Magic 2015 Preview: Chord of Calling
Check out Ari’s exclusive spoiler from Magic 2015, the incredible reprint (and incredibly powerful) Chord of Calling!
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Water Cooler Talk: Magic 2015
While still waiting for the full spoiler to be released, Harry has put off brewing new decks with the spoiled cards just yet… but he does have a snapshot of what everyone has been talking about thanks to what we’ve seen of Magic 2015.
Giving Out Green Cards
A Pauper-related trend has popped up when it comes to recent expansions. Jason explores this trend and looks at an upcoming card, Invasive Species!
Some Words On Modern: Pod And Jund Scapeshift
With PTQ season gearing up, Josh dives into Modern and starts testing out decks… both the conventional top-tier ones you already know and the lesser-known brews that operate at the edge of the format.
Sullivan Library: U/W Control At Grand Prix Chicago
Adrian has been actively working on U/W Control for some time now, and is eminently rewarded for his efforts and expertise with a Top 4 at Grand Prix Chicago this past weekend.
Grab Bag!
Magic is pretty sweet right now, and has a lot of cool things competing for our attention – Vintage Masters, Magic 2015, Conspiracy, what’s not to love? Bennie shares his thoughts on a wide variety of things that have struck his fancy lately…
BBD VS. CVM: Naya Tokens Vs. U/W Control
Continuing to explore the Standard format in search of a new “metagame breaker,” BBD and CVM duke it out with Naya Tokens vs. U/W Control! Give them both a try before #SCGPORT this weekend!
Practice Makes Perfect – Journey-Born-Theros Draft #2
Frank presents a synopsis of Theros Block Limited in time for this weekend’s Grand Prix in Washington D.C. by walking you through a draft he participated in on Magic Online.
Daily Digest: Knight’s Vengeance
Gerry’s latest installment of Daily Digest has a Modern list that dredges for land-based advantage with Life from the Loam… and mills past Haakon, Stromgald Scourge to lock down the board.
Open Series Notebook: 6/27/14
Joe Lossett jumps into the Season Three points lead after his strong finishes in the Standard and Legacy Opens in Las Vegas.
CEDTalks: Patrick Sullivan – Season Two Invitational!
Cedric Phillips sits down with Patrick “PSulli” Sullivan to discuss the results of the Season Two Invitational as well as the Open Series in Las Vegas in preparation for Portland.
Daily Digest: Snow Kuts
Gerry’s latest installment of Daily Digest has a Modern list that mixes some old Skred Red technology with Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle… and Scapeshift meets Polukranos!
Mulli-Twister
Jim takes a look at some of the questionable hands he has kept over the last few tournaments, and considers how a free Timetwister (minus one) at the start of a game can be a very good thing!
Kresh Play-By-Play (Kind Of)
Sheldon presents a play-by-play of his “old faithful” Commander deck, Kresh the Bloodbraided, but with a twist: he swaps Kresh out for Prossh, Skyraider of Kher in order to see just how strong the Dragon is when played in a deck not built around the Commander.
Punish Them!
Having just completely shifted the Standard metagame almost single-handedly, “The Boss” is here to put his thumb on the scale for Modern. People are paying a lot of life for their mana in Modern, which makes it much easier to beat them with a solid aggressive deck… of which Tom has a few choices to share.