MTG Articles
Pattern Recognition #138 - Fallen Empires Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2020 January 23 by berryjon
Today, berryjon looks at the last 'worst' set in the game, the one that almost killed Magic, but paved the way for greater things.
Today, let's talk Fallen Empires.
Pattern Recognition #137 - The Short Life and Longer Death of Oko Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2020 January 16 by berryjon
Oko, Thief of Crowns now has the distinction of taking the title of "Banned in Everything" away from Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Today, berryjon breaks down why and what happened.Pattern Recognition #136 - Counters Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2020 January 09 by berryjon
Come, sit for a spell as I counter it. Today, berryjon tries to explain why Counters exist and what their place is in the game. He might actually succeed, or at least Delay the inevitable confusion.Pattern Recognition #135 - Counters Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2020 January 02 by berryjon
A counter for you! A counter for YOU! Counters for everyone!Pattern Recognition #134 - Mercadian Masques Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 December 12 by berryjon
The worst set ever? Not really. Today, berryjon launches into a small defense of the titular set, and why it's actually not as bad as people remember. After all, how many of you actually played with it when it came out 20 years ago?Pattern Recognition #133 - Green Face'Walker Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 December 05 by berryjon
Uh... Which one? Garruk Wildspeaker? Nissa Revane? or Vivian Reid? And why does this change keep happening?Pattern Recognition #132 - Vehicles Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 November 28 by berryjon
The newest Artifact subtype was a surprise hit, so today berryjon gives a quick rundown on Vehicles and its parasite mechanic.Pattern Recognition #131 - Let it Snow! Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 November 14 by berryjon
It's all there in the title! berryjon is Canadian, and it's about time he tackled the weather. Let it snow!Pattern Recognition #130 - Black Filling Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 November 07 by berryjon
What's better than a Bake into a Pie? Two of them in a row! berryjon finishes off his quick summary of this week.Deckstyling with Ease Features
2019 October 31 by king-saproling
Pattern Recognition #129 - Black Crust Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 October 31 by berryjon
No, seriously, Bake into a Pie was the best lead in to this article that I could ever hope to be handed on a silver platter. Let's talk !Pattern Recognition #128 - Split Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 October 24 by berryjon
When is one card not enough? When you can have two! Today, berryjon looks at the history of cards that have more than one card printed on them, and why they're a good thing.Pattern Recognition #127 - Slow Grow Vol 2, Part 3 Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 October 17 by berryjon
It's the last week of berryjon's Slow Grow League write up! Don't worry, you didn't miss a week, as the Throne of Eldraine pre-release delayed the League by a week. Can berryjon stay out of the bottom spot? Read on to find out!Pattern Recognition #126 -Standard Formats Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 October 10 by berryjon
The first format? No, but nor should it be the last. What is Standard, and why is it important to Magic? berryjon makes the justification for its existence.Deck doctor 0 Opinion
2019 October 10 by Boza
Pattern Recognition #125 - Slow Grow Vol 2, Part 2 Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 October 03 by berryjon
Today, berryjon takes you through weeks three and four of his League. There are ups, downs and... well, he's still berryjon so it's mostly downs. But that won't stop him!Pattern Recognition #124 - Flash and Untapping Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 September 19 by berryjon
Maybe it's just me, but there's a certain card (or combination) in Commander that produces effects that far outweigh their costs. Even more so than usual. What happens when you combine Untapping and playing cards at instant speed? berryjon points out the answer in today's Pattern Recognition.Pattern Recognition #123 - Slow Grow Vol 2, Part 1 Features Opinion Pattern Recognition
2019 September 12 by berryjon
It's Slow Grow League again! And this time berryjon isn't going to do six articles in a row. He's going to do alternating weeks with regular articles, putting two weeks into each update. How does he do with Elsha of the Infinite
as his Commander? Read and find out!