Joseph Dyer II – Page 3 – Strictly Average

Joseph is an avid player of eternal Magic formats, including Vintage and Legacy. As a Nic Fit player who will tell anyone who will listen about his deck, Joe spends his time analyzing and playing on Magic Online and various online platforms, while prepping for competitive events. To follow more Joe, check out his Twitter!

Strictly Eternal 101 – So Wait, You Wanted to Play Magic?

August 17, 2018 Joseph Dyer II Eternal MTG, Magic the Gathering

Howdy folks! It’s Joe again and we’re here with a look into Solitaire: The Early Years Before Things Got Weird. Or rather, a little Legacy! This week we’re diving into a deck that has been a long-time deck in the Legacy format, but is only just now getting back into the swing of things with and gone, due to the fact that is also seeing less play. This deck does one of my favorite things in all of Magic in that it draws cards. And I mean lots and lots of cards. It does this under the pretense that your opponent likely isn’t

Strictly Eternal 101 – Hi, Yesh, My Name ish Eugene

August 3, 2018 Joseph Dyer II Eternal MTG, Magic the Gathering

Howdy folks and welcome to another edition of Elder Dragon Mating Habits! Or rather, a little Legacy! I’m your host Joe Dyer and this week we’ve got another midrange monstrosity to throw your eyeballs at. Since the release of from Battlebond, people have been brewing up lists coincidentally based around the Nic Fit shell, and of course we’ve arrived at something that somewhat actually works pretty well. Let’s take a look, shall we? The Core of the Deck At its core, this version of Nic Fit is structured very much like a fair variant, utilizing the deck’s natural ability to cast powerful

Strictly Vorthos – C18 and Lore!

July 27, 2018 Joseph Dyer II Magic the Gathering, Vorthos

Howdy folks! It’s Joe again, and this week we’re gonna be talking about some of the lore behind some of the characters receiving cards for the very first time in Commander 2018! Let’s dive right in, shall we? Tawnos, Urza’s Apprentice A former toymaker who became embroiled in a war that was not his own, Tawnos was a brilliant artificer who became the apprentice of Urza during his time in Kroog. Tawno’s myriad creations were often based on living creatures, taking cues from nature to improve his machines. Tawnos was also a trusted companion of Urza’s wife, Kayla bin-Kroog, and he

Strictly Eternal 101 – Plugging a Hole in the World

July 20, 2018 Joseph Dyer II Eternal MTG, Magic the Gathering

Howdy folks! It’s Joe again, with another edition of Plugs: How Do They Work? or rather, a little Legacy content! It’s a brand new day with a brand new Legacy folks, that’s right it is. With and gone, things are starting to shape up well. This week’s deck comes from the Source, from a player named Lejay. The deck’s name is a hilarious take on a French tree sculpture (that quite frankly, looks like a butt plug). The name of the deck is Sylvan Plug, and it’s essentially a green/black Stompy style deck with some solid disruption and power to back