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Rotation Grief: War of the Spark, Part 2

Gianluca Aicardi | 2020-09-01

The Standard rotation is coming! Time to acknowledge the sudden 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 multicolored and colorless cards Standard is going to lose when War of the Spark rotates out.

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Rotation Grief: War of the Spark, Part 1

Gianluca Aicardi | 2020-08-31

The Standard rotation is coming! Time to acknowledge the sudden disappearance from our decks of all the cards from the four rotating sets. We continue this journey of grief (or perhaps jubilation) by looking into the monocolored cards Standard is going to lose when War of the Spark rotates out.

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The Year of the Banhammer

Rodrigo Martin | 2019-12-20

2019 will be remembered for many things: insanely powerful cards, Arena Mythic Championships, the creation of Pioneer. However, one thing stands out among the others: a total of nine banning announcements featuring changes, more than in the two previous years combined. Let's review the Year of the Banhammer.

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Review: War of the Spark: Forsaken

Ryan Scicluna | 2019-11-27

Is War of the Spark: Forsaken a good follow-up to War of the Spark: Ravnica? What about the prequel chapters by Django Wexler, War of the Spark: The Gathering Storm? Which one is the better story? Ryan Scicluna reviews the book and shares his opinion on the matter.

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Power Creep!!1

Jamin Kauf | 2019-11-10

Have Magic cards become too powerful too quickly in recent times—or is Jamin just another player rambling on about how things were much better when he started playing? Jamin looks at the power level of sets both past and current, identifies a trend, and speculates about the plan behind it.

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A Tale of Four WAR Oathbreakers

Ryan Scicluna | 2019-07-01

Do you play Oathbreaker? Here are four deck techs featuring planeswalkers from the new set War of the Sparks. Ryan Scicluna breaks down four decks for this exciting new format. The decks include: Vraska and her deathtouch squad, all the Ajani’s we can fit, hand disruption with Davriel and spell slinging with Ral Zarek.

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Legacy Esper with War of the Spark

Christopher Brunner | 2019-06-19

Now that War of the Spark is out, oh boy, did we get some powerful white cards! Blue and white might just be the biggest beneficiaries in this new Magic set. And with new planeswalkers and powerful counterspells, Esper might be on the rise in Legacy.

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You Shall Have Other Gods (Part 3)

Gianluca Aicardi | 2019-06-12

The Amonkhet Gods are back, and this time they all seem able to command their share of worship. The hottest new set in recent memory has bestowed all of them (with one exception) a new incarnation worthy of play in Standard. Let's conclude our adoration by paying tribute to the mighty Rhonas.

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You Shall Have Other Gods (Part 2)

Gianluca Aicardi | 2019-05-21

The Amonkhet Gods are back, and this time they all seem able to command their share of worship. The hottest new set in recent memory has bestowed all of them (with one exception) a new incarnation worthy of play in Standard. Let's continue our adoration by paying tribute to the esoteric Bontu and the thunderous Ilharg.

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