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Angelfire: Part 1

by Luke Pilon
Tuesday, December 23 2008

Angelfire was a URW Control deck that was popular during RAV/TSP Standard. It used a small suite of counters, several Signets for acceleration, and plenty of board control. Lightning Angel and Firemane Angel were commonly used as finishers, hence the name. After Ravnica rotated, the deck pretty much died. Many made efforts to revive the deck, but it never really made an impact in a major tournament... Read More

Current Cookie Cutters

by Jeff Lore
Friday, December 19 2008

Tribes are one of two ideas that currently define our T2 design cookie cutters. Timmy doesn’t mind, Giants and Treefolk are awesome. Spike doesn’t mind, Faeries, Kithkin, and Elves are all-star decks. Johnny however, is bored stiff. “Tribes are so linear,” he says “they leave no room for creativity”. Storming off in disgust, he tries to make a combo, and loses to Spike’s disruption, speed and control... Read More