Monday, July 27th – Patrick Chapin, a pioneer of Five-Color Control, sauntered into U.S. Nationals with a pocket full of Reflecting Pools. However, his best-laid plans did not bear fruit, and other Five-Color decks rose to the challenge. Today sees Patrick discuss the metagame, and he offers direction as to where it could head next…
Friday, July 24th – With French Nationals occurring this weekend, Antoine and Olivier Ruel have beavered away in an attempt to break the Standard format. Today’s Reflecting Ruel sees Oli share the decks and ideas they designed and discarded along the way. This insightful article is a great window into the minds of some of the best players in the world.
Friday, July 24th – 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!
Friday, July 24th – Cedric Phillips did his level best to avoid playing Kithkin at the recent Kentucky Open. He tried Five-Color Control, Combo Elves, and even Mono-Green Awakener Druid. In the end, he picked up the Little White Men and went to town. While he didn’t make the final table, today’s article sees him explain his choice and run through his own metagame predictions.
Friday, July 24th – With U.S. Nationals in full swing, Brian Kibler takes a look back at the strong Standard decks from last weekend’s tournament overload. He suggests probable directions for the burgeoning metagame, before rounding out with his personal choices for this year’s Hall of Fame.
Thursday, July 23rd – At the recent Swiss Nationals, Manuel Bucher ran his five-color Elemental build against all comers. Sadly, he didn’t quite light up the tournament floor, but he shares the highs and lows nonetheless. He also brings us a cool Five-Color Control deck that comes highly recommended, backed with a few good finishes…
Thursday, July 23rd – In the run up to Brazilian Nationals this weekend, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is in an unusually reflective mood. Today’s PV’s Playhouse has Brazil’s finest looking back at his rise from eight-year-old beginner to the force he is today. The stories are entertaining and uplifting, and dotted with excellent advice on how to reach the next level of play.
Wednesday, July 22nd – 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, July 22nd – U.S. Nationals is this coming weekend, and Kyle Sanchez is ready! In today’s edition of Down and Dirty, he looks at some of the more interesting lists to appear last weekend in the host of high-level Magic tournaments that took place, including Japanese Nationals and the Kentucky Open!
Wednesday, July 22nd – Adrian Sullivan, like other players looking toward U.S. Nationals this weekend, has trawled the successful lists from Japan, Australia, Singapore, and more. He talks turkey about the decks that caught his eye, and suggest avenues of attack with which to attack the current metagame.
Tuesday, July 21st – With Nationals competitions from Spain, Japan, Australia and more now in the books, the metagame is shaping nicely for this weekend’s American Big Show. Today, Sam examines the Big Four archetypes that are currently in everyone’s sights, and suggests how to approach U.S Nationals with an eye on the final table…
[Editor’s Note – Adrian Sullivan is experiencing technical difficulties with his article. It’ll be here on Wednesday, folks!]
Monday, July 20th – 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, July 20th – Perhaps the biggest question for Vintage this summer will be this: what is the best way to design the Mana Drain Time Vault deck? Stephen Menendian, examines a plethora of exciting options for the deck, and suggests builds which he believes will be the stronger contenders in the emerging Vintage metagame.
Monday, July 20th – Patrick takes a break from competitive Standard testing to examine the new Extended format coming soon. He looks at a number of high-profile strategies, and updates the relevant builds around their gains and losses from the rotation of new and old sets. He also brings us a bonus Standard decklist, just in time for Nationals!
Friday, July 17th – In today’s edition of Reflecting Ruel, Olivier lists a number of aspects of Shards Block Draft that have dropped in his estimation with the inclusion of Alara Reborn. Archetypes, cards, play strategies… they all wither under Oli’s newfound indifference. Plus, there’s a bonus section covering the Hall of Fame!
