Monday, June 2nd – Nick continues his breakdown of the triple Shadowmooor Draft archetypes. Having covered Blue/White and Red/Green in previous articles, today it’s the turn of the aggressive Green/White strategy. With excellent creatures and a smidgeon of removal, swinging for two has never been so much fun!
Monday, June 2nd – As we’re all aware, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin performed badly at Pro Tour: Hollywood. While he believes he had the correct call on the format in a general sense, it appears he was let down by the specifics. In this entertaining report, he shares a few of his bad beats and spins some excellent tales of fun and frivolity. While it may not help you qualify for Nationals, it may just remind you what you’re battling for…
Friday, May 30th – As an extra Premium article today, Portugal’s Andre Coimbra talks us through his preparation for Pro Tour: Hollywood and shares a few of the more off-the-wall decklists that didn’t quite make the cut,. He also offers his Top 32 Mono-Red deck, and walks us through some of the more pertinent matchups with full sideboarding information. If you’re interested in burning domes at the upcoming Regionals tournaments, this could be the deck for you!
Friday, May 30th – With the Standard Pro Tour now in the books, it seems that the approaching Regionals will be informed by those decks strong enough to make Top 8 play. Adrian examines exactly how the two finalists made way to the final table, and shows us how the Elves and Merfolk mages need to develop for the battles ahead.
Friday, May 30th – In the Pro Tour: Hollywood Top 8, Jan Reuss and his Merfolk overpowered Shuhei Nakamura’s Black/Green Elves over four games in the semi-finals. However, in the final, against Charles Gindy’s similar Elven offering, the Merfolk folded quickly. Today’s Flores Friday sees Mike thrash out the Elves versus Merfolk matchup in preparation for Regionals…
Thursday, May 29th – Kyle rocked out to sunny California with a foiled Wizards deck, a wandering eye, and a pocketful of Pro Tour dreams. While those dreams didn’t come true, Mr Sanchez had a complete blast. Today’s Down And Dirty chronicles his time in Hollywood through a series of entertaining vignettes guaranteed to raise a smile…
Thursday, May 29th – I’m sure we all followed the Pro Tour: Hollywood coverage, and I’m sure we all did a double-take when we saw Patrick Chapin’s Day 1 record. Innovation, it seems, can be a harsh mistress. Patrick claims he has been harangued by the following question repeatedly since the PT ground to a halt, but it’s time to ask it in an official capacity. Patrick… what happened?
Wednesday, May 28th – As we all know, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy loves the ‘Lark. Today’s edition of Peebles Primers examines whether Reveillark decks are to be feared come Regionals. Drawing on statistics from Pro Tour: Hollywood, in which two plucky Reveillark players made Top 8, BPM concludes that maybe the Faeries deck isn’t quite the best deck in Standard after all…
Wednesday, May 28th – Last weekend, Tom played in his last Pro Tour for the foreseeable future. Low on preparation, and bereft of options, he decided to rock out with the Red spells. While he didn’t cause a splash in the grand scheme of things, he did learn some significant lessons on the evolving Standard format. To learn these lessons, and to discover why PT: Hollywood may well be his last, read on!
Tuesday, May 27th – As the Pro Tour plays havoc with our schedule, Richard Feldman shifts forward from Thursday to bring us the lowdown on the Top 8 Standard decks from Hollywood. He also cogitates on the format as a whole, and brings a fresh decklist looking to position itself in the evolving metagame.
Monday, May 26th – Patrick Chapin is busy recovering from Pro Tour: Hollywood, and thus his article will appear later this week. In his place, we have Nick Eisel’s take on the innovative Milling draft strategy available in triple Shadowmoor. If attacking for two just ain’t your thing, look no further…
Monday, May 26th – Last week, Vintage World Champion Stephen Menendian shared his ponderous run in Day 1 of the recent StarCityGames.com Power 9 tournament weekend. While he didn’t lose a great deal, he did pick up a slew of unintentional draws. Today, he investigates why that may be, and takes us through his far more successful Day 2 performance…
Friday, May 23rd – As you’re reading this, Adrian Sullivan is slinging spells at Pro Tour: Hollywood… and hopefully tight play and excellent deck choice will see him still slinging spells on Sunday. Today’s Sullivan Library looks at his testing philosophy, examines the nature of a technology curve, and presents an interesting rogue deck that is both fun and powerful…
Friday, May 23rd – In a follow-up to last week’s incredible “The Basic Test of Metagame Competence,†Mike sets out his case for avoiding decks that auto-lose to the most powerful deck in a metagame, even if they do crush the rest of the field. He also expands the theory of the Anti-Deck, and outlines some of the pleasures and pitfalls involved in running such a strategy.
Thursday, May 22nd – It appears that Hell has frozen over. This week, Richard Feldman is providing the chuckles… and Kyle Sanchez tackles the serious task of breaking the Standard metagame. He brings us the latest take on his innovative Wizards Control deck plus a couple of intriguing rogue creations. All this, plus talk on Shadowmoor Limited and Block Constructed!
