Stuart Wright is primarily known for his Constructed prowess. That said, while his sixty-card ability trumps his forty-card play, Stuart’s Limited skill is by no means the red-headed stepchild of the relationship. Today he brings us his personal pick orders for the ultra-aggressive Blue/White draft archetype, plus some sample decks and a few play examples. Stuart has had a lot of success with this color combination… can it work for you?
After last week’s disappointing card pool, this week The Ferrett cracks a stellar collection of power – so much so that it’s more trouble figuring out what to leave out! How do you trim a grouping of solid removal, good mana fixing, and decent (if high-end) critters to all fit inside one winning deck?
Alright, ladies and germs, let’s rock. Time Spiral’s here, you’re here, I’m here, and we’re ready to TRIIIIIIBAAAAAAAAL! Okay, it’s not quite the same as being ready to rumble, but what is?
Welcome to today’s installment of this week’s Deck-a-Thon. Today I want to try something interesting and unusual. In the past, I have used a variety of methods to randomly determine how I will write my daily series. Maybe I’ll pick a creature type at random… and then laugh, as I have to build a Carriage deck. Maybe I’ll grab a random low-value rare from a box and then write a deck about it.
Worlds is just around the corner, and Sean is ready for action! While he’s not attending the event, today’s article takes a timely look at each of the formats that’ll see play in the 2006 Parisian Big Show. How will the metagames shape up? Read on to find out!
With Mr Hoaen off galavanting around the world, top-eighting Grand Prix tournaments left and right, the brave Mr Aten steps into the “Drafting With X” breach until the grumpy Canadian’s return. Tim will be presenting a draft a day, sharing picks one through forty-five, and adding his own brand of lyrical commentary at the end of each article. For a more in-depth critique of his process, be sure to visit the forums!
While the majority of the pro community are notoriously tight-lipped with tech come Worlds, Nick is here to spread the Extended love. Today he shares an intriguing deck that has definite power… is it strong enough to make waves in the coming Worlds metagame?
As we’re all aware, Mike has had a modicum of success of late. His State Championship win, piloting the innovative “This Girl” deck, goes a fair way to banishing the “Bad Player Flores” nickname once and for all. By his own admission, his success is largely due to his fine analysis of the intricacies of the endgame – sculpting the proceedings in order to steer the game to an inevitable victory. Today’s theoretical excercise takes us through the thought process behind such structured play…
Poor Bennie. Not only did I make him wait and wait for his turn on Battle Royale; not only did he turn up with his pet strategy to find himself facing the Anti-Bennie Deck; not only did he lose rather quickly, going down in three games straight… but I’m also making him write all about it! Sorry Bennie! Better luck next time.
Eli Came. Eli Saw. Eli Conquered. His Budget White Weenie took home all the marbles against Bennie’s patented NiceDraft Dredge deck. Indeed, the battering was so severe that Bennie still walks with a limp. Want the gory details? Read on!
Hello and welcome back to the daily series that explores all things deck. Yesterday I selected a random card from the history of Magic and discovered, to my surprise, that it was Living Airship. That’s an amazingly bland card, and it triggered the same section of my heart that has a fondness for Scarwood Bandits.
For Evan’s seventeeth foray into the realm of Video Magic, he looks at the Vintage format. This is a fine article for those dipping their toes into such broken waters for the first time, and it’ll also serve as an excellent primer for those who are higher up on the Vintage totem-pole…
Blisterguy reaches his fortieth column concerning all things Magic Online! Today he sets the scene for the coming World Championship in Paris, mining the Premier Event data in order to extract some nuggets of metagame-shaping goodness. Will his predictions come true? Read on to find out!
With Mr Hoaen off galavanting around the world, top-eighting Grand Prix tournaments left and right, the brave Mr Aten steps into the “Drafting With X” breach until the grumpy Canadian’s return. Tim will be presenting a draft a day, sharing picks one through forty-five, and adding his own brand of lyrical commentary at the end of each article. For a more in-depth critique of his process, be sure to visit the forums!
Paul concludes his enlightening report on his strong finish at Grand Prix: New Jersey. He shares the details of his two Day 2 drafts, with pick choices and deck archetypes dissected and discussed. Looking for the edge in your next draft pod? Maybe Paul has the answer…
