Wednesday, November 11th – With the StarCityGames.com $5000 Nashville Standard Open in the books, and a selection of other op Standard Open tournaments recently completed, Sam Black takes a detailed look at the current state of the metagame. He collates all the recent results and presents a comprehensive thirteen-deck Gauntlet, along with thoughts on each deck.
Tuesday, November 10th – In their final edition of Discussing Zendikar, Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel take a lingering look at the whipping-boy of the format: Green! They share their personal Top 15 lists, and discuss some of the hits and misses in the selection of artifacts and lands…
Monday, November 9th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Monday, November 9th – A few weeks ago, Stephen Menendian brought us the Complete Vintage Checklist, a document containing every card you’ll need to play the decks of Competitive Vintage. Today, he does the same for Legacy, and requests the format’s fans to help out in the forums…
Monday, November 9th – Patrick Chapin reflects on his victory in the Michigan State Championship some eleven years ago, before turning his gaze to the current Standard metagame. He suggests an intriguing Gauntlet as Worlds looms large, and it seems he’s finally put down the Ultimatums and picked up the two-mana beatsticks. Or has he…?
Friday, November 6th – In the second part of this intriguing experiment, Cedric Phillips discusses his thoughts on the cardpool he shared yesterday. He gives us a few prospective builds, and comments on the salient points from the extensive forum debate.
Friday, November 6th – In the second part of the Discussing Zendikar Limited article series, Oli and Manu shift their focus to Red and Black. The colors of removal appear to be the strongest in the set, but do you pick that Marsh Casualties over Vampire Nighthawk? Or that Punishing Fire over the Plated Geopede? Read on to find out!
Friday, November 6th – Olivier Ruel reflects on a lackluster performance at Grand Prix: Kitakyushu, which has led him to some serious questions about his place in the game. Today, he theorizes on the things you can do to get out of a Magical slump, and shares a few positive thoughts along the way!
Thursday, November 5th – In an experimental two-part article this week, Cedric Phillips asks for Sealed Deck help! Today, in this teaser trailer, Ced shares a Zendikar Sealed cardpool from a recent PTQ in Cincinnati. Tomorrow, once people have shared their builds in the forums, Ced will share his thoughts in an article proper. So, go build your deck, and join us tomorrow!
Thursday, November 5th – In the concluding part of his entertaining and uplifting report, Brian Kibler recounts each story of Days 2 and 3 play. From his 0-3 draft, to that game in the quarterfinals, it’s all here!
[Editor’s Note: Due to illness, there’s no Adrian Sullivan article this week. Get well soon, Adrian!]
Wednesday, November 4th – Kyle Sanchez turns back the clock to bring us an Izzet pun straight from the days of Ravnica. He suggests a number of intriguing Standard decks in time for the upcoming StarCityGames.con $5000 Standard Open in Nashville on Saturday, culminating in an exciting Red/Blue Control deck. Intrigued? Read on…
Wednesday, November 4th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Wednesday, November 4th – Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, fresh off his excellent result at Pro Tour: Austin, had high hopes for Grand Prix: Tampa. Unfortunately, his consistent deck was out-powered at every step. PV learnt an important lesson about the format that day, and he shares his findings with us today…
Tuesday, November 3rd – The current Combo Wars fought in the Extended Metagame trenches sees Hexmage Depths taking its well-deserved place at the top of the heap. Scapeshift Combo, the heralded but underplayed Combo contender to the crown, is a lot lower down the list. Can merging the two together be a winning strategy? Richard Feldman investigates…
Tuesday, November 3rd – During any given game of Magic, there are countless decisions to be made. When the situation gets tricky, we need to employ our entire mental arsenal to the myriad problems at hand. Yet when we are actually contemplating our plays, what are the things upon which we should concentrate? Sam Black reveals all…
