Back To Basics #5: Counting Tempo, Part I
My card advantage articles had to assume that only card advantage was important, so you could do the bean counting without getting too confused. However, it’s painfully obvious that card advantage isn’t always the most important thing: For example, Force of Will trades two cards for an opponent’s spell, yet it’s one of the best blue cards ever printed. So why is Force of Will good? The answer lies in the frequently-misunderstood concept of Tempo.
Back To Basics (A Beginner’s Guide To Type I Magic Concepts)<br> <br> [Part 1: Why Timmy And [author name="Brian Kibler"]Brian Kibler[/author]…
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