Friday, September 4th – Manuel Bucher entered the M10 Sealed Magic Online Championship Season 5 tournament with high hopes. While his cardpool was strong, and his playskill accomplished, he didn’t quite crack the final table. Today he shares his play-by-play account in preparation for Grand Prix: Prague…
Wednesday, August 26th – It seems that everyone is still riding the Cruel Control bandwagon, and Manuel Bucher is no exception. Today, he takes a look at a powerful build from the Top 8 of German Nationals, and updates it for a developing metagame. If you’re playing Vivid Lands at this weekend’s StarCityGames.com $5000 Dallas Standard Open, this is the article for you!
Wednesday, August 19th – Today’s Positive EV sees Manuel Bucher sharing his personal Top 20 rankings, by color, for the commons and uncommons in M10. While we know that Overrun, Mind Control, and Fireball are ridiculous, is Rhox Pikemaster better than Safe Passage? What about Gravedigger and Assassinate? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, August 12th – This past weekend, Manuel Bucher played Grand Prix: Brighton. His Sealed cardpool had a lot of power, but it wasn’t quite up to the challenge of propelling him to Day 2 play. Today, he takes us through his deckbuilding process, and asks if you’d build the deck in the same way…
Wednesday, August 5th – It’s official: Five-Color control is the deck to beat. However, when a deck is powered by multicoloured mana and the best spells in the format. Just how does one bring it crashing down? Manu believes he has the answer. He also discusses M10 Sealed, in perfect time for this weekend’s Grand Prix: Brighton.
Friday, July 31st – Five-Color Control, the all new elephant in the room, has so many iterations that it’s difficult to keep up. Today’s Positive EV sees Manuel Bucher examine three powerful Five-Color lists, with a view to investigate the matchups in which each build shines. The metagame is shifting… which way will you lean?
Thursday, July 23rd – At the recent Swiss Nationals, Manuel Bucher ran his five-color Elemental build against all comers. Sadly, he didn’t quite light up the tournament floor, but he shares the highs and lows nonetheless. He also brings us a cool Five-Color Control deck that comes highly recommended, backed with a few good finishes…
Wednesday, July 15th – Unlike a number of popular strategies that take a hit from the approaching core rotation, Manuel Bucher’s multicolored Elemental strategy doesn’t lose much. Today, he updates his deck for the upcoming metagame, and shares an extensive sideboarding plan. If you’re looking for something powerful and fun, Manu has the deck for you!
Wednesday, July 8th – Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel continue their excellent examination of Shards of Alara draft. Today’s conversations revolve around the classic Shards three-color archetypes: Esper, Grixis, Naya, and Jund. And Bant, although the archetype receives little love…
Tuesday, June 30th – In a continuation from their previous series on Shards of Alara Limited, Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel team up to discuss the Ups and Downs in card evaluations now the format is well established. Today, they discuss each of the five Shards, sharing their highs and lows in their familiar candid conversational style!
Wednesday, June 24th – Last week, Manuel Bucher shared the details from hi impressive finish at Grand Prix: Sao Paulo. He provided his Elementals list for Standard… and today, he talks us through the trickier matchups and sideboarding plans. If you’re looking for something different for the upcoming StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Minneapolis this weekend, look no further!
Wednesday, June 17th – Manuel Bucher rocked up to Grand Prix: Sao Paulo with one desire: to play a deck that ran the cards he enjoyed. After two days of grueling Standard play, he posted a creditable 10th place finish with Elementals. If you’re looking for a deck that’s sufficiently off the radar, look no further!
Tuesday, June 9th – Manuel Bucher’s performance at Pro Tour: Honolulu wasn’t quite enough to see him into Day 2. Nevertheless, he believes he’s made some profound discoveries regarding both Shards Block Constructed and Shards Block Draft. He dislikes the first format, but has recently reached an epiphany regarding the forty-card format. If you’re struggling to win in Shards/Conflux/Reborn, Manu has the advice you need!
Wednesday, June 3rd – With two back-to-back Standard Grand Prix tournaments, Manuel Bucher looked forward to the Constructed challenge. Today, he shares his preparation and final decklists for both GPs, alongside an interesting base Green/Blue multicolored control deck that packs Planeswalkers aplenty.
Wednesday, May 27th – In today’s Positive EV, Manuel Bucher teams up with Olivier Ruel once more. The topic is Constructed, and in particular the art of Intelligent Netdecking. With decklists by the game’s great and good available at the click of a mouse, how are we to sift the wheat from the chaff? Find out inside!
