Tiago went into Pro Tour: Geneva as a firm favorite for the 2007 Player of the Year title. He was looking for a strong performance to get the season off to a flying start. After posting a 0-2 record in his first two matches, things were looking bleak. However, armed with an exciting draft strategy and a boatload of talent, he powered himself into Day 2 competition. His Day 1 journey is chronicled within…
Earlier this week, Ervin took us through his journey to the Top 8 of Pro Tour: Geneva. Today, he takes us through the draft itself in exquisite detail. He shares the thought process behind each and every pick, and has some sage advice for anyone wishing to ace a draft pod rather than posting a 2-1 or similar. Although it didn’t work for him this time, the advice he gives can improve your Limited game no end.
Jeroen’s mailbag is running dry, folks! Today’s article represents the last questions in his inbox. Be sure to send some more ASAP. As usual, he tackles a variety of subjects, from Mono Green Aggro in Standard; to a detailed deck clinic; to an overview of Extended acceleration; to World of Warcraft, Pirates, and Ninjas. Still undecided on which is cooler? Jeroen will set you straight!
Raphael Levy is currently winging his way to Dallas in order to sling Extended spells with the rest of Magic’s great and good. As a parting gift, he brings us the final part of his Planar Chaos Draft series. Thus far, he’s tackled the major archetypes involving Blue and Red. Today he rounds out the colors with Green, White, and Black. Planar Chaos comes online next week… be prepared!
With Jamie’s Mid-Range Green in Extended strategy suffering a few knocks in recent articles, he decides it’s back to the drawing board. His new deck — Tramplampler — takes all he’s learnt about the format and hones it to a diamond edge, albeit a diamond edge riding on the back of flabby Green monsters. This Extended deck has done wonders for Jamie’s online rating… can it do the same for you?
After waxing lyrical about Tenacious Tron for a number of weeks, Richard turned his back on his baby and rolled up to a PTQ with a new and interesting deck. Unfortunately, things didn’t go smoothly that day… but does his subpar performance mean that his deck choice was a bad one? This enlightening article looks at cause and effect in Magic, and posits that the path to success is never as clear as it first appears.
After Ervin’s breakthrough Top 8 performance at Pro Tour: LA, it’s safe to say that he faded a little from the Magical Map. Of course, a few Day 2 Grand Prix performances are nothing to be sniffed at… but the Big Time seemed slightly out of reach. Pro Tour: Geneva, however, set Mr Tormos up for greater things… and you can read about his journey to the Top 8 here!
Vintage, the broken format of Magic, is packed with turns that can make an average spellslinger explode with options. Today’s article sees Stephen walk us through a three-game set between Grim Long and Meandeck Gifts. His analysis, as always, is exhaustive — and the matchup truly defines the column title of “So Many Insane Plays.”
With the Top 8s of the approaching Two-Headed Giant Champs events being 2HG Draft, and with a Pro Tour looming that shares the format, Nick takes a timely look at the basics of the game. It’s safe to say that you can take your Time Spiral and Planar Chaos pick orders and throw them out of the window! Urborg Syphon-Mage over Errant Ephemeron? Cancel over Lightning Axe? It’s a strange new world, to be sure…
Rich continues his excellent series of Time Spiral Draft walkthroughs, presenting each pick as it happened and highlighting each card chosen. He shares his final decklist, and gives us a brief overview of his results and processes. As usual, for more detailed draft deconstruction, come visit us in the forums!
Craig “The Professor” Jones continues his Constructed exploration of Planar Chaos. So far he’s tackled Red and Black, the colors of mayhem, and he’s shared a few saucy deck ideas along the way. Today is the turn of the Green cards, perfect for all you tree-hugging hippies out there. So, what’s Prof’s verdict? Is Green reduced to the usual Hulk Smash routine, or is there more behind Nature’s Curtain than first appears?
Mike Flores, Breaker of Metagames, brings us a fresh Extended deck that took him to within an inch of success of his last PTQ. Harnessing the heady power of 4/4 monsters — a trait that would make Jamie Wakefield proud — has Mike finally achieved his seasonal goal and broken the format? You’d better be prepared to face this deck, because folk will run it come PTQ time.
Kenji Tsumura, one of the greatest players ever to pick up a card, brings us his take on the Extended metagame. Pro Tour Qualifier season is in full swing, and Kenji’s take on U/W Control looks strong enough to capture the Blue Envelope time and time again. Is this the build that will take you to Pro Tour glory? Read on to find out!
Rich continues his excellent series of Time Spiral Draft walkthroughs, presenting each pick as it happened and highlighting each card chosen. He shares his final decklist, and gives us a brief overview of his results and processes. As usual, for more detailed draft deconstruction, come visit us in the forums!
Today we welcome our newest columnist; Benjamin Peebles-Mundy! Ben will be bringing us weekly primers about a variety of Constructed decks across a number of formats… and he’ll also touch on Limited too. Today’s article concerns Mono Green Aggro in Standard, a deck that is currently rocking the online metagame. Welcome aboard, BPM!
