With Magic Online Constructed tournaments recently coming back… erm… online, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes a look at the diverse Standard metagame, post-Planar Chaos. Which Planar Chaos cards have made a splash in Premier Event Top 8s of late? Are Dralnu du Louvre and Mono-Green Aggro still the decks to beat? Read on to find out!
Damnation, Damnation, Damnation… everyone wants four. If you’re a noble Aggro mage, I’ll bet you’re pig-sick of hearing about the New Black Wrath, and how it’s gonna smash your world into smithereens. However, all is not lost! Benjamin Peebles-Mundy updates his MGA list for the Planar Chaos Standard metagame as he sees it. Looking to beat down with Green monsters? Then this is the article for you!
Benjamin Peebles-Mundy continues his excellent series of primer articles with a formative look at four decks that should cause a splash in Time Spiral Block Constructed. Teferi COntrol, White Weenie, and Scryb & Force all come under his microscope… as does an interesting concoction known as Powerglove.dec. With Planar Chaos in the Block Constructed mix, it’s time to take up the Block challenge. Are you ready?
The current Extended format is a mulit-headed monster. Just when you think you’ve grasped the marrow of the metagame, a new deck springs up and kicks you in the kidneys. A few weeks back, the U/G Opposition deck caused a Top 8 splash, and this unappreciated strategy has been gathering momentum ever since. Fancy winning in Extended with three-mana 1/1 guys? Then this is the article for you!
Today we welcome our newest columnist; Benjamin Peebles-Mundy! Ben will be bringing us weekly primers about a variety of Constructed decks across a number of formats… and he’ll also touch on Limited too. Today’s article concerns Mono Green Aggro in Standard, a deck that is currently rocking the online metagame. Welcome aboard, BPM!
In the second of today’s Extended articles, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes a well-earned break from his excellent Time Spiral Draft breakdown to bring us a comprehensive guide to Aggro Loam. Ben analyses the deck and examines some of the card choices, and takes us through his perfomance at a recent PTQ…
He’s brought us Black. He’s brought us Red. He’s brought us White. Today? The Green cards. Ben takes us through his comprehensive common pick order, highlights some of the more notable uncommons in the set, and presents a workable and successful base-Green draft deck for us to analyze. When TIme Spiral was hot off the presses, the smart money avoided the Green cards. However, today’s Draft Investors aren’t so sure…
After a self-imposed break from writing, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy is back with a continuation of his excellent Time Spiral Draft series. Last time out he tackled the pick orders for Black, now acknowledged as the red-headed stepchild of the format. Today’s offering focuses on the Red cards. So, which fiery biscuits tickle Mr Mundy’s tastebuds? Read on to find out!
Last time, I talked about White, my favorite creature color; this time, I’ll talk about my favorite spell color. The top Black commons are all removal spells, and the top Black creatures allow you to cast your spells either cheaply or at unexpected times. Beyond the top picks, you have to start playing fair, but the strength of Black lies in its effects, not its bodies.
When Coldsnap was the new kid in town, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy brought us a definitive guide to drafting the cards. Today he tackles the White cards from the new set, providing comprehensive common pick orders for both Rebel and non-Rebel decks, notable uncommon choices, and a couple of example decklists. This is a fantastic article, the first of what promises to be an exciting series.
It seems that Coldsnap has caught the imagination of the Pros! With Billy (above) toiling away in the MTGO queues, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy – author of the excellent Definitive Coldsnap Draft Primer, gives us a step-by-step walkthrough of a successful U/R Snow draft. The format is proving to be more complex than it first appeared… is U/R Snow the best way to bring down the mighty Green Machine?
Ben, the writer behind the Definitive Coldsnap Draft Primer, takes a long look at the decks that posted a 3-0 record in the Coldsnap Draft portion of U.S. Nationals 2006. He shows us why they were strong, and what could be done to improve them further. This excellent article also sees him share his views on some of the more intricate Coldsnap Draft strategies. Looking for an edge in triple Coldsnap? Look no further…
Today we present the debut article of Benjamin Peebles-Mundy, one of a new crop of Featured Writers! He brings us a comprehensive primer of the triple Coldsnap draft strategy, packed with pick orders for each color, draft archetype discussion, game strategy theory, and much more! This is a fantastic read, and we look forward to many more articles of this caliber in the future.
