The Magic Sock Episode 151 – One More for the Road…
Monday, January 5th – On today’s episode of The Magic Sock podcast, there’s talk about a slew of Conflux rumors and a walkthrough of everybody’s favorite Extended robots, Affinity!
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The Riki Rules – Makeshift Judgequin
Monday, January 5th – The Judge seminars were all informative, with some good clean fun mixed in. The high point for me was during John Carter’s “Q&A with the New Judge Coordinator†seminar when Paul Smith from the UK asked Carter what he thought of my column. The response was pure gold: “As it turns out, Riki does in fact rule.â€
Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #11
Monday, January 5th – Canadian maestro Rich Hoaen has downed tools for good, as work and real life intrudes apace. As a replacement, we have Luis Scott-Vargas, who shares each pick from a Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
So Many Insane Plays – A Next Level Legacy Tournament Report *Top 4 Split*
Monday, January 5th – With a Legacy Grand Prix on the horizon, Vintage maestro Stephen Menendian is looking to establish a solid foundation of knowledge about the format before committing to a strategy. Today, he details his exploits in a local Legacy tournament, outlining the lessons learnt along the way…
Innovations – Reader Mailbag: Elves, Prison, TPS, Finkel, and More
Monday, January 5th – Today’s Innovations sees Patrick answering a handful of reader correspondence, on topics including Extended Elves, Black/White Prison in Legacy, the demise of Tron, and how to battle against unknown strategies…
Insert Column Name Here – The Casual Player’s Bargain-Hunting Guide, Part 8
Monday, January 5th – We venture into the wild territories of Odyssey and Onslaught Block to find the cheapest, most efficient multiplayer cards for buck. And here we encounter a problem: This is when Wizards finally started to get casual cards.
Insider Trading – Don’t Just Crack That Pack!
Friday, January 2nd – When you opened your Christmas stocking, did you find packs of Magic waiting for you? Did you crack those packs right open? STOP! Don’t just crack that pack! Ben encourages you to use those packs to draft! In today’s article, Ben discusses the rules for four different draft formats, and explains why drafting your Booster Packs makes them worth that much more.
Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #10
Friday, January 2nd – Canadian maestro Rich Hoaen has downed tools for good, as work and real life intrudes apace. As a replacement, we have Luis Scott-Vargas, who shares each pick from a Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Feature Article – Elves in Extended
Friday, January 2nd – While Pro Tour: Berlin taught us to fear the tricksy Elves, Worlds served to blind us from their powerful siren song. Berlin saw Elves everywhere… Memphis saw them replaced by Faeries. Today, Manuel Bucher brings us the lowdown on his own brand of the Elvish menace, with strategic debates and sideboarding plans. Enjoy!
Unlocking Legacy – The Rise of Stifle
Friday, January 2nd – Christopher Coppola comments on the Worlds Legacy deck choices, and examines the trends they reflect in current Legacy tournaments.
Magical Hack – Rocking Out in Extended
Friday, January 2nd – Last week, we had a look at a new spin on an old favorite, looking to update the Rock for modern Extended. While everyone is looking at Faeries or Zoo or Elves as their deck of choice, I was curious to see how Extended looked from the perspective of the fair-to-a-fault Black/Green deck.
Innovations – Reverse-Read Theory Magic for Everyone
Friday, January 2nd – Never a stranger to the unconventional, Patrick serves up a variety of Legacy decklists while detailing wild adventures preparing for Worlds with Manuel Bucher. Although the article appears to be typical crazy Chapin mixing technology with entertainment, there is another article backmasked on top of it! That’s right, another article is hidden on top of the first in reverse, but have no fear, the article is presented two ways for easy reading…
Thank You for Ordering Next Level Magic!
Thank You for Ordering Next Level Magic by Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin!
The Kitchen Table #266 – Rediscovering Older Magic Cards
Thursday, January 1st – Recently I regained my Abedraft box from one of my friends, who had it in his possession for over a year while my life status was in limbo. After regaining it, I began the task of checking all of the cards to see if they were still there. While doing these checklists, I came across a variety of things and uncovered some interesting cards, questions, and more. In today’s article, I want to talk about them, perhaps build a deck or two, and otherwise have some fun.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #256 – The Year in Review
Thursday, January 1st – By the time you read this, it will be next year. Time to look back at the year that was. A lot has happened since we were drafting triple Lorwyn…