Monday, April 21st – The Shadowmoor prerelease is now in the books, and Constructed minds now turn to the strengths and weaknesses of the fresh meat on offer. Stephen Menendian looks at the new set from a Vintage perspective, and analyses the cards with an eye on slotting them into Magic’s most broken format…
Monday, April 21st – Shadowmoor is here, in spirit if not yet in body. Today, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin takes us through his personal viewpoints on ten of the more exciting cardboard rectangles available in the new set. Do you agree with his assessment?
Friday, April 18th – Want to know which cards will be hot at your prerelease this weekend? Which cards should you pick up now while they are undervalued, and which should you trade away while they are overhyped? Which older card is already skyrocketing in value due to Shadowmoor? If you want to be informed at your prerelease, you must read Ben’s analysis of the Financial Value of Shadowmoor!
Friday, April 18th – Tomorrow morning, Magic players worldwide finally get their hands on the new cards from Shadowmoor… and one card in particular is causing waves in the anti-Blue rank and file. Today, Adrian Sullivan investigates the little Grizzly Bear that may just turn this game on its head…
Friday, April 18th – Earlier this week, Mike Flores took us through some of his initial thoughts on the exciting Constructed cards on offer in Shadowmoor. Today, he continues where he left off, and spices things up with a few preliminary deck lists and ideas. If you’re looking for an edge in Shadowmoor Standard, here’s the perfect place to start!
Thursday, April 17th – Kyle Sanchez, armed with his funky and fresh Wizard deck, rocked up to his City Championship tournament… and walked away the victor! Today, he takes us through the intricacies behind his deck, and shows us how he made it to the top. Arbiter of Knollridge… who knew?
Thursday, April 17th – Last week, Richard tuned his innovative Spectral Visions deck in order to gain ground in the awful Red matchup. Today, he throws the deck against the toughest deck in the metagame: U/B Faeries. Will the tempo beats from Bitterblossom and Scion of Oona bring down Spectral Force and friends? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, April 16th – Shadowmoor is coming, and Standard decks across the globe are waiting for a huge injection of Cool New Toys. Today, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes a look at some of the previewed and spoiled cards thus far, and works them into a new take on Red Deck Wins. If you’re a fan of swinging for two, you can’t afford to miss this.
Wednesday, April 16th – It seems that the current Standard metagame is caught in a rut. Faeries, Elves, Red Green Big Mana… as usual, we’re in the need of some fresh meat. Luis Scott-Vargas is here to help! He looks at some of the more exciting cards available from Shadowmoor, and considers how the major players may adapt come the new release.
Tuesday, April 15th – With the re-emergence of a certain Black sorcery into the Standard arena, a far few players are hoping that hardy perennial Mono-Black Control will return to the metagame as a timely response to the tribal creature builds that plague Constructed. Today, Tom LaPille talks with Grand Prix: Vancouver Top 4 competitor Zack Hall, and together they flesh out the Mono-Black idea…
Tuesday, April 15th – With Shadowmoor just around the corner, and the prerelease mere days away, Nick Eisel says farewell to the Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide draft experience. Today’s Limited Lessons takes us through an LLM draft online, using DraftCap and the now-defunct MTGO Version 2.5… Nick brings us each pack and pick, and walks us through the draft process step by step.
Monday, April 14th – Last week’s excellent So Many Insane Plays saw Vintage master Stephen Menendian break down an exciting Tyrant Oath versus Flash matchup. Oath triumphed 2-0 that day, mainly on the back of excellent draws. Will the Tyrant’s luck hold out this week…?
Monday, April 14th – Shadowmoor is coming, and the world is readying itself for the New Cards. Over on
MagictheGathering.com, official previews have littered the sight for a number of days. Today, Mike looks at each of them and
examines how they might fit into Constructed. If you’re looking for those sleeper hits before they come alive, look no further!
Friday, April 11th – Of late, there has been an influx of psychology-themed articles, each offering tangible reasons to explain why we lose. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin and Zvi Mowshowitz, two of the game’s undeniable greats, chewing the fat on the topic in an illuminating interview… [Editor’s Note – Mike Flores will be running on Monday!]
Thursday, April 10th – Land Destruction… insidious resource denial that’s alienated players since the initial printing of Stone Rain. Today’s Sullivan Library looks at the classic Ponza-style LD route, and brings it up to date with an all-new sheen and polish! Including some of the funkier Shadowmoor cards, does LD finally have a chance to shine again?
