Wednesday, January 28th – The top decks in Extended seem to change almost daily, and our strategies and sideboards need to alter to reflect the shifting metagame. Gerry Thompson, mindful of such movements, brings us fresh updates and sideboarding plans to three of the more popular strategies in the format: Fae, Loam, and Zoo.
Tuesday, January 27th – 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?
Tuesday, January 27th – With the Extended PTQ season continuing apace, and with a seemingly limitless number of decks that bear consideration, Adrian Sullivan rocked up to a PTQ with his home-grown Red Deck Wins build that built on past successes. He strolled all the way to the final, and he believes he had the best deck in the room. Will this deck prove to be the Next Big Thing? Read on to find out!
Tuesday, January 27th – Conflux is coming, and all eyes are on Extended. Of course, there are other formats to consider… and LSV is here to feed the fire of the Standard fans out there! In today’s Luck Skill Victory, the Level 8 mage updates the popular Black/Red Blightning deck with some fresh cardboard from the new set…
Monday, January 26th – 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?
Monday, January 26th – Conflux is coming, and everyone is hot for the new cardboard. Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Vintage maestro and Type Four fan Stephen Menendian take us through some of the major players in his favorite formats… Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Monday, January 26th – A few weeks ago, Patrick Chapin took us through some of the more interesting cards springing up from the Conflux spoiler. Today, he continues this fine work with a look at the more powerful cards to catch his eye… Warning: Contains Spoilers
Friday, January 23rd – 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?
Friday, January 23rd – The Extended PTQ season continues apace, and everyone is hunting for the information to earn them a precious blue envelope. David Irvine investigates the lessons taught by the recent Grand Prix results, and what they mean for the key strategies in the metagame.
Friday, January 23rd – After a bout of intensive Extended testing with Patrick Chapin, Manuel Bucher decided on the funky Gifts Faeries deck for Grand Prix: Los Angeles. He posted an excellent 11th-place finish, and today he reveals his sideboarding plans alongside his blow-by-blow tournament report!
Friday, January 23rd – We’re in the full swing of Extended season now, and card values are being turned on their heads! Find out which cards are exploding in value post Grand Prix: Los Angeles, and which cards were most requested at the StarCityGames.com booth this past weekend!
Thursday, January 22nd – 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 22nd – To the casual observer, the Top 8 of Grand Prix: Los Angeles should have been overflowing with Blue Wizards, Elves, and Zoo… of course, while the Blue Wizards made their mark, both Affinity and U/R Storm rocked the final table. Today, Richard Feldman looks at the three archetypes, and proposes a direction for the ongoing PTQ metagame…
Thursday, January 22nd – Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin rocked a Faerie/Gift hybrid deck at Grand Prix: Los Angeles. Today, he discusses the evolution of the metagame post-LA, before sharing some of the more interesting stories from the tournament floor…
Thursday, January 22nd – At Grand Prix: Los Angeles, Gerry Thompson put up a good fight but failed to impact on Top 8 play. Today, he takes us through his own opinions on the decks that cracked the final table, plus a couple more that caught his eye. He also supplies a recap report on his own personal LA finish.
