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.
Wednesday, January 21st – 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 21st – Kyle Sanchez, never a man to conform to convention, piloted an exciting rogue Beasts deck at the recent Grand Prix: Los Angeles. He managed a creditable 46th position, and today he shares the creation of the deck, and takes us through the ups and downs of his tournament experience in his own signature style…
Wednesday, January 21st – Another Grand Prix, another win… Luis Scott-Vargas is fast cementing his position at the top of the heap in American and International Magic. He rocked through the Los Angeles field with a strong Blue/Red Mind’s Desire Storm deck, and today he brings us an article that’s one part tournament report and one part primer. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 20th – 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 20th – In the wake of Grand Prix: Los Angeles, Adrian Sullivan continues from last week and completes his analysis of Mono-Red in Extended. He brings us a classic Red Deck Wins / Sligh build, and talks us through the sideboarding plans when facing the stronger archetypes in the post-LA metagame. [Editor’s Note: The GP continues to impact the schedule. Today’s absent Premium Article will run later in the week!]
Monday, January 19th – 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 19th – The Vintage metagame, it seems, is forever in flux. However, if you take a closer look at the most successful decks of the past two months, there are interesting similarities to be found, and Mana Drain appears to be dominant. Should something be done about this powerful counterspell? With a breakdown of the relevant statistics, Stephen reveals all… [Editor’s Note – Patrick Chapin, fresh from Grand Prix: Los Angeles, will run later in the week!]
Friday, January 16th – 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 16th – In this enlightening article, the 2008 UK National Champion Jonathan Randle presents a philosophy of control. Drawing heavily on a number of historical and philosophical sources, he suggests that, to truly excel at the game we love, we must step off the well-trodden path and become one with the qi…
Friday, January 16th – Are Proxies hurting Vintage tournament attendance? In today’s article, Ben states his argument about why he believes this is the case!
Thursday, January 15th – Last week, Richard Feldman brought us his intriguing take on the problems posed by the Extended metagame. This musing led to the exciting Red/Green Haterade deck, packing hosers for all the major contenders in the format. Today he takes it for a spin against two of the top decks in the format, and lets fly with a blistering attack on a certain 3/2 regenerating untargetable troll…
Thursday, January 15th – 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 15th – Earlier this week, Marijn Lybaert took a look at the Green/Black Death Cloud archetype for the current Extended metagame. Today, Gerry Thompson brings us his version of the deck. While he agrees with Marijn on a number of points, there are clear differences between the two approaches. If you’re looking to rock our with midrange at Grand Prix: LA this weekend, this is the article for you!
Wednesday, January 14th – 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?
