Greven il-Vec had better watch his back, because there’s another Spinal Villain in town. Now that I got all of my skeletal puns out of the way, let’s see why I think Spinal Villain might be a budget King Suleiman. Unfortunately, due to a buyout around Amonkhet, this little guy skyrocketed from $10 to $40. That’s still a lot better than the $200 that the King has been sitting at for quite some time.
Also, in case you missed it, check out last week’s Knowledge Vault on Hand of Justice!
In this week’s Knowledge Vault, we’re going to take a quick look at Hand of Justice. Now, you may be asking yourself, what’s so great about a six cmc 2/6? Even terrible cards like Abomination and frickin’ Moss Monster are more economical than that. The answer is: flavor.
This week, instead of building a deck around a Commander, we build the Commander around the deck. Reanimation has always been a strong Plan A. Additionally, in a multiplayer format filled with board sweepers, a few deck slots devoted to reanimation is also a worthy Plan B. Luckily, reanimation exists in nearly every color combination, so this strategy can be crammed into a lot of decks. In this article, I attempt to shed some light on some of the most useful cards. Fans of Dredge, pay attention, because this could be the Old School MTG 93/94 deck for you!
This week, we discuss one of the least-appreciated burn spells in all of Old School MTG 93/94: Immolation. Now, Immolation may LOOK like an Enchant Creature/Aura, but it’s actually a Sorcery that deals two unpreventable damage.
Bartel Runeaxe may look like a cross between one of the aliens from the movie Signs and a grainy photo of Bigfoot, but he’s tough as nails. In my article on Old School MTG 93/94 Commanders, Bartel barely missed the cut as the best Jund (G/R/B) Commander, based entirely upon his high mana cost. However, he’s also a pretty darn good win condition and/or sideboard option as a 2-3x in regular play! Last week, we Cracked the Vault on Knowledge Vault. This week, let’s bust Bartel out of Hammerheim.
Recently, I went into some detail about building an Old School MTG 93/94 Grixis (R/B/U) Zombie deck on our Twitch. Unfortunately, the Old School MTG 93/94 Zombies are more flavorful than they are plentiful. Therefore, Zombie Tribal is more of a subtheme in Old School Brawl. Since Zombie Master grants Swampwalk, the Zombie subtheme naturally fits into the Swampwalk theme. Without further ado, let’s moan and drag our legs on down to Swamptown.
Welcome to our new series of weekly blog articles, Knowledge Vault! Every Friday, you can expect me to shed some light on lesser known 93/94 cards and/or interactions. This week’s Knowledge Vault is on none other than, well, Knowledge Vault!
To celebrate the debut of the Atlantic 93/94 Old School MTG Restricted List and the restriction of my nemesis, Strip Mine, we’ve decided to serve up a slice of singleton land destruction!