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Alex McKinley

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Alex McKinley is a Software Engineer for Intel. He has two Showcase Qualifier appearances with one top eight and is the Eternal Weekend 2021: Mox Emerald champion. He also enjoys Modern (Hammertime), Pauper (Cycle Storm), cEDH (Tymna Kraum Turbo Breach), and Vintage (Grixis Tinker Breach).

The EPIC Legacy Tier List — Q2 ’24

Tier List

This is part of an approximately quarterly tier list article series. Methodology Everyone builds a tier list differently. I built mine based on Magic: The Gathering™ Online (MTGO) Challenge results (As collected by Joe Dyer and the Legacy Data Collection Discord). A data-driven approach helps inform my feelings based on my experiences playing with and Read More »

Opportunity Cost: Deck Building

Opportunity Cost Deck Building

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. -Oxford Dictionary Opportunity cost is a term normally associated with finance and investing. In Magic: The Gathering, opportunity cost has deck building and playing applications. While playing, it tends to be more tactical. It is a decision to play a given card Read More »

The ABC’s of TES: Beseech the Mirror

The ABCs of TES

Last year, I set out to write a comprehensive primer for The EPIC Storm (TES). I could not have anticipated how much the deck would change after just one set release. [[Beseech the Mirror]] obsoleted the primary engine of the deck and added several more, almost transforming TES entirely. Check out my first reactions to Read More »

The EPIC Legacy Tier List — Q1 ’24

Tier List

This is part of an (approximately) quarterly tier list article series. Methodology Everyone builds tier lists differently. Mine is based on Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenge results (As collected by Joe Dyer and the Legacy Data Collection Discord). The data-driven approach helps inform my feelings based on my experiences playing with and against the Read More »

Eternal Weekend Rules

Eternal Weekend Rules

Eternal Weekend is right around the corner! Playing in paper might be a bit of a lost art for some Legacy players, as the majority of play has moved online. The EPIC Storm has extra rules complications in paper that you might not be used to, especially after some obscure rules changes right before the Read More »

Card Review: Molten Collapse

Molten Collapse

Wizards of the Coast has gifted the Storm community once again with another removal spell! Over the years, my binder has become full of slight sidegrades to [[Abrupt Decay]], [[Chain of Vapor]], and [[Echoing Truth]]. [[Molten Collapse]] is the most recent removal spell in this long line of cards, and it has the potential to Read More »

The EPIC Legacy Tier List — Q3 ’23

Tier List

With the Legacy Showcase coming this weekend on Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, understanding the metagame is critical. This is the part of an approximately quarterly tier list article series. Methodology Everyone builds a tier list differently. I have chosen to build mine based on MTGO Challenge results (as collected by Joe Dyer and the Legacy Read More »

Card Review: Beseech the Mirror

Beseech Review

The original Throne of Eldraine gave us [[Wishclaw Talisman]], a card that has turned out to be hugely impactful for how The EPIC Storm has been built ever since. Wilds of Eldraine, Magic's newest expansion has yet another busted tutor effect. Meet [[Beseech the Mirror]]: Beseech the Mirror [[Beseech the Mirror|]] [[Beseech the Mirror]] Sorcery Read More »

How to Desire

How to Desire

After 20 years, [[Mind's Desire]] has been unbanned in Legacy! After being legal in the format for only a few months, this powerful Storm spell has been released into Legacy. Previously, we thought that even if unbanned, [[Mind's Desire]] might not even be good enough to play and was just an embarrassment on the banned Read More »

Card Review: Forth Eorlingas!

Forth Eorlingas!

Lord of the Rings: Tails of Middle Earth has had a surprising impact on Legacy. From [[Orcish Bowmasters]] to [[The One Ring]], most fair decks in the format have gotten a powerful upgrade. [[Forth Eorlingas!]] is a card mostly found in control decks and Jeskai Delver. This powerful sorcery might have a home in The Read More »

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