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Pattern Recognition #185 - Walls
More than just blockers, Walls have had a good run through the history of Magic, a run that goes to this day.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/25/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #184 - Jace, Part 2
Time for the back half of my review of Jace Beleren and his follow-up cards. Will I finally find something that I like, or will I just be led down the road to crushing disappointment and defeat?
(spoilers: Yes)
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/18/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #183 - Jace (Part 1)
Jace Beleren . Love him, hate him. But what does he actually do on the board? Today, berryjon starts a running commentary on the various Jace's throughout the game and see if he really deserves the hate he's gotten.
(spoilers: yes)
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/11/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #182 - Flicker
What once was here, now is gone! And right back again! Let's talk Flicker this week.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/04/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #181 - Land Destruction
Today, berryjon tackles a very divisive subject matter, one that has seen its ups and downs. What does it mean to destroy lands, and where can it go from here?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/28/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #180 - Saga
A portent of the future, the Saga cardtype is relatively new, but has proven its worth. Today, berryjon takes a look at these cards, and why that is.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/21/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #179 - Copy Protection
Not something applied to software, no, today berryjon looks at the mechanics behind making a copy of something to help explain what goes on when such a thing happens. Because sometimes, people get it wrong.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/14/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #178 - Sing to Rest, Chose the Slain
From Christianity to the Norse, the Angels have always been in Magic. Today, berryjon starts off 2021 by looking at their history in the game, and some of their aspects that make them worthwhile.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/07/2021 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #177 - Landwalk
When is a creature being unblockable a bad thing? When it's dependent on the opponent, and misses four times out of five, that's why. Let's take a look at Landwalk!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/26/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #176 - Artifact Filling
Today, berryjon finishes his discussion of the place of Artifacts in the history of Magic, and how they interact with everyone else. There's a lot to cover!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/19/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #175 - Artifact Crust
Today and next week, berryjon looks at the place of Artifacts and other colourless cards in the game, and how they interact with cards with actual colour in them. It's time for the last slices of the Colour Pie!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/12/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #174 - The First Planeswalker
Who was the first? Not Urza, not Nicky B. and his sibling. No, there was a Planeswalker in the game before anyone else. What is their story? Read inside to find out.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/05/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #173 - Who Knows What Evil Lurks
Not what you're thinking, this is one of the failed Mechanic's of Magic's history, and why it failed.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/29/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #172 - Moving from Competitive to Casual
cEDH and Casual EDH are two different things entirely, as many people can attest. While there are many guides about going from one to the other, a lack of the other leads berryjon to talk about how to become Casual without losing what it means to be Competitive.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/22/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #171 - Bring a Friend to Commander
Let's be friends with another Legend, shall we? And when we do that, we can bring a Partner to the whole deal!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/08/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #170 - Kobolds
Today, berryjon looks at one of the absolute failures of a creature type. Kobolds! They're bad!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/01/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #169 - Orcs
An old Tribe gets a new lease on life, and it seems to have stuck! Today, berryjon looks at a Tribe that has made it from Alpha all the way through to Core 2021 and beyond - with a rather large gap in the middle. The one, the only, the Orc!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/24/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #168 - Nahiri
Welcome back! Today, we look at the history of Magic's current Villain, and one of the better ones - Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients !Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/17/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #167 - Kicker
What's better than casting a spell? Casting a better spell! Today, berryjon examines Kicker, a mechanic that does just that depending on the situation and the resources at hand.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/10/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #166 - Landfall redux
Welcome back, Zendikar! And I see you've brought back two good friends with you. So let's talk about one of them, shall we? Let's revisit _Landfall_, what it is and what it does.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/03/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #165 - UB Fae
Over a decade later, berryjon still remembers the most horrible of Standard decks to ever grace the game. Faeries!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/27/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #164 - A Replacement Mechanic
This week, berryjon takes a look at an old mechanic and from there, proposes and develops a new one to help rehabilitate it.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/20/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #163 - Provoke and Goad
Getting into combat should be a choice, but what happens when the choice it taken away from you? berryjon quickly glances at what happens this week.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/13/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #162 - Commanding Beast
Take a Brawl Deck, add 40 cards, and what do you get? A Commander deck from berryjon that stars Questing Beast !Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/30/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #161 - Questing Brawl
Today, berryjon brews a Brawl Deck, and then plays it on Arena! Come see how he does, when he picks a not-all-that-popular commander/brawler.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/23/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #160 - Magnify your Appetite
Hey everyone? Feeling peckish? Today, berryjon looks at two mechanics, one a success and one a failure and how they compare.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/16/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #159 - The Grandest Mechanic!
Today, berryjon looks at the grandest mechanic in the game, and why Wizards keeps not making new cards with it. Because if there's one thing we know, a mechanic only needs five examples.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/09/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #158 - Colour Shift
When is a card not a card? When will it Quickchange its skin to something else? berryjon talks about some of the history of Colour Shifts this week.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/02/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #157 - Spell Mastery
In today's Pattern Recognition, berryjon takes a quick look at one of the also-rans in terms of mechanics in the game. From Magic Origins, what was Spell Mastery and why did it exist? And more importantly, why wasn't it picked up?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/25/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #156 - Green Filling
At last, is covered! Let us all rejoice at the end of this series within a series! Or lament its passing.But don't worry, berryjon knows what he's doing, and that's something to keep in mind, or to challenge.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/18/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #155 - Green Crust
We're almost done. It's time for berryjon to look at and where it exists. And then makes a small comment at the end that he hopes will generate discussion.Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/11/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #154 - The Great Designer Search
The Great Designer Search. What is there to say? Well, read what berryjon says after a small history of the events, and what happened during them.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/28/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #153 - Teferi Mechanics
Toay, berryjon looks at the mechanics behind Teferi, and shows how he just skirts the line of being too powerful, while showing just how he can get pushed over the edge in a few formats. After all, the best Planeswalker gets the best Cards, right?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/21/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #152 - Teferi, Part 1
Best Planeswalker? _BEST PLANESWALKER_ Come on in and see why!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/14/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #151 - Discard
Today, berryjon asks you to empty your hand so you can pay attention to what he's doing. Mainly, destroying your hand. Here, he talks about the hows and the whys of this core of 's identity.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/07/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #150 - Set Sizes
Hello again!
What do the numbers 295, 383, 306 and now 254 have in common?
Well, they are some of the numbers of cards you will find in various sets throughout Magic's history! Today, berryjon looks at the various set sizes and how this came to be.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/30/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #149 - Fight!
Today, berryjon puts up his dukes to deliver a Savage Punch to the enemies of . Let's FIGHT!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/23/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #148 - Commander Combined
In a last minute article, berryjon takes one of the new Commander 2020 decks and punches it up from an unexpected source! The deck may not be great, but it's not something to sneeze at either.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/09/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #147 - The Kor
This week, berryjon looks at one of the minor tribes in the game, and why they are minor. Then he makes a bad pun at the end and you should all tell him how bad it is.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/02/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #146 - The Top of the Library
Today, berryjon will examine the importance of the top of the library and what you can do about it. Sometimes good, sometimes bad and always interesting.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/26/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #145 - Mana Ramp
Welcome back! This week, berryjon looks into Mana Ramp and what is done with it!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/19/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #144 - Red Filling
In part 2 of his analysis of , berryjon pokes at the colour combinations and how expresses itself with them and by itself.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/13/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #143 - Red Crust
Today, berryjon returns to his examination of the colour pie and mixes up how he presents things this time with his conclusion first, and explanations later. After all, it's in colour, right?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/05/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #142 - High Tech and High Magic
Enemies don't have to be, and in today's Pattern Recognition, berryjon examines one of the fundamental conceits of the game, points out where it's been bent and where Wizards keeps trying to put the problem back into the bottle.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/27/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #141 - Voltron
No, not a Giant robot made out of Lions, today berryjon instead talks about a Commander archetype that isn't Tier 1, but shouldn't be scoffed at either.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/20/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #140 - Unbelievable
Nope, I don't believe that cards like this are possible at all! Why, you'd have to be crazy or just plain mad to make these things! I mean, who would be squirrely enough to even try?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/13/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #139 - Lords (and Ladies)
Today, berryjon takes a quick peek at the concept of the "Lord" in Magic, and what makes them tick.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/30/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #138 - Fallen Empires
Today, berryjon looks at the last 'worst' set in the game, the one that almost killed Magic, but paved the way for greater things.
Today, let's talk Fallen Empires.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/23/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #137 - The Short Life and Longer Death of Oko
Oko, Thief of Crowns now has the distinction of taking the title of "Banned in Everything" away from Jace, the Mind Sculptor . Today, berryjon breaks down why and what happened.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/16/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #136 - Counters
Come, sit for a spell as I counter it. Today, berryjon tries to explain why Counters exist and what their place is in the game. He might actually succeed, or at least Delay the inevitable confusion.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/09/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #135 - Counters
A counter for you! A counter for YOU! Counters for everyone!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/02/2020 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #134 - Mercadian Masques
The worst set ever? Not really. Today, berryjon launches into a small defense of the titular set, and why it's actually not as bad as people remember. After all, how many of you actually played with it when it came out 20 years ago?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 12/12/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #133 - Green Face'Walker
Uh... Which one? Garruk Wildspeaker ? Nissa Revane ? or Vivian Reid? And why does this change keep happening?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 12/05/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #132 - Vehicles
The newest Artifact subtype was a surprise hit, so today berryjon gives a quick rundown on Vehicles and its parasite mechanic.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/28/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #131 - Let it Snow!
It's all there in the title! berryjon is Canadian, and it's about time he tackled the weather. Let it snow!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/14/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #130 - Black Filling
What's better than a Bake into a Pie ? Two of them in a row! berryjon finishes off his quick summary of this week.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/07/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #129 - Black Crust
No, seriously, Bake into a Pie was the best lead in to this article that I could ever hope to be handed on a silver platter. Let's talk !Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/31/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #128 - Split
When is one card not enough? When you can have two! Today, berryjon looks at the history of cards that have more than one card printed on them, and why they're a good thing.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/24/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #127 - Slow Grow Vol 2, Part 3
It's the last week of berryjon's Slow Grow League write up! Don't worry, you didn't miss a week, as the Throne of Eldraine pre-release delayed the League by a week. Can berryjon stay out of the bottom spot? Read on to find out!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/17/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #126 -Standard Formats
The first format? No, but nor should it be the last. What is Standard, and why is it important to Magic? berryjon makes the justification for its existence.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/10/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #125 - Slow Grow Vol 2, Part 2
Today, berryjon takes you through weeks three and four of his League. There are ups, downs and... well, he's still berryjon so it's mostly downs. But that won't stop him!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/03/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #124 - Flash and Untapping
Maybe it's just me, but there's a certain card (or combination) in Commander that produces effects that far outweigh their costs. Even more so than usual. What happens when you combine Untapping and playing cards at instant speed? berryjon points out the answer in today's Pattern Recognition.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/19/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #123 - Slow Grow Vol 2, Part 1
It's Slow Grow League again! And this time berryjon isn't going to do six articles in a row. He's going to do alternating weeks with regular articles, putting two weeks into each update. How does he do with Elsha of the Infinite
as his Commander? Read and find out!
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/12/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #122 - Morph
This week, berryjon finishes off his reviews of this year's Commander Mechanics with a solid offering. Of course, he's done this subject before, but perhaps there's something new here, under these cards?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/05/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition 121 - Flashback
Cards that keep coming back are back in vogue! Today, berryjon looks at the third of the Commander precon themes, and why it's a good thing that leads to bad things.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/29/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #120 - Madness
No Spartans here, so no memes! But that isn't to say that berryjon has his own brand of Madness when it comes to this mechanic!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/22/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition 119 - Populate
Commander 2019 is to be released next week! So, as a relevant content creator, berryjon will talk about the four mechanics in each of these sets. Starting with the weakest one.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/15/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition 118 - Blue Filling
Today, berryjon discusses how is the kind of colour who can do everything by describing how it positively interacts with each other color in the game. There's some interesting stuff in here!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/01/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #117 - Blue Crust
Today's Pattern Recognition goes back to the Colour Pie, and this time it's the biggest colour of all - .Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/25/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #116 - Worlds and Planes
Today, berryjon reintroduces you all to an old type of card, and hints at some really weird rules from the formative days of Magic. And then points out that it's still around, just in a different format!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/18/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #115 - Try Again
Try again and again to get the best you can get! Until, maybe, you run out of chances. Today, berryjon takes a quick look at Mulligans as the new London Mulligan comes into play tomorrow!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/04/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #114 - New Phyrexia Part 2
Today, berryjon finishes off his look at New Phyrexia. It's still not pretty, and dissenting opinions are welcome.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/27/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #113 - New Phyrexia, Part 1
I hate Jace. This is a given. But New Phyrexia makes me _rage_, and today I start to tell you why. And I don't even get to the set itself yet!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/20/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #112 - Bicycle! Bicycle!
You spin me right round, baby right .... No wait, wrong song. I want Queen for this! After all, only they could make a song about (bi)Cycling worth writing about!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/13/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #111 - Modern Horizons
Last week, Time Spiral! This week, Time Spiral 2! What are berryjon's thoughts about this set? Find out within!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/06/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #110 - Time Spiral
Down down down, into the depths of history, and the set that made history live!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/30/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #109 - White Filling
Welcome back to 's slice of the colour pie! Now with more enemy colours and some insight into the way the colour works.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/23/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #108 - War of the Spark Prerelease
berryjon went to a Prerelease! He built a deck! Read within to see what he did, and to see if you could build something better.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/09/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #107 - Lifegain
Today's article is about gaining life. What it is, what it is not, and more importantly - what can you do when it reaches triple digits?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/02/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #106 - Zoo
Lions! Tigers! Bears! Oh my!
No, wait, this article does not involve two of those things. Today, berryjon looks at a solid second-tier deck, and what makes it tick.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/18/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #105 - White Crust
You know what's better than a pie? Eating a pie! What is the flavor of the week? berryjon starts with his personal preference,Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/04/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #104 - the Vorthos of the Planeswalker
What does it mean to be a Planeswalker? Well, at its core, it's a person with a deck of cards and a life total. But it is also so much more!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/28/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #103 - Slow Grow Finale
Today, berryjon finishes off his Slow Grow League! How does he fare? Well, that's something you should all see coming, but it's the decisions along the way that matter, right?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/21/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #102 - Strictly Better
In today's Pattern Recognition, berryjon talks a little bit about the idea of some cards being better or worse than other cards, and why this is. From Limited all the way through to one of the major flaws in the game, why worse is better, and better is worse.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/28/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #101 - Slow Grow, Week 4
Another week, another set of decisions to make. berryjon gives the high and lows of Week 4 of his Slow Grow League.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/21/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #100 - Alpha Boons
It's here! I return once again to the beginning and with it comes Issue #100 of Pattern Recognition!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/14/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #99 - Slow Grow, Week 3
Hey, it's berryjon's Slow Grow League again! new choices, new decisions and new interesting results in Week Three out of Six!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/31/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #98
What's new is old, and what's old is new again! Today, berryjon looks at something that is both of these things, and how it's been tried before and after.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/24/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #97 - Slow Grow 2
Today, berryjon returns to his Slow Grow League, and Week 2. Cards and exchanged! More games are played, and observations observed! Will he win anything, find out!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/17/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #96 - Custom Card Critique Finale
One last time, berryjon Critiques Custom Cards! Anything in here he likes? Come and see!Card Design , Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/10/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #95 - Slow Grow, Part 1
Welcome back to Pattern Recognition in the new year! Today, berryjon starts his retrospective and post-mortem on a Commander League he went to a couple months ago, and it ain't pretty.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/03/2019 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #94 - Custom Card Critique 5
The second to last Card Critique is here! What's inside, and will berryjon finally find something he can't improve or make suggestions too? Find out within!Card Design , Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 12/13/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #93 - With a Cause
Today, berryjon fights! But he doesn't use the mechanic. Rather, he has a cause to fight for, and to make the other guy die for it!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 12/06/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #92 - Custom Card Critique 4
Welcome back to more cards reviews! This time, berryjon actually has some diamonds in the rough to work with. And some turds.Card Design , Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/29/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #91 - Mana Denial
This week, berryjon examines a very low-key, but vitally important aspect to the color Red, and why it has to stay that way.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/22/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #90 - Custom Card Critique 3
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another round of Custom Card Critique! Where berryjon sorts through the ideas you guys have, and this time, he might actually find one that's print worthy!Card Design , Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/15/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #89 - Digging
Still on a Ravnica kick, today berryjon looks at one of the more serious mechanics to come out of the original set. One powerful enough to get multiple bannings in Modern from the day it was approved of!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/08/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #88 - Custom Card Critique 2
Back for more cards, are you? This time, berryjon examines three more. From the average, to the better-than-best to the poorly worded.Card Design , Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/25/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #87 - Convoke
No cards this week, but perhaps you can pay for them more easy this way than that? berryjon takes a look one of the mechanics that keeps showing up despite not being Evergreen or Deciduous.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/11/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #86 - Custom Card Critique
Today, berryjon starts his intermittent series where he looks at cards created by you, the community, and gives some feedback about them.
Not all of them are good.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/04/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #85 - Range Strike
You know what's better than First Strike and Double Strike? Range Strike! What's that and why is it gone? berryjon takes a peek under the hood of a lost mechanic.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/27/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #84 - I Love Landfall
There are some things that berryjon absolutely loves in the game. Today, he gushes over a mechanic he wishes was Evergreen for a variety of reasons.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/20/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #83 - Bolster
Today, berryjon is out of workable ideas, so he picks a card at random to look at. Again. Lazy bum.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/13/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #82 - Vess
Picking up where her history ended, berryjon starts talking about her mechanics for Liliana Vess all the way to Liliana, Untouched By Death .Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/06/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #81 - Liliana
Today, berryjon actually has positive things to say about a Planeswalker! Liliana Vess is far better than she looks, that's for sure.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/30/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #80 - Commander's Flaw?
Welcome back! After picking up the Commander 2018 boxes two weeks ago, berryjon feels that he must share a very disappointing observation about the format as a whole. Perhaps one of you can offer a suitable counterpoint?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/23/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #79 - Ravnica's End
Finally, berryjon finishes off his retrospection of Ravnica. Now here's hoping Wizards does right by it after last time.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/16/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #78 - A Response to the Tolarian Community College, Part 2
This week, berryjon finishes his essay regarding the most important part of Magic's meta, and who the current champion is in his eyes.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/02/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #77 - A Response to the Tolarian Community College
berryjon takes a break from Ravnica this week to address a subject brought up by the Tolarian Community Collage over on YouTube. And it's a very important subject about the story behind the game.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/26/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #76 - The Story of Ravnica, Part 2
Guildpact and Dissension! It's time for more awesome story as Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran has several bad days in a row.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/19/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #75 - The History of Ravnica
Ravnica has an amazing story to it, and today berryjon attempts to do it justice. Or at least start doing it justice. Because Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran has an Boros Sigil | amazing right hook when it comes to dispensing justice.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/12/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #74 - Rav, Part 2
Today's Pattern Recognition has berryjon finish off the mechanics of the Guilds, and pick a couple as his personal best and worst of the lot. Opinions desired!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/05/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #73 - Ravnica, Part 1
By request, berryjon starts to dig deep into the history, mechanics, themes and choices that went into the second most popular Plane in Magic.
Welcome to Ravnica.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/28/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #72 - Time after Time
This week, berryjon does it again! And Again. And Again. And AGAIN. When will he stop? Probably never.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/21/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #71 - Fuel for the Fire
On today's issue, berryjon adds some fuel to the fire in hopes that it doesn't go out. Or explodes on him.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/14/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #70 - Removal
What is up with removal spells? Why can they be so hard to make work or cast?
Turns out, the problem isn't with Removal, as berryjon gives a quick discussion on why this week.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/07/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #69 - Storm
Just keep casting spells, and maybe you'll win. Today, berryjon looks at the end result of this thought - spells that cast themselves!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/31/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #68 - Scry 1
Today, berryjon looks at the top of his Library and tries to determine if he should keep it or not. Perhaps he will Foresee a solution!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/24/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #67 - Mana Curves
Bell? Line? Cliff? What kind of curve do you like? In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon gives a quick primer on what it is, and what it can look like for some archetypes.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/10/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #66 - Combo Creatures
What's better than Modal spells? Why, creatures that have another card built in! Today, berryjon tries to make sense of this idea. And wanders around like a Meandering River .Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/03/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #65 - The Case of Extended
Today, berryjon examines some of the issues between Standard and Modern, then suggests a nice compromise that already exists.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/26/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #64 - Dominaria Spiral
With Dominaria on the horizon, berryjon looks at some of the cards and their historical* basis.
*Cards not guaranteed to be Legends, Artifacts or Sagas.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/12/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #63 - Phyrexia, Part 2
And here is the other hand of berryjon's look at the one great Evil in Magic's history. Nicol Bolas , you're a poser!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/05/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #62 - Phyrexia, Part 1
The one true evil force for Magic, the Phyrexians. Today, berryjon gives a quick history lesson into their impact on the story of Magic.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/29/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #61 - Set out of Time
Today, as berryjon works his courage up to talk about Dominaria, he starts by talking about a certain set that is quite out of time - and no, it's not Time Spiral!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/22/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #60 - Masters
Tomorrow, the third Masters set is released in a year. berryjon weighs in on what they are, what they want to be, and why Wizards is messing up.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/15/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #59 - Slivers
What's the most powerful tribe? Not Elves. Not Goblins. Not Vehicles. It's Slivers!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/08/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #58 - Red Deck Wins
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.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/01/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #57 - Legendary
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.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/22/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #56 - Fetches
Want to thin your deck? Well, it turns out that there are good options and bad ones. Which one do Fetch Lands fall under?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/15/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #55 - Artifact Sets
Today on Pattern Recognition, berryjon looks at Artifact Sets, and what their problems are, as well as a couple of solutions.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/01/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #54D - Dessert
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.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/25/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #54C - Keyword Sandwich
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!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/18/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #54B - Keyword Salad
This week, berryjon looks at the middle third of the 15 Evergreen Creature Keywords currently in the game - Flying through LIfelink.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/11/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #54A - Keyword Soup, Part 1
Today, berryjon begins his multi-part analysis of all the Evergreen Creature Keywords in Magic! All 15 of them.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/04/2018 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #53 - Resurrection
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 .Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/30/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #52 - Arabian Nights
With Magic's newest set coming out this week, berryjon takes a look at a different set completely!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/23/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #51 - Morph
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.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/16/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #50 - Alpha Boons
Welcome back to Pattern Recognition, where everything that has come before will come again.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/02/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #49 - Modal
This week, berryjon takes a look at a different case of Two-For-One. Only this time, it's a positive thing!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/26/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #48 - The Great Machine
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.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/12/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #47 - Friends and Family
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.Features , Pattern Recognition 10/05/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #46 - Pirates!
Today, berryjon builds a deck. Here's hoping it doesn't suck!Pattern Recognition #45 - We can be Heroes
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.Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/21/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #44 - Flowstone
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.Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/14/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #43 - Gideon Jura
Today, with Jace Totally Lost , berryjon talks about the next member of the Gatewatch, and why having only two loyalty abilities is a hinderance.Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/07/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #42 - Band of Brothers
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!Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/31/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #41 - Licids
Adding creatures to creatures is something that was done once long ago, and once in more recent history. Today, berryjon looks at Licids, and their place in history.Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/24/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #40 - Removal
I cast Fatal Push . I cast Counterspell . I cast Crossbow Infantry . What do they all have in common? Today, berryjon talks about removal and why it's so powerful, and fragile at the same time.Opinion , Pattern Recognition 08/17/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #39 - Upkeep
Pay now, or pay later, but you will always need to pay during the upkeep. berryjon rambles on about one of the important points in the game, and why its use has changed over the years.Pattern Recognition #38 - Spellshapers
Today, berryjon looks at a creature type that hasn't been in the game for a while, but still comes up from time to time when Creatures think they can be Players, if only for just one moment.Pattern Recognition #37 - Figure of Destiny and Level Up
What do you do when you draw a 1/1 for 1 on turn 8? Unless it has something spectacular going for it, there's not a lot, really. Today, berryjon looks at a couple attempts by Wizards to alleviate that potential problem.Pattern Recognition #36 - Damage and Life Loss
When is taking damage not taking damage? And when has taking damage never done a thing? This issue of Pattern Recognition has berryjon splitting some really fine hairs when it comes to damage and life loss.Pattern Recognition #35 - Core Sets
Who likes things that are reliable? berryjon does, and this issue of Pattern Recognition will explain what he thinks is one of the most reliable things in Magic - when done right.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 07/06/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #34 - Dual Lands
Today, berryjon talks about Dual Lands and what makes them different from all the others.
And gets annoyed in the process when his sense of pattern recognition picks something out.
Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/29/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #33 - Volvers Redux
In this reprint of a lost issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon talks about the best multi-coloured card cycle in the game. At least, in his opinion.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/15/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #32 - Functional Reprints
No, you're not seeing this article again for the first time. Nor is it an article you're never going to see again. berryjon looks at one of the great mistakes of Magic, and some of the fallout from it.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/08/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #31 - NWO
berryjon says there ain't no Hulk here! Just an explanation about how the game design of Magic has stayed stable for years and years and years.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 06/01/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #30 - Regeneration
berryjon keeps coming back for more and more and more in this installment of Pattern Recognition. Just what can keep a good creature down anyway?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/25/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #29 - Leviathans
Go big or go home with this week's issue of Pattern Recognition. And even if you do go home, there might be nothing left by the time you get there.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/18/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #28 - In Response, Spin Top
In Response to a certain Banning, berryjon will sit and spin in circles until he gets what he wants.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/11/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #27 - Enchanted
In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon looks at one of the weak points in Magic's design - and the brilliant workaround that Wizards created to make the concept workable again.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 05/04/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #26 - Rarity
In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon attempts to prove that a whole class of cards don't exist! Success not guaranteed.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/27/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #25 - Hybrid Mana
A little bit of this or a little bit of that means that cards can be made easier to play. In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon discusses the history of Hybrid Mana.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/20/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #24 - Ninjutsu
Sneaky-sneaky goes the mechanic. Right into the dustpile of history. berryjon looks at Ninjitsu in this issue!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/13/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #23 - The Stack
What goes up, must come down. Join berryjon as he goes down into the dark depths of Magic's history to show why we play the game the way we do.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 04/06/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #22 - I Hate Jace
You know whom I despise more than anyone else? A certain character who has mediocre cards, and could be forgotten about tomorrow and the story would go on without? Yeah. I thought so too.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/23/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #21 - Mana Rocks
You know what rocks? Mana rocks! In this issue of Pattern Recognition, I go back to an old subject and bring forward one of the possible solutions to it.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/16/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #20 - Hunted
In this issue, we look at cards that are hunted for the benefits they bring. And I mean that with a straight face!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/09/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #19 - Modern Master
You all know it. You all want it. So... where did it come from, and why was it a mistake? After all, Modern wouldn't be Modern without it.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 03/02/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #18 - A Purchased Rare
In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon talks about the first rare he bought as a single, and the subsequent versions of that card that have been printed.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/23/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #17 - ACC
ACC. Bet you don't know what that is a backronym for, do you? Well, neither did I before I started writing this article. What is Aggro, Combo and Control?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/16/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #16 - Nothing to Fear
What is there to Fear when you play against Black? Quite a lot, it seems.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/09/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #15 - The Two Great Cycles
What goes around, comes around. So, what exactly is going around anyway?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 02/02/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #14 - Formats
In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon touches on the many different formats there are in the game.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/26/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #13 - Board Wipes
Well, why not blow everything up? berryjon talks about the hows and the whys of wiping out the board.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/19/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #12 - Lands Matter
Lands don't really matter, do they? In this issue of Pattern Recognition, berryjon talks about some of the ways in which they do matter.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/12/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #11 - Volvers
Welcome back to 2017, and Pattern Recognition begins its next run with a unique cycle of creatures and how they helped define drafting and multicoloured decks!Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 01/05/2017 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #10 - Alternate Casting Costs
So, when is a card's casting cost, not it's real casting cost? berryjon takes a look at a cycle of cards that redefined what it means to play a card. And a few other cases.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 12/11/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #9 - Winning and Losing
When can you win without winning, or lose without losing? berryjon looks at what goes into Alternate Win and Loss conditions in this issue.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/24/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #8 - Bears
In this issue, berryjon talks about one of the inhabitants of Oz. Lions and Tigers and ... what?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/17/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #7 - Tribal
What's on every creature, and you tend to ignore until it becomes the most important thing in the world? Find out when Berryjon talks about perhaps the most pervasive concept in Magic.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/10/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #6B - Card Draw 2
In this issue, berryjon finishes answering the question about Card Draw by breaking it down by colors and discussing the pros and cons of each.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 11/03/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #6A - Card Draw Part 1
This week's issue of Pattern Recognition is the first half of a response to the first request - what exactly is Card Draw?Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/27/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #5 - The Problematic Planeswalker
There is a problem with a certain Planewalker, and it's not their fault. Pattern Recognition #5 takes a look at a larger issue and how one 'Walker is the perfect exemplar of it.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/20/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #4 - Live Faster, Die Harder
This issue brings to the table a series of creatures that all do the same thing, from Fourth Edition to Kaladesh, and very often in between. Assuming they stick around long enough for you to see them.Pattern Recognition #3 - Combat Tricks
Pattern Recognition #3 - in this issue, berryjon talks about Combat Tricks that appears on creature cards, and why most of them have failed.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 10/09/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #2 - Protection
You know what annoys players more than anything else? Not getting the result they want. Which is something that White is very, very good at doing.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/29/2016 by berryjon
Pattern Recognition #1 - The Alpha Boons
In this inaugural chapter of Pattern Recognition, berryjon looks at one of the first true cycles in the game.Features , Opinion , Pattern Recognition 09/22/2016 by berryjon
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Said on Strixhaven Commands??...
#1According to the pre-announcement announcement, Mana Value is the new way to write out Converted Mana Cost. It's a refined definition, and quicker to type and say. I'm cool with it.
As for Lorehold - eh, it's Boros. Something had to give. Although Scroll-Gun Dwarf deserves her own card!
February 18, 2021 11:39 p.m.