Swamp Talk
Our Dark Ritual
November 22, 2023
4 min to read
What’s your Dark Ritual? What little prayer to you whisper to unspeakable and unnameable gods in search of three black mana?
Songs of Grief, Songs of the Swamp
November 1, 2023
5 min to read
Kyle explores Magic’s art of grief and swamps and the deeper resonance we all share with the falling of leaves, and the changing of seasons.
Ode to a Deck: Pit Rack
October 10, 2023
4 min to read
This isn’t a deck tech. It’s a love letter from Kyle to one of his most beloved decks of all time. Bottomless Pit. The Rack. Pit Rack.
Enchantment Lack in Black
September 26, 2023
5 min to read
Kyle has decided that the time has arrived to come face-to-face with a burning question: Why can’t Black destroy enchantments?
The Best Black Card? Cabal Therapy
September 12, 2023
4 min to read
Kyle’s exploration of Magic’s color of greed has brought him to an inevitable conclusion. The best Black card in Magic is Cabal Therapy.
Bodies Bodies Bodies: Tombstone Stairwell
August 30, 2023
3 min to read
Kyle goes deep into the vault for a new idea for a Pre-Modern aggro black zombie build with Tombstone Stairwell
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Archfiend of Ifnir
August 15, 2023
4 min to read
Kyle explores his emotional connection between the Archfiend of Ifnir and how its mechanics represent certain parts of his personality.
Head Games
August 1, 2023
4 min to read
Kyle digs into the Magic archives to find a black card unlike any other, quirky yet distinctly black: Head Games.
Bye Bye, Land: Fulminator Mage
July 18, 2023
4 min to read
After stepping out of his mono-Black comfort zone, Kyle gives Red a try and is inspired to explore Rakdos and Fulminator Mage
Don’t Phase Me, Bro!: Oubliette
July 11, 2023
3 min to read
Kyle takes a deep dive into an Oubliette. We mean the card Oubliette. Not an actual… Kyle’s fine. We promise.
Travis’s Magical Tin of Black Cards
June 20, 2023
4 min to read
Kyle receives a gift from fellow Hipster contributor Travis. A mysterious tin filled with the stuff of nightmares.