What’s the Mana Base Impact of Prismatic Vista and the Mathematical Value of Deck Thinning?
The doctor is in the house to solve your pressing mana base questions with Prismatic Vista.
Frank Karsten’s Magic Math
How Reliable are Cards like Narset, Vivien, Niv-Mizzet, and Tamiyo in the New Standard?
Frank runs the numbers.
The London Mulligan Rule Mathematically Benefits Strategies That Rely on Specific Cards
Frank runs the numbers.
An Introduction to the Multivariate Hypergeometric Distribution for Magic Players
Learn to run the numbers just like Frank!
How Often Will You Begin the Game with a Leyline on the Battlefield?
How many Leylines do you need to swing a matchup? How aggressively should you mulligan? Frank runs the numbers.
How Many Copies of Any Given Card Should You Put in Your Deck?
How do you choose between a 1-of, 2-of, 3-of, or 4-of? The calculation might be more complicated than you think!
Magic Math: Dominaria – Weatherlight, Legendary Sorceries, Zahid, and Belzenlok
How often can you hit a card in your top 5? How many legends do you need for Karn’s Temporal Sundering? Frank runs the numbers.
Should You Play Tapped Duals in 2-Color Limited Decks?
Two-color lands improve your consistency, but make it harder to curve out. What’s the optimal balance? Frank runs the numbers.
On Match Win Percentages and the State of Post-Ban Ramunap—er, Mono-Red
It looks like playing a single color may longer be the key to constructing the best aggro deck in Standard.
How Many Dinosaurs/Pirates Do You Need for Thunderherd Migration or Daring Buccaneer?
Frank runs the numbers.
Grand Prix Attendance Predictions: What Kind of Events Draw the Biggest Crowds?
How large will your next Grand Prix be? Frank (attempts to) run the numbers.
Don’t Play 41 or 61 Cards to Add “Half a Land” to Your Deck
We don’t have a supercomputer to determine whether it’s right, but we have the next best thing.
Unstable Magic Math: Green and Multicolor
Could a high enough X value for Ol’ Buzzbark cause a global extinction-level event? Frank runs the numbers.
Unstable Magic Math: Red and Artifacts
What happens if you Swords to Plowshares an Infinity Elemental, and then get hit by an Infinity Elemental? Frank runs the numbers.
Unstable Magic Math: White, Blue, and Black
How long does it take to get your creature out of jail? What’s the best booster for Summon the Pack? Frank runs the numbers.
Analyzing Osyp’s Epic Bluff
At Grand Prix Providence, Osyp bluffed the best player in the world… and didn’t keep quiet about it, either.
Magic Math: Ixalan
Frank runs the numbers on Rowdy Crew, Lookout’s Dispersal, Commune with Dinosaurs—and whether 20 damage is appropriate for a friggin’ star.
Magic Math: Hour of Devastation
How many Deserts do you need for Ramunap Hydra? Can you maindeck the Defeats? Frank runs the numbers on these questions and more.