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Vampire Nighthawk, done. Nicol Bolas, God Emperor of Dune: 40 Command Zone: Hand: 5 Library: 50 Battlefield: (T) Swamp (T) Crumbling Necropolis (~ etb tapped. T: add U, B, or R to my mana pool.) (T) Deepskull Summit (~ etb tapped unless I control a swamp or mountain. T: add B or R to my mana...

Yeah, I mentioned it in an article at some point, but I was resistant to "the stack" at first, but came to appreciate it later. That simplifies matters because, back in the olden days, I was definitely more a fan of interrupts than instants. And then there were "mana source" cards. Now they're...

Well, this is what I get for not reading all the way to the bottom of an article. I'd wanted to get some examples of Necropotence being used in late 90's Type 2. The original trappings of the deck had rotated out of the format, but Necropotence was in Fifth Edition, so playing it was an option...

As an apologist for Wheel of Fortune, Timetwister, Regrowth, Tendrils of Agony, Kaervek's Torch, Braingeyser, Yawgmoth's Will, Corrupt, Life from the Loam, Eureka, Exhume, Demonic Tutor, Pox, Replenish, Mind's Desire, Prosperity, etc., etc., etc., I heartily endorse the emphasis in this deck on...

So I initially pooh-poohed the whole concept of the "Brawl" format. While I do have some reservations, I had an interesting conversation about it that did quell some of my initial reaction... Basically, I've been visiting an old local game store I remember from when I was a kid (one of those...

Pack Rat, done. Spidey: 12 Hand: 6 Library: 50 Battlefield: (T) Plains (T) Azorius Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add U or W to my mana pool) (T) Azorius Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add U or W to my mana pool) (S) Banisher Priest (2/2; When ~ ETB, exile target creature Oversoul controls...

UUD... Dragonskull Summit, attack Spidey with Icefall Regent. Blocks/responses?

Unfortunately, I'd already snapped this picture before Spidey's previous post and am just now getting it here, but yeah, he has reserved the bottom-right coast tile.

Well, I thought was done with this, but lo and behold... It's a little long, but kind of odd with the timing since I happened to bring up Fugitive Wizard in the first place. :confused: Toward the end, Melissa DeTora recapitulates Mark Rosewater's points #3 and #5, which is a bit...

My prediction for the Starter set was about right. I have already built and played with a Canadian Highlander goblins deck at a local game store. I have drawn the card, but I don't think I've cast it yet. My record is poor but I'm just starting out in the format. Looking into some more powerful...

Necropotence as a card was so strongly associated with proactive black control decks that "Necro" was the usual moniker for such decks. They started out taking over Type 2 in 1996, but I think the big reason that the reputation continued while I was playing was mostly due to the prevalence of...

I can't be the only one who thinks Richard Garfield's Saga concepts there look amazing. Bummed out they didn't make it into the set. It really seems like this set could have been so much better and that it was modified into weakness for some reason. I'm guessing that in large part it's meant...

Yeah, Black Vise is brutal in decks that disrupt opponents' mana, like with Winter Orb or Armageddon. And of course it's potent with Manabarbs. Rather amusingly, I found it to be a perfect kill condition for a Stasis deck, but Stasis didn't really take off in competitive play until after Black...

The path through the canopy leads you into an area surrounded by huge spiderwebs. It's probably fine.

Cannons to Starboard Quest The next time you deal combat damage to the player on your right, draw a card.

UUD, Swamp, attack with Rakdos Shred-Freak. Blocks/responses?

I mentioned "Black Summer." I wasn't playing back then, so I can't use direct experience to talk about this. But I've heard enough from people who were there and read enough that was written and preserved from that time, as well as retrospective articles, that I think I get the gist of it. Necro...

Graham Tatomer's deck won the Junior Division. In the main division, Leon Lindbeck took third place with a Necro deck. The sites posting his list actually bother to include the sideboard... 4 Hypnotic Specter 4 Order of Ebon Hand 3 Knight of Stromgald 4 Necropotence 4 Drain Life 1 Soul Burn 1...

UUD, Vineshaper Mystic putting +1/+1 counters on Merfolk Sovereign and itself, Rancor on Mystic, done. Melkor: 12 Command Zone: Jade Reflection (Quest: When you cast your next instant or sorcery spell, copy that spell, and you may choose new targets for the copy) High and Dry, Pirate's Market...

Well, that takes me back. I read a book in college, but I can't remember the name. The author used some concrete examples of how Modern observers had blatantly discounted certain ancient works and been wrong to do so. I can remember some of the examples from the book, but not the title or the...