TES 2018 — Deck Showcase

TES 2018 Deck Showcase

Main Deck: Dividers: Sideboard: Changes since 2017 No Gitaxian Probe! — ...or Cabal Therapy. Thoughtseize was added! New Empty the Warrens signature — thicker marker, large, centered. New Rite of Flame signature — thicker marker, large, centered. Hello Word! Meet Hope of Ghirapur. — It's actually insanely good. Playing all four Chrome Mox. All signed fetchlands! — Scalding Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: 4c Loam

Matchup Mulligan

Dredge Final Hand Answer Hand 10: (on the play) » Keep or Mulligan? Keep This isn't a fast hand, which is an issue. That said, you're on the play with a discard spell on the first turn which should buy you a little bit of time. What's interesting with this hand to me is that it Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: BR Reanimator with Eric Landon

Through the Looking Glass

Special thanks to Eric Landon for his contributions to today's article. BR Reanimator is not only one of the most popular fast combo decks in today's metagame, but it is also known as one of the worst matchups for The EPIC Storm. For this month's edition of Through the Looking Glass, we brought on BR Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: Grixis Control

Matchup Battles

Grixis Control was the most played Legacy deck at Pro Tour 25th Anniversary a couple months ago. One of the reasons it's so popular is due to it having a slightly higher than 50% matchup against most decks in the field. It plays out like a classic Jund-style deck. These type of decks tend to Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Dredge

Matchup Mulligan

Grixis Control Final Hand Answer Hand 10: (on the draw) » Keep or Mulligan? Keep I would likely keep this hand, but I wouldn't just jam on the first turn if I drew a land. I would cast Duress. Your opponent likely has Flusterstorm, Thoughtseize, Inquisition of Kozilek, and Force of Will, putting them very close Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: Grixis Control with Brian Braun-Duin

Through the Looking Glass

Special thanks to Brian Braun-Duin for his contributions to today's article. Grixis Control has been one of, if not the most popular deck in legacy for a while now. It's strong combination of discard spells and countermagic can be a challenge for The EPIC Storm to win through. This month we brought on platinum pro, Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Grixis Control

Matchup Mulligan

Death's Shadow Hand Answer Hand 10: (on the play) » Keep or Mulligan? Keep I would hope most people would keep this, but recently I've found less experienced players addressing their concerns about keeping "no-land hands" against blue decks. I think this comes from the Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT) mindset. Something I believe is often forgotten Read More »