So Many Insane Plays – In Vintage, Jace is Protection From Game
Monday, August 23rd – At a prelim tournament before the Vintage Championships at GenCon, Stephen Menendian played Tezzeret Control to a fine finish. He explains his workings today.
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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Preparing for Nationals
Friday, August 20th – Brian Kibler has yet to select his weapon of choice for U.S. Nationals. Today, he outlines the four things he’s looking for in a Standard deck in order to compete against the pillars of the format.
One Step Ahead – Ascending in Older Formats
Friday, August 20th – Pyromancer’s Ascension is making waves in Standard for Nationals and the StarCityGames.com Denver Open. But Ascension in Legacy? And Extended? Gerry Thompson reveals all…
Innovations – Getting Your Eyelids Out of the Way
Friday, August 20th – Patrick Chapin touches on a number of topics, including understanding your goals, restricting Jace in Vintage, improvement through introspection, and more!
Sullivan Library – Rogue Advocacy for U.S. Nationals
Thursday, August 19th – U.S. Nationals and the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Denver are fast approaching. In such an open metagame, how does one approach testing? Adrian investigates.
Insider Information – U.S. Nationals
Thursday, August 19th – Cedric Phillips is unprepared for U.S. Nationals. After testing a slew of decks, he dislikes them all. He shares his findings today, alongside his Hall of Fame votes.
Positive EV – UW Control versus Naya Shaman: The Naya Shaman Perspective
Thursday, August 19th – Manuel Bucher provides the flip-side to the recent UW versus Naya matchup analysis articles. He also shares his Ascension deck and sideboarding plans from his recent Nationals tournament.
Wesconomics – Hoarding for Profit
Wednesday, August 18th – Last week, Craig Wescoe discussed the benefits of liquidating your card collection. Today, he shares some of the positives behind hoarding your cards for future profit.
Drafting With Olivier – M11 #2
Wednesday, August 18th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online. Card by card, pick by pick… do you agree with his choices?
Black Magic – Deck Selection
Wednesday, August 18th – Choosing your deck for a tournament is tricky. Sam Black investigates a mathematical process that could help, for U.S. Nationals or the StarCityGames.com Denver Open!
Insider Information – My GenCon
Tuesday, August 17th – Cedric rocked to GenCon looking for a few important wins and a good time. While the important wins didn’t flow, the good times certainly did!
Going Infinite – Building a Better Binder
Tuesday, August 17th – Your trade binder is your shop front, a window in which you display your Magic wares. Jonathan Medina shows us how to construct a trade binder for maximum trade efficiency.
The Nose Knows – Standard for Nationals
Tuesday, August 17th – U.S. Nationals and the StarCityGames.com Denver Open are approaching! Kyle Boggemes pulls Standard into focus with some metagame and decklist advice.
Reflecting Ruel – Discovering M11 Sealed
Monday, August 16th – M11 Sealed is more enjoyable than M10. With Grands Prix and PTQs ahead, Sealed strategy is vital in the coming months. Oli believes Sealed is the most skill-intensive format ever devised… do you agree?
So Many Insane Plays – CounterTop Emrakul in Legacy
Monday, August 16th – At GenCon, Stephen Menendian rocked an exciting CounterTop Emrakul list in the Legacy Championship. Today, he takes us through his tournament performance in time for the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Denver.