MTG Articles

Pattern Recognition #17 - ACC Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 February 16 by berryjon

ACC. Bet you don't know what that is a backronym for, do you? Well, neither did I before I started writing this article. What is Aggro, Combo and Control?

Pattern Recognition #16 - Nothing to Fear Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 February 09 by berryjon

What is there to Fear when you play against Black? Quite a lot, it seems.

Pattern Recognition #15 - The Two Great Cycles Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 February 02 by berryjon

What goes around, comes around. So, what exactly is going around anyway?

Pattern Recognition #14 - Formats Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 January 26 by berryjon

In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon touches on the many different formats there are in the game.

Pattern Recognition #13 - Board Wipes Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 January 19 by berryjon

Well, why not blow everything up? berryjon talks about the hows and the whys of wiping out the board.

Pattern Recognition #12 - Lands Matter Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 January 12 by berryjon

Lands don't really matter, do they? In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon talks about some of the ways in which they do matter.

Pattern Recognition #11 - Volvers Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2017 January 05 by berryjon

Welcome back to 2017, and Pattern Recognition begins its next run with a unique cycle of creatures and how they helped define drafting and multicoloured decks!

You win some, you lose more Opinion

2016 December 30 by Servo_Token

Reflections on the past year and getting better as a player

Pattern Recognition #10 - Alternate Casting Costs Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 December 11 by berryjon

So, when is a card's casting cost, not it's real casting cost? berryjon takes a look at a cycle of cards that redefined what it means to play a card. And a few other cases.

The king is dead! Long live the Pauper! Opinion

2016 November 30 by Boza

What were the most important recent changes in the world of Pauper?

Pattern Recognition #9 - Winning and Losing Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 November 24 by berryjon

When can you win without winning, or lose without losing? berryjon looks at what goes into Alternate Win and Loss conditions in this issue.

Pattern Recognition #8 - Bears Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 November 17 by berryjon

In this issue, berryjon talks about one of the inhabitants of Oz. Lions and Tigers and ... what?

Pattern Recognition #7 - Tribal Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 November 10 by berryjon

What's on every creature, and you tend to ignore until it becomes the most important thing in the world? Find out when Berryjon talks about perhaps the most pervasive concept in Magic.

Pattern Recognition #6B - Card Draw 2 Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 November 03 by berryjon

In this issue, berryjon finishes answering the question about Card Draw by breaking it down by colors and discussing the pros and cons of each.

Pattern Recognition #6A - Card Draw Part 1 Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 October 27 by berryjon

This week's issue of Pattern Recognition is the first half of a response to the first request - what exactly is Card Draw?

Pattern Recognition #5 - The Problematic Planeswalker Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 October 20 by berryjon

There is a problem with a certain Planewalker, and it's not their fault. Pattern Recognition #5 takes a look at a larger issue and how one 'Walker is the perfect exemplar of it.

Pattern Recognition #4 - Live Faster, Die Harder Features Opinion

2016 October 13 by berryjon

This issue brings to the table a series of creatures that all do the same thing, from Fourth Edition to Kaladesh, and very often in between. Assuming they stick around long enough for you to see them.

Pattern Recognition #3 - Combat Tricks Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 October 09 by berryjon

Pattern Recognition #3 - in this issue, berryjon talks about Combat Tricks that appears on creature cards, and why most of them have failed.

Pattern Recognition #2 - Protection Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 September 29 by berryjon

You know what annoys players more than anything else? Not getting the result they want. Which is something that White is very, very good at doing.

Pattern Recognition #1 - The Alpha Boons Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2016 September 22 by berryjon

In this inaugural chapter of Pattern Recognition, berryjon looks at one of the first true cycles in the game.