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UUD, Mountain, Fetttergeist, done. Spiderman: 20 Hand: 6 Library: 52 Battlefield: (U) Plains (U) Razorverge Thicket (~ ETB tapped unless I control two or fewer other lands.; T: Add W or G to my mana pool) Graveyard: Exile...

Nicol Bolas started out in the surreal, convoluted setting of Legends, where he was one survivors of the Elder Dragon Wars. The lore established that although the elder dragons were very powerful, they were often forced into servitude by powerful planeswalkers. Uniquely among the elder dragon...

Those are some things that don't belong. But what's missing. That's trickier, because there are so many things about ancient Egypt that could, at least hypothetically, be used in a Magic set. Not all of them are what I'd call good ideas to fit into a Magic set, though. Still, there are some...

One of the most important issues to note, right off, is that while Greek mythology is chock full of iconic characters and stories about them, older mythology (including Egyptian) doesn't have so much of that. The reasons for this difference are interesting and important, but go beyond the scope...

A while back, I tentatively decided not to write more front-page articles, and instead to focus on forum-based content. This was something that I was, and still am, a bit torn on. On the one hand... Writing forum posts is easier than preparing and submitting articles. If I see a typographical...

IGGy Pop Now, here's a bit of an obscure one. IGGy Pop was a Legacy deck that mostly used older cards, but didn't really become established until after LED had already risen to prominence in decks like Bomberman and Belcher. Even though Ritual-fueled decks using Tendrils of Agony had established...

Belcher There have been a lot of different Belcher decks. The first ones I remember seeing were Vintage decks with one Bayou and one Tropical Island, both of which could be fetched with Land Grant. When the Legacy format was created, I devised a version with one Bayou and one Taiga. Soon Belcher...

Next turn... -The Power Phase is 4. Searching the hobgoblin corpses turns up nothing worth looting. However, you do find a package on the ground... Jekaena: "Well, these are cooking herbs. Someone must have dropped them while fleeing from the Pine Crags after the goblins invaded. Hm, these...

Madness While it would have been possible to pair LED with the Madness mechanic well before its breakthrough with Storm, I never saw that happen and it certainly wasn't popular. In the early years of Legacy, one of the most explosive aggro archetypes was a blue, green, and often red Madness deck...

I wonder if Spike Hatcher is disappointed in its offspring's career choice. :p

Nicol Bolas, God Emperor of Dune: 36 Hand: 5 Library: 34 Command Zone: *Ongoing Scheme* Bow to My Command: Rokapoke's creatures cannot attack me or planeswalkers I control. At the beginning of my opponents' end step, they may tap any number of creatures with power 8 or greater. If they do...

Bomberman I can't remember where and when I first saw Bomberman decks emerge, and records from back then are sporadic. Bomberman has primarily been a Vintage deck, but it has also existed in Legacy, and I think it might have originated in the old Type 1.5. The idea was to use hand-sculpting...

Darkslick Shores, done. Spiderman: 20 Hand: 6 Library: 53 Battlefield: (U) Plains Graveyard: Exile: ==================================================================================================== Oversoul: 20 Hand: 6 Library: 52 Battlefield: (U) Island (U) Darkslick Shores (~...

Bone Picker, Nightscape Familiar, done. And I'll update the board later this morning.

Fireheart dies, Thragtusk dies, Mummy dies, Horror dies, Crumbling Necropolis gets a blaze counter, I get a 3/3 green Beast token, I draw 3 cards from Harvester (once I get home). You each take 3. Look right?

Move to combat damage?

These days, LED is almost always used in interactions with cards that didn't exist before its big breakthrough. I've established that I think the card was always good, even before 2003. So my thesis could be that the card was a diamond in the rough (Oversoul wins at puns and is not sorry). The...

Island, Harvester of Souls, -2 loyalty on Other Me to rightfully steal back what Rokapoke kidnapped from me (Rokapoke's Sun Titan), attack Melkor with the Horror that is mandated to attack him, attack Rokapoke with the Horror that is mandated to attack him, and attack Spidey with Thragtusk, the...

—Rich Lipman, InQuest Magazine. Well, I guess it's obvious that times have changed. LED is by far the most sought-after card in Mirage, worth more than all of the other rares combined. It isn't the only card to ever be undervalued on its initial release and to become a powerhouse later...

With Thawing Glaciers banned, perhaps this baby could be the premier land-finder... Behold, the most broken card in Ice Age Block...