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Series: Against the Odds

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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Eggs (Brawl)

Eggs might be Modern's all-time most hated archetype, known for boring opponents to death. Can we make it work on Arena and teach a new generation of Magic players the joy of sitting around and watching your opponent play Magic?

Sep 10 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Red Deck Wins...By Not Letting You Play (Timeless)

Mono-Red Prison is my all time favorite deck, but it's not very good in Modern anymore. The good news is that some new additions mean it's time to teach Arena zoomers about the archetype in Timeless!

Sep 4 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 16 Goyfs (Historic)

How many Goyfs does it take to win in Historic? How strong are Barrowgoyf and Pyrogoyf? Let's find out!

Aug 27 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 20 Hare Apparents Meditate (Standard)

How many Rabbit tokens can Moonlit Meditation make with the help of 20 Hare Apparents? Let's find out!

Aug 20 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Strip Mine (Timeless)

Wizards put Strip Mine on MTG Arena for some reason, and you know what that means...

Aug 13 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Extinguished All Their Lands (Standard)

Wizards never printed good land destruction in Standard. But in Edge of Eternities, they made the mistake of unleashing Extinguisher Battleship on the format, which means it's time to blow up all the lands!

Aug 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Dawnsire 100-Damage Combo (Edge of Eternities Standard)

I dealt 100 damage to my own creature, and it won me the game somehow!

Jul 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Made Infinite Storm, Infinite Mana, and Infinite Black Mages in Standard!

What are the odds of generating infinite storm (and mana and black mage Wizard tokens) in Standard? Let's find out!

Jul 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Made Infinite Copies of Terra (Brawl)

What are the odds of going infinite with a flipped Terra, Magical Adept? Let's find out!

Jul 17 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Flip Kefka, Sephiroth, and Emet-Selch for Just Three Mana (Standard)

What if you could flip some of the most busted villains from Final Fantasy for just three mana rather than for their absurd transform costs? Let's find out!

Jul 2 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Summon: Primal Odin (Standard)

What are the odds of winning with one attack from Summon: Primal Odin in Final Fantasy Standard? Let's find out!

Jun 25 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: The Water Crystal Combo (Pioneer)

What are the odds of winning with the combo of The Water Crystal and Sphinx's Tutelage in Pioneer? Let's find out!

Jun 18 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Jumbo Cactuar (Standard)

What are the odds of winning with a single attack for 10,000 with Jumbo Cactuar in Final Fantasy Standard? Let's find out!

Jun 11 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Play Every Ugin in the Same Deck (Pioneer)

What are the odds of winning with a deck playing the full four copies of every Ugin in existence? Let's find out!

Jun 4 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Built a Deck to Never Lose to Prowess (Standard)

Are Deification backed by Elspeths and a ton of hateful white cards the answer to Prowess in Standard? Let's find out!

May 29 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Is The Grim Captain Standard's Salvation?

Is The Grim Captain, of all things, the solution to Standard's Izzet Prowess problem? Let's find out!

May 22 | by SaffronOlive

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