CategoryMagic The Gathering

Deus Ex Errata: Debating the Changes to Time Vault

Recently, Wizards Rules Manager Mark Gottlieb dropped a bombshell on the Vintage community in the Ask Wizards column. He announced that he was issuing errata to Time Vault, abolishing the well-established Flame Fusillade/Time Vault combo. Stephen refutes the reasoning behind such a bold move, and has the logic to back up his claims.

The Limited Lessons of Dissension

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Craig “Prof” Jones recently placed 2nd at Pro Tour Honolulu. At his local Dissension prerelease, he went one better! In a bonus article for our Premium readers, he shares the lessons learnt from rockin’ out with the Rakdos crew. Sound advice for those of us trying to improve our forty-card game, coupled with Craig’s usual dose of good-natured humor.

First Thoughts on Dissension

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With the Dissension release now mere days away, and Pro Tour Prague just around the corner, eyes are turning to RGD Draft. The recent prerelease was the first time us mere mortals laid our hands on the cards. Today, Nick shares his prerelease experience, and runs through some of the strong (and weak) cards that’ll see Limited play in the weeks and months to come.

A Huff And A Puff

Want a list of all the high-quality Magic: The Gathering Telephone Erotica numbers? Tony Boydell is here to make all of your filthiest Magic fantasies come true….

Der Gangsta Rebbe: Deckbuilding for Beginners, or the Rule of Nine

There are lots of great articles on this site for beginners, but there’s little out there aimed at getting people started on their own. Anybody can copy a deck… it’s another thing to design and build it yourself. It’s time that changed. Today’s lesson is all about the introduction to the fundamentals of deck design, with my beginner’s tips.

SCG Daily – Ask Joe Black: 2004-2005 Season

Osyp spins tales from Pro Tours past… He shares a joke or two, tells us why he was banned from coverage, and sheds light on his decision to play Goblins in an aggro-hating field…

The Kitchen Table #129: Dissension and Five

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Abe investigates the Five Color format, and trawls through the runners and riders added by the Dissension cardset. Are you a lover of the ol’ 250? Then look no further…

Mixed kNuts: Drafting With Dissension

Pre-Order Dissension Today!Teddy Card Game brings us the Limited information we’re all clamoring for… just what are the strongest color triads in RGD Draft? Are the Azorius unstoppable? Are the Simic sublime? Do the Rakdos run amok? The answers to these questions, and much more, are but a mouseclick away!

Dissension Constructed Review, Part IV: Red

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Mike continues his Constructed rundown of Dissension with a look at the Red cards. The Black cards bought us little in the way of Constructed power. Do the Red cards fan the flames? Read on to find out…

[Part I: White][Part II: Blue and Azorius][Part III: Black]

SCG Daily – Ask Joe Black: 2003-2004 Season

Osyp continues to bring the beats in his amusing daily series. Today, six Pro Tours (and Worlds) come under the hammer of nostalgia…

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #144: Neglected Tools

It is a month before Standard changes. It’s set review season, but everyone does those. Instead, I want to look at the cards that are underplayed — perchance forgotten — in Standard. These may be the tools that win your Regionals — if you remember they exist.

Exploring the Power of Azorius: Post-Dissension Deck Concepts

When a new set comes out – before it even comes out, just seeing the preview cards and the spoiler – I become a Frenzied Deckbuilding Goblin. There are many types of Magic players. I’m a deckbuilder. I wish I were a better player, but I know that if I spent half the time playing that I waste fooling around with my Filemaker Pro deck database, designing, dreaming, and tuning, I’d have made it on the Pro Tour years ago.

Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #12

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It’s Wednesday, it’s MTGO, it’s blisterguy! Fresh with a fun-filled article checking out the ups and downs of the MTGO metagame, plus handy hints on the price fluctuations in the online marketplace.

Dissension Constructed Review, Part 3: Black

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Mike continues his Constructed rundown of Dissension with a look at the Black cards. So far, we’ve had a strong showing for the control mages… will the Rakdos cards bring some good lovin’ for the aggro-crazy spellslingers among us? The answers, as always, lie within…

Playing, Drawing, and New Gifts for Old

Jeroen tackles an age-old question… in draft, is it better to play or draw? And how is this answer affected by the Ravnica Limited format? He also looks at Dissension with an eye on updtaing the classic Gifts control deck of Kamigawa fame… with a cameo appearence from Frank Karsten! All this and more, available with a single click…