If you haven’t noticed, Lorwyn is a block about creatures. You know what’s really good in a format where a whole ton of creatures just appeared? Wrath of God. Damnation. Molten Disaster. Today’s Peebles Primers takes a look at some of the more entertaining directions such a strategy may take for Champs, and throws up a slew of interesting decklists and ideas. If you’re looking for an edge on the Standard competition, look no further!
The prerelease has passed, and we’re all eager to play both Draft and Sealed with the new cards. Benjamin Peebles-Mundy, fresh off a number of drafts with triple Lorwyn, introduces some of the strategies and synergies that we’ll come to embrace in the coming months. In order to lead by example, he presents a couple of successful Draft decks and explains why they put up a strong performance. There’s also a Sealed cardpool for us to investigate!
When folks start talking aggro, especially in Standard or Block, talk soon turns to White Weenie. With the Kithkin tribe looking particularly strong in Lorwyn, today’s Peebles Primers takes a look at two possible directions for the little White men. Benjamin brings us two decklists using the new goodies from Lorwyn — an all-White beatdown machine, and a Green/White build featuring man of the moment Gaddock Teeg. Warning: Contains Spoilers.
It’s a quiet time for Magic. The Rumor Mills aren’t quite in full swing, and the Extended Pro Tour, while important, is largely irrelevant to the Magic populace. Today, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes advantage of the stillness to wax lyrical on both Constructed and Limited, sharing his thoughts on the formats as they stand. He also looks ahead to Lorwyn, and suggests we all take a look at the Token Deck in Standard.
This week, BPM takes a break from Constructed strategy in order to bring us a dose of Limited goodness. One of his Pro Tour: Charleston team-mates, Steve Nagy, recently took part in an interesting three-on-three team draft, and BPM was there to take notes. He takes us through each pick of the draft, highlighting the juicier decisions, and opens the doors on the intricacies of the Pros’ favorite Limited format…
The results from the German and Japanese National Championships are in… and it appears that Black/Green Rack is the current deck to beat. It won the whole thing in Japan, placed in the final in Germany, and propelled others to multiple Top 8 berths. Benjamin Peebles-Mundy looks at the development of the deck from Regionals to Nationals success, and gives us a handy strategic guide for toppling other key players in today’s Standard metagame.
Now the Tenth Edition Release Events have finished, it’s business as usual with the Standard and Block Constructed Premier Events. Benjamin Peebles-Mundy returns to his beloved Vengeful Dredge deck and walks us through a tricky match against Red/Green Aggro. Just what can you do when they kill all your Dredge enablers?
Today’s Peebles Primers sees Benjamin take us through two tricky Tenth Edition Sealed card pools, breaking down each color of cards into a distinct three-tier system. Reviewing the possibilities and maxing the power has always been the road to success in Sealed play, and BPM demonstrates how he tackles such questions when presented with a fresh seventy-five…
Zac Hill recently offered the opinion that, in Limited at least, “blocking is loose.” Benjamin Peebles-Mundy disagrees. In part 1 of today’s Peebles Primer, he offers a very persuasive counterpoint to Zac’s claim. Once the Limited theory has finished, BPM moves onto some fun Dredge versus Aggro game descriptions in Standard, showing us the way to beat those tricky beatdown decks with fuel and fire from the grave…
Dredge… the deck that falls to hate. The deck that, while powerful, is simply unable to put up the numbers in a multi-round tournament. Of course, if people forgo the sideboard hatred, then the deck is unquestionably powerful — just ask Stuart Wright. Today’s Peebles Primer sees BPM deconstruct the decklists from U.S Nationals in order to evaluate the level of hatred you may face, before presenting us with his powerful Dredge deck that has posted excellent results on Magic Online.
With both U.S. and UK Nationals now in the books, the Standard metagame is beginning to take shape. One of the major players in this evolving meta is Gabe Walls and Gerry Thompson’s U/G/W Blink deck. Today’s Peebles Primer sees BPM take us through the history of the deck, and he also lays down some matchup specific sideboarding plans for other decks in the field.
Nationals competition really heat up this coming weekend, with both the U.S. and UK tournaments scheduled to highlight the cream of both nations. But how can we gauge the evolving metagame now the new core set has been integrated into Standard play? Ben looks back at Australian Nationals, the first major tournament to showcase the new card-pool, and walk us through some of the highs and lows we can expect to face…
With Nationals fast approaching, and Tenth Edition making a major impact on the Standard metagame, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes us through the probably changes that will be made to the powerhouse Gruul Aggro deck now that Kird Ape has hit the showers. With U.S. Grinders consisting of a largely aggro field, you’ll need to beat this deck if you’re aiming for success…
For today’s Peebles Primer, Ben takes us back to Grand Prix: Montreal, and talks us through the important matchups that will make up your typical PTQ experience. He then pilots the deck in a PTQ of his own, and gives us a report on the games played and the final result. If you’re looking for a fringe strategy with strength and versatility, maybe this is the deck for you…
Resident Genius Guillaume Wafo-Tapa knows a thing or two about the construction of Magical decks. His latest effort, the oft-ridiculed Wild Pair Slivers, recently rocked him up to 3rd place at Grand Prix: Montreal. Today, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy walks us through the tech, the tricks, and the plays behind Timmy’s Favorite Tribe, the perfect preparation for this weekend’s round of PTQ action.
