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Yes: stop doing that.

Nope.

UUD, Fog Bank, done. Spidey: 10 Hand: 2 Library: 45 Battlefield: (U,U,U) Mt x3 (T,U) Plains x2 (U) Boros Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add R or W to my mana pool) (U) Clifftop Retreat (~ ETB tapped unless I control a Mt or Plains.; T: Add R or W to my mana pool) (U) Truefire Paladin (2/2...

Bysshan catches the head. The icons of Nurgle that Throg was carrying crumble to dust and Nurgle curses him. Also, Tzeentch blesses him. Throg's body is surrounded by a vortex of Chaos energy. He emerges momentarily, changed. Throg gains the following Chaos attributes... Atrophy: The Chaos...

Drain Tendrils While Tendrils of Agony was mostly associated with the Dark Ritual "pillar" in Vintage, it was also employed as a kill condition in, slower, more controlling decks with Mana Drain. My cursory searches show that such decks were appearing in top 8 spots from 2007 to 2014. Although...

This could be hilarious in team-based formats.

The Tropical Storm In 2007, Gifts Ungiven was restricted and Gush was unrestricted. This led to the development of "The Tropical Storm." Properly applied, Gush could both draw cards and generate mana. With Dark Ritual, Fastbond, and 0-drop artifact mana, this was enough of a burst to threaten...

There's probably some form of counterplay in this game where you could abstain from reserving a tile in order to bait an opponent into exploring it when you want a better chance for that opponent to be tapped out or something. Seems like that could be a thing, but it also seems like that level...

I don't want to go full rant-mode on this one. I'll save any commentary on the neglect of Legacy for the next time they leave all the junk on the list. And I don't play Standard. It also seems like no one here at the CPA plays much Standard, if any. I have a track record of not playing Standard...

Throg has it.

To be clear, there's never "don't have enough mana to reserve it" because reserving it doesn't cost mana. It's just something you get when you are the one to explore the last outer tile blocking an inner tile. I'd say it's automatic, but technically it isn't. They say, "you can put your scout...

I said I was going to compare Modern to other formats, but actually setting out to do that, I'm a bit stuck. The obvious starting point, the format that has the most in common with Modern, really seems to be a stark departure philosophically. That'd be Legacy. They are the two official formats...

Don't forget the rest of the text on Ramunap Ruins. After all, the card is now banned in Standard, so that ability must be really, really good. :p

Ys.

Bysshan is right where you left him... "Oh good, it looks like you won. I'd throw a party for you, but you seemed eager to be on your way. Also, my home is a bit of a mess right now. Someone slaughtered fiends of Nurgle in there and didn't bother to sweep afterward. I'll just have to clean the...

Oops, my mistake. I should have noted that Spidey could/would reserve that tile (and no one else is allowed to). Reserving a tile happens when you're the one who explored the outer tile that freed it up. You can't just reserve any tile on the board whenever you want. "Whenever your discovery...

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-15-2018-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2018-01-15 Standard: Attune with Aether is banned, Rogue Refiner is banned, Rampaging Ferocidon is banned, Ramunap Ruins is banned. No changes to any other formats.

Gifts In 2006, multiple combo decks using Gifts Ungiven arose in Vintage. Without providing decklists or trying to be at all comprehensive, I'll just note that Gifts decks varied substantially. Some were mostly controlling blue decks that attempted to use Mana Drain to power out a combo finish...

Deck Name: Manaless Affinity Magic Format: Legacy Insight: Another approach to a manaless deck. The Affinity for artifacts mechanic from Mirrodin Block can be used to flood the board, often using very little mana. This deck is a demonstration that mana could be cut out entirely. Deck List...

Deck Name: Manaless Ichorid Magic Format: Legacy (semi-competitive, circa 2011) Insight: Arguably one of the strangest archetypes to find a home in the zeitgeist as a serious tournament deck. Lands? Don't need them. Mana? Don't need it. Casting spells from your hand? Not worth it. Casting spells...