Hope Eternal

We Meet Again, Baltimore

The Baltimore Convention Center and I have a little history, none of it good—so I was looking for a little redemption last weekend at the SCG Open.

Everyone’s a Little Bit Vorthos

I’ve been in denial for a while regarding whether I actually care about flavor.

And Now for Something Completely Different

For my second article since taking over Hope Eternal, I would like to talk about… Standard! To make a long […]

Changing of the Guard

Hello again, hipsters! I was recently approached by drafter extraordinaire Hunter “Rolex” Slaton (of 23/17 fame) about whether I would […]

Card Kingdom

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Magical Christmas Land

Conley Woods coined the term Magical Christmas Land to refer to a deck he was playing that could do something […]

I Beat Tajic

This is a prerelease story. I signed up for Golgari going into it. This was half preference and half strategy: […]

Fighting Burnout, Cracking Eggs

The week or two before a new set hits is always awkward. You’ve got the full spoiler out, but no […]

Full-Block Draft

These Dragon’s Maze Spoilers are really something, are they not? It seems like there are a lot of strong cards […]

The End Step—Commander, Vegas, and Valuable Information

At the risk of turning the End Step into a weekly comment spam post, I’d like to pass along another […]

Drafty With a Chance of Cubes

This was not a Modern week for me; even Magic superfans get busy from time to time, and after navigating […]

Clash of the Titans

It’s been a while since I actually made it to a Modern event. I love Magic, I love the format, […]