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The Triomes of Ikoria Comments
Evan, Chewer of Thoughts Evan, Chewer of Thoughts - May 6, 2020

Ikoria Draft Archetypes: Identifying The Multiple Themes

Welcome back, travelers! As I mentioned last week, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is not a set that rewards stubbornly sticking to a fixed pick order. Instead, I recommended that you reevaluate cards frequently during a draft to maximize the... Read More
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths! Comments
Evan, Chewer of Thoughts Evan, Chewer of Thoughts - April 29, 2020

Ikoria Draft: A Planeswalker’s Survival Manual

Hello traveler! Ah, I see you’re going to Ikoria – the Lair of Behemoths. Yes, if I recall it’s a wild plane and full of monsters, both man and beast – all of them sure to be out for... Read More
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Kyle A Massa Kyle A Massa - October 25, 2016

Conspiracy Take the Crown Draft Archetypes Part 2

Learn the ins and outs of the allied color Conspiracy Take the Crown draft archetypes with Kyle Massa! Read More
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Kyle A Massa Kyle A Massa - October 4, 2016

Conspiracy Take the Crown Draft Archetypes Part 1

Play the Ten Drop – Conspiracy: Take the Throne Draft Archetypes Part 1: Enemy Colors Ever since Brago got stabbed in the neck, I know you’ve been excited to play this set. All the weird draft mechanics and fun multiplayer... Read More
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Dan Erickson Dan Erickson - April 26, 2016

Drafting GW In Shadows Over Innistrad

Drafting is Awesome With the recent release of Shadows Over Innistrad, there’s been a lot of talk about the new Standard format, and how the changes will affect things moving forward. As someone who vastly prefers to play limited,... Read More
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Avatar Gregoire Thibault - April 13, 2016

Cracking Shadows

Optimum Jank – Cracking Shadows Fear Not, Player It may not be Friday the thirteenth, but we’re in for some frights! I originally wanted to do my Top 13 Shadows Over Innistrad (SOI) cards in honour of today being... Read More
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Avatar Bruce Gray - November 24, 2015

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce – #30 Battle for Zendikar 3rd

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce #30 Battle for Zendikar 3rd By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters This is going to be the third and final crack a pack that I will be doing for Battle for Zendikar…at least for... Read More
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Avatar Bruce Gray - November 10, 2015

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce – #29 Battle for Zendikar 2nd

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce #29 Battle for Zendikar 2nd By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Welcome back folks! Today we are back on the old Crack a Pack plan with an eye towards evaluating a pack of Battle... Read More
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Avatar Bruce Gray - November 3, 2015

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce – #28 Battle for Zendikar 1st

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce #28 Battle for Zendikar 1st By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Hi folks! Today is pretty exciting because this will be my first Crack a Pack for Battle for Zendikar. With a new Limited format... Read More
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Avatar Bruce Gray - October 26, 2015

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce – #27 DTK Art Draft

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce #27 DTK Art Draft By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Hi everyone and welcome back to Casual Encounters. Today I am going to do something that I haven’t done in a little while. I... Read More
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Avatar Bruce Gray - September 16, 2015

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce – #26 Magic Origins 1st

Crack a Pack MTG with Bruce #26 Magic Origins 1st By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Welcome back folks! I was looking through my entries and noticed that it had been a long time since I cracked a pack... Read More
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Avatar Bruce Gray - September 4, 2015

Casual Encounters – Update and a New Brew

Update and a New Brew by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters     Hey MTGers!  I want to start with an apology for not posting much of anything in the last 2 months.  I’ve been very busy with a... Read More