2018 March 08 by berryjon
What's the most powerful tribe? Not Elves. Not Goblins. Not Vehicles.
It's Slivers!
2018 March 01 by berryjon
As one of the most consistent deck types in the game, today
berryjon looks under the hood with Red Deck Wins and how it rises and falls.
2018 February 22 by berryjon
Legends make the game, and the game makes Legends. Today,
berryjon talks a bit about the history of the Legendary supertype, and what this means for the game.
2018 February 15 by berryjon
Want to thin your deck? Well, it turns out that there are good options and bad ones. Which one do Fetch Lands fall under?
2018 February 01 by berryjon
Today on Pattern Recognition,
berryjon looks at Artifact Sets, and what their problems are, as well as a couple of solutions.
2018 January 25 by berryjon
Thank Urza, it's finally over! Today,
berryjon gives a summary of what it means for the previous week's worth of numerical breakdown, and why Wizards has done something right with them.
2018 January 18 by berryjon
In this issue of Pattern Recognition,
berryjon finishes off his Keyword Sandwich with the last five mechanics. He's a bit more verbose this time. And it's almost done, he swears!
2018 January 11 by berryjon
This week,
berryjon looks at the middle third of the 15 Evergreen Creature Keywords currently in the game - Flying through LIfelink.
2018 January 04 by berryjon
Today,
berryjon begins his multi-part analysis of all the Evergreen Creature Keywords in Magic! All 15 of them.
2017 November 30 by berryjon
Hello everyone! This week, this week,
berryjon addresses a curious request from a reader who wants to know why White has been losing out on cards like
Resurrection.
2017 November 23 by berryjon
With Magic's newest set coming out this week,
berryjon takes a look at a different set completely!
2017 November 16 by berryjon
What's in a card? What if you can't tell what it is? What does that make it? Today,
berryjon addresses the mechanic that raises these questions, and why it is both good and bad.
2017 November 02 by berryjon
Welcome back to Pattern Recognition, where everything that has come before will come again.
2017 October 26 by berryjon
This week,
berryjon takes a look at a different case of Two-For-One. Only this time, it's a positive thing!
2017 October 12 by berryjon
In this week's Pattern Recognition,
berryjon makes a Babylon 5 reference, and points out some of the history of that reference, and what happened when it came out again.
2017 October 05 by berryjon
Friends and Family are the most important thing ever. Especially when they are in the game for that exact reason. Confused? Let
berryjon's thoughts weft across your expectations.
2017 September 21 by berryjon
Today,
berryjon talks about one of Theros' more prolific mechanics, and the reasons why it failed - leading into the version of it that did succeed. Mostly because his actual planned article for this week couldn't be done in time.
2017 September 14 by berryjon
Shape the world, shape your creatures. Today,
berryjon looks at an old theme in an old set, and why the results were important for combat.
2017 September 07 by berryjon
Today, with Jace
Totally Lost,
berryjon talks about the next member of the Gatewatch, and why having only two loyalty abilities is a hinderance.
2017 August 31 by berryjon
With this mechanic,
berryjon describes how none of us are as strong as all of us. As long as you understand the rules. Urza knows even the author has problems sometimes!