The Main Phase – Ich Bin Elves Berliner
Monday, November 3rd – Reuben brings us another fun video that looks at the ups and downs of the past Magic week!
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The Magic Sock – Episode 142: Jund and Blast from the Past: Planeshift
Monday, November 3rd – In today’s episode of The Magic Sock Podcast, there’s talk on the Jund cards from Shards of Alara, a look back at the pleasures of Planeshift, and much much more!
Drafting With Nick – Shards of Alara #6
Monday, November 3rd – That’s right, folks… it’s back! While Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen battles it out at Pro Tour: Berlin, we have Nick Eisel bringing us a Shards of Alara 8-4 draft walkthrough each day, from pick 1 to pick 45. Nick supplies draft analysis in the forums! Rich Hoaen returns soon, to battle Nick head to head… watch this space!
So Many Insane Plays – Unrestricted Vintage: A Magical Experiment
Monday, November 3rd – As a strategic exercise, and as a response to an enquiring reader, Stephen Menendian has turned his eye to a theoretical Vintage format in which no card is restricted! He examines the decks he feels would be the most broken in this most broken of formats, and investigates the lessons they teach the regular Vintage format…
Peebles Primers – Extended Elves, And How To Beat It
Monday, November 3rd – Pro Tour: Berlin has come and gone, and the breakout story of the tournament is undoubtedly Combo Elves. With six copies making the Top 8, and the entire Top 4 packed with little Green men, it’s safe to say that Combo Elves is the strongest deck in the format. BPM looks at the core of the strategy, and shares some ideas on how to bring the monster down.
Insert Column Name Here – The Second Most Fundamental Skill In Multiplayer
Monday, November 3rd – Dear Adam:
You’re smart. I know this because you can play chess blindfolded. With three people. Simultaneously. And win. While drunk. But you still have some issues with common multiplayer strategies – I see you trying to use them, but failing, and sometimes you seem frustrated as to why everyone is picking on you for no good reason. So let me reveal to you the second most fundamental skill anyone can learn in multiplayer….
The Magic Show #120 – Halloween Special
Friday, October 31st – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week is Halloween and we’ve got a ghastly and ghoul-y show for you this week. We’re going to take a look at the frightening Standard environment as we approach States in just two weeks, take a look at the Wizards Play Network, Mike Flores’ latest video venture, and check out the Magic Halloween Top 5 Countdown. Let’s go!
Magical Hack – States, Interrupted
Friday, October 31st – While we are clearly motoring on ahead to the State Championships, I felt I should take a moment veering off the Road to States in order to look at the variety of things going on in Magic this weekend and in the past few leading up to it.
Drafting With Nick – Shards of Alara #5
Friday, October 31st – That’s right, folks… it’s back! While Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen battles it out at Pro Tour: Berlin, we have Nick Eisel bringing us a Shards of Alara 8-4 draft walkthrough each day, from pick 1 to pick 45. Nick supplies draft analysis in the forums! Rich Hoaen returns soon, to battle Nick head to head… watch this space!
Sullivan Library – Taste the Rainbow: The Evolution of Five-Color Blue
Friday, October 31st – With Faeries and Five-Color Control ruling the roost, it’s time for Adrian to spring into action! States is fast approaching, and Today’s Sullivan Library sees Adrian share the genesis and development of an intriguing Five-Color deck designed to prey on the ferocious Fae. Could this be the deck to bring you your State Championship crown? Read on to find out!
Feature Article – Underrated Cards in Triple Shards Draft
Friday, October 31st – Shards of Alara Draft is proving to be a fabulous format. The various shards offer the discerning drafter with a myriad of options, with both Control and Aggro strategies represented in the metagame. Today, Nick Eisel shows us some of the current under-appreciated gems that you can pick up late in your drafts to great effect.
The Kitchen Table #257 – Abe’s Prismatic Deck
Thursday, October 30th – As any long time reader of my column will know, I love Five Color. I absolutely adore it! I also dig the online variant, Prismatic. Today, I thought it would be fun to look at my Prismatic deck, and see the cards I run.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #248 – Ripping Packs is Not a Sin
Thursday, October 30th – Recently, I have had some discussions about getting cards, cost of packs and so forth. One debate has come up again and again – the debate between people who buy packs and just open them and the people who feel that not drafting with any unopened pack is foolish. Both online and off, a very large percentage of all packs produced are simply opened. For most of the people who bust the packs, that is a perfectly rational option.
You Lika The Juice? – New Standard, Same As The Old One
Thursday, October 30th – There’s a brand new “large†expansion to explore, chock full of new cards, themes, and mechanics. There’s also a huge hole that’s usually significant, where the oldest block has rotated out. The maelstrom of new cards rushing in to fill the void of the old cards leaving is normally an exciting time. Only this time… nothing seems to be changing.
Drafting With Nick – Shards of Alara #4
Thursday, October 30th – That’s right, folks… it’s back! While Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen battles it out at Pro Tour: Berlin, we have Nick Eisel bringing us a Shards of Alara 8-4 draft walkthrough each day, from pick 1 to pick 45. Nick supplies draft analysis in the forums! Rich Hoaen returns soon, to battle Nick head to head… watch this space!