Monday, July 26th – Results, results, results. Follow them. Try to understand them – when certain decks disappear, ask yourself if you know why. If you’re not sure, ask other people and see if you can determine a common theme. A lot of what happens in Magic metagames is cyclical. The exact cards change, but the shifts and the underlying metagame adjustments are often quite predictable, should you care enough to look for them.
Monday, July 26th – The debate concerning the merits of teaching folk to fish rather than handing them a fish rages on, and Patrick Chapin states an eloquent case today. In this unique (and never to be repeated) article, he plays the ultimate fishmonger, providing decklist after decklist after decklist, for all the formats that matter. You want fish? You got it.
Monday, July 26th – Grand Prix: Columbus is almost upon us, and the Legacy faithful are ready! Today, Stephen Menendian looks at a matchup that’s sure to be numerous in Columbus: Reanimator versus CounterTop Thopter. If you’re planning on piloting either of these decks, this is the article for you!
Friday, July 23rd – I’m sure I’m not the first person to think about throwing a Thornbite Staff into an EDH deck, but I can also say with certainty that I haven’t seen it across from me in any EDH game I’ve played. At the very least, the card is flying under the radar, so I thought it would be a perfect sneaky, innocuous card to build around and, if things come together, I’d do something spectacular and surprising.
Friday, July 23rd – M11 has shaped the Standard metagame, and players are looking to adapt to the new technology. Brian Kibler examines the pertinent results from the most recent high-profile tournaments, and discusses how the metagame will adapt in the coming weeks. He also brings us his preliminary take on Turbo Land with Destructive Force.
Friday, July 23rd – Primeval Titan exploded into Standard in a recent Japanese PTQ, with six of the Top 8 decks packing the 6/6 behemoth. Cedric Phillips discusses the Top 8 decks today, and shares his likes and dislikes about each build. If you’re headed to a Standard tournament any time soon, be prepared to clash with the Titans.
Friday, July 23rd – Sure, there’s a hot new base set that has everyone talking, but let’s not forget about M10! The set that changed base sets forever will be rotating out in October. What are you going to miss?
Friday, July 23rd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re diving into some shiny new decklists featuring M11, some crazy rumors for Scars of Mirrodin and its follow-ups, check out Emblems and what they mean for Magic, and the full list coming in From the Vault: Relics. You ready? Let’s go!
Friday, July 23rd – The StarCityGames.com Open Series has become Magic’s premier independent tournament series, but we aren’t just sitting on our laurels. Check out what we are doing to make future StarCityGames.com Open Weekends even better!
Friday, July 23rd – Over 2,000 deck lists, over 12,000 results. This one is the big daddy of number crunching. Jared breaks down the match-ups for the eight most popular deck archetypes over the last three months. How do the major archetypes stand up, and which dominant archetype isn€™t quite as good as you think it is when it reaches the top tables?
Friday, July 23rd – Joey & BHJ go over the M11 prerelease & launch parties, BHJ interviews Adam Styborski, and more! Other topics include the pros & cons of rare drafting, the price of playing Constructed Magic, and Patrick Chapin’s recent take on deckbuilding & the “hivemind.” Also: Our first CONTEST is announced!
Thursday, July 22nd – M11 is here, and the new cards are filtering through into tournament Top 8s across the world. Adrian Sullivan examines the decklists from the recent Finnish Nationals Top 8, and suggests where the metagame may be headed. He also shares a fun Magic “format†that asks an interesting question…
Thursday, July 22nd – Warning: this article may insult and offend you. Ready? You are not good at Magic. Stop looking for decklists and sideboarding guides. They will not help you become better at Magic.
Thursday, July 22nd – In this informative article, Craig Wescoe explores the skill of adapting to a shifting metagame. With the internet and Magic Online speeding metagame shifts on an almost daily basis, the ability to shift gears and make optimal choices are the first step on the journey towards a blue envelope. Let Craig Wescoe lead the way!
Thursday, July 22nd – So you’ve certified for L1, you’ve judged a few PTQs, you are gaining experience… and you want to aim higher. A Grand Pix or a StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend is a big event, but the Pro Tour is the real thing. The tour is a dream come true for players seeking glory… but what about judges?
