Tiago’s mission these past few weeks involved breaking down the factors of a Magic player’s success. So far, he’s isolated the importance of Playskill, and the vital Deck Choice conundrum. Today is the turn of that most ephemeral of factors… Luck. We know that Luck plays a role in Magic, but how can we quantify its involvement? More importantly, how can we court The Lady and increase our success rate?
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!
In preparation for Planar Chaos, and the impact it will have on Extended, John takes a first-pass look at Psychatog. With Boros on the decline, and Sudden Shock slowly fading from the metagame, has Dr Teeth still got the bite required to tear up the PTQ scene? Mr Fiorillo also dips his toe into Limited waters, and shares some sage advice for all players looking to improve in general…
He’s been quiet for a while now, but it’s impossible to keep a good man down! John F Rizzo, after a brief work-enduced hiatus, returns to StarCityGames.com with a glorious attempt to break Extended in half. This article contains twelve budding Extended decklists… surely there’ll be something for even the most discerning of deckbuilding palates.
In triple Time Spiral, it’s clear that the paving stones on the Road to Success are tinted Blue. The color of Islands is the color of choice for anyone serious about posting a 3-0 draft record. Today’s Pro Perspective takes a look at the Blue cards from Planar Chaos, and examines their exact role in the four two-color Blue draft archetypes. With each common discussed and dissected, and each archetype sporting a comprehensive common pick order, Raph opens the door for anyone looking to gain that vital edge in TTP drafts, just in time for Pro Tour: Geneva…
After fielding a multitude of questions on The Rock, Jeroen “Rock Master” Remie happily thought the subject was done… Then Mike Flores produced the powerful “Flores Rocks” Rock deck for Extended, and the questions began anew. Today’s Ask The Drama looks at the Flores Rock deck, and Jeroen answers many questions regarding its viability in the exciting Extended metagame. Submit your questions to [email protected], but please… lay off The Rock questions. The vein in Jeroen’s temple is throbbing, fit to burst. It’s only a matter of time before he turns green and goes all “Remie Smash” on us…
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!
Following on from last week’s “Big Mana Blue” article, Richard – with the aid of free columnist Zac Hill – brings us the latest innovation in Extended U/W Tron decks. According to Richard and Zac, this is the best deck in the format… and they have the results to prove it. Today’s article sees Richard explain the game-plan of this deck, and he delves deep into the reasons behind the choices made for this build. For more on the deck, be sure to tune in to Zac’s article on Thursday!
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!
Jamie has been kicking ass and taking names in the Online 8-man Extended queues, piloting a rogue deck that loves making instant speed 4/4 monsters. It this entertaining article, he explains his outlook on deckbuilding with a look back at some of his past successes, and regails us all with the usual fare of Wakefieldian wit and humor.
Having tired of the Standard metagame after Worlds, and having lost faith in the DragonTron deck that took him to a commendable 12th place finish, Paul began casting around for something new to play. After tinkering with a Mono-Blue Morph deck dubbed “The Answer,” he soon moved on to fresh pastures. Today, he shares his discovery of a patriotic deck that harnesses the powerful Martyr of Sands…
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!
Stephen Menendian, the Voice of Vintage, takes a brief break from Magic’s broken format in order to dabble in a little Legacy action. So, does he pick up the Goblin deck and smash face? Of course not. Stephen’s a Vintage player – he rolls with the combo. This article examines the strength of the Tendrils of Agony based combo deck Iggy Pop. For more Legacy content, tune in later this week…
Nick Eisel has now played – and won – a fair number of TTP Drafts (Time Spiral / Time Spiral / Planar Chaos). Of course, he’s picked up a few tricks along the way. Today’s Limited Lessons sees Mr Eisel share his thoughts on the ever-popular Green/Red archetype, plus some new ideas on the up-and-coming Green/Blue color pairing. Is this traditionally tempo-reliant pairing really the new aggro weapon of choice?
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!
