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Breaking down the Modern MOCS Results
This past Sunday, some of the best Magic Online players battled in the Modern for the monthly Magic Online Championship Series(MOCS) qualifier. Each player with 6-2 or better record qualifies for the...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Alternate Alliance: How Would Amazoness Fare in DUAE?
When Duelist Alliance came out in August of 2014, it changed Yugioh as we know it: Ever since its release, the power ceiling was irrevocably changed, and moreover, the...
My Planeswalker Bracket: Finding the Ultimate Planeswalker
A few weeks back, Wizards of the Coast posted a planeswalker bracket , inviting players to choose their favorite! Instead of choosing my favorite at each step, I decided to...
Roleplaying a Murder Mystery: 5 Tips
A fog shrouded dock at 3 am. The silence is shattered by the peals of the watchman’s bell. He screams for a chirurgeon-- but he knows that the body at...
Beyond the Norm: 6-0 at Game Day with BGw Solemn Snake – Tournament Report
Hi, /r/spikes! I know that one of the rules of this subreddit is explicitly stated as accepting only tournament reports from Competitive REL or higher, but my Game Day this...
Top 8 Easter Eggs of MTG
Every eleven years, a unique opportunity arises to ensure that you’ll remain estranged from your family for the next eleven years. An opportunity to excuse all egg-related hijinks. An opportunity...
Revisiting Mono White in Commander - Heliod, Sun-Crowned Life Gain
Mono-white Commander decks have been grossly undervalued due to their inability to draw cards, ramp mana, or combo out. However, no one removes a permanent like white and no one...
Top 8 Reserved List Cards to Spike Next
We in the "know" understand that Magic is an investment. In fact, it’s a better financial instrument than stocks, bonds, or even Bitcoin. Hell, I moved my entire 401k over...
Twinning is Winning: Why You Should Just Play Splinter Twin in Modern
The modern format is very far from solved. This statement might seem like (read: is definitely) an obvious conclusion to draw by looking at recent modern tournament results, where in...
How to Build a Budget Commander Cube: Part 2
"Magictating” is defined as getting into the zone with your Magic the Gathering collection--thinking, planning, organizing, reminiscing about past games, and imagining future games. It is a combination of hard...
Entering the Modern Format on a Budget
There's no doubt that the Modern format is a favorite among the more entrenched players of Magic. From the deep complexities and infinite choices at every turn, to the vast...
Top 8 Cards from Modern Horizons II
Modern Horizons II may be one of the most challenging sets ever to write a “top 8 cards” article for. Taken together, the enormous amount of hate for current archetypes,...