Wizards Tower
March 16, 2019
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Adventures in Standard: Aggro vs. Control
As Standard has improved over the last few years, we've seen a wide range of decks emerge. But even as big as some of these have grown, according to mtgdecks.net, even the most popular only represents about 10% of the meta. But no matter how wide the variety of popular decks becomes, one thing remains true: Aggro and Control will always be well represented. Even now, these two archetypes remain...
Wizards Tower
March 6, 2019
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Canadian Team MTG: Presenting The Chilled Guild!
Hi everyone, I'm back after a few weeks and excited to talk about Team Magic and a newly assembled Magic team from my locale. This time I'm focusing on the jam-packed stable of talent: The Chilled Guild. The Chilled Guild at MagicFest Toronto 2019 Representing their partners: Black Knight Games (Hamilton, ON) The members of this Southern Ontario based Magic team (from left to right above) are:...
Wizards Tower
March 5, 2019
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Card of the Day: Nexus of Fate
Oh, boy. Where to start with this one? This is one of those funny cards that created controversy simply by existing. When Guilds of Ravnica was released, was released exclusively as a Buy-A-Box promo. People immediately had issues with that announcement as it meant that getting the card would be arbitrarily hard for anyone who didn't want to buy a full booster box. Considering that this card was...
Wizards Tower
February 28, 2019
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The Art of Magic: Building Your Deck
There has been a lot of discussion over what makes someone a good Magic player. Some say that the deck makes the player, some say it's how the deck is played. Others go as far as to say that dedication to the brand and flavour is the way to go. It's all subjective because the fun of the game comes from so many things. I can't tell you how to enjoy the game. What I can do is give you some tips on...
Wizards Tower
February 17, 2019
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The Difference Between Good Bans and Bad Bans
No matter the format, whether it's competitive or casual, card legality is an important issue. Banlists are an important part of any format. While cards may be banned for a variety of reasons the reasoning is usually the same: the card is too powerful. However, in other cases the reasons may seem confusing or even downright nonsensical. But what makes a good or bad ban? That is a topic of...
Wizards Tower
February 11, 2019
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The Art of Magic: Choosing Your Deck
There has been a lot of discussion over what makes someone a good Magic player. Some say that the deck makes the player, some say it's how the deck is played. Others go as far as to say that dedication to the brand and flavour is the way to go. It's all subjective because the fun of the game comes from so many things. I can't tell you how to enjoy the game. What I can do is give you some tips on...
Wizards Tower
February 6, 2019
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1 Deck, 2 Deck ~ Jund Deck, Brew Deck
1 Deck, 2 Deck ~ Jund Deck, Brew Deck and random thoughts on community... Hey there MTGCanada readers! I'm back once more with a Standard brew that seems to hold its own in the current environment. The project spawned from a few ideas of card groupings I liked together. As usual, I had a decent core idea, but had a hard time fleshing the list out. Luckily, I took it to my teammate Aaron Stross...
Wizards Tower
February 4, 2019
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The Art of Magic: Knowing Your Meta
There has been a lot of discussion over what makes someone a good Magic player. Some say that the deck makes the player, some say it's how the deck is played. Others go as far as to say that dedication to the brand and flavour is the way to go. It's all subjective because the fun of the game comes from so many things. I can't tell you how to enjoy the game. What I can do is give you some tips on...
