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Innistrad Set Review
Coda: I love horror, as a genre. Whether it’s by Cronenburg or Shelly, told in movies or novels or video games, there’s just a part of me that revels in exploring the darker, more primal parts of human nature. Interestingly enough, the last three blocks of Magic seem to have been tailor-made for my sensibilities. …
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EDH Deckbuilding Fundamentals: Creature Theory and the Problem of Aggro
I was listening to Limited Resources the other day when Marshall, the host, posed an interesting question: “How much life would a 1 drop sorcery have to give you before you’d pick it over a Serra Angel?” It’s an interesting question. Lifegain cards are often bandied about in Limited drafting circles as “newbie traps.” Gaining…
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Contents of the Cube: Part II – Multi-Color
Here are all of the Multi-Color cards in the Commander Cube (yes I know some of them are artifacts, I have it sorted out by color identity) [card]Mistmeadow Witch[/card] [card]Wall of Denial[/card] [card]Momentary Blink[/card] [card]Steel of the Godhead[/card] [card]Venser, the Sojourner[/card] [card]Enchanted Evening[/card] [card]Dovescape[/card] [card]Deny Reality[/card] [card]Twisted Justice[/card] [card]Sphinx Summoner[/card] [card]Mindleech Mass[/card] [card]Glimpse the Unthinkable[/card]…
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FTV: Legends List Released
At long last we finally get a glimpse at the capstone of what has been an incredibly exciting summer for Commander players – From the Vault: Legends. Ever since the set was originally announced, the web has been atwitter with rumors and guesses as to which legends were going to make the cut. Well, the…
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Coda’s Big Guide to Big Mana
It’s no secret: I love making ridiculously huge amounts of mana. Back when I played Standard I was known to hardcast Iona and the occasional 15-mana [card]Martial Coup[/card], but it’s only here in the heady atmosphere of EDH that I’ve really been able to let my freak flag fly. I mean, Worldwake-era Tapout Control was…
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M12 Card Reviews
This has been one hell of a summer of Magic releases. First New Phyrexia gives us a whole bunch of grieftastic bombs, then we had the format-shaking release of the MTG: Commander precons, and then we get to finish up the summer with the one-two punch of M12 and From the Vault: Legends. That’s quite…
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Coda’s Top Ten Sphinxes
Sphinxes are cool. Mysterious, yet vicious and deceptively powerful. They may not always win in a head-to-head fight with a dragon, but odds are they’ll help get rid of that pesky drake in a more indirect manner. Or they’ll just rip it to shreds. There are those sphinxes, too. I went combing through the Gatherer…