I’m afraid that right now, unless Legacy has some more major circuit events like another Grand Prix or even a Pro Tour, it will be resigned to fall back into stagnation. There is little innovation, and that’s partly due to the fact that the format is still underplayed. C’mon — four Goblin decks in the last Top 8? Solidarity is still the only viable combo? What’s up with that?
In today’s installment of our Road to Regionals series, Nathan takes a look at the evolving metagame, giving us a rundown of the decks to beat complete with the pros and cons of each. On top of this, he presents an interesting Blue/White control build that may be the key to success in the traditionally aggro-dominated Regionals tournaments. If you like your Magic games to progress past turn 6, then it could be the deck for you…
I’m so excited. I’ve been waiting to spill this deck to the public for a while now. Now that Dissension is here, I’ve been able to play out a few games and I’m having a blast. For the first time, FrummyChick has to face me piloting a real Suicide Black deck in Standard.
There are lots of great articles on this site for beginners, but there’s little out there aimed at getting people started on their own. Anybody can copy a deck… it’s another thing to design and build it yourself. It’s time that changed. Today’s lesson is all about the introduction to the fundamentals of deck design, with my beginner’s tips.
Red/Green Turboland? WTF? Isn’t Turboland supposed to be U/G with stuff like Gush, now banned in Legacy? What are you spewing, Mr. X? You must be one crazy old fart, let me tell you.
Yeah, so?
It’s been rather weird, how this deck came together. It’s entirely my own creation, so I will take credit for its success.
In the last installment of Nathan’s daily column, the Xaxson one is writing, collecting, answering questions, and takin’ names, punk! This one has it all: Reader Q&A, a please to the Magic community, and Nathan’s list of the most essential lands to add to your Magic: The Gathering collection.
Looking for some new decks to spice up your life? Nathan reveals four of his favorite casual decks of all-time. Learn the secrets of DarkSlide, Oshawa Zakkai, Savannah’s Revenge, and Wizards inside!
Tune in for today’s thrilling conclusion to Nathan’s odyssey into the world of four-pack Ravnica Booster Draft. Will Nathan’s Boros deck be able to win the mirror match? Find out inside.
Nathan’s known for his groundbreaking insights into the Legacy format. He’s proven himself again and again in the Constructed arena. But our readers wanted to know – how good is Mr. Xaxson’s Kung-Fu when he’s facing five friends in a four-pack Ravnica kitchen table booster draft? Find out inside!
As many of you know, I have an aversion to buying more than a few packs of each set. This is because most often, the contents of a pack don’t typically justify the purchase. Ravnica, however, is awesome.
Landstill doesn’t make Top 8, but still produces a respectable finish. Solidarity hated out. Suicide Black Revisited makes it to the final. Flame Vault is awesome but super-hard to play. And you all mocked me. Shame on you.
Unlike Vintage, Legacy deck construction hinges more on “building blocks” rather than individual broken cards. It means that despite the huge card pool, there is actually a very restricted range of available tools (read: good cards) to use, many of which are highly conditional. Today I’m going to give you an extensive breakdown of the various building blocks available to Legacy deckbuilders and contribute a fresh deck of my own for your perusal.
Let’s talk turkey. Set reviews are one of those evil necessities we writers have to do. We do it not because we want to, but because we have no life and have a fascination with mechanically scrutinizing to-be-printed 5′ x 3′ pieces of cardboard. Or simply because you readers love them. Admit it, you know you do.
Welcome to StarCityGames.com’s 2005 Championship Deck Challenge, where each some of the best writers we have square off against each other in a battle to deliver the best deck for States. Each deck must adhere to the theme for the week, and on Friday Supreme Arbiter Flores will choose a victor. This week’s theme: Build a Mono-Colored Monstrosity.
What do Pyrostatic Pillar, the Talmud, and Omnisignificance have in common? What’s the funny looking thing on Nathan’s head? The answers to these questions and more can be found in the latest edition of Der Gangsta Rebbe.
