Card Knock Life #139 – “KCBye” and RNA Modern Predictions (Gold)
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Bringing the Fight to Phoenix
When Grixis Death’s Shadow dominated, and basically warped, the format, players, including LSV, were calling for a ban. Now it’s not being talked about nearly as much, even though it’s… Read more
CKL #138 – RNA Modern Predictions (Mono-Colored)
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A Look Into Blue-Based Control in Standard with Ravnica Allegiance
Jeskai, Esper, or Grixis? Welcome to Ravnica Allegiance Standard, where the mana is perfect and the colors don’t matter! Control decks got a lot of new tools to work with… Read more
Laplasjan’s KoTR Counters Company Sideboarding Guide
Happy new year! Its been a long time since my last article so I will not postpone it any longer. Today I will give you short sideboarding guide for the… Read more
Card Knock Life #137 – Modern Graveyards, Results, and RNA Spoilers
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Counterpoint: Un-Cracking the Modern Code
This is a follow-up to Francesco Neo Amati’s “Cracking the Modern Code” (12-18-18). In his article, Francesco Neo Amati discussed how to approach Modern and where UW Midrange stands within… Read more
How to Win in MTG Arena Constructed (While Doing Your Own Thing)
Introduction to Magic Arena Ranked Play On December 13th, 2018, the new Magic: the Gathering Arena (MTGA) ranked preseason began, resetting all previous ranks and ushering in the new golden… Read more
Corey and Darrel’s Best of 2018 (Modern)
The good news is we recorded a episode 137 of Card Knock Life Podcast recapping our ten favorite newcomers to Modern this year. The bad news; the audio is completely unlistenable. … Read more
CKL Plays (Modern) Grixis Control
I noticed an old favorite of mine popping up in recent MTGO league results and was hopeful that it might be time to dust off Grixis Control. Is this meta… Read more