Craig “Professor” Jones, fresh from his $16,000 topdeck at Pro Tour Honolulu, turned his considerable talents to Limited at Pro Tour Prague. He expected to fare badly, as a forty-card deck is twenty cards too few. However, while he never recaptured the heights of Hawaii, he found success beyond his wildest expectations. His Pro Tour report is a fantastic read, full of wit, humor, and Limited play tips.
Today, Jeroen’s column tackles a number of reader-sent questions, each concerning the upcoming Regionals tournaments. He gives us a primer on Regionals preparation, discusses the Politics of the Bluff, and critiques a pair of fledgling Regionals decklists. Time is ticking down to one of the most important tournaments of the year… are you ready?
When we last left our intrepid heroes, they were tangling with the Blue-and-White of the Azorius guild, with a handful of Simic refugees sneaking in. I figured I’d spare you all a wrathful analysis of the reaction to the Azorius Guild. I will summarize for those who are really interested:
“You could give people a chocolate-coated Pernicious Deed which dispensed free-thinking and exceptionally available Swedish Lingerie models, and they would still complain about the activation cost.”
Chris brings us a fine-looking G/B deck for the upcoming Regionals. Still unsure on what to play this coming weekend? Are you a fan of the Green and Black spells? Maybe this is the deck to take it all. Plus, there’s a bonus section: Dr. Romeo’s Guide to Enjoying Regionals or Any Other Big Tournament.
Tiago went into Pro Tour: Prague with a few RGD Drafts under his belt. His performance didn’t see him make the Top 8, but his two Pro Tour drafts (and subsequent Limited play since) helped him formulate some strong ideas on how to achieve success in this guild-based Limited minefield. Today, he shares his thoughts and ideas on maximizing your draft strategy, and gives us a run-down of his choices and thought processes while playing at the Big Show!
In today’s installment of our Road to Regionals series, Nathan takes a look at the evolving metagame, giving us a rundown of the decks to beat complete with the pros and cons of each. On top of this, he presents an interesting Blue/White control build that may be the key to success in the traditionally aggro-dominated Regionals tournaments. If you like your Magic games to progress past turn 6, then it could be the deck for you…
Ah, set reviews! The article you write when you’re not writing an article! The structure is already laid out before you, and all you need to do is find a hundred and seventy-five ways of saying “Could be good in limited.” Better still, most set reviews are nauseatingly long (and, when you’re not Rizzo, most dailies are by definition short), which means that splitting it into five pieces is a saucy little way to rip through the set without getting everyone thoroughly fed up on the matter.
Steve tackles everyone’s favorite 230+ card deck… Battle of Wits! Will this cardboard behemoth cut a swathe through the unprepared at the coming Regionals? Steve thinks it might…
Today’s Road to Regionals article sees Stuart Wright disect a strong, counter-packed U/B Jushi Control deck. With the post-Dissension metagame slowly taking shape, does the card-drawing and countermagic power of this archetype pack a punch? With success in both the Team Standard metagame and the MTGO 8-man queues, is Dissension kind to this deck? Click here to find out more…
The Ferrett struggles with – gasp – real life Magic as he awaits the release of MODO Dissension so he can crawl back into his cool, fluorescent-lit cave. And in doing so, he opens up a pack of cards that provide, as is depressingly usual, a host of options to play with but no strong singular theme….
When the Grand Vizier of the Metagame, Mr Ted “Cardgame” Knutson, champions a deck that feels as powerful as U/G Madness and Affinity, you’d do well to heed his words. His strong U/G build is sure to be a force in the coming Regionals tournaments. Even if you don’t run it, you’d best be prepared to face it. Attacking with monsters, removing blockers, disrupting your opponent… this deck is a contender.
The Tuesday before Dissension went on sale, a friend of mine told me that she bought a Fat Pack at Meijer. Naturally, hearing that the set was on sale early, I thought what anybody would think: “Oh, sweet. Here’s my chance to do a little consumer advocacy!”
Yes, that’s right… I decided to bust them.
In the final edition of this excellent Daily series, Eli brings a hot card pool to the table. He discusses his build and evaluates cards, as usual… plus he questions the sexuality of a certain Dimir Lobotomist. A fine article to round out an enlightening week.
In today’s Regionals-themed edition of Magical Hack, Sean presents five decklists that showcase a number of different ideas. Some are excellent contenders, and all invite discussion and debate as the metagame slowly begins to take shape…
In the fourth of today’s Regionals articles, Steve investigates the intricacies of the Blue/White Azorius guild, with particular reference to their beatdown ability. We all know Rakdos offers the aggressive mage an outlet for violence… can the Azorius offer similar power by taking to the air?
