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Samurai STAX
Years ago I embarrassed myself as a deck builder all because I misread a card. I was looking at a STAX deck with Kentaro the Smiling Cat...
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Mar 188 min read
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Speed Up
We just left spoiler season behind and happily entered....a new spoiler season. That didn't take long. Along the way of Aetherdrift being...
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Mar 48 min read
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Head Start
I've been trying to close out a deck of every color combination. The experience has been pretty rewarding but a couple of things along...
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Feb 1810 min read
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SO Living Energy
Welcome back to Stripped Out, where I take a look at a preconstructed commander deck and find a series of cards to remove and take the...
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Feb 49 min read
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Modular Format
I'm a bit of a Comander purist. I've seen lots of variants come and go over the years. I've even invented one along the way (ask me about...
bonzaientertainmen
Jan 219 min read
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Companion Bonanza
I did not like Ikoria. There was something irksome about card design referring to punch out tokens as technology. Ability counters felt...
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Jan 79 min read
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A Dozen Ways to Lose
I have had some strong feeling since the new Secret Lair deck was announced. I put out my Izzet Winning deck about 2 or 3 months before...
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Dec 3, 20249 min read
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Judo Clone
There is so much talk lately about deck power levels. What really is a 7? Is this Tier 1? What bracket am I in? Today's deck is...
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Nov 19, 20249 min read
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Mr Ball Lightning
Jund 'Em Out! What does that mean? I'm not exactly sure. But that's the spirit of today's deck. And it's a weird one. Like most of my...
bonzaientertainmen
Nov 5, 20249 min read
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Mind Freak
This week I'm trying something different. I'm going to show off one of my personal decks and then give it an upgrade. The deck in...
bonzaientertainmen
Oct 22, 202410 min read
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Landless Belcher
I don't know what to do with this deck. It's one of the most unique decks I've drafted before and fits well with my philosophy to Make...
bonzaientertainmen
Oct 8, 202412 min read
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SO Miracle Worker
Welcome back to Stripped Out, where I take a precon and remove all the off theme cards and move the deck forward. This time I'm looking...
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Sep 24, 20248 min read
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Izzet Winning
I'm continuing my work to hit all the color combinations. Today I look at Red and Blue. I'm not alone here in thinking of Izzet as a...
bonzaientertainmen
Sep 10, 20249 min read
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Gruultrol
Control can be a very powerful strategy in Magic. Rule setting, counter spells, taking permanents. All provide powerful tempo shifts....
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Aug 26, 202411 min read
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Lands Attack!
I've done dozens of articles to date. I've even made multiple attempts at certain colors and combinations. One day I went through and...
bonzaientertainmen
Aug 13, 20247 min read
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Flubs The Mad-ness
Some sets feel like black holes to me. I look at the mechanics and the legends and they just seem stale. They're either too straight...
bonzaientertainmen
Jul 30, 20248 min read
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Blue Voltron
I'm on a roll with my mono colored decks lately. After taking forever to finish the cycle and get all 5 represented, I'm closing in on...
bonzaientertainmen
Jul 16, 202410 min read
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Steal and Sac
I was a big fan of the Baldurs Gate sets when they came out. This was in part because I grew up playing Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn....
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Jul 2, 202411 min read
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SO Creative Energy
Energy was a dormant mechanic for many years. After its debut in Kaladesh it was unheard of for years. Cue 2024. We got 2 Commander...
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Jun 17, 20248 min read
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Kaervek 2 Ways
Have you ever been brewing a deck, had a clear vision, then once you get rolling on it realize there's a cooler thing to do with the...
bonzaientertainmen
Jun 4, 202410 min read
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