Wednesday, July 15th – Unlike a number of popular strategies that take a hit from the approaching core rotation, Manuel Bucher’s multicolored Elemental strategy doesn’t lose much. Today, he updates his deck for the upcoming metagame, and shares an extensive sideboarding plan. If you’re looking for something powerful and fun, Manu has the deck for you!
Wednesday, July 15th – In today’s edition of PV’s Playhouse, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa discusses the fear of losing and the desire to win. By using excellent in-game examples, he examines how these fears and desires can lead to sloppy play from both sides of the table, and coaches us on how we can take advantage of such situations. This is an unmissable article!
Tuesday, July 14th – Last week in Ben Bleiweiss’s Financial Value, he called Magic 2010 “the best singles set printed in the modern age of Magic.†So what does this mean for a Magic player who is watching their wallet?
Tuesday, July 14th – Goblins, Merfolk, Elves – tribal decks are on the rise again in Legacy, but one family seems to have been left out. Slivers, a historically good tribe, see less and less play every week. Is this a function of other decks being better, the cards losing power over time, or other factors? In this week’s article, Doug considers several theories to explain the downturn in Slivers, accounting for both in-game and out-of-game considerations. Check out these explanations in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, July 14th – Lightning Bolt. Ball Lightning. Both are back in M10, and both promise much to kick-start the Red Menace into true Tier 1 status. Today’s Sullivan Library sees Adrian examine various Red archetypes from a number of angles, including Goblin, Elementals, and more!
Tuesday, July 14th – With the M10 prerelease behind us, and the release of the cards mere days away, Sam Black wades into M10 Limited analysis in perfect preparation for the upcoming Grand Prix: Boston. He touches on both Sealed and Draft, and shares his tentative common and uncommon pick orders for each color.
Tuesday, July 14th – After a weekend of gunslinging action at the StarCityGames.com prerelease, Patrick Chapin brings us a host of updated Standard decks that take note of the new goodies from M10. From control to combo to aggro, all tastes are catered for in this excellent article!
Monday, July 13th – Today I want to write a quick article about the new M10 cards, and mention the ones that I think have some value, especially those for Five Color. As regular readers know, I have recently begun to discuss other casual formats in their card evaluations, so that you can all get something out of this, even if Five Color is not your favorite format.
Monday, July 13th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us nationals coverage from Portugal and Slovakia, news of Zvi’s book, and all the decklists from Grand Prix: Seattle!
Monday, July 13th – Over the next 6 weeks, there are some exciting Vintage events occurring in Chicago, Pittsburgh, and of course Champs at GenCon. In an effort to collect some of the newer tech floating around the web, I’ve compiled a few deck lists for your perusal.
Monday, July 13th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Monday, July 13th – For his 250th article, Stephen Menendian composes an epic retrospective, chronicling his first fifty pieces for this very site. He also shares his thoughts and lists for 5c Stax. Congratulations on the milestone, Stephen… here’s to 500!
[Editor’s Note – Patrick Chapin will appear tomorrow, folks. Watch this space!]
Monday, July 13th – On Saturday, I played M10 for eleven hours straight, making the finals of a twenty-five man tournament and then drafting an utterly horrid Blue deck that went 1-2. As usual, here are my impressions of the cards as I saw ‘em; some looked good and played poorly, others looked terrible but were better than expected.
Friday, July 10th – In last week’s article, Ben gave his thoughts about the financial potential of the Magic 2010 set. In this week’s column, Ben talks about why M10 is the best singles set in the modern age, his thoughts on the theme of Zendikar, and how the new design philosophy will affect future pricing. In addition, find out which card Ben feels will be the potential breakout in Extended due to the new M10 Rules Changes!
Friday, July 10th – There are many decisions a competitive Magic player has to make at a tournament to be successful. There is one key decision, however, that occurs before a tournament, one that limits or expands a player’s ability to win in Constructed Magic. This is the choice of which deck to play.
