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AuthorMichael Lydon

Michael Lydon has been playing Vintage exclusively for over 7 yearsand is a member of Team Reflection. In that time he has achieved a number of Top 8 finishes in east coast Vintage tournaments. He is also an active member of TheManaDrain.com as a moderator.

New Phyrexia In Vintage Dredge

Hey old and new Eternal fans! Michael Lydon is a Top 8 Eternal competitor who wants to show you why Vintage Dredge is all the rage. New Phyrexia adds a ton of new possibilities to Dredge’s table, so Michael investigates.

Vintage Metagame Analysis: From Waterbury to Richmond

The renowned Waterbury TMD Open and Richmond double Power 9 tournaments are now a matter of record and, due to a family emergency and a missed flight, I was not in attendance for any of them. As such, I was forced to quietly sit in front of my laptop watching the results pour in, my hands tented as I accumulated statistics to further my evil plan to take over the Vintage world (cue evil laughter)… but then I decided to write a massive statistical analysis article that everyone can enjoy.

What About Bob? Dark Confidant in Vintage

When Dark Confidant first appeared, he made quite an impression on every Magic player that saw him. Time passed, and he slotted into a variety of decks and formats without being uber-impressive. However, has he a place in Magic’s most open (and degenerate) format? Michael vows to find out…

Magic Workstation Finishing School

I’m sure that the suggestions put forth in this article will already be second nature to many of you… But on the off chance that intarweb social graces aren’t your area of expertise, I’ve taken the time to provide a simple guide to help you test online in a courteous – and, more importantly, efficient – manner. I’ve taken some excerpts from TheManaDrain.com’s MWS/APPR Horror Story thread and my own experiences to highlight some specific examples of some infractions of these rules.