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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.

Advancing further, the corridor turns left. You hear the disembodied voice of Hurzevarkh. He sighs, but now sounds a bit nervous... "Well, here you are. No detours? I might have slightly exaggerated my own proximity, though. I had some urgent matters come up, and I've been delayed. But I can...

This one is pretty silly even by my standards. Return of the Nightstalkers is a bad Magic card. I am determined to see it succeed. While I'm using the nightstalkers, I might as well include Spirit of the Night, for the sake of Urborg Panther's ability (WotC should have made Spirit of the Night a...

It's not over yet! Dismantling the Tawnos deck, went through the cards for this one to see how far I was from being able to put it back together. I had to poach Jeska's Will, Mana Crypt, and Phyrexian Altar from my Cormela deck, but three cards seems a reasonable amount to swap between the two...

Well, the Reveillark is out of the bag now. I've got nothing against Reveillark. It's a great card and I use it alongside Karmic Guide myself all the time. I currently have the pair in an EDH deck: An Elephant Never Forgets. My qualm here is that the two work together so well, I had hoped to...

I think I just fell in love with Thrumming Stone.

Well, I poached a couple mana rocks from this deck for the Cormela deck, but I put them back here last night and tried Tawnos again. We did it! I botched my combo setup and had to wait an extra turn cycle with Tawnos and Sands of Time out, but I ended up not being punished for that. Used my...

Woo hoo! This deck dominated a game. Probably scrapping it for parts soon, but at least it managed to sneak one win in. It was brutal and I felt a bit sorry for one opponent. My opening hand looked OK, but was light on mana, so I started out right away with Vampiric Tutor for Sol Ring. Second...

Enough of the newfangled chicanery! Back to the good old days. Well, they weren't such good days for Karmic Guide, on account of that pesky erratum. It's not so much that Karmic Guide is a card you always want to cheat into play. Hardcasting Karmic Guide is feasible and normal. But having access...