The Combat Phase – Hi! I’m Jamie Wakefield
Monday, June 7th – King of the Fatties Jamie Wakefield introduces himself for those unfamiliar with his legacy, and has a few strong words for those who doubt him. He also tries a different spin on his Green-loving deckbuilding, and returns to a pair of numbers that have been synonymous with him since he started playing…
The Combat Phase – Not Monumental Fall… Monumental Win
Monday, May 31st – King of Fatties Jamie Wakefield continues his quest to qualify for the Pro Tour with a Mono Green deck of his own devising. Recent results have proved very promising… but are these wins mere anomalies, or do they signify an upturn in his beatdown fortunes? [Editor’s Note – Patrick Chapin will be here later this week!]
The Combat Phase – Adventures With Green: Dragon Force Z
Monday, May 24th – Jamie Wakefield continues his quest for a playable Green Standard deck in time for his first foray into the current PTQ season. Today he experiments with a two-color build, decries the state of the metagame, before returning to his good old Mono Green roots. And along the way, he gets very drunk.
The Combat Phase – Rise of the Eldrazi in Standard
Monday, May 17th – Now that Rise of the Eldrazi has appeared online, Jamie Wakefield has splashed out on some of the more exciting Green offerings in the post-Rise card pool. He shares his latest card-slinging shenanigans, including his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the creature color in Constructed Magic.
The Combat Phase – Of Wolf And Mana
Monday, May 10th – In today’s edition of The Combat Phase, Jamie Wakefield continues the engaging tale of his return to Magic. He shares his current Mono Green deck, which now involves a selection of cards suggested by the Forum Folk last week. And as always, his article is peppered with enjoyable life tales and fun times.
The Combat Phase – Tokens Tokens Tokens
Tuesday, May 4th – Jamie Wakefield’s much heralded return to the game has started in familiar territory: the King of Fatties is brewing up Mono Greed decks for Standard! Today he takes us through his highs and lows on Magic Online, and shares the lessons he’s learned with every step of his journey.
The Combat Phase – Being Jamie Wakefield
Monday, April 26th – King of the Fatties Jamie Wakefield makes a triumphant return to Magic, happily embracing a Standard environment that appears tailor-made for his particular brand of beating down. In the first of a new column, he explains the reasons behind his return, and looks at the new Green cards with desire. Welcome back Jamie!
Feature Article – Return to Heroes Kingdom
Jamie returns to grace the fair pages of StarCityGames.com, and as always, he’s doing what he does best: swinging with the Green guys! He’s currently back in the States for a prolonged vacation, and what better way to spend that free time than chewing the fat and sharing smiles with likeminded spellslingers? Table talk, Green beats, fun stories, all delivered with Jamie’s unmistakable panache. Welcome back!
The Combat Phase — Deep Cleaning
Jamie continues his descent into Limited madness with his much-improved, forum-fuelled League decklist. The changes seem to have worked, folks… pat yourselves on the back. He also updates a fun U/G Standard deck designed by our very own Ben Bleiweiss… by taking out the Blue and adding Black. To cap it all off, there’s a heavy dose of Wakefield minutiae, including some heavily edited English Dentist material that I found frankly upsetting.
The Combat Phase — League Deck Help Required
Jamie takes a break from the usual Green Constructed experiments to try a deck with twenty fewer cards… Yes, he’s playing in the MTGO Sealed Deck Leagues! Today he brings us an interesting cardpool, and talks us through some of his builds. He also asks for our help in the forums, and brings us the latest version of his Busted at Three Green/Black Standard deck.
The Combat Phase — Green Day
Jamie returns to his roots with some good old-fashioned fattie-lovin’… as he says himself, there’s nothing sweeter than casting a huge guy, watching your opponent struggle to deal, and once they have… casting another one. He also brings us up to speed on his European adventures, and shares a few Future Sight Green cards that have been tweaked with a touch of the Wakefield magic…
The Combat Phase — Tip Day
Jamie Wakefield, the archetypical Green Mage, takes a long look at his Magic-playing tendencies of late. He’s tinkered with Black/Green, Blue/Green, even Red/Blue… is a more multicolored path his ticket to success, or should he return to his Mono-Green roots? He also warns of the dangers involved in teaching Magic to three people in two languages while drunk, and offers some handy tips for the sartorially-challenged amongst us.
The Combat Phase — Busted At Three, and Future Sight Green
After a week’s holiday in sunny Berlin, Jamie is back with a bang! Today he shares the latest incarnation of Busted at Three, his G/B Standard deck. Regionals is coming, and Jamie has cast his die. He also takes a long look at the Green cards of Future Sight. For the thoughts and concerns of this Green Mage Extraordinaire, read on!
The Combat Phase — The Power of Three
Jamie brings us a funky-looking Black/Green deck for Standard that looks to cast one of a multitude of ridiculous three-mana options on turn 2. Hypnotic Specter, Ohran Viper… all the heavy-hitters are here, smashing their disruption into the faces of control players time and again. As usual, Jamie chronicles the games, and his life in Spain, with aplomb and élan. Plus, a story about burn that doesn’t mention a Red spell…