Tuesday, June 30th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has shared the top decks from the recent Belgian Nationals, brought us an interview with the artist Tom Gartin, provided updates on the GP: Chicago theft scandal, and much more!
Tuesday, June 30th – All you really need to know about this article is that it contains a paragraph featuring the words ‘Matej Zatlkaj,’ ‘Viagra,’ and ‘naked Joel Calafell.’ Now who could ask for anything more?
Tuesday, June 30th – Last weekend’s incredibly successful Legacy $5k in Boston produced an excellent Top 16, with many old favorites and some new builds coming out to play. This week, Doug takes a look at every list in the T16, comparing similar builds and discussing the advantages of the newest tech across the board. Find out about Planeswalker Landstill and the newest sideboards in from that over-the-border favorite, Canadian Threshold!
Monday, June 29th – Wizards of the Coast did a survey to find out what players thought of the DCI, and they discovered that about 80% of tournament players like judges, and feel that judges are an integral part of a successful tournament. 80%, eh? So why isn’t that number at 100?
Monday, June 29th – I’ve got something of a grab bag of items to discuss this week, including the StarCityGames.com $10000 Open weekend in Boston, the changes to the Vintage restricted list, and the M10 rules changes. Let’s get right to it!
Monday, June 29th – There are going to be a lot of changes coming to Standard in the next few weeks. M10 is going to cycle a lot of cards out of Standard from 10th Edition, while bringing a few new weapons to the table. As far as the world is concerned, current Standard is fairly meaningless, so I’ll try to present you with a few deck ideas to start bouncing around your skull.
Friday, June 26th – About 10 years ago, I traded for a Ring of Ma’rûf. After I made the trade, I held it up close to my face, studying it closely. Admiring the weird face the ring made. Marveling at the italicized rules text that said outside of the game.
Friday, June 26th – While my MTGO usage is surprisingly casual, over the past six months I’ve put quite a more focused bent on my play at the PTQ level, and with the advent of Magic Online as a qualifier series for Worlds, one would have to assume that with one Worlds “PTQ†a month online that I would eventually commit myself to actually playing in them.
Friday, June 26th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we have a brand-spanking new spoiler from Magic 2010 that’s sure to warm the hearts of kitchen and tournament players alike, as well as live coverage of the Boston $5K Finals and plenty of additional video clips. Let’s go!
Thursday, June 25th – Hello everyone! The day my last article came out I was getting ready to start an epic journey. A tale that would take in four tournaments, in four weeks, and in four different states – Washington, Hawaii, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Thursday, June 25th – The panic and furor over the M10 rules changes have begun to die down. It appears that Magic will survive. That just means that Wizards will have to shoot it again. The next shot – Wizards is changing how tournaments will work. It will – obviously – kill organized play. I’ll provide all the gory details…
Thursday, June 25th – Every time you have a chance to make a decision, you have a chance to alter the fate of the game. Like I talked about last week in Decision-Point Theory, at every juncture you have the opportunity between different forks in the road, being able to make a decision and look ahead to see where each one can take you is to your benefit as a player.
Wednesday, June 24th – Chris Greene rocked up to the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Atlanta with his own personal twist on the Jund Cascade mechanic. After many hours of intense concentration, he made it to the final match! Today, he shares his thoughts on the deck, plus a play-by-play breakdown of his performance.
Wednesday, June 24th – It’s M10 spoiler season starting on the official Wizards site, and we will be getting our own M10 spoiler to release on Friday, June 26th! Tons of discussion regarding the official and unofficial M10 cards seen so far…
Wednesday, June 24th – Obviously, R&D is trying to reign in the chaotic craziness of recent memory, what with quality mana-fixing in almost every set. Pain Lands, Tribal Lands, Filter Lands, Tri-lands, and of course the Vivid land/Reflecting Pool insanity. However, you can’t just play single color monstrosities, there has to be a balance…
