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Magic: the Gathering

EDH | Building Polymorph

May 5, 2018

Building a deck around Polymorph has always appealed to me. When built correctly, it turns a bad removal spell into Tinker.

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EDH | Building Karoo

May 4, 2018

My first ever EDH commander was Scion of the Ur-Dragon, back when I was working with a limited card pool and a student’s budget. As a result, I ran the full ten Bounce Lands, aka the Ravnica Karoos.

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Type 4 | Drafting Isn't Worth It

July 14, 2014

The best part about Type 4 is that you can have fun playing with people of all skill levels. Friends, enemies, lovers. As long as they know how to play (read: understand the stack), all you have to do is hand them a pile of broken cards and watch the fireworks fly.

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