Thursday, July 8th – When a new set arrives, Cedric Phillips is ready to share his opinions! Today, he continues that trend by sharing those M11 cards he believes are both overrated and underrated. Is Squadron Hawk really that good? Will Knight Exemplar push White Weenie over the top? Let Cedric reveal all!
Thursday, July 8th – With M11 waiting in the wings, the current Best Deck in Standard is up for debate. Today, Craig Wescoe states his case for Persecutor Jund, and he has some excellent numbers to back his boast. He also touches on the subject of Good Cards, and their place in a deckbuilder’s arsenal.
Thursday, July 8th – There are two basic steps toward getting anything you want out of the Judge program. The first step is to build enough of a reputation that suggests that you can handle whatever it is you want. Then you just have to find the right person and ask.
Thursday, July 8th – Wherein: I take shots at Stifle, present Yet Another Variant of a Tarmogoyf-based Daze aggro deck as a lead-in to a Legacy Faeries deck, and make medium controversial claims concerning Force of Will and Leyline of the Void.
Thursday, July 8th – We have the brackets. We can start playing. This week, UG Madness races Dragonstorm, Jund faces Covetous Wildfire, Faeries stalls Replenish, and Super Friends faces an Angry Hermit. Time for some coverage!
Wednesday, July 7th – I wanted to write about the interesting intersections between several different cards and strategies that revolve around Nether Shadow and its fellow creatures. We don’t really have a name in Magic for the strategy of cards like Nether Shadow and Ashen Ghoul. Self recursion? Self reanimation? I call it Andre Rison.
Wednesday, July 7th – As of last week, I had the notion that M11 was shaping up to be a fine Core Set. A week later, I feel as it has surpassed M10 not only in power level but also in flavor and overall design. I don’t have a lot to say about some of those particular cards (Phylactery Lich, for example, is among the best designs I’ve seen from Wizards in years), but they should certainly not be ignored when evaluating the worth of the set. M11 is looking pretty incredible right now.
Wednesday, July 7th – Gerry Thompson is in a tempestuous mood. In today’s edition of One Step Ahead, he lets loose on what he perceives as our faults and failings regarding the current Standard metagame. He examines what works, what fails, and gives us both barrels. If you’re looking to succeed at your next Standard tournament, Gerry will show you how.
Wednesday, July 7th – Kyle Boggemes brings us an exciting article today, one which will hopefully spawn a semi-regular series down the line. He looks at the four major Constructed formats – Standard, Extended, Legacy, and Vintage – and shares the lists he’d play in each if the tournament were happening tomorrow. If you’ve a Constructed tournament this weekend, let Kyle lead the way!
Wednesday, July 7th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss M11, the MTGO Player Rewards Program, Nationals tournaments and much more!
Wednesday, July 7th – With Mono Red decks taking top spots all over the world, including the last StarCityGames.com Open Series event, as well as winning Japanese Nationals, it is poised to take over Standard if people don’t do something about it. New cards from M11 might help stem the bleeding, but Obstinate Baloths out of the sideboard might not even save you, and especially so once the new Red Leyline is legal…
Tuesday, July 6th – This is not an article about M11. I am going to discuss the recent actions taken by Wizards of the Coast.
Tuesday, July 6th – Standard continues to evolve, and with Nationals tournaments and PTQs continuing as M11 approaches, there’s a little life in the current format yet to explore. Today, the Ruels discuss the Mono Red versus Mythic Conscription matchup. First up: Antoine with Mythic Conscription.
Tuesday, July 6th – Have you read every article on Legacy, checked and rechecked every forum you know for more tech, and are still left wanting more? Online Legacy is where to turn to, even if you don’t have a MTGO account! In this week’s article, find out where you can access deck information, understand how the online format differs from the one you are familiar with, and see how to use Online Legacy to improve your chances at Grand Prix: Columbus and other large Legacy events. Get a sense of where StarCityGames.com tournament winners get their newest Landstill and CounterTop Thopters lists, all in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, July 6th – With his brother Antoine bringing us this matchup from the Mythic Conscription perspective, it’s now Olivier’s turn to explain exactly how to send burn to the face! He explores the matchup from the Mono Red side of the table, and shares valuable tips for anyone looking to max out on Mountains.
