The Magic Show #11: Winning With Rakdos!
Evan continues his excellent series of video articles. This edition sees Mr Erwin wax lyrical over his pet Rakdos deck, and provide a list for the ever-popular Zoo archetype.
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Non-Magic Online Musings: Craig Made Me Write About States
Blisterguy takes a break from examining the online metagame to bring us some of the possible runners and riders for the Champs tournaments that loom on the horizon. He also brings us his deck of choice for the coming fight… if he doesn’t change his mind at the eleventh hour.
The Lion’s Share – Has R&D Kept Their Promise?
R&D needs to sit down and ask themselves if they’re keeping the promise they gave us to scale Blue down to the levels of the more mortal colors… because I don’t think they’re doing it. Blue looks like it’s about to hit a Golden Age.
SCG Daily – A Geezer’s Guide to Purple, Pt 1
Being a Magic antediluvian has some advantages beyond gray hairs and worrying about Alzheimer’s. I’ve actually enthusiastically shuffled up some of these cards the first time around and can give you some ideas that you may find helpful. I won’t bother with the newer cards, since I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that Akroma and Call of the Herd are awesome. So, on with the Purple traipse through time…
From Right Field: Quick Hits, Vol. V
Chris returns to his popular “Quick Hits” article format. Today he talks about some of the more impressive cards from Time Spiral, points out a few articles you may have missed, and answers criticism regarding his comments on cheerleaders…
Mountain, Shock You, Go
After a brief work-induced hiatus, John Friggin’ Rizzo returns with a thirty-four page bang! Strategy, deck tips, tournament reports, fresh Time Spiral ideas… all from the twisted mind of the creator of Friggorid himself. As usual, John pulls no punches – his articles are all prefaced with a “Buyer Beware.” Enjoy!
Time Spiral in Limited – Blue
Jeroen brings us the Time Spiral Limited rundown of the second-strongest color in the new set… Blue. He presents an exhaustive common pick-order, the hits and misses from the uncommon pool, a breakdown of the rares and Timeshifted offerings, and a sample successful decklist! Pro Tour: Kobe is this coming weekend… be prepared!
Ten New Standard Decks with Time Spiral
With both Standard Champs and the StarCityGames.com $1,500 Standard Open just around the corner, Pat “The Innovator” Chapin brings fresh eyes to the evolving metagame. He shares a mighty ten new decklists with us today… something for every mage-style under the sun! Looking for an edge over the local competition? Look no further!
The 2006 Pro Tour: Kobe Survival Guide
With Wizards of the Coast’s wonderful travel policy for PTQ winners, this will be the first chance for many to check out the Land of the Rising Sun. In order to make your trip to Kobe that much more pleasant, I’ll tell you the do’s, don’ts, and doables, as I give you the lay of the land.
SCG Daily – Is Split Second Bad for Magic?
I was intending on kicking off the Dailies with my Geezer’s Guide to Purple, but I felt the need to share something that recently came up amongst some of my Magic-playing friends. Each day we toss around a few emails debating various thoughts on Magic, deck ideas, and Magic news, as a nice distraction from the humdrum banality of the workday (and, you know, actual work). Recently, there was a flurry of emails that started innocently enough…
The Great Champs Experiment: Part 7 – The Tempo Decks
What exactly is a tempo deck? My own definition is more then likely a simple one, and it can be put up for debate. I feel that a tempo deck is any of many decks that use a creature beatdown strategy and back up those men with something else besides burn spells. It may be hand disruption, countermagic, or land denial.
The Future of Solar Flare
For his first article on StarCityGames.com, Naoki Shimizu delivered a detailed breakdown of the genesis of his metagame-shaping creation: Solar Flare. For his second article, he takes the deck and updates it for Time Spiral. The maverick deckbuilder sifts through the Time Spiral goodies and brings us four separate builds for us to tweak and test, perfect preparation for those attending Champs, or the StarCityGames.com $1,500 Standard Open on October 21st.
Time Spiral in Limited – White
For the last two weeks, Teddy Card Game has spilled the Constructed beans on the posers and the powerhouses from Time Spiral. This week, we have Jeroen Remie sharing his thoughts on the Limited strength of Magic’s newest and most exciting set. Today we have the White cards… Jeroen brings us detailed common pick orders, the strong uncommon cards to look for, bomb rares and bum rares, the Timeshifted gamebreakers, and a sample winning decklist! The best writers, the best players… only at StarCityGames.com!
The Weekly Shift Sift: The Auto-Build Draft
Here’s a confession for you: I am not good at drafting. It’s tough to admit that when “drafting” is the default mode of most serious Magic players, but I haven’t truly gotten a draft format under my belt since Invasion. But the Mana Gods understood my plight this weekend, and handed me a draft with picks that literally built my deck for me.
Ben Bleiweiss’s Guide to Everything Time Spiral, Part 3 (Black)
Ben continues his review of Time Spiral with Black. Unlike other set reviews, Ben’s unique look at Time Spiral includes a history of Charms, a spat over a cat, and a review of the most phallic piece of Magic artwork in years. You already know that Smallpox and Sudden Death are great cards – come learn about the rest of Time Spiral in today’s article!