See? They Were Wrong: Odyssey Does NOT Suck
Hey, wasn’t Odyssey the bane of Constructed? The new Homelands? Suck-o-riffic? Then what happened? All that, and gratuitous quotes from a Coen brothers movie starring Nick Cage (hint hint).
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1800 or Bust!: Nearly A Year
It’s been a year since Jim started on his quest to hit an 1800 rating. So did he make it?
A Tournament Report I Wrote
Event 1: Rizzo leaves CMU.
Event 2: Turian wins GP: Montreal.
Event 3: Eubroken wins GP: Atlanta.
Coincidence?
Force Of Will: The Not-Quite Metagame Clock
How do Pernicious Deed and Call Of The Herd change the metagame for the worse?
The Last Word On Tiered Tournaments: Why I Quit Magic, And What Tiered Tourneys Could Have Done To Stop Me
The arguments given on the tiered tournament system ring a special interest for me. First, because I am – or really was – a scrub. I do not take pain at the fact that I was never as good a Magic player as I could have been; I enjoyed my time playing Magic, even if…
Spell My Name Right, Dammit: Virginia States *Top 4*
Thanks for taking the time to read this tournament report. As always, the obligatory deck list is first: “The Goods” 2 2 1 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 3 2 Void Sideboard: 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 I’m not going to bore everyone…
Why I Won’t Be Canning Extended for Block Party
Eliminating Extended would simply punish those people who have made the investment necessary to play at that level. Among other things.
You CAN Play Type I #16: Sucking With The Power Nine
Technically, this is on Type One, and how it’s possible to throw the most powerful cards created into a deck and have it not win. But the lessons learned are of interest to all.
Scrub/Not a Scrub: Dave’s Oregon State Championship Report
Maybe I’ve lost it. I’ve come here on three hours sleep and prove what a scrub I am, and I’m finally going to have to write my”dropping out” article….
CASUAL FRIDAYS #111: Empire, The West
Returning to the Emperor format series, Anthony examines each color’s general strengths and weaknesses in the format. Plus – well, nothing. That ought to be enough.
The (In)Congruity Of Magic
If Urza wants to draw black and green mana from the same source, why should he take it from the painful Llanowar Wastes? Are there no more bayous in all of Dominaria?
A Deck’s Journey: G/B/r
Sadly, I couldn’t pull off a third top 8 in a row this year at States; in the end, my record was 3-2-2. But the deck did well in other hands, and I thought I’d show you how we made it.
States ‘Tech – ARIZONA – Top 8 Decklists
Arziona State Championship Top 8 Decklists Provided to by Ray Powers Mitchell Tamblyn – Winner 9 4 4 3 2 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 Sideboard: 4 3 4 1 2 1 Jonathan Rapisarda – Top 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 Spite/Malice 3 4 3 3…
Price of Progress: ReanimaTINGS
With Entomb in mind, I thought about the best way to use it in Standard – which, of course, was beatdown.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #16: The Process of Building a Casual Deck
What happens when a man and his wife turn up partners in a casual multiplayer game? Well, the first part goes something like this. Then read Ingrid’s little ditty.