How to Beat Tainted Pact in Historic
Sick of losing to Historic’s singleton menace? Luis has got you covered with some strategies, tips and tricks on how to beat Tainted Pact.
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Legacy Sultai Smog – Deck Highlight
Mengu’s toyed around with the Chain of Smog combo in a Legacy Delver shell, but Btraut managed to Top 8 with a pure Sultai based deck!
Historic Tainted Pact Combo – Deep Dive
LSV’s diving into all things Tainted Pact with his Deep Dive on one of Historic’s best and most popular decks, Tainted Pact Combo.
Historic Velomachus Lorehold Combo – Deck Guide
Velomachus Lorehold has already proven its strength, but it’s even better when you can combo and cheat it into play early with Transmogrify!
Three New Pauper Decks from Strixhaven
Pauper has gotten some sweet new decks from Strixhaven, using First Day of Class, Bayou Groff and Serpentine Curve to add to the format.
Standard Jeskai Mutate – Deck Highlight
Is Open the Omenpaths playable? This Standard Jeskai Mutate combo deck aims to use it with Vadrok to chain off mutate creatures!
Standard Sultai Ultimatum – Deck Guide Update
Sultai Ultimatum has been a Standard staple for a while now, and it still shines even with Strixhaven being introduced to the format.
Witherbloom Apprentice in Legacy Delver
Witherbloom Apprentice and Chain of Smog offer an easy combo for Legacy Delver, but is it good enough to play? Rich Cali takes a look.
Pioneer Izzet Paradoxical Outcome – Deck Highlight
Paradoxical Outcome could be making a comeback with Galazeth Prismari, with an Izzet list in Pioneer storming off in a recent prelim!
Standard Sultai Titans’ Nest – Deck Guide
Sultai Titans’ Nest is a newcomer to Standard, using Titans’ Nest to ramp out Shark Typhoon and Alrund’s Epiphany on the same turn!
Standard Dragon’s Approach – Budget Brews | LegenVD
LegenVD is back with another budget brew, this time using Dragon’s Approach to cheat out Velomachus Lorehold in Standard!
Deck Guide: Standard Gruul Fury
Can Strixhaven make Gruul ditch Embercleave and The Great Henge in Standard? Reid takes a look with a combo-style Gruul Fury!
Deck Highlight: Standard Naya Runes
Storming off isn’t just for Historic, as the combo of Runeforge Champion and Transcendent Envoy in Standard let you pop off with free Auras!
Deck Guide: Legacy Mystic Forge Combo
Mystic Forge decks have had some success over the years, but it recently managed to win a Legacy Showcase with this particular iteration!
Deck Highlight: Historic Lutri Pact Combo
Singleton decks aren’t just for EDH anymore! This Historic deck uses Lutri, Tainted Pact and all one-ofs to combo with Thassa’s Oracle!
Deck Guide: Historic Ultimatum Rites
LSV’s been playing a wild brew in Historic, looking to cast Emergent Ultimatum as early as turn four with some Mystical Archive help!
Deck Highlight: Historic Tendrils Storm
Some crazy brews are bound for Historic, including this deck with almost all MDFCs and Bolas’s Citadel to storm off with Tendrils of Agony!
Deck Highlight: Pioneer Peer Into the Abyss
Lotus Field decks are no stranger in Pioneer, but adding Peer into the Abyss for some explosive card draw is a spicy new inclusion!
Infinite Combo Brews with Birgi and Grinning Ignus in Standard and Historic
Birgi and Grinning Ignus are now both legal in Standard and Historic, so how can you break the infinite storm combo? Mengu has a few ideas!
Strixhaven Preview Highlight: Storming Off with Clever Lumimancer
Clever Lumimancer may not break Standard, but it can lead to some potential turn two kills in older formats and possibly Historic!