2023 January 26 by berryjon
Hey everyone! Today,
berryjon talks about cards that don't exist, and because they don't exist, they're a vital part of the game. Yes, I know the title of the article is a giveaway, but it's still a valid subject.
2023 January 19 by berryjon
It's coming! My Slow Grow Tournament is coming, and with the format rules in place, it's time to start making plans for how to go forward. And whoo-boy are there some options for me. Read within to see where I can take this deck, and then weigh in with your own comments.
2023 January 12 by berryjon
Cast Spells! Cast More Spells! Make your Creatures Big! This mechanic does everything you ever wanted and more, and today, I will gush a little bit about it.
2023 January 05 by berryjon
It's that time of year again, and berryjon is getting ready and amped for this year's local Slow Grow tournament. What is is going to run with this time? Grixus Control? Esper Artifacts?
....
Selesnya Cats?
2022 November 24 by berryjon
And here we reach the end of the journey of Mishra. His life, his war, and now, his death. Read within for the events surrounding the end of The Brothers' War, and how it came to pass.
2022 November 17 by berryjon
Today, in Part Three of the life of Mishra, brother of some random dude named Urza, we look at the real start of the Brothers War, and the initial events that shaped how he would materially effect it for the rest of the conflict.
2022 November 10 by berryjon
From Noble to Archeologist and beyond, Mishra's fortunes would rise after leaving Tocasia. But happened between that fateful night and the War? Read within to find out the highlights of this part of the life of Mishra.
2022 November 03 by berryjon
While far less omnipresent and his brother, Urza, Mishra himself was no less important to the history of Dominaria and worlds beyond. Today,
berryjon talks a bit about his early life, in the first of a small set about the Life and Times of
Mishra, Artificer Prodigy.
2022 October 27 by berryjon
Put up your defenses,
berryjon is about to come huffing and puffing, so you better be prepared for something that just sits there, doing nothing until the end of the game.
2022 October 20 by berryjon
When two become one, what do you really have to say for yourself and your cards? Today,
berryjon looks at a mechanic that only has six examples across the whole of Magic's history.
2022 October 13 by berryjon
What lands (almost) broke the game? Well, most of you already have an answer in mind, and it's probably the wrong one! Today,
berryjon makes a case for the land cycle whose design still has repercussions to this day.
2022 September 29 by berryjon
Welcome to this week's Pattern Recognition, where
berryjon summarizes the last three archetypes, and how they look at the game. And with all six looked at, where would you place yourself?
2022 September 22 by berryjon
Spike? Jenny? Timmy? What are you? Today,
berryjon looks at the three primary player archetypes in Magic, and summarizes them for the people who have no idea who
Vorthos, Steward of Myth is, and why they are all important to the game.
2022 September 15 by berryjon
This week,
berryjon takes his Queze, Augur of Agonies Brawl deck and upgrades it to a Commander deck. What 40 cards get added? Well, some are cards you're expecting, but not everything is as cut and dried as that! Read and comment within.
2022 September 08 by berryjon
With a new deck in hand,
berryjon goes looking for practice and experience with it. How does it fair? Well, he has a couple reports for you today!
2022 September 01 by berryjon
Rotation is upon us! And as such, today,
berryjon will brew up a Brawl deck to take him through the next year for all you to see and dread and make suggestions over.
2022 August 25 by berryjon
What was, yet will be. What will be, never happened. Time Travel is not an easy thing to write about, or to properly plot, so Magic has tended to avoid that plot. Today, however,
berryjon looks at the two instances when this plot device was invoked, and looks into the yet for the third.
2022 August 18 by berryjon
What goes in a straight line from start to finish without much in the way of variation? Today,
berryjon answers that, and provides an example of his own, as well as official examples from Wizards!
2022 August 11 by berryjon
2-5-0! 2-5-0! It's a quarter-millennial mark for Pattern Recognition and so today,
berryjon talks about his own subject matter! It'll be fun. I promise.
2022 August 04 by berryjon
Today,
berryjon looks at a simple mechanic with some not-so-simple results. Hope you brought something for the hot sauce!