Friday, May 21st – The Grand Prix: Washington D.C. metagame is shaping up to be wide open, and Cedric Phillips is here to help! He believes there are eleven distinct archetypes that have a viable chance at winning the whole thing, and he shares optimal lists for each of these strategies today!
Friday, May 21st – Rise of the Eldrazi Draft is proving both incredibly popular and intensely skillful. Today’s edition of Reflecting Ruel sees Olivier serve up a selection of interesting tips and tricks that combine common cards and effects for cool and interactive results. And next week, Drafting with Oli returns!
Friday, May 21st – Raphael Levy has not made money at his last three high-profile tournaments. Of course, you can’t keep a good Hall of Famer down, and Grand Prix: Lyon saw him back to winning ways with a solid Top 32 result. He shares his insight on the Rise of the Eldrazi Limited formats, both Sealed and Draft!
Thursday, May 20th – Grand Prix: Washington is this weekend, and the Standard metagame is ready! The recent Nationals Qualifiers threw up a collection of interesting decks to shape the format, and Brian Kibler has had to think on his feet now his deck of choice appears badly positioned. He shares his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses in Standard today!
Thursday, May 20th – In today’s edition of The Wescoe Connection, Craig discusses the Rise of the Eldrazi Draft format, highlighting a selection of interesting archetypes that every serious spellcaster should consider. As a bonus, he provides tales from his Top 4 PTQ performance with Polymorph!
Thursday, May 20th – Deck building maestro Gerry T has done it again! Fresh of breaking the Extended PTQ format with his Dark Depths / Thopter Combo hybrid, he’s returned to a viable yet underplayed strategy and created a deck that powered a selection of players to a Nationals Qualification slot. Today, he talks about both Jund and his new creation: Vengevine Naya.
Wednesday, May 19th – While there are a trio of strong decks underpinning the Standard metagame, it doesn’t mean there’s no room for innovation. Today, Gerard Fabiano shares his Esper Flare control deck, which preys on the format’s behemoths. Could this be the deck that cracks Grand Prix: Washington DC wide open? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, May 19th – The results from U.S. Nationals Qualifiers are trickling in, and Sam Black is here to crunch some numbers. He looks at the Top 8 results from eleven tournaments, breaks down the archetypes, and suggests the future of the Standard metagame for Washington this weekend!
Tuesday, May 18th – With Nationals Qualifier results beginning to crawl in, and Grand Prix: Washington DC on the horizon, Kyle Boggemes brings us a look at a selection of successful Standard strategies that are sure to be well represented in the weeks to come. Naya, Control, and Jund are all tackled here, in perfect time for the upcoming premier events!
Tuesday, May 18th – Triple Rise of the Eldrazi draft continues apace, and Quentin Martin has been very busy. Having played a selection of interesting and successful drafts, Quentin presents his thoughts on a selection of powerful archetypes that will surely see you marching to the final table!
Monday, May 17th – Now that Rise of the Eldrazi has appeared online, Jamie Wakefield has splashed out on some of the more exciting Green offerings in the post-Rise card pool. He shares his latest card-slinging shenanigans, including his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the creature color in Constructed Magic.
Monday, May 17th – While the current Deck to Beat may have shifted away from the Savage Lands, Jund is still a potent force. Patrick Chapin discusses possible directions for the strategy in the current metagame, and suggests that maybe there’s still time to say hi to this particular bad guy…
Monday, May 17th – The current Legacy metagame is brimming with playable options, as befits a format with an explosive card pool. Of course, there are some decks that rise to the top… One such deck is Lands, an uncommon strategy based around the most simple of resources. Stephen Menendian analyzes what’s needed to master the archetype.
Friday, May 14th – Rise of the Eldrazi has finally hit Magic Online, and drafting the format is proving to be insanely fun! Brian Kibler is a definite fan of this forty-card format, and today he shares his views on a selection of cards and strategies that he believes are either stronger or weaker than they seem…
Friday, May 14th – The Nationals Qualifiers are held this weekend, and Cedric Phillips is ready with his personal take on the hardy perennial Blue/White Control. Today, he shares his personal decklist, one that eschews such staples as Baneslayer Angel, and he presents a selection of matchup and sideboarding guides!
