Lens of Clarity- Khans of Tarkir reactions

Lens of Clarity - Khans of Tarkir reactions

with Adriel Colon

Khans of Tarkir is going to be a a unique and game changing set. Lots of cards are coming in but more is going out on rotation. Get ready to have the format at first defined by what leaving us rather than what is coming in. I want to highlight a few cards that represent the upcoming Khans mechanics and what my impressions of these cards as well as the impact the mechanics will I fell will have on constructed play.

Delve is back. Making spells cheaper/ adding to their effect for the cost of exiling cards from your graveyard is good. My favorite delve card is Empty the Pits. Instant speed token creation is fantastic and with the ability to exile cards AND dump mana into the spell you can feasibly have 5 zombies hit the battlefield on endstep. I know the XXBBBB mana cost will scare people however there is actually a tremendous amount of enablers for this card. Satyr Wayfinder, Sylvan Caryatid , Temples, Mana Confluence, Fetches and EtB tapped dual color lands all make this possible however the card that most enables this is Urborg. Both yours and your opponents who play Urborg turn this spell active. Satyr Wayfinder is a huge fixer for this card as it both fills the graveyard and culls up Urborg or other swamps for you. The graveyard and cards that work off of it will be relevant in standard.  

Cards I most want to use with: Purphoros, God of the Forge and Empty the Pits.

Magic Mondays- (On a Tuesday) Khans is here!

Magic Mondays- (On a Tuesday) Khans is here!

Hey everyone, Chaz here bringing you another edition of Magic Mondays (on a Tuesday). I realize it’s Tuesday but stick with me, my internet was out, but back on track now. It gave me more time to soak in and analyze everything that has been happening in the mtg world. Khans spoilers, and a PAXEast announcement that had people insanely pumped.

You can check it out here:

(Sean) Let's see that reaction one more time. Fetch. Lands. Confirmed. #MTGKTK #PAXPrime2014 http://t.co/Hz0unF7ER7
— Magic: The Gathering (@wizards_magic) September 1, 2014

 Wow. Quite the reaction for some pieces of cardboard. I kid, I kid, it’s been something the community has wanted for a while now. While Wizards has clearly been leaving breadcrumbs, for us older more seasoned vets, I’ve been picking up what they were putting down the past few months. It was only a matter of time, and I was entertaining the idea, and arguing its case some months ago, that Modern would see all the fetchlands like Legacy. Wizards solidified that fact, with that announcement, they clearly are supporting Modern. It will be interesting to see how this announcement will make ripples into all corners of the game. I know my fair share of mtgfinance, and it will certainly affect that. If you look closely you can see them already.

I digress, it’s KHANS time! Firstly let’s look at the mechanic and I’ll put them in no particular order, and my thoughts on them.

M15 Impressions with the BSB Group

First Impressions of M15 with BSB members

With the BSB group:

M15 is fully spoiled!

Hey everyone! Chaz here, though the narrative of this particular update is not from solely myself, but with the rest of the group here at BSB. I posed the question on Facebook as follows:

So, there is the premise of what members had to respond with. To give you all an idea of what's been going on in our group in regards to M15, hopefully their ideas will help you all to forming your own conclusions. There has been some varying ideas, though there has also been a shared mentality to specific cards as well.

So here are the responses in order in which they were given:

The Magic Mondays- Apex Predator...and other good ****

The Magic Mondays- Apex Predator...and other good ****.

With Chaz Volpe

Ohhhhhhh man. A LOT has happened in one week since our last time together here on Magic Monday’s. Hey everyone, how’re you? Oh, your head exploded from M15 spoilers? Mine almost did too. Did you sit there and jump up and down in your underwear when SCG spoiled Chord of Calling? ….Me too. With that being said, let’s get on with the Magic Mondays!

Wow.

The Magic Mondays! Welcome.

The Magic Mondays- Welcome! M2015 Spoilers/Recent Decklists

Hello everyone! It’s me, Chaz, again. I elected to do another bit in addition to the financial piece I write every week. WELCOME, to The Magic Monday’s! In this segment I will go over mostly anything that people want me to go over, yes, it’s that simple! I ask you the readers, and members of our community at BoltSnapBolt (join, by the way) of topics to go over. This week I will tackle some fresh new spoilers, some recent placements of decks over the weekends at large events, and a deck I have been thinking about. That’s a lot! Let’s get started...shall we?