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Saprolingtoken's comment about Delver decks in Legacy has me thinking of zeroing in on this one longstanding archetype as an example of what I'm talking about. WotC used the term "Izzet Delver." The Legacy community has historically used "U/R Delver" primarily. Sometimes the archetype gets...

I hadn't followed Pioneer enough lately to want to comment on that, but now I really like your analysis and I think it illuminates a problem that's going to resurface in the format. Expressive Iteration has proven itself to be a strong card beyond my expectations, across multiple formats. But...

This deck has been a long time coming. As soon as this stupid mechanic was spoiled back in 2020, I knew that I had to build a deck around it. Now that I've done it, I can't believe how much I like this crap. It wasn't until my second game with this deck that it sank in. Party hard!

Commander 1 Tazri, Beacon of Unity 1 Acquisitions Expert 1 Allied Assault 1 Arcane Signet 1 Archaeomancer 1 Archpriest of Iona 1 Ardent Electromancer 1 Arid Mesa 1 Aven Mindcensor 1 Badlands 1 Bala Ged Recovery 1 Base Camp 1 Bayou 1 Beast Within 1 Bloodstained Mire 1 Chromatic Lantern 1 City of...

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/june-7-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2022-06-07 Pioneer Winota, Joiner of Forces is banned. Expressive Iteration is banned. Explorer Expressive Iteration is banned. Format names, right? As a reminder, Pioneer is the format that...

Haven't been on the CPA much lately. Working on repairing my home computer. But yeah, this deck didn't really get to accomplish anything. I need to probably go easier on the jank and stop pulling punches in deck design quite as much.

Pavel Maliki is generous, even if I don't have any cards in my hand. Hellbent on generosity? This is silly, but I wanted to do Grafted Skullcap again, and it's been a while. My Latin is not great, but I think Pavel's banner says something about God providing. This deck is going to need that...

I finally did it! After several failed attempts, I did the thing. Breathstealer was in my opening hand. I used Vampiric Tutor to get Urborg Panther and Dark Petition to get Feral Shadow. I sacrificed all three to retriever Spirit of the Night. Then I attacked with it. Then I passed the turn and...

Not sure what I expected with this one. First attempt I kept a one-land hand with no access to colored mana. After discarding to hand size twice, I desperately used Crystal Vein to cast Grim Monolith, Grim Monolith to cast and activate Chromatic Star, used the white mana from Chromatic Star to...

Hey, I finally had a game in which I got to actually do stuff, like play cards. Unfortunately, one of my opponents was playing an annoying Pako/Haldan deck and kept randomly exiling my board wipes. I was in a precarious position. I started to get close to being able to actually do the stuff that...

Ragnar stands ready to serve as bodyguard to Auriok Salvagers, Urza, and friends. Then my creatures serve up delicious omelettes. Commander: 1 Ragnar 1 Aether Spellbomb 1 Aetherflux Reservoir 1 Alchemist's Vial 1 Ancient Den 1 Arcane Denial 1 Auriok Salvagers 1 Beast Within 1 Boseiju, Who...

Mana-screwed every game so far. Every single one.

Took this one apart to build the Jedit Ojanen deck. I was enjoying it, but new decks must be built, so Quintorius is history.

Turning the corner, the roots twist condense, leading to a basal nexus underground. This must be the spot where Nayadra poisoned the tree. It looks kind of like a taproot, but larger than any you've ever seen, and partially rotting away. Jekaena clasps the book and grimaces... "Ah, I think the...

Tameshi should probably be the commander here, but Jedit is a tiger-man, and that's like totally radical. Commander: 1 Jedit Ojanen 1 Academy Rector 1 Arcane Denial 1 Arcane Laboratory 1 Arcane Signet 1 Aura of Silence 1 Brainstorm 1 Cave of the Frost Dragon 1 Celestial Colonnade 1...

I was curious to see if a CPA searched turned up any love for Karmic Guide. It kind of did. In true CPA fashion, what I found didn't make much sense, but was fun and silly. Back in 1999, Baron Sengir came up with a proposal for a "CPA deck" with cards themed around members of the boards. It...

Nothing much for this one yet. One opponent used his cards to kill my poor nightstalkers while another opponent was setting up his engine, then took a line of play that gave that opponent unfettered access to his win condition. Maybe I can get a game in with a more appropriate matchup...

OK, this deck keeps winning. Thrumming Stone is brutal. I didn't even build this thing very well.

I think I built this deck better than I pilot it. Had everything set up for what was almost certainly an easy Ad Nauseam win, but I took another line and fizzled because I was brain-dead. Oops! Too many of my good cards are locked up in this deck, but I am fond of it, so I might keep it around...

Won my final game last night with Felidar Sovereign. I think this should be the next deck I take apart. It's been a blast, but it's had its share of wins by now, and I could use some of the cards for new decks.