Friday, June 5th – Those of us that read Wednesday’s Drafting With Olivier will have picked up that Olivier didn’t have much fun in Seattle. Today, he tells us exactly what went wrong… and what, at the end of the weekend, went right.
Friday, June 5th – 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, June 5th – The Standard metagame is teeming with decks dwelling on the fringe of Tier 1. One such strategy is Blue/White Reveillark. Today, Brian Kibler discusses his personal build of the deck, which he played in Grand Prix: Seattle. He updates it with the developing metagame in mind, and shares his sideboarding strategies against the format’s major players.
Friday, June 5th – Last week, Paulo took us through his triumphant Day 1 performance at Grand Prix: Barcelona. Today he continues his story, piloting his innovative Swans deck, through many a turn 4 win, onto the final table. PV is certainly on a hot streak right now, with back-to-back Grand Prix Top 8s… Can he translate this mastery to a high finish in Hawaii?
Thursday, June 4th – Last week, Cedric Phillips shared his tales of Kithkin debauchery at the game tables of Grand Prix: Barcelona. Today, he spins stories of his modified White Weenie build smashing faces across two days of Grand Prix: Seattle. As usual with Ced, there’s a high dose of humor thrown in for good measure… Enjoy!
Thursday, June 4th – Sam Black followed up a strong Faerie performance at Grand Prix: Barcelona with another Faerie performance at Grand Prix: Seattle. While he didn’t ascend as high as he did in Spain, he’s in the perfect position to comment on the New Fae Metagame. With more Standard tournaments on the horizon, Mr. Black examines the metagame going forward…
Wednesday, June 3rd – 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, June 3rd – Kyle rocked up to Grand Prix: Seattle with his fresh and funky Jund Cascade deck. Unfortunately, he couldn’t quite make it over the Day 2 hurdle. His report today is another Sanchez classic, full of tall tales and eye-popping stories. As usual with Kyle, those of a nervous disposition should handle with care…
Wednesday, June 3rd – With two back-to-back Standard Grand Prix tournaments, Manuel Bucher looked forward to the Constructed challenge. Today, he shares his preparation and final decklists for both GPs, alongside an interesting base Green/Blue multicolored control deck that packs Planeswalkers aplenty.
Tuesday, June 2nd – In today’s edition of Sullivan Library, Adrian looks at some of the fundamental truths of deckbuilding, and how to avoid The Fear. By revisiting some great articles from our game’s history, he shows us that in order to excel, we must be prepared to do the work… and trust our results.
[Editor’s Note: The Grand Prix and Pro Tour scheduling means that Sam Black’s article will appear later in the week. Stay tuned!]
Monday, June 1st – 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, June 1st – With Stephen Menendian taking a well-earned week off, Brian Kibler returns with a Feature Article examining the process behind attacking a metagame. Looking at the pre- and post-Regionals metagame awash with Tokens, he breaks down the popular successful decks and highlights exactly how they brought the good fight to their Token oppressors. Knowledge such as this is invaluable to any of us hoping to crack the metagame puzzles going forward.
Monday, June 1st – At Grand Prix: Barcelona, the story was Swans. At Grand Prix: Seattle, aside from the resurgence of the Fae, everyone was talking about Five-Color Blood. Patrick shares his development tales on the deck that took Michael Jacob to the Top 8, talks about his personal record, and explains how the deck got over that final hurdle with the help of the dark half of Sygg…
Friday, May 29th – Earlier this week, Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel discussed the process of Intelligent Netdecking, or taking a deck from an established source and improving on the choices. Today, Oli and Manu discuss their changes made to their Turbo Fog deck before Grand Prix: Barcelona. They also share their sideboarding strategies, and update the deck with an eye to upcoming GPs and PTQs!
Friday, May 29th – 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!
