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I should note that the header for the message boards themselves reads "CPA Message Boards" and the front page link to the message boards reads "Community Forums." Those are synonyms and most native English-speakers would figure it out, but for optimum clarity, they really should be called the...

So it would be visible right off? Well, how about... Welcome to the Casual Players Alliance. We're a Magic: the Gathering fan website founded in 1999 as an offshoot of the Magic Dojo. Some features of the website are now obsolete, but feel free to check out our message boards, which are still...

Take it.

UUD, Golgari Guildgate, done. Spidey: 19 Hand: 2 Library: 49 Battlefield: (T,T) Mt x2 (T) Swamp (T) Rakdos Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add B or R to my mana pool) (T) Rakdos Cackler (2/2 from ctr; Unleash (I may have this creature ETB with a +1/+1 ctr on it. It can't block as long as it...

It may not be a tournament staple, but Lim-Dûl's Vault does have its uses in Legacy. I've even seen Vintage lists using it, although I'm at a loss to understand how it would pull its weight in that environment. Its biggest home these days is probably Commander, which is a quirk of the current...

I've been describing Necro-Donate with Lim-Dûl's Vault as "control-combo." That's because the faster "Trix" version was mostly acceleration and support with only modest protection. Notably, the faster version had far more tournament success. But the slower version wasn't really built for long...

Block with Slitherhead.

That would be cool, but it'd have to be something that a bumpkin like myself could use. I'll see if I can find anything...

Rokapoke continues to shamefully stall my inevitable triumph in Archenemy, but now there's a new product out that I was wondering if anyone wanted to try. It looks like Explorers is able to work with 2 to 4 players. Basically, there are four precons, one for each of the factions in Ixalan...

UUD, Korozda Guildmage, done. Spidey: 19 Hand: 4 Library: 50 Battlefield: (T,T) Mt x2 (U) Rakdos Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add B or R to my mana pool) (T) Rakdos Crackler (2/2 from ctr; Unleash (I may have this creature ETB with a +1/+1 ctr on it. It can't block as long as it has a...

Yes, but for Darkpact. Not for Serra Angel and Shivan Dragon. Well, Force of Nature was the biggest creature when the game first started and if you had an Alpha copy (I didn't and don't), you had yourself a real Magic card with the word "GGGG" printed in its text box, which is pretty cool. I...

To be clear, Spidey shut down Article Replies because they were getting hit by too much spam back in 2014. Clicking "more" in the Article Replies section leads to a list of replies and their authors with months and days, but what might not be clear is that they're all from 2014 and 2013, the...

I already compared LDV to Vampiric Tutor and I don't want to dwell on the comparison. The cards have overlap, but their roles differ. The analogy with Lightning Helix seems apt. Healing Salve as lifegain isn't efficient enough for me to want to use it. Lightning Bolt is definitely worth it. But...

Was it a Stasis deck? He did win the first championship ever with a Stasis deck (and it did have one copy of Library of Alexandria). Subjective as all of this is, it sure seems like Serra Angel and Shivan Dragon are the "right" answers when it comes to this stuff in that they were the most...

Good, good. Forsake the ways of the blasphemous Reforge the Soul and join the cult of Wheel of Fortune. Sure, it ain't cheap, but we have so much more mana open and we get that classic Daniel Gelon artwork. :p Take care not to trip over those signs lying around. The ones that say stuff like...

My longest-running use of Lim-Dûl's Vault was in my "HHT" deck, something I've written about here before. A few times, really. In fact, it was the subject of one of my early CPA articles (but take note of my obligatory warning about how articles from that era had some sort of software corruption...

It occurred to me that Rokapoke is still indisposed and Melkor doesn't chime in much anyway, so I'm not really waiting on anyone. Moving along with a few characters on autopilot... -Jekaena casts Glittering Robe, shielding herself for 3 Wounds. -Jekaena casts Glittering Robe, shielding herself...

That would be cheating. As you can see, there is no Library of Leng in this decklist! However, I applaud you for choosing a card that exists in Unlimited Edition, the greatest Magic set of all time. :p

Yes, but I don't exactly remember the original context. I think it was closer to your "personal" category. I guess I thought of it as a kind of, "Which cards evoke the strongest and most meaningful memories for you?" Like, you put Lightning Bolt on both lists. That's a card that was definitely...

First day of buck season, maybe?