MTG Articles

Pattern Recognition #426 - Kaladesh to Avishkar Features Pattern Recognition

2026 September 17 by berryjon

Today, the more recent half of the history of this plane, and it's when things get interesting because things and changes happen!

Pattern Recognition #425 - Kaladesh Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 September 10 by berryjon

One of the most important places in the current Magic Multiverse has had a long and tumultuous history, and I am only scratching the surface with this first of two parts.

Pattern Recognition #424 - The Grand Prix Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 September 03 by berryjon

All this talk of speed and vehicles and yet there is no race? Well, time to fix that with a new format!

Pattern Recognition #433 - Speed is Life Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 August 27 by berryjon

Not everything is about moving fast, but when you do, there is a mechanic for you!

Pattern Recognition #422 - Accelerando Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 August 20 by berryjon

The joys of acceleration! Wait, no, not Max Speed, but in having more mana! How does everyone go about it? Read in to find out because while the answers may be obvious, sometimes you need a single spot to point at them all.

Pattern Recognition #421 - Convoking Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 August 13 by berryjon

An old subject revisited, Convoke is one of Magic's success stories, and it's not going away!

Pattern Recognition #420 - Frame of Reference Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 August 06 by berryjon

What is in a card? A lot more than you might think, that's for sure! Today, I look at the design of the cards and break down how it works, why, and some improvements that could be made.

Pattern Recognition #419 - Commander Genghis Video Features Pattern Recognition

2026 July 23 by berryjon

This week, I have a video of gameplay footage regarding my full 100 card Genghis Frog deck! Watch and stay for the bonus match were someone plays badly!

Pattern Recognition #418 - Commander Frog Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 July 16 by berryjon

With Standard Brawl out of the way, let's see what can be included to turn last week's Genghis Brawl deck into a Historical Brawl deck - and what Commander itself might offer it.

Pattern Recognition #417 - Genghis VIDEO! Features Pattern Recognition

2026 July 09 by berryjon

Video! Video! Almost an hour of me playing Arena to test out my deck! Come on in and watch!

Pattern Recognition #416 - Genghis Brawler Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 July 02 by berryjon

It's that time of year again! I build a Brawl deck for Arena to support the format and then as the weeks go by, I show off how it works and how it can be expanded into a Commander deck! This year's winner? One of the Ninja Turtle's rivals!

Pattern Recognition #415 - Vivien 'The Cards' Reid Features Pattern Recognition

2026 June 25 by berryjon

You have no idea how much I effort I went through to avoid titling this blog post as 'Reid the Cards', but we might as well accept the missed opportunity and look at just what Vivien Reid actually does!

Pattern Recognition #414 - Vivien Reid Features Pattern Recognition

2026 June 18 by berryjon

Archer, Ranger, Ecologist. Who is Vivien Reid and what effect has she had on Magic's Story?

Pattern Recognition 413 - The Story of Fiora, fin. Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 June 11 by berryjon

The story of Fiora ends today, not with the bang of the Phyrexian Invasion, but with the knowledge that there is still more to come. After all, who knows where they will end up now that the Omenpaths are open?

Pattern Recognition #412 - The Story of Paliano, Part 2 Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 June 04 by berryjon

The High City of Paliano has seen a lot in it days. Some days seem like years, and some years like days. Sadly, with the undead rule of King Brago, other players come into play to try and restore the right way of things. And maybe even succeed!

Pattern Recognition #411 - The Story of Paliano Features Pattern Recognition

2026 May 28 by berryjon

Conspiracy was a fun set, but was hampered by the format it was intended for. Which meant that quite a few people missed out on the actually intriguing story and plot that was happening behind the cards. Today, I start to unpack that for everyone.

Pattern Recognition #410 - Duel Mana Masters Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 May 21 by berryjon

Lands and the mana bases have always been an open-ended problem for the game. But what if someone solved it? Could it be back-ported into Magic? And how would it work?

Pattern Recognition #409 - A touch of the Divine Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 May 14 by berryjon

Gods were sight unseen in Magic for quite a long time, but thankfully that has changed. Today, I go over the creature type and look at what makes them tick and what themes they tend to have across the sets and years.

Pattern Recognition #408 - Building a Deck 3 - The Slack Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 May 07 by berryjon

Building a Deck is hard! Anyone who tells you it's easy is foolish! But that won't stop me from helping you with this fundamental primer in deck construction.

Pattern Recognition #408 - Building a Deck - The Middle Features Opinion Pattern Recognition

2026 April 30 by berryjon

When building a deck, I talked last week about finding something to build around. Well, now I talk about the next step. taking what you have, and creating a framework to make it work!