CategoryMagic The Gathering

How I Turned My Weenie Green

It occurred to me that a white weenie deck, with a splash of green for beef and tricks, might be what the doc ordered – something fast enough to punish slower developing decks, with enough flexibility to handle a wide variety of decks. And I came in second with it at my first OBC tourney.

The Daily Shot: Countdown

You show up a day early with nothing but a few bucks and a dream and you walk up to the registration table and hand them your multi-colored money in exchange for the chance to play your heart out in a series of extremely expensive single-elimination tournaments. And then you win.

The Daily Shot: My Horrible, Horrible Manabase Takes It All The Way

Geordie took yesterday off thanks to it being Canada Day or something. But in the meantime, he got over THIRTY THOUSAND people to read his Magic Online article, and now he’ll tell you how he ground in to Canadian Nats. Oh yeah, and I’m giving him a Rizzo box. What the hell else does he want?

Neo-Fires: An Account of My Excursions into Type Two

Can Fires work in today’s post-Judgment Type 2 environment? Abe looks to the past and tries to come up with a competitive Type 2 deck that doesn’t use Anger.

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy # 38: Breaking Balthor*

Out of five boxes of Judgment, he got only one Sylvan Safekeeper and two Cunning Wishes… But he got eight Balthor, the Defiled. Since he now has enough for both himself and his wife to play Balthor decks, I guess Peter will have to break Balthor wide open.

The Little Deck That Couldn’t

It’s a very good deck that smashes mono-black, blows through white weenie, and punishes any number of other classic OBC decks… But there’s one matchup it just can’t beat. Why doesn’t it work? All that, and an invite to get together at Origins!

You CAN Play Type I #46: The Initial Judgment, Part III

The usual slew of analyzing cards for the most ancient format – and some intriguing ideas that may change the slant of some classic T1 decks!

CASUAL FRIDAYS #134: Making Myths

Nomad Mythmaker is officially BROKEN!… by Anthony’s readers, of course. So anyone wanna see the deck that one that did NOT include Femeref Enchantress or Crown of the Ages?

The Daily Blister: Theenkin’ Aboot Psychertog

What do the Tog decks gain from Judgment – and by Gaw, does a post-Judgment Tog deck truly hurt blisterguy’s pet mono-black deck? Let’s take a looksee.

The Daily Shot: You CAN Play My Fires At Canadian Nationals, Part Fifteen

How would you build this deck? I went the”all killer, no filler” route, and paid the price in the mana department. Would you do the same?

The Diversity Of Magic: Player Types

Ever wonder why every change by anybody in the Magic community produces a torrent of bitching? Jay, returning to his old digs for a while from his stint at Magicthegathering.com, tries to break down the four styles of players in a way that’s not just”Casual/Pro” or”Spike/Johnny/Timmy.”

OBC Sealed: What Went Wrong?

When did the bombs start mattering in Sealed more than anything else?

Magic Art Matters – Judgment First Impressions

LaRue’s back with another art attack – and this time, he’s asking what the two best pieces in Judgment are! One may be Constructed-worthy… The other probably isn’t. Read on!

Wacky Wednesdays #26: He’s No Angel, But He Can Still Win With Serra…Or Maybe Not

Crazy decking stories include crazy decks – and a crazy $5 in StarCity credit for sharing your kookiest multiplayer story!

The Semidaily Blister: An Intellectual Exercise

If correctly built, a black control deck will smash a Zevatog deck and unfairly molest a KaiAtog deck; Trenches stands little chance, and it will beat on a blue/green deck such as Deep Dog and the likes as if it were demanding lunch money. Say, isn’t that the metagame?