Theory Articles

Four-Color Omnath FAQ

Since his RCQ win, Gerry has been bombarded with questions and suggestions for his Omnath deck, so he finally addresses them!

What’s The Play: Izzet Murktide Edition

Sometimes Magic hits you with a tough decision as early as Turn 1. With very little information, how do you go about making those calls?

Opt VS Consider: Which Is Better?

Consider is strictly better than Opt, right? What about if we have Snapcaster Mage? Gerry takes a look at Guillaume Wafo-Tapa’s 10-0 Modern Azorius Control deck and gives the answer.

A Brewer’s Guide to #MTGELD in Modern

Once upon a time, Modern was a brewer’s paradise. Countless decks were viable, change came gradually, and it was widely…

Is Food the New Energy?

Throne of Eldraine is finally here! While rotation causes us to leave behind a great deal of what has given…

Dissecting and Re-Building an Existing Deck

Yoman5 does a deep dive on how to improve existing archetypes during preview season! Learn the underlying fundamentals of Sultai Midrange and how he plans to improve it in War of the Spark Standard

Playing Tron Taught Me to Love the Mulligan

Yoman5 played Tron this weekend- and it made him better at magic! Mulligans are good, let him tell you why

Lessons Learned from Rogue Decks

Adam “yoman5” Hernandez has spent the week playing off the wall decks for science, and is reporting back with his findings! You can find find his thoughts on individual decks on his twitter @yoman_5

Mardumans, the Problem with Rhythm of the Wild, and Mistakes with Wilderness Reclamation

Yoman5 digs into what’s great about Mardu Humans, the struggles with Rhythm of the Wild, and where people are going wrong with Wilderness Reclamation- with decks for all 3!

So You Wanna Build a Deck

So you want to build a deck? Yoman5 can help! He covers updating old decks, building around new cards, and even building from the ground up!