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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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Against the Odds: Repurposing Bay (Standard)

What are the odds of winning in Aetherdrift Standard with our new artifact Birthing Pod, Repurposing Bay? Let's find out!

Feb 26 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Chrome Mox (and also Blood Moon)

What are the odds of locking some Arena Zoomers out of the game in Timeless with the help of Chrome Mox and Blood Moon? Let's find out!

Feb 19 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Haunted Lotus (Standard)

What are the odds of winning with Radiant Lotus in Standard? Let's find out!

Feb 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Can't Lose the Game, and You Can't Win! (Standard)

What are the odds of making a game state where we can never lose and our opponent can never win with the help of our new Platinum Angel Herald of the Eternal Dawn? Let's find out!

Feb 5 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 52 Surveil Lands (Standard)

What are the odds of winning with a deck playing 52 surveil lands? Why would we possibly want so many lands? Let's find out!

Jan 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Control, but It's Mono-Green (Standard)

Green is both the worst color in Standard and the worst control color in Magic. But could Mono-Green Control be the secret to Standard success? Let's find out!

Jan 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Screaming Nemesis Combo (Pioneer)

What are the odds of turning Screaming Nemesis into a game-ending 20-damage combo piece in Pioneer? Let's find out!

Jan 15 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Protection from Everything (Standard)

How good is Progenitus in Standard with the help of Kona, Rescue Beastie to cheat it into play? Let's find out!

Jan 8 | by SaffronOlive
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The Best Magic: the Gathering Kills of 2024 | Against the Odds

As we wrap up the year, let's take a look back at some of the best Against the Odds kills of 2024!

Jan 1 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Deck the Hallcreeper (Standard)

In the spirit of the holidays, we are decking the halls today by trying to build the biggest Silent Hallcreeper ever!

Dec 25 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Splinter Twin in 2024 (Modern)

After eight long years, Wizards finally unbanned Splinter Twin! Is one of Modern's most iconic old cards any good in 2024? Let's find out!

Dec 18 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Broke Arena with Master of Waves! (Pioneer)

How many Master of Waves does it take to break Magic Arena? Let's find out!

Dec 11 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Oops, All Kaitos (Pioneer)

What are the odds of winning in Pioneer with a deck playing literally every Kaito in existence? Let's find out!

Dec 4 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Thousand-Year Storm (Foundations Standard)

What are the odds of winning by copying all of our spells a ton of times with Thousand-Year Storm in Foundations Standard? Let's find out!

Nov 27 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Stole All My Opponent's Lands! (Foundations Standard)

Thanks to some new Foundations additions, it's now possible to build a deck that steals all of your opponent's permanents (yes, lands too!) in Standard! Here's how!

Nov 20 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Made Infinite Merfolk in Standard

What are the odds of winning by making infinite Merfolk in Standard? Let's find out!

Nov 13 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Rakdos Mean Girl Sac (Standard)

Is sacrificing all of our lands to win the game with the "mean girls" Popular Egotist and Sawblade Skinripper a legit plan for Duskmourn Standard? Let's find out!

Nov 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Ghost Vacuum Combo (Standard)

What are the odds of turning Ghost Vacuum into a game-ending combo piece in Standard? Let's find out!

Oct 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Cursed Recording Combo (Standard)

What are the odds of winning by resolving a single Beseech the Mirror with a Cursed Recording on the battlefield and storming off in Duskmourn Standard? Let's find out!

Oct 16 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Broke Arena By Making a Billion Balloons (Standard)

What are the odds of winning with the combo of The Jolly Balloon Man and Ratadrabik of Urborg to make a billion balloons in Standard? Let's find out!

Oct 9 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Hedge Shredder Combo (Standard)

What are the odds of putting all of our lands into play with Hedge Shredder and killing our opponent with Iridescent Vinelasher? Let's find out!

Oct 2 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Build a Haunted House of Magic Cards (Duskmourn Standard)

What are the odds of winning by getting eight differently named Rooms unlocked on the battlefield in Duskmourn Standard? Let's find out!

Sep 25 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Built a Deck to Never Lose to Aggro (Standard)

I found a super-secret tech card to help make a deck that can never lose to aggro! What are the odds it actually works? Let's find out!

Sep 18 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Otter Duplimancy (Standard)

What are the odds of using Vesuvan Duplimancy to win by making an absurdly big board of Daring Waveriders in Standard? Let's find out!

Sep 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Owl and Creature Locks

What are the odds of locking opponents out of ever having any creatures with Maha, Its Feathers Night and Night of Souls' Betrayal? Let's find out!

Sep 5 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: A Turtle Bring Panharmonicon to Standard

Is Fecund Greenshell the missing payoff for bringing a Blink-heavy Panharmonicon deck to Bloomburrow Standard? Let's find out!

Aug 28 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: One Last Job Combo (Standard)

Can a certain starter deck reprint turn One Last Job from unplayable into a one-card-kill combo piece in Standard? Let's find out!

Aug 21 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Echoes of Eternity (Timeless)

What absurd things can our new colorless, copying Panharmonicon Echoes of Eternity do? Let's find out!

Aug 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Innkeeper's Talent (Standard)

What are the odds of winning by instantly ultimating planeswalkers with the help of Innkeeper's Talent in Bloomburrow Standard? Let's find out!

Aug 7 | by SaffronOlive

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