There’s something different for us today… Patrick “The Innovator†Chapin interviews Gerry Thompson on the intricacies of the current Extended format. GerryT shares two lists – his build of Doman Zoo, and his personal take on Next Level Blue – before sharing sideboarding plans against the Tier 1 decks. If you’re looking for an edge at your next PTQ, let Patrick and Gerry guide the way!
Morningtide is released at the end of the week, and all eyes turn to Constructed. Today’s MichaelJ Monday, held over from last week, sees Mike choose two of his favorite cards from the new set, building Standard decks that revolve around each. This is a great insight into the new card deckbuilding process… and later this week, Mike kicks off the Morningtide Standard Set Review (a “Two-Headed†pair of collaborative articles with Patrick Chapin). Watch this space!
The Ferrett’s second sojourn into Magic Video Technology (TM) leads to a look at legality, morality, and of course the fine game of Tiddlywinks. What are PTQs for? When should one invoke the Dark Side of the Jedi Mind Trick? The Ferrett weighs in on a touchy topic.
Hello everybody, and welcome a special edition of the Magic Show. In these videos you’ll watch StarCityGames.com’s own Chris Woltereck take home the title through two thrilling matches (the last match was so thrilling they split before it happened). Ready to see a man start round 1 of Top 8 without playing a permanent? Let’s go!
Extended is a lively and interesting format, by all appearances… though some would add the caveat “if you like playing The Rock mirror match†to that, after the first two weeks of PTQs. The truly broken stuff you can do is held in check by the ease with which it can be attacked and by its overall inconsistency in the face of the excessive mulligans, and for the most part everyone is “playing fair†and interacting with their opponent in the first few turns.
Hello, everybody. In this week’s episode we visit the Nashville, TN prerelease. I get real player’s opinions on the new set, include a few surprises, show you how one soldier took Magic to Iraq, and we meet an unforgettable naysayer, Mister Burns. As a special bonus I include a few new decklists to chew on!
Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!
On the quest for packs to draft in preparation for Pro Tour: Kuala Lumpur, Tiago Chan rocked up to the Morningtide Prerelease and smashed face with the new cards. Today’s Levelling Up sees the Portuguese master break down his cardpool by color, investigating those that could kick up a storm in the coming Lor-Mor Limited format.
There’s a new set in town… Morningtide is here to rock our socks and set our Tribal / Class juices flowing. Some people, however, are not so enamored of the current Tribal direction in which the game is headed. John Friggin’ Rizzo takes a sledgehammer to the Tribal theme in a provocative article crammed with his usual verve and passion. Do you agree with his assessment?
[Editor’s Note – Mike Flores will be appearing on Monday, folks… watch this space!]
Ever since Legions, I have, without fail, provided you a set review of each new set from a Five Color perspective. This time, however, I’ll not limit myself to Five Color thoughts. Instead, I’ll review each card on several levels, and provide you a score for every single card in the set for each casual type.
It’s not necessary to fly to the City of Brotherly Love to play in a Morningtide prerelease, but it wouldn’t be an interesting story if all Dave did was drive up to Denver and come home empty-handed.
Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!
In preparation for his first Extended PTQ of the season, Kyle Sanchez believes he’s broken the pre-Morningtide metagame. His decklist, packed with strong cards and a sideboard that’s either genius or lunacy, is presented here without prejudice. He also waxes lyrical about ultra-competitive PTQ players, and closes with a frankly bizarre rap segment that has to be read to be believed. Love him or hate him… you can’t ignore him!
Building decks is easy. Building competitive decks, on the other hand, is hard. We’ve all been there, sat with our sixty hand-chosen cards, thrashing away despite accumulating loss after loss after loss. In today’s Deep Analysis, Richard Feldman offers the opinion that the building itself if not the tricky part; it’s knowing when to walk away that’s the true key to success…
Run for the hills, ye little children. Oh, grab your skirts and start for the border, little ankles flying a-everywhich way, some jackass has given me a table on which to stand, and there will be hollering. Maro has done it now – the fool has gone and printed cards, and that means people will look at them and then they’ll form opinions on them. New sets, new sets, new sets.
