Through the Looking Glass: Doomsday with Max Carini

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Max Carini: (Twitter: @wonderpreaux | MTGO: wonderPreaux) Max Carini is an IT auditor hailing from the Bay Area and a self-described “rectangles-with-text” hobbyist. After watching [[Ad Nauseam]] resolve during coverage of an SCG Open in 2014, Max decided to wade into Legacy Storm combo under the MTGO nome-de-planeswalker “wonderPreaux.” Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: Initiative

Matchup Battles

Initiative is a new Legacy deck built around the Dungeons and Initiative mechanic. A mono-white Stompy deck was born when two new white creatures - [[White Plume Adventurer]], [[Seasoned Dungeoneer]] - both of which have the Initiative mechanic were printed. These creatures with the combination of other disruptive creatures to maintain Initiative is what makes Read More »

The ABC’s of TES: Interaction

The ABCs of TES

Combo decks in Legacy often get called non-interactive. With Storm, this could not be further from the truth. Usually, between four and eight slots are devoted to interacting in some way with the opponent. The EPIC Storm has played a variety of interaction pieces over the years and understanding how they work against multiple types Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Initiative

Matchup Mulligan

Final The EPIC Gamble Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) [[Wishclaw Talisman|]] [[Lion's Eye Diamond|]] [[Lion's Eye Diamond|]] [[Ad Nauseam|]] [[Underground Sea|]] [[Burning Wish|]] [[Chain of Vapor|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan Even if you're fortune enough to receive a turn in the Storm mirror against a faster variant, you would then need Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: The EPIC Gamble

Matchup Battles

The EPIC Gamble is virtually a mono-red Storm deck. The only non-red card in the main deck is [[Echo of Eons]] and some sideboard cards that they can [[Burning Wish]] for. The deck is comprised of rituals, card generation, and tutors. The recipe of a typical storm deck, but the main difference is being mono Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: The EPIC Gamble

Matchup Mulligan

Final 4c Minsc Control Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Chrome Mox|]] [[Brainstorm|]] [[Burning Wish|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan In the previous article, we discussed the importance of stability as well as leveraging [[Galvanic Relay]]. With this hand we're forced to play out a Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: 4C Minsc Control

Matchup Battles

4C Minsc Control is a deck with an accurate name. It is a four-control control deck without black cards that is centered around [[Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes]]. In typical control fashion, it plays lots of removal spells with [[Swords to Plowshares]] and [[Prismatic Ending]], counterspells, card draw, and ultimately planeswalkers to win the game. Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: 4c Minsc Control

Matchup Mulligan

Final Merfolk Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) [[Veil of Summer|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Echo of Eons|]] [[Wishclaw Talisman|]] [[Burning Wish|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand is very tempting as you have a [[Veil of Summer]] against the [[Force of Will]] + [[Chalice of the Void]] deck. That Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: Merfolk

Matchup Battles

Merfolk has been around for a long time and a classic to the Legacy format, ever since the first Merfolk lords were printed. Over time more Merfolk cards were printed, and that continued to improve the deck to keep up with the format. With the additions of [[Aether Vial]], [[Force of Will]], and [[Chalice of Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Merfolk

Matchup Mulligan

Final Death’s Shadow Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) [[Veil of Summer|]] [[Veil of Summer|]] [[Carpet of Flowers|]] [[Carpet of Flowers|]] [[Chrome Mox|]] [[Echo of Eons|]] [[Ponder|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Keep I'm not overly excited with this hand, but it's secretly effective in the matchup. You're immediately faced with a difficult decision Read More »