The Magic Sock Episode 157 – Stories from the Conflux Prerelease
Monday, Febuary 9th – On today’s edition of The Magic Sock podcast, there are tales from the floor of the Conflux prerelease, a fond look back at the hits of Ravnica, and much more!
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The Riki Rules – Two Scoops and a Sprinkle of Conflux
Monday, February 9th – Two weeks ago we dealt with two DQ stories. The second one detailed a so-called “fake scoop,†one player intentionally misleading his opponent into thinking he was scooping to “force a concession.†Obviously, this is a fairly scumbag maneuver. If you do stuff like this, stop it. If someone tries to do something like this to you, call a Judge.
Insert Column Name Here – My First Conflux Sealed Deck!
Monday, February 9th – I dislike tournaments. But I like new cards! I like playing Magic! And so I set out reluctantly to the Conflux prerelease to see what Wizards had to offer, entertained by the fact that hey, their audience really isn’t affected by Superbowl Sunday.
The Magic Show – Sickness Non-Edition
Friday, February 6th – Hello everybody… I would love to welcome you to another edition of the Magic Show this week, but as many who slung guns against me this past weekend could attest, it was me versus Progenitus, where Progenitus was fever, vomiting, and a chest infection. Due to illness, there’s no show today. Thanks for your patience, and I’ll see you next week!
You Lika The Juice? – A Casually Competitive Look at the Rest of Conflux
Friday, February 6th – Last week I focused on the Green cards from Conflux that I found interesting. This week I thought I’d conclude by going over the cards in the other colors that caught my attention, and toss a few more deck ideas out there. The StarCityGames.com $5K Standard Open is coming up quick, so I’m angling for something powerful and new to run.
Magical Hack – Extended In Flux
Friday, February 6th – Extended is a world of high power and maximizing the bang for your buck; card synergy is important and we are reminded of the good old bad old days of Magic, where anything that cost you four or more mana had better win you the game right there if you want to even consider including it.
The Justice League – LA Revisited
Thursday, February 5th – I have the honor of kick starting a regular series of judge articles on StarCityGames.com, bringing to you, the reader, opinions and thoughts from the dark recesses of a judge’s brain. I hope I can bring something of worth, but also something that can give people a glimpse of how rewarding and fun judging is for me.
Feature Article – Constructed Criticism: Faeries in Action
Thursday, February 5th – Welcome to Constructed Criticism! I’m Todd Anderson, and I’ll be your guide through these shark-filled waters as you prepare for upcoming PTQs, Grand Prix tournaments, Regionals, and hopefully Pro Tours. My goal is to inform, prepare, and excite people about whatever metagame is most popular at any given time. Currently, we are looking at Extended, since it is the format of choice for PTQs over the next two months or so.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #261 – Conflux Prerelease
Wednesday, February 4th – On Thornling: Patrick Chapin mentioned that indestructibility in a format with this many remove-from-the-game effects is not what it once was. In this environment, indestructibility is only slightly better than regeneration. Obviously, this card would have been a lot better with Shroud or even protection form color X on command – but those are “not in flavor for Green.â€
Deconstructing Constructed – Building with Conflux
Wednesday, February 4th – This past weekend, I attended our local big Conflux Prerelease, although I didn’t actually play in it since the flight was going to end long after I had to be at work. This week, I’ll again be discussing Standard and the additions Conflux brings to the table, in more detail now that we’ve had some time to go over what makes the set tick.
The Kitchen Table #271 – Conflux and Five
Tuesday, February 3rd – Hello friends, and welcome back to the column dedicated to the casual. Today I am continuing a series of articles that begun years ago and has continued through this one. Once the official spoiler for a set has been released, I can take a look through the cards, and tell you which ones I believe will have an impact for Five Color.
Removed From Game – Reading Your Conflux Spoiler
Tuesday, February 3rd – With the Prerelease weekend now under our belts, it’s time to study all those juicy new cards very carefully. Rich won’t tell you which cards are good – he’ll leave that to the experts – but he will tell you how to go about separating the wheat from the chaff, using a wide variety of techniques that will help all of you aspiring to get to the Pro Tour.
Insert Column Name Here – Conflux: First Impressions!
Tuesday, February 3rd – Hear that sound of whirling rubber squeaking against road? That’s the prerelease, baby. All those cards that looked so awesome sitting pretty on the spoiler? Now they have to interact with other cards, all their sins revealed. The question, as always, is this: Which cards were better than we thought, and which cards were worse?
The Magic Sock Episode 156 – All About Conflux
Monday, February 2nd – In today’s edition of The Magic Sock podcast, there’s talk of Conflux, a trip down Memory Lane with a look at Saviors of Kamigawa, and much much more!
The Riki Rules – Introducing the Justice League
Monday, February 2nd – When you judge seven large multiday tournaments in one year, you tend to make friends quickly. These connections come in handy when you’re in need of some highly talented and motivated individuals to assist you on a special project…