Breaking Bad...cards! -with Andrew Wise

Breaking Bad...cards!- with Andrew Wise

Time for the first official weekly episode of...

BREAKING BAD...CARDS!


with me, Andrew!


The subject this week is one of the biggest "build around me" cards in M15; Kurkesh, Onakke Ascendent!

For those of you who might not know what he does (and didn't look at the picture), he lets you copy the activated ability of an artifact for the measly cost of R. 

I remember when M15 came out people were talking about how there just aren't the cards available to make him work. I don't buy it! I believe in the power of our group, and you the readers. Let's figure out something so crazy it just might work . 

I know I have some ideas, how about you? The final deck-list will be posted next Wednesday. 

Begin!

Down the line, we will be attaching these Community challenges to some sweet prizes! That's what Chaz told me anyways, figured I relay the message to all of you!

Either post them here with a brief description in the comments below, or email them to the BSB email (also listed below!)

Happy brewing!

Andrew

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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! - Khans and more Khans (part 1)

Magic Mondays- Khans, and more Khans. (part 1)

Hey everyone! Chaz here again for Magic Mondays. There’s a lot going on these days, Fantasy Football, NFL, and of course Khans of Tarkir! That’s why you’re all here right? So, with another week of spoilers let’s talk in depth about a slew of new Khans spoilers. Let’s get to it. It will keep my mind off of losing my first week of Fantasy Football :sadface:

I wanted to bring these up first, since I think it’s a good place to start with how I want to structure this weeks article. These were the more recent spoilers in Khans so, let’s discuss their implications on Standard Khans and ultimately how they affect other cards currently in the pool, with a little financial anecdote. Since Khans can more directly be related to Shards in how they’re designed, I think the Khans tri-lands will ultimately end up seeing as much play as their predecessors. Which in truth wasn't much in the first place, in a standard format. Perhaps in a deck that wants to run 4c or even 5c, then perhaps they serve their purpose. Though, for now it will remain to be seen. As for the new “refugee” lands, closely comparable to the original ones in Zendikar I think will suffer the same fate, a budget friendly option that will end up being draft-able, but not competitive.

"Presents and Stuff" -Paul

Presents and Stuff

by Paul ‘Frodo’ Muller

Its Thursday! This means only one thing: it’s time for a look at competitive magic and a review of the Invitational this past week. Last Sunday, Tom “The Boss” Ross took down the invitational for the second time in a row. Talk about being on a heater! First off, I would like to congratulate him on the win. He is a prime example of how playing the decks you know can add those few percentage points to your win rate and push you over the top. He came into the weekend with everyone in the room essentially knowing 140+ of his 150 cards, and he still was able to crush the field. We all knew Ross would be on Rabble Red and Infect; the surprise, however, was not his deck but Reid Dukes'. The invitational runner up was playing four (count them - FOUR) Genesis Hydras. We've all had an idea of the power of this card, but for the most part no one had found a real home for this powerhouse until now.

**On a side note, a big congratulations to one of our strong local players, James Rynkiewicz, who placed 13th overall in the invitational and for following up that performance with a top 8 Sunday in the legacy portion of the Open series. James did much better than I did this weekend when It came to magic. **

On Saturday I started round 1 game 1 of the Open with a mull to 5 keep 1 land playing Jund walkers vs U/W control featuring Detention Spheres and no Planar Cleansing. It should be close to a bye for my deck, but variance was having none of that.. I kept my one scry land hand and . . . died with one land in play. Just one of those games. In game 2 he died horribly by way of Rakdos’ Return and 4/4 lands thanks to Nissa. Game 3 was a marathon affair which finally ended with him casting a third Revalation followed up by an Aetherling.

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.