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Budget Magic: Torens' Monument (Modern)

How can a $100 deck take down the $1,500 piles at the top of the Modern meta? By making as many tokens with Torens, Fist of the Angels and Oketra's Monument as possible!

Dec 20 | by SaffronOlive
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Thanks to Modern Horizons, Modern Is More Expensive Than Ever

The price of building a competitive Modern deck is at an all-time high, and this time, reprints aren't the solution. Here's why, and how Wizards can easily fix the problem.

Aug 15 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Angel of Suffering Lock (Explorer)

What are the odds of locking our Explorer opponents out of ever killing us (at least with damage) with the help of Angel of Suffering and Gaea's Blessing? Let's find out!

May 26 | by SaffronOlive
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#GoldfishChallenge 1: Hundred Dwarves Challenge Wrap Up

A few weeks ago we challenged you to make as many Seven Dwarves as possible in Historic on Magic Arena. Today we take a look at some of our favorite solutions to the problem!

Apr 29 | by SaffronOlive
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Commander Clash S11 E2: Historic Brawl Commander

In celebration of Wizard adding a permanent Historic Brawl queue to Magic Arena the crew tries their hand at porting the format over to Commander proper, building decks with the Historic Brawl card pool!

Aug 20 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: How Bad is Red Without Monstrous Rage?

Its kind of a hot topic about if red can go on without Monstrous Rage or not. Lets take a look at how the aggro deck would fair without their absurdly busted combat trick.

Mar 15 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Against the Odds: Urabrask & Taxes (Explorer)

What are the odds of hard-locking our Explorer opponents out of the game (or at least from drawing cards) with Urabrask, Heretic Praetor, and Drannith Magistrate in Explorer? Let's find out!

May 19 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Oops, I Brought a Deck From 2016 (Explorer)

At one point, Golgari Delirium was a tier 1 deck. It's time to see if Shadows Over Innistrad cards like Grim Flayer, Ishakanah, and Emrakul, the Promised End can still close out games like its 2016.

Mar 28 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Cheating in Magic is Getting Out of Hand

Cheating in Magic is once again a big topic. Today we look at one of the most blatant cheats I've seen and talk about why cheating is on the rise and how we can stop it.

Mar 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Get Yargled (Standard)

What are the odds of winning by throwing a Yargle and Multani at our opponent's face with Voldaren Thrillseeker to deal 20 direct damage in March of the Machine Standard? Let's see!

Apr 26 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Vraska Combo (Modern)

Vraska, Swarm's Eminance is one of the least powerful planeswalkers from War of the Spark. Is it possible to turn it into an infinite combo piece in Modern? At least on Fishbowl Thursday it is!

Aug 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: CoCo Pyre Wizards (Pioneer)

Kaldheim isn't here yet, but people are already brewing with some of the new cards from the set. Today we look at a sweet viewer-submitted Pioneer deck built around Wizards and Pyre of Heroes!

Jan 1 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Awakening Ascendancy (Pioneer)

It's Pioneer week here in Instant Deck Tech land! Today we look at the the storm-style combo deck of the format, Awakening Ascendancy which looks to go infinite with Jeskai Ascendancy and Sylvan Awakening!

Nov 5 | by SaffronOlive
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The Best Commander Card from Every Year of Magic: the Gathering

Commander has grown from a fringe format to the most popular way to play the game of Magic: the Gathering. Today we look at the best card each year has to offer for the format!

Mar 5 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Forever Young Combo (Standard)

Is playing X-creatures so they die when the hit the battlefield to trigger cards like Midnight Reaper and Cruel Celebrant a legitimate plan in Standard? At least on Fishbowl Thursday it is!

Oct 24 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: I Write a Timeless Crime Novel

Crime Novelist got a lot of hype during Murders at Karlov Manor spoiler season, but it hasn't seen much play. Can we write a Timeless crime novel and use the three-drop to combo? Let's see!

Apr 12 | 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: THAT IS ONE BIG VAMPIRIC DINO (Explorer)

Ghalta and Mavren has been talked about for quite some time during Preview season so it's only natural we take a crack at it and see how the big vampire dino does in Explorer!

May 16 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Top 10 Angels in the History of Magic: the Gathering

Who doesn't love a good countdown? Inspired by some awesome Angels from Kaldheim today we're looking at the top 10 Angels in the history of MTG. [Insert clickbait like "#3 will blow your mind!!!"]

Feb 7 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Just How Good Is The Aetherspark, Actually?

So far, we haven't had much success with The Aetherspark. But what if it were our commander so we'd have access to it at any time and could really build around the equipment planeswalker? Let's find out!

Mar 5 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Wrenn and Six Gruul (Modern)

After spending all of Magic Fest Vegas telling us how Wrenn and Six is bad, Richard finally built a Wrenn and Six deck...and 5-0ed! So today we're looking at a Richard special, Wrenn and Six Gruul!

Sep 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Emry Ascendancy Combo (Modern)

It's Throne of Eldraine week here in Instant Deck Tech lands, and we kick things off with a look at one of the most interesting Modern decks to come from the set: Emry Ascendancy Combo!

Sep 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Oops All Spells (Pioneer)

What crazy combos do MDFC lands open up in Pioneer by allowing us to play a deck that has enough lands to cast our spells but technically no lands at all? Let's find out on today's Fishbowl Instant Deck Tech!

Sep 22 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Dread Dryad Valakut (Modern)

Does Dryad of Illysian Grove allow for a deck that wants all of its lands to be Mountains (for Valakut) and Swamps (for Dread Presence) at the same time to work in Modern? Let's find out!

Apr 6 | by SaffronOlive
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The Most Expensive Card From (and During) Every Year of Magic: the Gathering

Magic: the Gathering can be quite expensive. A single card just sold for $2,000,000! Has the game always been so pricy? Let's look at the most expensive card from and during each year and find out!

Aug 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Sultai Oracle Spy (Pioneer)

Goblin Charbelcher isn't legal in Pioneer, but thanks to a certain new Theros: Beyond Death rare it's now possible to make a Belcher-esque deck in the format. Let's take a peak at Sultai Oracle Spy for Fishbowl Thursday!

Jan 16 | by SaffronOlive
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The Best Spell from Every Year of Magic: the Gathering

From some of the strongest cards ever printed in the early years of the game to afterthoughts in the current ear of power creep today we explore the evolution of spells in Magic by looking at the best one from each year!

Jan 15 | by SaffronOlive
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I Accidentally Won this $100 Ebay Collection

I bid $100 on a Magic collection on Ebay thinking there was no chance I'd actually win, but it turns out no one else bid anything at all, so today we're cracking open the collection to see if I wasted my money!

Dec 3 | by SaffronOlive
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Why I'm Scared of Wizards Adding Pioneer to Magic Arena

Pioneer is awesome and I'd love to see it on Magic Arena, but the more I think about the possibility its addition to the client the more afraid I become at what it might mean for Pioneer and for players.

Mar 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Mono-Black Devotion (Standard)

The full set is Theros: Beyond Death is out, which means it's time to start looking a decks featuring cards from Magic's newest set. Today we look at one of the decks I'm most excited for in Standard: Mono-Black Devotion!

Jan 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Heliod Combo Company (Modern)

Heliod, Sun-Crowned has been hyped for both Pioneer and Modern since it was previewed, but now that tournament lists are coming out we finally get a look at what a good Heliod deck looks like with Heliod Combo Compnay for Modern!

Jan 27 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: World Tree Nexus Combo (Standard)

Kaldheim is here, and we kick off our exploration of our new Standard format by trying to pull off the elusive but majestic combo of The World Tree and Maskwood Nexus, to put all the creatures in our deck on the battlefield at once!

Feb 3 | by SaffronOlive

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