The next Sealed PTQ season is just around the corner… it’s time to pull our socks up and delve deep into the colorful horror of Ravnica Block Sealed Deck! Today, Craig presents the first of a new Sealed Revealed series, investigating the highs and lows of a select seventy-five. All the guilds are now available, leading to a plethora of tricky decisions. It’s a fiendish build, no doubt… what would you do?
Unfortunately, Abe Sargent’s adventures at the Kitchen Table will not be available today, for technical reasons. Be sure to return tomorrow, when we’ll have a double-dose of casual goodness!
The voting continues for the upcoming Magic Invitational 2006. This week, it’s the turn of the Fan Favorite. The candidate list is long — the top two gain a spot on the final roster.
Today, I open up the floor. Not literally, of course… that’d cause all manner of carnage. Instead, I give the floor to you… well, I don’t actually give it to you, because then I’d have no floor.
What I’m trying to say is… it’s Ask the Editor.
Teddy Card Game is a martial arts fanatic. He can move as silently as a cat, and can strike like a cobra. Me? I can move as silently as a rhino and can strike like a badger… but that’s about it.
How, then, did I ever become a Karate Instructor?
As the Managing Editor of this here site here, I’m supposed to know a fair bit about Magic. Y’know, about decks, and tech, and… stuff. So far, I’m two articles into my series and the only nugget of Magic Wisdom you’ll find is that “America is like Draco.” Frankly, I’m disappointed with this. I expected more. So today, some honest-to-goodness Magic theory.
Since I’ve become Managing Editor of this here site here, there’s been one thing that the Magic Community at large has pointed out about me.
No, it’s not that I’m bald… though, of course, I am.
It’s not that I’m fat… though again, I can’t deny it.
It’s the fact that I’m, well… English.
This week, the voting for the 2006 Magic Invitational turns to the denizens of North America. Who do you choose?
When I sling spells, I feel tethered to the flow. The cards slide from my library to my hand and into play. And, if truth be known, usually to my graveyard soon after. It pulls me in, this silly game of monsters and mana and magic and myth.
Why, then, do I have such trouble on Magic Online?
Craig is back, with one of his trickiest cardpools yet! With spells and creatures weak in all colors, the correct build technique is a hard one to master… do you agree with Craig’s choices? He piloted this very pool at a Pro Tour Qualifier… how would you fare with the same cards?
Julien Nuijten, Anton Jonsson, and Gabriel Nassif are all eligible for your votes in the latest round of Invitational voting at MagicTheGathering.com. Choose your European All-Star, and vote!
Today’s Sealed Revealed sees Craig battling the toughest pool yet. We’re all familiar with the Ravnica/Guildpact Dilemma: too much good stuff, too many colors. However, what do you do when the pool is weaker than a newborn kitten? Can this pool be salvaged? Craig imparts his insights, along with his usual dose of humor.
Craig continues his Sealed Deck series by examining a difficult pool with many interesing decisions. Are the cards strong? Does the cardpool send out clear signals? How can we utilize the power? Are the Green spells luring us into a trap? Deck tips, card evaluations, and humor, in one tidy package.
It’s voting time again — this time, the Invitational Vote 2006 revolves around the Asia/Pacific region. On the ballot, we have two Feature Writers from StarCityGames.com.
In his first article since taking the role of Managing Editor, Craig reprises his popular “Sealed Revealed” series, taking a Ravnica/Guildpact Sealed Deck cardpool and evaluating the cards therein!
