There are quite a few Modern players who stick to a single deck, tune it as the meta changes, and find quite a bit of success with their tried and… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CKL-117-6_18_18-9.23-PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Corey and Darrel go over the results of the Modern main event in Vegas, the Beta draft, and the latest Core Set… Read more

There are quite a few Modern staples that care about the number of basic lands your opponent has access to.  In fact, for some decks, this type of information is… Read more

Before ’s debut in Modern, BennyHillz dominated the UW Control scene with a UW Control deck that would become a new standard for the archetype, known for its versatile proactive… Read more

Inspired by Darrel Feltner’s recent be-all-end-all primer for UW Tron, I’ve accomplished the same for an archetype I’ve known better than any other, UW Midrange. This primer, in collaboration with… Read more

Yo! It’s Darrel, seemingly back from the dead (when it comes to writing for the website). It has been a while since I have had some time to write a… Read more

As much as I oppose the notion that a play can be “correct” or “incorrect” in a game of Magic, I wouldn’t disagree that mistakes can, undoubtably, be made.  In… Read more

Last weekend, Star City Games hosted a series of Regionals events around the country.  Event attendance fell somewhere between 200-400 contestants and each cut to a top 8.  Since Star… Read more

https://www.cardknocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CKL-115-Modern-Regionals-PT-DOM-Arena.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Corey and Darrel briefly discuss Pro Tour Dominaria but primarily focus on Modern after a weekend full of SCG Regionals.  Unlike Standard,… Read more

Yesterday, at my local event, I heard this for the first time… “Damn, I was hoping I wouldn’t have to play against a deck today”.  -Anonymous Discouraged Opponent This one… Read more