The Combat Phase – Abusing the Eldrazi
Tuesday, February 15 – The King of the Fatties continues his love of Field of Green, complaining about Emrakul and giving a list of five improvements for Magic Online!
The Combat Phase – Summoning Trap May Be Better Than Natural Order
Wednesday, February 2 – Jamie Wakefield goes to The Canary Isle to become a certified diver. While he learns how to prevent himself from drowning, he surfaces in Magic with Summoning Trap!
The Combat Phase – I Am Not A Smart Man
Friday, December 10th – I pick cards no one else is using and try to build a deck that’s interesting and surprising. Not being a smart guy, the only way I can do this is the “Rocky†method. I just pound meat until I get a title shot.
The Combat Phase – You know what I want?
Wednesday, November 17th – Jamie plays a deck with zero fatties (!) in Legacy and proceeds to build a metalcraft green deck for Standard. Are things looking up?
The Combat Phase – Metropolis
Wednesday, November 10th – Jamie wants to go big or go home; he sleeves up some Baloths for Standard this week and plays a bunch of Scars of Mirrodin Limited online.
The Combat Phase – Evil Jamie and Wendy’s Bane
Monday, November 1st – My play skill sucks these days. I’ve lost more matches to stupid mistakes than I can count. I’m determined to play with actual skill and not just throw cards at my opponent and hope they land on his face.
The Combat Phase – Evolution
Thursday, October 21st – Jamie’s first tournament experience in Madrid proves… interesting. The residents have two last names, no sense of personal space, and are addicted to Legacy. Jamie takes Secret Force to show ’em what he’s made of!
The Combat Phase – Chrome Mox, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
Monday, October 18th – Wendy is having a girls-only brunch, and we’ve been wondering where I’d hide, where I’d go, or what I’d do. Voila, this place is having a Legacy tournament. Oh my God, do you know what this means? I can play Secret Force!
The Combat Phase – Scars and the Lucksack
Thursday, October 7th – Scars is a weak set. I like weak sets. I just wish they made more of them in a row. Power creep is a bad thing. The most powerful cards of old are crap compared to cards available in Standard? Really? That seems wrong.
Rats and the Wrath of Everything
Wednesday, September 15th – My writing lately has lacked the joy of the old articles. But I’m very joyful about Magic right now – so let me tell you about two crazy decks and one crazy wedding!
The Combat Phase – A PTQ in NH
Monday, August 30th – Fresh from his nuptials, Jamie Wakefield regales us with tales from a PTQ, and updates his Mono Green deck for the current Standard metagame.
The Combat Phase – Last Gasp
Monday, August 2nd – In this week’s edition of The Combat Phase, Jamie shares the story of his preparation for his final shot at qualification for Pro Tour: Amsterdam. He forgoes his pet Green deck for a more streamlined and successful archetype, and shares the highs and lows of his life in his usual Wakefield style.
The Combat Phase – The Shifting Online Metagame
Monday, July 19th – Continuing his quest to smash the metagame with Mono Green, King of the Fatties Jamie Wakefield thinks of turning to the Dark Side and sleeving up the Jund cards. Does he submit? Read on to find out!
The Combat Phase – Comedy Gold
Monday, July 5th – King of the Fatties Jamie Wakefield takes his Mono-Green deck for a spin at a recent PTQ. While he didn’t set the venue alight, his stories from the journey and the tournament floor provide an entertaining read. He also supplies another mono-colored Standard deck… one that doesn’t use Forests!
The Combat Phase – FNM Finale… and Surprise!
Monday, June 28th – In today’s edition of The Combat Phase, Jamie Wakefield is doing what he does best – tweaking his Mono Green deck! He shares another entertaining slice of his life, alongside the usual cast of characters, and remakes his Green deck in his ongoing quest for Pro Tour Qualification.