Beat that Boss

The Hour of Devastation is upon us and Nicol Bolas is wreaking havoc on Amonkhet in some truly glorious ways. The final three gods have emerged and, just as Bolas planned long ago, they have torn down the Hekma barrier holding back the desert and the horrors it hides. Truly this set has upended the peaceful, if death-centric, community of Amonkhet. What this means for us Magic players is that we got a bunch of sweet new cards, many of which focus on destruction or removal. Our first taste of this set will come between July 8th and 9th and I'm hoping to win at least one of the prereleases that I attend. Here are some of my initial impressions of the strongest cards and archetypes and some strategies that I will be using going into the prerelease. Thanks for reading and please enjoy! 1. Gods Are Insane, Gods' 'Last' Cycle is Mixed, Hour Cycle is Goodd First off, if you open one of the new gods from Hour of Devastation, you should pretty much force whatever colo...

Aether Revolt Brings Synergy to B.R.E.A.D. Whether you're heading to the midnight prerelease or waiting until the weekend, you'll be building a sealed deck to battle against opponents. Before you head out, make sure you have some essentials: a bottled drink , sleeves for your deck , extra lands , a playmat , some dice , and a pad to write down life totals . The limited format of sealed requires you to construct a deck out of six random booster packs, thus making it the format where luck plays the biggest role. However, you can maximize your chances at winning your prerelease by making the best deck you possibly can out of the cards that you open. To begin, let's discuss B.R.E.A.D., an acronym that represents a reliable order of cards to make a great limited deck. In order, these go bombs, removal, evasion, aggressive, and dregs. Generally, you can use this simple acronym to succeed in limited up to a certain point. However, with the release of Aether Revolt, this...