cEDH: Interaction in a Slower Meta
With the cEDH meta slowing down and creature based strategies on the rise, Harvey McGuinness looks at retooling interaction to accomodate.
Harvey McGuinness is a student at Johns Hopkins University who has been playing Magic since the release of Return to Ravnica. After spending a few years in the Legacy arena bouncing between Miracles and other blue-white control shells, he now spends his time enjoying Magic through cEDH games and understanding the finance perspective.
With the cEDH meta slowing down and creature based strategies on the rise, Harvey McGuinness looks at retooling interaction to accomodate.
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