Expressive Iteration and White Plume Adventurer are Banned!

White Plume Banned

On Monday, March 5th, Wizards of the Coast finally posted a ban update for Legacy. [[Expressive Iteration]] and [[White Plume Adventurer]] were banned in an attempt to bring URx Delver and Initiative decks more in line with the format. These are good changes and will change the Legacy metagame and how The EPIC Storm prepares Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Cephalid Breakfast

Matchup Mulligan

Final The EPIC Storm Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) [[Ad Nauseam|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Dark Ritual|]] [[Silence|]] [[Burning Wish|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan What does this hand actually do? That's typically an initial step in determining whether a hand is a mulligan or not. We have Metalcraft for Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: Cephalid Breakfast with Devin Reilly

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Devin Reilly: (MTGO:xgrave) Devin Reilly is a NYC-metro area local who has been playing Magic in and around NYC since just before the release of Innistrad in 2011. Devin first began playing Legacy in 2014, and since then has been predominantly a Legacy player with decks such as Miracles, Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: The EPIC Storm II

Matchup Battles

The EPIC Storm is a Storm variant that has had a constant evolving decklist. The current form leans into [[Galvanic Relay]] while also being focused on artifacts and [[Wishclaw Talisman]]. Being a [[Galvanic Relay]] deck gives The EPIC Storm the ability to play through counterspells and have more payoff cards instead of needing eight slots Read More »

Gruul Storm Primer: Everything You Need to Know!

GruulBreach

GRUUL STORM Even though it has been a few years since being at the top of the metagame, a [[Pyretic Ritual]] and [[Desperate Ritual]]-based Storm inModern is back and faster than ever in its new Gruul-based form! Instead of relying on the engine of [[Gifts Ungiven]] and [[Past in Flames]] to give us everything, we Read More »

Set Review: Phyrexia: All Will be One

Phyrexia: All Will Be One

It has been a while since a set has had the chance to impact Legacy and The EPIC Storm! Looking at all of the cards in Phyrexia: All Will be One, there are a few that should be tested in TES and a couple more combo all stars for other formats. The Mycosynth Gardens [[The Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: The EPIC Storm II

Matchup Mulligan

Final Doomsday Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) [[Thoughtseize|]] [[Burning Wish|]] [[Wishclaw Talisman|]] [[Orim's Chant|]] [[Scrubland|]] [[Bloodstained Mire|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Keep Speed isn't everything! Players focus too much on this. The hand we're presented with is resistant to a discard spell and can fight through their 7-to-8 [[Force of Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: The EPIC Storm with Bryant Cook

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Bryant Cook: (Twitter: @BryantACook | MTGO:Bryant_Cook) Bryant Cook has one Grand Prix Top 8 as well as nine Star City Games Top 8s (two wins). You can find Bryant's daily sweet Storm videos for every format on our YouTube Channel, including some recent videos featuring The EPIC Storm 13.8! Read More »