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Your Magic the Gathering deck is your sports franchise

6 Sep 2022
Hello everyone. I know it's been awhile (8 months I believe) so if you are still here reading my articles then I thank you. I'm still here, playing Magic: the…
Magic: the Gathering

I almost left the game

10 Jan 2022
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Arcane Sanctum. To say it has been a long time would be a gross understatement. There was a lot that happened since I…
Magic: the Gathering

What Magic: the Gathering should learn from Transformers

16 May 2021
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog. I know it's been awhile since I last wrote about Magic: the Gathering, however after getting fully vaccinated, and taking care of…
Personal

You can go home again

5 Mar 20215 Mar 2021
Hello everyone. It's been awhile since I posted anything in here, and to be honest it's good to be back. Where have I been for nearly three years (at least…
Casual…

By Your Command: There Must Be An Angel Playing With My Heart

11 Jun 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. As you see I have been trying to make some cosmetic changes, and after playing around with the options I still…
Magic: the Gathering…

Everybody Was Jund-Foo Fighting. Those Plays Were As Fast Lightning (Bolt).

28 May 20187 Jun 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all are enjoying your weekend, and are gearing up for the next PPTQ season (which I believe is…
Aggro…

Speaking Casually: We Can Be Heroes Just For One Day

21 May 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. As many of you know I was recently on vacation. My trip took me to northeastern New York State (more specific…
Finance…

Something to Ponder: Market Manipulation, The Reserved List, and You

12 May 2018
Hello everyone. Welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all are well, and doing well in preparation of bigger tournaments coming up later this spring. Normally I discuss…
Casual…

Speaking Casually: Take Flight With Esper Dragons.

4 May 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all have been well, and have enjoyed Dominaria so far. It's nice to see a lot of excitement…
Casual…

By Your Command: Breya, The Superior Choice

12 Apr 20182 May 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. Since starting this page I have spoken about many different types of decks, but all of them have been in non-EDH…
Aggro…

Speaking Casually: Haste Makes Waste…of your opponents

23 Mar 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. March has been a busy month for yours truly, however I wanted to get back to this article series, and starting…
Ban & Restricted…

(Modern Jund) Cascades on by (Modern Jund) Gets me to my table on time

19 Feb 2018
What is Jund? Baby don't Bolt me Don't Bolt me No more Welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum everyone! The 2nd article talking about last week's banned, and restricted announcement…
Ban & Restricted…

Jace! Ahhh Ahhhhh!! Savior of the Universe!

16 Feb 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. We have a lot to dive into these next few days as the dust has started to settle with the recent…
Ban & Restricted…

Something To Ponder: Attuning A New Standard (part 4)

26 Jan 201827 Jan 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all are doing well, and I want to thank you all for taking the time to read these…
Ban & Restricted…

Something To Ponder: Attuning A New Standard (part 3)

22 Jan 201825 Jan 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all have enjoyed the new findings in Standard this weekend with the release of Rivals of Ixalan. There…
Ban & Restricted…

Something To Ponder: Attuning A New Standard (part 2)

19 Jan 201819 Jan 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Sanctum. I hope you all are doing well, and enjoying Rivals of Ixalan as today is it's release. This week we saw the…
Uncategorized

Something To Ponder: Attuning A New Standard (part 1)

16 Jan 201818 Jan 2018
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog. The latest banned & restricted update has been released, and the ban hammer has struck down Standard's top 2 decks: Temur Energy,…
Magic: the Gathering…

Moving forward into 2018

14 Jan 2018
Hello everyone! I hope you have all entered the new year in good form, and things are going well. I can't believe it's been almost a year (March will be…
Aggro…

Play Elfball

24 Dec 2017
Hello everyone, and Happy Holidays to you as well as your family. I hope you all are well, and are enjoying the holidays however you normally do. It's this time…
Aggro…

Call the Ships to Port(s)

4 Dec 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog. I can't believe it's December already! Where has the year gone? I hope this has been a good year (Magic or otherwise),…
Magic: the Gathering…

Speaking Casually: Running the Maze

26 Nov 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving (if you celebrate), and have survived the maze that is Black Friday shopping.…
Magic: the Gathering…

Isn’t it Iconic, don’t you think?

27 Oct 2017
Greetings fellow Magic: the Gathering fans! I hope your week has been well. Today we're going to talk about something that we already know about: Iconic Masters. You may be…
Control…

He’s Lost Control Again

24 Oct 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my page. I hope you all had a good weekend. This past weekend I participated in the SCG Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. I live…
Casual…

Speaking Casually: The Harbingers of Doom

13 Oct 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I can't believe we're already in October, and (as of this writing) approaching Halloween rather quickly. Halloween brings with it a…
Control…

Approaching Control in all formats

26 Sep 20171 Oct 2017
Welcome back everyone. I hope your pre-release weekend was great, and that everyone had a lot of fun. Magic is full of options for everyone to have fun, and for…
Casual…

Speaking Casually: Azorius Control

10 Sep 2017
Hello, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. I hope you all have been well in the last few weeks. It seems like summer has flown by as it's been…
Casual…

Speaking Casually: Solar Flare

20 Aug 201710 Sep 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my page. I hope you all are well, and enjoying whatever format you are playing. There are many different ways to play sanctioned constructed…
Ban & Restricted…

The Sinister Six

13 Aug 2017
Hello everyone. It's been quite some time since I provided an update, and the summer is just passing us by rather quickly. Thank you all for reading, sharing, and commenting.…
Magic: the Gathering…

Returning with a Vengeance

17 Jul 201717 Jul 2017
Hello everyone! I hope you all have been well, and thank you for taking the time to stop by The Arcane Sanctum to read my articles. Last month I played…
Midrange…

Stop! In The Name Of Jund

2 Jul 20172 Jul 2017
Hello again everyone, and welcome back to the Sanctum. It's been awhile since I posted, but for good reason.  Over the course of the last month I have been playing…
Magic: the Gathering…

Following the signs

18 Jun 2017
Hello everyone, Welcome back to my blog. I hope you are all recovering from GP Las Vegas, and are getting adjusted back to your normal time zones if needed. I…
Aggro…

We Are The Robots

30 May 201730 May 2017
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog.  Today we're going to talk about a deck I like to toy around with every once in awhile: Robots. I have several…
Magic: the Gathering…

Metal Machine Music

16 May 201716 May 2017
It's Daylight Sieving's Time Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Arcane Sanctum. Today we're going to use a lot of metal to manipulate time and (table) space as we talk…
Legacy…

You’re going to have to face it you’re addicted to Jund

30 Apr 2017
Hello fellow Magic players! I hope you are all well, and have been enjoying Amonkhet. As many of you know I don't play Standard, but I do play a lot…

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September’s spotlight card is Subtlety. Is this the missing link for Azorius Control decks in Modern? With the format being more focused on creatures and planeswalkers only time will tell if this elemental will remain in decks as Control players fight for their place at the top tables.

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