The Day The Magic Died
A long, long time ago…
I can still remember how that Magic used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
I could write amusing rants
And maybe we’d be happy for a while.
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Come Into The Garden, Maude
Enter! in welcome, attend!
Come! Make ingress
to my gardens and feel
(full in the chops)
the gusty wind-whips and the hot-throbbing sun-pulses (south-facing).
Art Workshop: Spelljacked!
A formal art critique of the picture on Spelljack. Know what negative space is? Well, you will after this is done!
The Daily Shot: Judgment Prerelease’s Ride Down And Deck Construction
Contrary to popular myth surrounding Magic players in general, I have in fact gotten some throughout the course of my various temporary relationships – and even that doesn’t compare to winning a prerelease and taking home two boxes.
You CAN Play Type I #43: The Initial Judgment, Part I – Creatures
Going into Judgment, again, since creatures are there mainly to tap and deal damage, we’re going to be looking mainly at Rule #1. Since new creatures have to compete against everything printed since 1994, you understand it’s an uphill fight – something like 85 degrees up.
The Calm Before The Storm: U/G Quiet Speculation
It’s degenerate. It’s broken. It will require immediate bannings to keep Standard from being imbalanced… Or so the pundits have said regarding Quiet Speculation, which has the potential to make a degenerate triumvirate with Deep Analysis and Roar of the Wurm.
Mixed kNuts: SpongeJohn SquareNash
How does advanced game theory and trying to pick up a blonde apply to Rochester Draft? While discussing a half-naked Padme, the Knutster shows you theories of cooperative gaming and how they apply to drafts.
The Daily Shot: Milwaukee, Compulsion, And Team Names From Hell
What’s the best card with to break Standstill with? Though I didn’t realize it before, reading Milwaukee match coverage tuned me into the fact that Compulsion is a great answer to Standstill, and I’m going to put a few in any control deck I try.
An Open Discussion Between Jack and Pale Mage Concerning Hurting Cats
“There is still tech available. There’s just a lot more noise.”
Glorious T’hilah
What happens when you hand the Hebrew prerelease card to a Rabbi in order to translate it? Well, the card’s not as accurate as you might think.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #35: They Killed Extended! The Bast234s!
I think that every single deck -except one – that defines the current metagame is dead. I’ll be a bit different, and list the regular card combos that got lost and decks that are affected. Then I’ll go on to decks that will survive, and new ones that will thrive.
Green Tealeaves: Buehler, and OBC Updates
This past weekend, I finally got the chance to log in some matches and get a feel for the overall strength of the new monogreen in OBC I was generally impressed by its performance… And to no one’s surprise, Phantom Centaur is a hoss.
FINAL JUDGEMENT: What’s All This Madness?
I’ve gotten many questions lately about Madness, especially the”until next time you pass” part of it. It’s pretty straightforward if you break down all the steps… And I’ll show you how to break it down.
CASUAL FRIDAYS #131: Vision And Reality
What does your multiplayer deck have to do with hobbits? More than you’d think.
The Magic Summer Games
First off is the Lava Axe throwing competition. And once you’ve cauterized all your wounds from that, we head right into the Giant Strength round with two very Hungry, Hungry Heifers sit atop a teetering Sandstone Needle….