In addition to giving a restrospective on the previous “official” champions we’ve had in the Magic writing world, Mike takes a look back at the legacy and the legend of the crazy old genius who inhabits the body of one Eric “Dinosaur” Taylor.
In the past few days, it’s come to my attention that I am a bit more of a jerk than I intend to be. This week, it’s my loss and your gain, as I talk about how to be a jerk for fun and profit.
Can we, your loyal readers, hear the tale of your greatest Magic-related drinking session and the antics that ensued?
If you could pick the ultimate Top 8 – what format would it be and who would be there?
The year is winding down, but Steve hasn’t stopped tallying decklists for the mid-sized Vintage tournaments and analyzing what they mean. Which decks sit at the top of the Type One metagame these days and which ones are in decline? Steve’s got all the answers inside.
The Extended season is rapidly approaching and I thought I would take some time to look at the decks you’ll be seeing. There’s really no better place to begin than with the deck that won the whole show, Affinity. Can this deck be improved and is it really the best deck in the format?
I heard you were big into martial arts. Can you teach me to kick ass like Jet Li?
I recently got my hands on some Unhinged cards, so I’ve been looking at integrating them into decks. Some are stupidly broken, some are just bleah, but some are actually pretty interesting. Unhinged is also a reasonable set for Limited purposes – something I did not really expect from a silver-bordered set. At the request of our editor, I decided to take a comprehensive look at the Limited, Constructed, and Multiplayer possibilities inherent in this fun new set and report my findings.
What was your first album purchase, and what 5 albums would you take with you to a desert island to keep you company for the rest of your days?
Today Nick throws down his thoughts about Jabberwocky, Mystic Restraints (overplayed), Reverse the Sands (a potential bomb), and a particularly tough pack he faced recently. He also muses about a potential new draft archetype he stumbled upon recently while drafting a bad Dampen.dec.
Kanoot wraps up his travel diary to Japan and Australia with tales of barhopping in Yokohama and pictures of toilets. Seriously.
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Phil takes a look at the last two months of big Vintage tournament data and also breaks down the various points being made in the Mishra’s Workshop/Trinisphere banning debate. What does the data say about who’s right and who’s wrong here? You’ll have to click on the link to find out.
Is there a competitive Type Two deck out there built around the splice mechanic? John Matthew Upton has been researching this very question for a couple of weeks now and is finally ready to detail his answers.
You can’t have the name “Knuts” and be a quality writer/editor/metagame predictor/website administrator/tournament reporter/deck builder/card evaluator.
Who’s doing your writing? It’s time to come clean!
