Drafting With Olivier – M11 #3
Tuesday, August 24th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online. Card by card, pick by pick… do you agree with his choices?
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Removed from Game – Caring
Tuesday, August 24th – Solitaire. Chess. Bridge. Monopoly. Ker-Plunk! All great games in their way, but not something that you naturally Care about. Rich takes us to Great Britain Nationals, where the passion is on display everywhere you look.
Embracing The Chaos – The League Returns
Tuesday, August 24th – The Armada Games EDH League returned this week. There were quick kills, interesting games, whiny and petulant players, swarms of Rats, and chaos all around.
Ben’s Ten – The 10 Most Disappointing Cards in Shards Block
Monday, August 23rd – In this week’s column, Ben takes a look at the ten cards in Shards Block that failed to live up to the hype!
The Wescoe Connection – Comprehensive M11 Limited Archetype Analysis (Part 1 of 2)
Monday, August 23rd – With M11 Limited proving to be surprisingly solid, Craig Wescoe examines a number of Mono Colored archetypes in the booster draft format.
Flow of Ideas – ABC: Always Be Clocking
Monday, August 23rd – How do you think more Limited games are won than any other? Creatures with evasion? Gaining the advantage over the course of a long, grinding game? Glare of Subdual? Nope.
Going Infinite – The Art of Analysis
Monday, August 23rd – In today’s edition of Going Infinite, Jonathan Medina delves into the arena of card and trade analysis. Maximize your profits by asking a few simple questions…
The Long & Winding Road – Riders on the Storm
Monday, August 23rd – As stated at the end of last week’s article, I chose to play Bob Tendrils at the Blue Bell Gameday on 8/14. Here’s what I sleeved up…
So Many Insane Plays – In Vintage, Jace is Protection From Game
Monday, August 23rd – At a prelim tournament before the Vintage Championships at GenCon, Stephen Menendian played Tezzeret Control to a fine finish. He explains his workings today.
You Lika The Juice? – How I Love/Hate Fauna Shaman
Friday, August 20th – Last week I got to play Standard for the first time in a month or so, with my first stab at a Fauna Shaman deck. I played a little EDH too, which gives me a little bit to talk about for everyone… so come on in!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Preparing for Nationals
Friday, August 20th – Brian Kibler has yet to select his weapon of choice for U.S. Nationals. Today, he outlines the four things he’s looking for in a Standard deck in order to compete against the pillars of the format.
Tribal Thriftiness #124 – Ascending to Mile-High Heights
Friday, August 20th – Dave is planning on playing a deck that costs under a hundred bucks at the Standard half of the StarCityGames.com Denver Open this weekend. A good cheap combo deck? Plus, Dave offers a little look around Denver. Your stomach will thank him later.
The Magic Show #202 – Infecting Scars of Mirrodin
Friday, August 20th – Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re talking about the incredible new images and spoilers from Scars of Mirrodin. Ready to hear about Mox Opal and the return of poison? Let’s go!
One Step Ahead – Ascending in Older Formats
Friday, August 20th – Pyromancer’s Ascension is making waves in Standard for Nationals and the StarCityGames.com Denver Open. But Ascension in Legacy? And Extended? Gerry Thompson reveals all…
Ideas Unbound – Vintage Rotisserie Draft Extravaganza
Friday, August 20th – A couple of weeks ago, Chris Pikula had the idea of doing a Rotisserie draft with every card in Vintage. A Rotisserie draft is when every card in the draft is laid out on a table, and players select from those rather than from packs.