CategoryMagic The Gathering

OOPS!

Apologies to any StarCity readers who took Rizzo’s”7th
Edition Preview” yesterday as serious strategy; it was supposed to be right here, in Issues, as the humor piece that it was, but a placement mistake put it in the”Strategy” section. It was indeed a joke. You may now move on with your lives.

Casual Play: Magic and Money

Here are some things I’ve learned about getting the most Magic for your bucks, including a list of several cheap, useful cards.

Free Tech Is Like Free Beer

You’ll find precious little of either, especially if you value quality…

Finally, Extended Is Alive And Well

I had been waiting for this moment for a long time. , , and are banned. Finally. At long last, I will be able to sit opposite an opponent and not have the game end in three turns because he cast . I will be able to sit across from an opponent and think through…

The Set Evaluation To End All Set Evaluations: 7th Edition Preview

I promise that this review will be as informative as any other review you will read, unless you find one that is somehow better. It’s possible.

Good Beats: Players And Writers At GP Boston

Charles Manson wants to be free. Tech doesn’t want anything. So why do writers share all of the tech?

Peace of Mind: Distortion

The fog creeps in on little cat feet. The world feels gray. I’ve just discovered some IBC tech, and now I’m not sure if I wanna talk about it…

The Apple Tree Of Magic

Comparing Chess to Magic is like comparing apples to oranges – or, to be more descriptive, like comparing an apple to an apple tree.

1800 or Bust! What Is 7th For?

Is the upcoming 7th edition of Magic intended to be a support set? If so, why don’t they put better cards in?

Quest COMPLETE!: PTQ Barcelona Report, *T1*

Okay, this probably should be in”tourney reports.” But now that I’m out of Team AWWAJALOOM, this may be my last chance to fly casual…

CASUAL FRIDAYS #79: Anthony’s Big Blue Sky Full Of Multiplayer Mechanics

In Los Angeles, Mark Rosewater kindly invited The Ferrett and I to chat over dinner about”what works” in multiplayer Magic. Here’s what I think.

Bad Deckbuilder’s Workshop: Revisiting

With Planeshift out, I’m revisiting the”Dark Ponza” land destruction build to see if it might be viable.

My Name’s John, And I Went To Detroit To Play Magic

Thoughts on Dork Love, IBC Block Decks, his tourney finish…And thoughts about some moron called William Steinmetz.

You CAN Play Type 1 #1: Lessons From History – A Commentary On Deck Parfait

Deck Parfait is the hot new deck of Beyond Dominia’s Type I Mill, developed by Raphaël Caron aka K-Run. It is an interesting, yet relatively inexpensive, Type I deck that placed second in the first Beyond Dominia Type I Tournament of Champions. Raphaël’s comments were featured by Darren di Battista, also known as Azhrei, in…

Lords of Atlantis: The Evolution Of A Deck

It started as a CounterRebels net deck, copied direct from a Pro Tour. Then it evolved.