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Much Abrew: Blood Moon Surprise! (Modern)

Nobody expects a mostly Gruul Blood Moon deck to suddenly reanimate an Archon of Cruelty to quickly close out the game before the opponent can break free from Blood Moon's lock. Nobody!

Apr 1 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Chain Veil Superfriends

Back when Pioneer first came out, there was a Fires of Invention superfriends deck. Its time to revisit it with Chain Veil, Jace, Architect of Thought, and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar on Arena now!

Dec 12 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Meme or Dream? "I Wish I Owned More Angels" (Standard)

Youthful Valkyrie with seven Angels. Sixty-five cards in the main deck. No sideboard. A million off-color scrylands to make sure our mana comes into play tapped as often as possible. It's Meme or Dream? time!

Feb 21 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Kirin-agddon (Modern)

As we wait for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty to be released, we're heading back to OG Kamigawa this week with a spicy viewer-submitted deck looking to turn Celestial Kirin and Ugin's Conjurant into a Modern-legal Armageddon!

Feb 5 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: You Don't Need to Build Around Ugin At All

Ugin might read like in a way to where you'd load your deck up with a bunch of random colorless spells but Ugin might just be good on his own! This Golgari Ramp shell will test that.

Apr 29 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Budget Magic: Carth & Friends (Modern)

Carth the Lion is one of the most unique cards from Modern Horizons 2, but is it really possible to build a superfriends deck with a bunch of planeswalkers on a $100 budget? Let's find out!

Nov 2 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 35 Rhinos (Modern, Magic Online)

Can slamming Siege Rhino into Siege Rhino into Siege Rhino work as well in Modern as it did in Khans of Tarkir Standard? Let's put 35 Rhinos in a deck and find out!

Sep 26 | by SaffronOlive
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So You Need a Reserved List Card...

The prices of cards on the Reserved List are spiraling out of control. What can you do if you need a Reserved List card to complete your Commander deck? Here's a few ideas.

Feb 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Mono-White Prison (Modern)

Normally, when I think of Prison in Modern, my mind goes to red for Blood Moon. But can a mono-white Blood Moon–free prison deck work in the format? Let's find out!

Jul 22 | by SaffronOlive
Image for Much Abrew: Mono-White Legends (w/ special guest Mana Tithe) | Modern much abrew about nothing
Much Abrew: Mono-White Legends (w/ special guest Mana Tithe) | Modern

There's an unwritten rule that if we see a Mana Tithe deck, we have to play it, so today, we're going to try to get some Modern opponents with Mana Tithe in Mono-White Legends!

Mar 27 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Keeping Aggro Decks Honest

Whenever aggro runs a little too wild in best of one, its always time to dust off the most narrow deck of them all. The ol' anti-aggro mono white! We even got new tools thanks to Bloomburrow!

Aug 27 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Single Scoop: We Try the Cheesiest Fire Lord Azula Combo Kill

If your opponents aren't prepared for it, we can try to cheese our opponents out with this Fire-Lord Azula OTK deck. If Azula doesn't work out, we've also got Bygone Colossus and other Warp creatures as well!

Dec 20 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Budget Magic: 14 Rare Temur Energy (Historic)

Before Adventures, companions, Oko, Omnath, and Golos, there was Energy: the broken Standard deck that kicked off the last few years of Standard bannings. Can it compete in Historic through a new Historic Horizons addition? Let's see!

Sep 20 | by SaffronOlive

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