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Rotation Grief: Ikoria, Part 2

Gianluca Aicardi | 2021-08-24

The Standard rotation is upon us again! Time to acknowledge the disappearance from our decks of all the cards from the four rotating sets. We continue this journey of grief (or perhaps jubilation) by looking at the red, green, multicolored, and colorless cards Standard will lose when Ikoria rotates out.

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Rotation Grief: Ikoria, Part 1

Gianluca Aicardi | 2021-08-22

The Standard rotation is upon us again! Time to acknowledge the disappearance from our decks of all the cards from the four rotating sets. We continue this journey of grief (or perhaps jubilation) by looking at the white, blue, and black cards Standard will lose when Ikoria rotates out.

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An Ultimatum to the Meta

Gianluca Aicardi | 2020-06-08

Standard has been weird for a while. Overpowered cards and mechanics have given birth to a number of top decks, whose diversity never mitigated their marked superiority. Now bans and the companion nerf have reset the field, but the dust hasn't settled yet, so it might be the best time to try something fun!

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Companions Moving to Modern Main Decks?

Marin Magda | 2020-06-07

The mistake that was the companion mechanic has finally been nerfed into oblivion, sure never to cause problems in larger formats again. But it wasn't just the easy access that made these cards successful. Do they stand a chance when one has to draw them the old-fashioned way?

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Book Review: Ikoria – Sundered Bond

Ryan Scicluna | 2020-05-31

Django Wexler's prequel chapters where the only good thing about the War of the Spark storyline. But how does his new novel Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths – Sundered Bond compare with regard to storytelling, plot, and characterization? Ryan Scicluna gives us a quick review of the latest in Magic lore.

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Winota Rider Caught Stealing (Again?)

Marin Magda | 2020-05-28

To win in today's Standard, there seem to be two rules: you better have a companion, and you also should have a good way of cheating Agents of Treachery into play. However, it appears that just meeting the second condition may be enough. The fastest way to a bargain steal is of course to enlist the help of Winota.

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The Enlightenment of Narset

Gianluca Aicardi | 2020-05-26

With her Ikorian incarnation, Narset, the set's third planeswalker, has come full circle, regaining all the colors of the Jeskai Way. What does this entail for the neuro-atypical kung-fu heroine? More importantly, what does it mean for the control decks that choose to embrace her Triome?

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Yorion, Sky Nomad Rises in Modern

Rodrigo Martin | 2020-05-24

"Come slide down rainbows in the sky, let's fly away. Like a bird, you're free to see the boundless face of the earth. Let the wind blow you like a kite and glide away." This is what it feels like to try Yorion in Modern, where the sky is the limit and all your wishes come true by playing an 80-card deck.

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The Certainty of Vivien

Gianluca Aicardi | 2020-05-19

A minor subtheme of Ikoria seems to be the cheating of permanents from the library directly onto the battlefield, also known as what Grafdigger's Cage doesn't want you to do. Lukka proceeds onward to higher mana costs, while the new Vivien takes the opposite approach. Let's see how efficiently and to what end.

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