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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

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” -Charles Darwin The Modern… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CKL-136.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Corey and Darrel talk about the success of the current Standard format and the (perhaps irrational) disgust of a “linear” Modern format. … Read more

On January 18, 2016, many Modern players were hit with a shocking announcement: “ is banned”. Players who owned the deck, such as myself, became lost in a format they… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CKL-135.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Corey and Darrel talk about the weekend’s Modern results and assess the state of the current meta including newcomer, Izzet Phoenix. Supported… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CKL-134.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Corey and Darrel talk about the financial impacts of Ultimate Masters, the high cost of Legacy and its accessibility on MTGO, Modern… Read more

The Fundamental Differences Between Control and Midrange A concept that is often overlooked and undervalued by Control players is “Who’s the beatdown?” To be fair, winning through combat isn’t generally… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CKL-133-MTGO-Arena-Pauper-Regionals-and-the-Pro-Tour.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, John joins us to talk about some exciting new changes in pathways to the Pro Tour on MTGO, Pro Tour GRN results,… Read more

Though I am constantly sleeving up a different deck Modern deck for my weekly local events, I often have one ‘primary’ deck to return to for larger competitive events.  This… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CKL-132-New-Modern-Landscape.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, we’ll check out Ari Aintrazi’s insane 5C Standard Control deck, visit the best sets for Modern in the history of Magic, and… Read more