Innovations – Grixis in Amsterdam
Friday, September 17th – Patrick outlines the thought process behind the Grixis deck that Michael Jacob used to top 8 Pro Tour Amsterdam!
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Let’s Change The PTQ System: For Love Of The Grind
Friday, September 17th – Wizards should reward the people who put thousands of miles on their car every year for the love of the game. Not every person can be a full-time pro… but anyone can be a road warrior.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode #38 – Artifacts Turn Me On
Friday, September 17th – Bigheadjoe is back! This week, Joey and BHJ talk more in-depth about new Extended and go over a select few Scars of Mirrodin spoilers.
A Deeper Look at CounterTop in Legacy
Thursday, September 16th – I have a deep and insatiable love for Trinket Mage. As such, I’ve been favoring a CounterTop deck that has a lot of controlling elements.
Drafting With Anton – M11 #2!
Thursday, September 16th – Follow famed pro Anton, pick by pick, as he drafts a deck! Today, he gets a deck with two Mind Controls but runs into trouble…
The Justice League: Meet The New L3s!
Thursday, September 16th – Pro Tour Amsterdam is in the books, and the DCI Family has a whopping three new Level 3 judges in its ranks! Let’s find out more about who these great guys are!
One Step Ahead – Mess With The Bull, You Get The Horns (GP Portland *14th*)
Thursday, September 16th – Who wins a Feature Match with Demon’s Horn? GerryT does! And he mixes strategy and crazy tales in this tourney report!
The Nose Knows – Grabbing Wins and Beds In Amsterdam *59th*
Thursday, September 16th – We were going to play a game, then go eat lunch. But we kept playing games, because my Scapeshift deck was smashing Doran.
Ideas Unbound – I Went To A Limited Tournament To Win At Legacy
Thursday, September 16th – Alex asked me exactly how much preparation I’d done for Grand Prix Portland. “Well, I went to the Prerelease. And, um, I 0-3’d a draft.†Good thing there were Legacy side events.
The Pro Perspective – White Weenie At Amsterdam! *31st*
Thursday, September 16th – I started feeling the magic flowing in my hands again during Grand Prix Gothenburg, so I felt confident things would go my way.
“…What’s Peacekeeper Do?” First Place With U/b/w Dreadstill
Thursday, September 16th – I’ve been playing Dreadstill since 2007 — I’ve used it to split a Star City Open tournament, and to
make top 16 at a Legacy Grand Prix. This weekend, I went 14-1 in games with it.
Duel with Ruel – At Least I Had The Right Deck At Amsterdam…
Wednesday, September 15th – Everyone came to the same conclusion: even if playing White Weenie at a Pro Tour would be ugly, it was our best deck.
Getting Back On The Train: From The PTQ Circuit To Top 8 At Amsterdam
Wednesday, September 15th – The last two years of Magic have been pretty bad for me: I fell off the gravy train, not even reaching Level 3. So it was a relief to get back into the game at Amsterdam.
Rats and the Wrath of Everything
Wednesday, September 15th – My writing lately has lacked the joy of the old articles. But I’m very joyful about Magic right now – so let me tell you about two crazy decks and one crazy wedding!
Mulldrifting – How To Beat Punishing Fire With Extended Mythic
Wednesday, September 15th – The deck obviously looks and operates very much like Mythic in Standard — but goes even bigger with the help of Summoning Trap and hideaway lands.