Although he missed the Morningtide Prerelease through travel commitments, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy was determined to get his first taste of the Lor-Lor-Mor Draft experience as soon as possible. So he hooked up with a few friends, cracked some packs, and drafted a deck! He runs through each of his picks in this team draft format, and uncovers many an interesting take on the cards that will be strong for full-on eight-man draft marathons…
Extended, it seems, is a format in which innovation is possible. Mike Flores, for example, ran a deck that killed with Rith’s Charm and Biorhythm. With so much mana-fixing available, and powerful cards across all colors, the sky is the limit. Beware, however… because that sky could be filled with the harsh glare of a Blood Moon… Can your PTQ weapon of choice weather a plethora of nonbasic land hatred?
The PTQ results are in, and it seems the Extended metagame is as diverse as we’d hoped… and as confusing as we’d feared. Nevertheless, though the fog we can see a few beacons of strength, and Aggro Doran is one such light. Today’s Peebles Primers takes a long look at the deck that packs the colorful treefolk, and leads us through the matchups and sideboarding against a number of key strategies…
With Standard waiting for the Next Big Thing, and Extended being mined by the world and his dog, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy has turned an eye to Lorwyn Block Constructed. With Morningtide just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get a decent foothold in the format. According to Ben, there are four truly competitive decks… do you agree?
Extended is coming, and we all must be prepared. I for one have settled on my deck of choice… have you? If you’re still floundering in the mire of powerful options, today’s Peebles Primers may help. BPM is also PTQing this season, and he’s sharing his processes at every step. In this article he sets out the truths he knows about the exciting format as the season begins…
Extended PTQ season is right around the corner, and today’s Peebles Primers takes a look at some of the decks that could be strong going in. Using a Zoo deck as a litmus test, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy puts Zac Hill’s Rock and Nail and Brian Kelly’s Mono-Blue Control decks through their paces against the five-color beatdown menace. How do they fare against the fire?
Today’s Peebles Primers attacks on two fronts. The first sees Benjamin cast his steely eye over the top two decks from Worlds, offering insight into why they performed as well as they did. The second is a lesson in Limited play that we all should learn… When faced with a powerful pick over a potential yet unreliable choice, what is the correct choice of action?
It seems that the U/B Makeshift Mannequin deck is the most fun and popular player in the current Standard environment. It has card advantage, recursion, counterpower, and evasive threats… what’s not to like? Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes us through his particular Mannequin build, and shares some insight on the more important matchups in the current metagame.
Improvement in Magic: The Gathering is a tricky beast to tame. Sure, we read the articles, we sling the spells, and we draft along with Tiago and pals… but we still need something more. Today’s Peebles Primer, held back from Black Wednesday, sees Benjamin Peebles-Mundy share his Fearless Magical Inventory, an aid to improvement coined by Sam Stoddard. Will YOUR Fearless Magical Inventory open the door to success?
Today’s Peebles Primers sees Benjamin Peebles-Mundy peering over the shoulder of a drafter on Magic Online. He takes us through each pick made, and offers his own picks and opinions on the draft as a whole. If you’re struggling to make waves in the online Draft queues, let BPM show you the way!
Another day, another tribal drafting guide for triple Lorwyn. While this particular race is popular in Standard, it seems that they’re falling from favor in Limited, at least according to the pros in the know. That said, you can’t deny then power of cards such as Imperious Perfect, Lys Alana Huntmaster, and Nath’s Elite. Benjamin Peebles-Mundy brings us the lowdown on the Green/Black Elves archetype, bringing out the pointy-eared freak in us all…
The PTQ season for Pro Tour: Kuala Lumpur is in full swing, and the Lorwyn cards are available on Magic Online (if you can bear the current lag issues). Today’s Peebles Primers brings us an excellent Sealed cardpool from a recent 4x Premier Event. If you’re looking for a little practice before your PTQ this weekend, Benjamin has the goods for you!
Benjamin Peebles-Mundy planned on running a White Weenie build at States this past weekend. However, a few lost rounds at a pre-States tournament made him change his mind, and his deck. Instead, he ran with a U/W Control build that completely dominates aggro decks, on paper at least. Was this last-minute change enough to propel him into the Top 8? And is the U/W Control deck a serious contender in the new metagame? Read on to find out!
Our Spotlight on States series continues apace today… Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes us through some of the ways in which you (or your opponents) can beat down with the kidney-stealing Kithkin Advisor Gaddock Teeg. BPM brings us five decklists in total: two dedicated Kithkin builds, two that rely on the non-Kithkin Green/White guys, and one decklist that’s sufficiently off the beaten path. G/W Aggro has a fine pedigree of late. Will it be enough to capture your State Championships?
Tribes, tribes, tribes… in Lorwyn Draft, you must pledge your allegiance early. Yesterday saw Nick Eisel walk us through some of the finer points of Goblin drafting. Today, it’s the turn of Benjamin Peebles-Mundy, championing the Faerie tribe. While their synergies may not be as eye-pokingly obvious as some of the other tribes, their raw power when combined cannot be denied. Removal, evasion, and trickery… it’s all here!
