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Series: Against the Odds

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Against the Odds: The Jankiest and Most Expensive Burn Deck Ever (Brawl)

What are the odds of winning with the most expensive (and jankiest) burn deck ever? Let's find out!

Nov 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Saw in Half My Way to Infinite Everything (Historic)

What are the odds of winning by going infinite with Saw in Half? Let's find out!

Oct 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Opposition Agent is Coming for Your Fetchlands (Timeless)

Wizards unleashed Opposition Agent on Timeless, so let's fizzle some fetch lands!

Oct 24 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Two Hours of Turbo Spider Fog to Fall Asleep To

We recently got some spicy new Fogs on Arena, which means it's time to prevent some damage, again and again and again and again...

Oct 22 | by SaffronOlive
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Teaching Arena Zoomers about Iona (Historic)

Iona, Shield of Emeria is one of the most brutal cards ever made. And it just showed up on Magic Arena for the first time, so...

Oct 15 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Shelldock Surprise! (Historic)

Are 36 Shadowborn Apostles, four Surgical Extractions, four Shelldock Isles, and a ton of mulligans the fastest way to get an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn on the battlefield? Let's find out!

Oct 8 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Infinite Warp Combo (Standard)

What are the odds of warping our way into infinite life, mana, and drain in Standard? Let's find out!

Oct 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: The Sneakiest Flying Spaghetti Monster Ever (Timeless)

Yesterday Wizards added Emrakul, the Aeons Torn to MTG Arena without telling anyone, so we play it on turn one against opponent's who probably don't know it even exists!

Sep 17 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Eggs (Brawl)

Eggs might be Modern's all-time most hated archetype, known for boring opponents to death. Can we make it work on Arena and teach a new generation of Magic players the joy of sitting around and watching your opponent play Magic?

Sep 10 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Red Deck Wins...By Not Letting You Play (Timeless)

Mono-Red Prison is my all time favorite deck, but it's not very good in Modern anymore. The good news is that some new additions mean it's time to teach Arena zoomers about the archetype in Timeless!

Sep 4 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 16 Goyfs (Historic)

How many Goyfs does it take to win in Historic? How strong are Barrowgoyf and Pyrogoyf? Let's find out!

Aug 27 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 20 Hare Apparents Meditate (Standard)

How many Rabbit tokens can Moonlit Meditation make with the help of 20 Hare Apparents? Let's find out!

Aug 20 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Teaching Arena Zoomers about Strip Mine (Timeless)

Wizards put Strip Mine on MTG Arena for some reason, and you know what that means...

Aug 13 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Extinguished All Their Lands (Standard)

Wizards never printed good land destruction in Standard. But in Edge of Eternities, they made the mistake of unleashing Extinguisher Battleship on the format, which means it's time to blow up all the lands!

Aug 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: Dawnsire 100-Damage Combo (Edge of Eternities Standard)

I dealt 100 damage to my own creature, and it won me the game somehow!

Jul 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: I Made Infinite Storm, Infinite Mana, and Infinite Black Mages in Standard!

What are the odds of generating infinite storm (and mana and black mage Wizard tokens) in Standard? Let's find out!

Jul 23 | by SaffronOlive

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