Thursday, February 5th – Taking home the blue envelope is tricky at the best of times, but the current Extended format makes the task almost impossible. With so many Tier 1 strategies in the mix, how can we properly evaluate the metagame? Gerry Thompson takes a look at the PTQ results thus far, and draws a bevy of conclusions as to where we should place our faith come the day of the tournament…
Wednesday, February 4th – The Esper cards and strategies, in straight Shards of Alara at least, were never quite strong enough to see dedicated Standard play. However, now Conflux is almost here, do we have enough artifacts to make such a strategy worthwhile? In the forst of what promises to be an intriguing series, Kyle lays the groundwork for a dedicated Standard Esper deck, and examines all the possible artifacts in the format…
Wednesday, February 4th – At Grand Prix: Los Angeles, Faeries was one of the front-runners from the very start. By the knockout stage, three of the eight were Fae pilots battling it out for the top spot. Today, semi-finalist Mat Marr takes us through the highs and lows of his tournament, and brings us some pertinent lessons on how to play the flying menace as the PTQ season rolls on…
Tuesday, February 3rd – With Conflux hitting both the shelves and the tournament floor at the end of the week, Adrian Sullivan examines the PTQ metagame as it stands, and suggests a few pertinent directions the format may take when the new spells become legal. He also updates the Red Burn strategy with some fresh spices from the upcoming set…
Tuesday, February 3rd – Since taking the helm of the Drafting With series, Luis Scott-Vargas has undergone a fundamental shift in his approach to the format. Today, he looks back on the series as a whole, drawing conclusions that help form our perspectives going forward with Conflux. LSV also brings us some initial thoughts on the Limited applications of the new set!
Monday, February 2nd – Vintage maestro Stephen Menendian is determined to make a splash at the upcoming Legacy Grand Prix in Chicago. He believes it is essential to have a good grounding in the format fundamentals in order to achieve success, and his comprehensive Legacy tournament report today is the second step on his journey to Legacy understanding…
Monday, February 2nd – Today’s Innovations is a mixed bag of fun and interesting topics. Patrick details his prerelease weekend gunslinging efforts with Manuel Bucher, shares some funky Elder Dragon Highlander lists, and brings us an exciting post-Conflux Standard list which he believes is close to Tier 1 play…
Friday, January 30th – Luis Scott-Vargas concludes his daily Draft series for now, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Friday, January 30th – The Conflux prerelease activities begin tomorrow, and the new cards are in everyone’s minds. David Irvine examines some cool strategies that spring up through the addition of the new cardboard, and brings us some spicy first-pass decks for Standard, Extended, and Legacy!
Friday, January 30th – Need to know which Conflux cards are currently undervalued, and which are currently overvalued? Want to make sure that you’re getting fair trades at the Conflux Prerelease this weekend? Then you must read this edition of Insider Trading, brought to you by the guy who sets the prices for StarCityGames.com!
Thursday, January 29th – With the new Conflux cards arriving this weekend, and becoming legal for Constructed play on the day of their release a week later, 2008 Rookie of the Year Aaron Nicastri brainstorms his own personal view of the Standard metagame in the post-Conflux world…
Thursday, January 29th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Thursday, January 29th – Another day, another format… and another strong Black/White Midrange deck from Richard Feldman! Borrowing heavily from the successful Aggro Loam strategy, Richard tackles the current Extended format and mixes up a little Conflux into the brew…
Wednesday, January 28th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Wednesday, January 28th – The prerelease is now mere days away, and everyone is salivating over the fresh new cardboard that Conflux promises to deliver. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez take us through his personal picks for the Conflux cards set to make waves in the Constructed arena… Warning: Contains Spoilers.
