(Quick disclaimer before we start: this article will for the most part pertain to the control build of Murktide I’ve been playing recently. However, there will be a sideboarding cheat sheet for my current list of a more stock Murktide build at the end as well, if that’s what you’re looking for.)

Introduction

Hello everybody, and welcome to my long-overdue Murktide update!

Truth be told, I’d been quite negligent when it comes to playing Magic in the last few months, especially my dear Modern. Between editing articles for Mystical Teachings, testing Standard for the Regional Championship and a bunch of non-Magic stuff that’s been happening in my life, casting Ragavans took a back burner for a while. I’ve also become somewhat complacent regarding my abilities as a Magic player - I think that I have a good general understanding of the game, and am a strong technical player, but there are many qualities I still have to work hard on (deck selection in the fo...