Tuesday, December 15th – The Extended PTQ season is fast approaching, and the wise mage will be well prepared. Manuel Bucher discusses his Bant deck from this year’s World Championships, and provides a selection of sideboarding strategies for the top decks in the field.
Wednesday, December 9th – At Worlds, Manuel Bucher rocked into the Top 8 on the back of some excellent Constructed choices. Today, he deconstructs his Standard GWu deck, in time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis! He shares the latest build of his deck, plus sideboarding plans against the format’s big dogs.
Wednesday, December 2nd – Last week, Manuel Bucher shared the first half of his entertaining Worlds report. Standing at 5-4, with a draft and a day of Extended to go, Manu’s back was up against the wall. Nine rounds, and nine wins, later, he was in the Top 8! Here’s how he did it…
Wednesday, November 25th – Manuel Bucher, arrived at Worlds with a strong Standard deck and plans to destroy the field. After one day of play, with a solid yet unspectacular performance, he needed to rethink his goals. Today’s Positive EV sees Manu share his Standard tales, alongside the disastrous first draft…
Tuesday, November 17th – Aggressive strategies abound in the current Standard format, on the broad back of Jund. With no Reflecting Pools around, it seems that multicolored Control is not an option… or is it? And if multicolored Control has indeed fallen, does Control have any other tricks up its ample sleeves? Manu investigates…
Tuesday, November 10th – In their final edition of Discussing Zendikar, Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel take a lingering look at the whipping-boy of the format: Green! They share their personal Top 15 lists, and discuss some of the hits and misses in the selection of artifacts and lands…
Friday, November 6th – In the second part of the Discussing Zendikar Limited article series, Oli and Manu shift their focus to Red and Black. The colors of removal appear to be the strongest in the set, but do you pick that Marsh Casualties over Vampire Nighthawk? Or that Punishing Fire over the Plated Geopede? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, October 28th – Olivier Ruel and Manuel Bucher have once again teamed up to bring us the lowdown on triple-Zendikar drafting! Today, they discuss their personal Top 15 Common and Uncommon pick orders from White and Blue. In such a fast format, is there a hope for control strategies? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, October 21st – Manuel Bucher played a Combo deck at Pro Tour: Austin. It wasn’t Dark Depths, it wasn’t Hypergenesis… his intriguing choice involved Scapeshift and Valakut, a combo that promised much on the set’s release. Today, he tells us how he did, and touches on Zendikar draft too!
Wednesday, October 14th – Pro Tour: Austin begins later this week, and Manuel Bucher is ready for action! Today, he walks us through a selection of decks that he believes will make a splash on the Extended Metagame Radar. Zoo, Hypergenesis, Blue decks, even Elves… What will take the crown when the dust settles?
Wednesday, October 7th – Last week, Manuel Bucher shared his experiences of Zendikar in Limited play. Today, with many more drafts under his belt, he brings us a fresh batch of insights into the cards he feels are stronger or weaker than they first appear…
Wednesday, September 30th – Manuel Bucher played in a 300-man prerelease in the glorious city of Paris, and managed to win the whole thing! Today he shares his winning decklist, plus some interesting tidbits he picked up along the way…
Tuesday, September 22nd – In today’s edition of Positive EV, Manuel Bucher brainstorms a selection of Standard deck ideas featuring some of the hit cards from Zendikar. With the powerful Lorwyn spells sauntering off to Extended, the format is set for a cataclysmic shift. Let Manu lead the way!
Wednesday, September 16th – The approach of a new base set packed with powerful cards has Magic players excited about the upcoming changes to Standard and Extended. Manuel Bucher is no different, and today it’s his turn to drive the Zendikar. Strap yourselves in while Manu takes us for a ride…
Wednesday, September 9th – With M10 Sealed still the Limited format of Grand Prix competition, Manuel Bucher crossed his fingers and hoped for a bomb-filled card pool. He managed to squeak into Day 2 play, where the wheels fell of his wagon. This is his story, plus his thoughts on the Zendikar cards on everyone’s mind…
