Friday, November 5th – An exercise showing how people prepare for a restricted format can be helpful as a deckbuilding tool. This restriction was sure to be a good one, but wasn’t exactly what I was expecting…
Wednesday, October 27th – Whether you’re a control fanatic, a ramp-aholic, a burn-slinger, or an Elf lover, there’s a plethora of decks at your disposal. Prep for the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Charlotte coming up this weekend!
Tuesday, October 19th – Todd had a blast with Mono-Red at the last SCG Open and recommends a tweaked version for the upcoming StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Charlotte! Check out his detailed tournament report.
Wednesday, October 13th – “The card I added was much more exciting than Spikeshot Elder, though a few people laughed at me for maindecking him. Tunnel Ignus was amazing.” Prepare Mono-Red for the StarCityGames.com Standard Open: Nashville!
Wednesday, October 6th – The verdict is in! Primeval Titan is the best card in Standard by a mile, and it isn’t slowing down. What does this mean for you and your 2010 Championships this weekend? It means you should either be gunning for Primeval Titans, or siding with the Axis of Primeval.
Wednesday, September 29th – I finally came across an article that sparked a new fire in me. Last week, Patrick Chapin discussed a Mono-White Artifact deck that actually got my blood flowing. Where is Affinity’s place in Standard?
Wednesday, September 22nd – There’s a reason that Eldrazi Ramp was one of the biggest contenders in Zendikar Block Constructed, and you have so many new weapons to combat the elements you couldn’t effectively fight before.
Wednesday, September 15th – Today, we’re going to go over the classic deckbuilding archetypes, figure out how to best exploit their advantages, and then make the correct decisions for card selection.
Wednesday, September 8th – I thought I’d seen every kind of draft until I saw the Grand Finale: a fifty-person Rotisserie Draft using all of Zendikar Block and Rise of the Eldrazi.
Wednesday, August 25th – While my U.S. Nationals trip started off pretty well, it did not end up going according to plan. My Constructed deck might have been the root of my failure, but the logic that dictated that choice is where my first mistake occurred.
Wednesday, August 11th – Fauna Shaman will define Standard for the next year. Take my word for it; the guy is insane. My initial impressions of him led me to believe that he was mediocre, since he has to untap to get any value, but with such a powerful ability lies a hidden value that is much harder to decipher: giving your deck the ability to produce threat after threat that the opponent must immediately handle.
Thursday, August 5th – Merfolk won Grand Prix: Columbus. Let that sit for just a second. Bask in the comfortable, warm feeling surrounding your body. If you care about Legacy at all, then this should be good news for you. Merfolk has been fairly popular lately, and now that should increase with the results from Columbus, allowing you to adequately prepare for it, as well as giving you a great sideboard plan when playing it. So, what does that mean for us regular Joes?
Wednesday, July 28th – Building a new archetype is difficult work. It takes skill, intuition, experience, and plenty of trial and error. Building a better player is much more difficult, and requires a lot of thought and effort. Each Magic article should be dedicated to helping you increase your skill level, and I hope this one is no different.
Wednesday, July 21st – While there are a lot of tournaments and pickup games at all points of the day or night, Magic Online can become addictive, and very unhealthy. I’ve found myself playing Magic Online at almost every point in which I’m not at work or out eating dinner or drinking, which means I really need a change in direction, since all this time hasn’t amounted to very much over the years.
Wednesday, July 14th – Chapin said it best when he talked about set reviews a short while ago, in that if you are going to do a set review, bring something original to the table. Comedy, insight, fresh decks, and even an unpopular opinion here and there are great starts. “Great Sable Stag hoses Faeries” is not a good review of the card. Awesome. We already knew that.
