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I think that's a valid point and a simple one, but it raises an issue that is a lot more nuanced. A lot of these extreme decks have some percentage chance of what I've call losing to themselves. This could be literally attempting a combo kill and decking oneself when the engine fails, or it...

I found the "MetaEsper" deck delightful. I've long thought of silly, unusual, and interesting decks as the heart of this place, and I'm especially fond of decks that push boundaries. I still have a sleeved-up Oops, All Spells deck (this exact list) except for the sideboard (took that apart to...

I settled on 3 copies of Reverberate after what I'd consider to be preliminary testing, and while the exact right number might vary, the deck is in Matt's hands now. I haven't discussed it with him in a while (last I heard, he was pretty happy with it). My qualm with Reverberate is that you're...

I had guessed that Dan was Psarketos after seeing that the first article had come up shortly after Psarketos had been inquiring about posting articles. Thought about starting a thread in the decks forum concerning the decklist in the first article: it reminds me a bit of a manaless deck that I...

The cards that actually interacted with Lion's Eye Diamond to get it restricted in Vintage already existed before Scourge came out. All the new set did was add a finisher My forum avatar is the art from Tendrils of Agony and my signature mentions it. I am a fan of the card. But there isn't...

UUD, Sulfer Falls, Forbidden Alchemy putting Swamp, Think Twice, Armored Skaab into my graveyard. Pillar of Flame targeting you, Slagstorm choosing players. I go to 9 and you go to -1?

Extended Madness didn't take off until Lion's Eye Diamond rotated out of the format This one is at least partially attributable to deckbuilding choices, rather than format constraints. Mirage Block rotated out of Extended on October 20th, 2002. Madness decks had inundated Standard almost...

Done. Spiderman: 4 Hand: 5 Library: 40 Battlefield: (T,T) Plains x2 (T,T,U) Forest x3 (T) Razorverge Thicket (~ ETB tapped unless I control two or fewer other lands.; T: Add W or G to my mana pool) (S) Elvish Visionary (1/1; When ~ ETB, draw a card) (S) Borderland Ranger (2/2; When ~ ETB...

UUD, Mountain, Flashback Think Twice, Flashback Think Twice, Flashback Faithless Looting and discard two copies of Mountain. Attack with Fettergeist, blocks/responses?

Burnt Offering is strictly better than Sacrifice, although the difference is usually very minor. And yes, it does look fun.

UUD, Pillar of Flame on Acidic Slime. Faithless Looting, discard Think Twice and Faithless Looting. Mountain, Desperate Ravings, randomly discard Think Twice. Fettergeist, done. Spiderman: 7 Hand: 5 Library: 43 Battlefield: (T) Plains x2 (T,T) Forest x2 (T) Razorverge Thicket (~ ETB tapped...

Well, I've devoted a whole lot of words to describing the historical use of Lion's Eye Diamond since it rose to prominence in Storm decks in 2003. This includes a whole lot of cards that were new printings. But like I said, for about six years, the card was generally considered bad. From this...

Done. Spiderman: 7 Hand: 5 Library: 44 Battlefield: (T) Plains x2 (T,T) Forest x2 (T) Razorverge Thicket (~ ETB tapped unless I control two or fewer other lands.; T: Add W or G to my mana pool) Graveyard: Attended Knight, Stingerfling Spider, Llanowar Elves, Brutalizer Exarch, Attended...

While I am inclined to plead ignorance on this because I don't think a pump shotgun is what you have in mind and that's all I personally own, I do think from what I've picked up on over the years that one of the issues in the capacity discussion is that "high capacity" is a meaningless term...

UUD, Flashback Rolling Temblor and hit Brutalizer Exarch with Burning Vengeance. Responses?

DPS When Magic Origins came out, I was gushing about the "Spell mastery Demonic Tutor." I thought it was the most promising card in the set, and it did find its way into Storm decks. The drawback of needing to pay five mana up front was severe, but if you could do it, you had Demonic Tutor. No...

The Rise and Fall and Rise of Vintage Dredge Most of the Vintage tools for Dredge are the same ones that are available in Legacy, with two all-important distinctions. Firstly, LED is restricted in Vintage, so Dredge decks only have access to a single copy. Secondly, Vintage gets this monster...

The Poor Man's Yawgmoth's Will Version 2.0 I've mentioned the prevalence of the Lion's Eye Diamond + Infernal Tutor interaction in Legacy combo decks. For several years, this was used alongside Ill-Gotten Gains in dedicated Storm combo (ANT and TES) and in specialized Reanimator variants. But...

A budget Jeleva deck! I think I've only seen really fancy Jeleva decks. This one is cheaper than a Standard deck.

UUD, Flashback Think Twice and hit you with Burning Vengeance, Island, Flashback Desperate Ravings and hit you with Burning Vengeance then randomly discard Mountain, Silent Departure on your Spider, done. Spiderman: 7 Hand: 7 Library: 45 Battlefield: (T) Plains (T,T) Forest x2 (T) Razorverge...