Sure, the Faeries are great, and the Elves certainly are powerful in their own right. But no one seems to be talking about the Treefolk, outside of that three-colored fella. Is there a decent deck out there, in the tribe that seems destined to be the budget builder’s favorite?
Trying to avoid to make a resolution to lose weight Yet Again, Dave examines possible changes a budget player might make in order to keep their game moving forward.
Santa was right to hire Elves – those guys are vicious on the battlefield! Dave explores the budget options in building a competitive Elf tribal deck, and takes a short look at Elf decks (and holidays) past.
Historically, the tribal mechanic has included the ability to make competitive decks without going overly expensive. Lorwyn is no different, and the recent success of the Faeries deck is just the tip of the iceberg of good, inexpensive, and successful Tribal decks that you can build.
[Editor’s Note – Dave will be replacing Chris Romeo until Chris returns… enjoy!]
“Hi, my name is Dave, and I’m a Wits-aholic….”
“Hi, Dave.”
“But back when Battle of Wits occasionally won tournaments, Toby and Brock ran the same number of counterspells: Thirty-six. Are there even nine counters in Standard today that are worth playing? And does that mean that Wits is dead?”
Regionals musings a la Larry King, some deck thoughts, and a new format to appease the casual players, too!
Having beaten the first game with Kung Lao AND Johnny Cage, the Monolith of Magic divulges his secrets behind Mortal Kombat. Whaddyamean it’s spelled with a C?
Making no excuses for his complete lack of writing (and writing
ability), the Super Wrong Guy makes his triumphant return to Star City, discussing Laquatus decks from Torment!
With all the fervor surrounding Apocalypse, everyone’s forgotten about 7th. Which cards could still have an
impact?
… plus more on the nurturing nature of Hippos, the multiple breeds of Merfolk, and why Anthony Alongi owes Dave a rare.
Has Dave found the new Morphling? People seem to say that as he beats them senseless with a flying Hippo and Reverse Ferrett Engineering.
To avoid angering the Rizzo Gods with white space, Dave is forced to look ahead to the next expansion.
TOP TEN CARDS FROM INVASION: A SECOND LOOK Well, Bennie stole my idea. He made a lot of good points in his article earlier this week (link it up, oh Ferretty One), but you know I’m still going to have two cents to throw in. Please note that this is in relevance to Standard only…
TAKING ROGUE TO STATES By now you’ve probably read at least Part One of tournament report, in which he ditched the illustrious Borg-2K deck that we poured time and blood and sweat and tears and at least two good decks of playing cards into (I had to template, so sue me: they were only buck-seventy-five…
This week: States and how I want to be like , plus what criteria your deck will need to meet to have any chance this weekend. SWORN TO SECRECY At about this time last year, began a campaign on rec.games.trading-card.magic.strategy to create a brand-new archetype deck to play at States. He posted a primary decklist…
