See? They Were Wrong: Odyssey Does NOT Suck
Hey, wasn’t Odyssey the bane of Constructed? The new Homelands? Suck-o-riffic? Then what happened? All that, and gratuitous quotes from a Coen brothers movie starring Nick Cage (hint hint).
AuthorBennie Smith
Bennie Smith began playing Magic in 1994 and started writing about it shortly after. A Virginia State Champion, he enjoys few things better than winning at tournaments with home brews. Commander is one of those things. He loved the format so much he literally wrote the book on it: The Complete Commander.
A Deck’s Journey: G/B/r
Sadly, I couldn’t pull off a third top 8 in a row this year at States; in the end, my record was 3-2-2. But the deck did well in other hands, and I thought I’d show you how we made it.
Dr. Strangelove, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bombs
I needed to stuff my deck as full of gamebreaking cards as I possibly could. My deck needed to be a bomb-playing machine. And why shouldn’t yours?
The Long Road Up: A Sligh Look at Odyssey, Pt. 2
When you get a set with blatantly powerful cards slapped in your face, the only thing you have to worry about is scrounging all the power rares. Odyssey ain’t that.
A Sligh Look at Odyssey, Pt. 1
Bennie tries a different take at looking at Odyssey – checking cards by mana cost. What cards might make the cut in what Bennie sez is a powerful set?
A Peek into Randy B’s Mind
Wonder what blue looked like in Odyssey before it was finally restrained? Bennie manages to sneak out a document that shows what Randy originally designed…
Set Intersect: Adding Odyssey to the Mix
When looking over a new set, it pays to mine for gold in broad terms. Are there synergies between old cards and new themes?
Unacceptable Behavior
Dishonest Magic players need to be very aware that when weighing the costs versus gains of cheating, the costs are too severe to contemplate. We’re getting there.
Your Shot at Immortality: Auction of the People!
Four themed decks for the Invitational critter format. Heck, who doesn’t love it?
Is Summer Really Almost Over?
A first look at some of the Odyssey cards, and why the Invitational may leave the Pro Tour empty.
Highpoint NC PTQ Report *17th Place*
Colorscrew defines this format. Wizards has tried to lead us to multicolor decks with potent cards, but make no mistake – you will pay the price.
Why Warlord Gives Me Tempo Tantrums: Thoughts On IBC
Unlike Urza block, you won’t lose the game in the first four turns… But if your goals aren’t clearly set early on, you’ll lose nonetheless.
IBC: Godzilla!
Reanimation strategies have been around since Alpha, but are limited in Invasion Block. What can we do with a Call?
Wasabi and Graham Crackers
Is Magic flexible enough to withstand a couple of gratuitous potshots? Bennie fires back at Andrew Johnson’s review of his Nats report.
A Boil on the Butt of 7th Edition
Great googly-mooglies, how much do we have to dumb down the starter sets so that people learn how to play the game?