The Ultimate Extended Tournament began with 32 decks, and it is down to nine. (Yes, nine.) Those nine decks contain a total of eleven cards that were, at later times, banned in Extended. It really is a battle of broken decks — but disruption is proving more important than brokenness. Force of Will is heading the disruption team — and Force of Will forces me to talk about Future Sight.
I’d like to talk about a funny thing that has happened to me on Magic Online over the last two weeks. I have not won product at a rate such that I can sustain myself without buying more — as the kids say, I haven’t “gone infinite” — because my draft skill is still a work in progress. However, I haven’t had to pay for a whole lot of my draft practice either. The reason for this is Momir Basic.
Chris Romeo is a nice fella. So nice, in fact, that today sees him create a couple of extreme budget Standard decks that can kick it in the real world! At the request of a fan, Chris runs us through some solid yet cheap deck options, sharing five decks in total. And if this wasn’t enough, he tries to break The New Cheese Stands Alone, a.k.a. Barren Glory! Does he succeed? Read on to find out!
Bennie Smith’s column, You Lika The Juice, has now moved to Wednesday… meaning that from today, Monday is the official home of The Online Outlook! Today’s article, however, leaves the fabled shores of Magic Online for some real life, in-your-face Future Sight Prerelease action. Thrills, spills, and multiple cardpools… and a vow from me to never play Squall Line again.
Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! In this article, Christopher Coppola looks at an interesting version of Affinity that is built specifically for Legacy, and has succeeded due to innovative card choices. Another decent budget alternative, in perfect time for your Grand Prix: Columbus testing!
Welcome back to Magic Puzzles, where we find ourselves in the final week in the third puzzle competition. With three people still in contention, it seems likely that we will have a third champion in as many contests. Enjoy the puzzle, and make sure to come back next week, since there will be a small but significant twist in the competition.
Today we’re going to go over the Biggest and Brightest Stars Of Future Sight! We’ll be running down my personal list for the best cards to pick up and trade for this Saturday. I know I’m slightly treading on my buddy Ben Bleiweiss’ toes on this one, but I can’t help myself. This is my favorite time period in Magic, just before a prerelease, when the rumor mills are on tilt and everyone is salivating for the new ideas that come from Washington State.
With the Future Sight Prerelease Weekend beginning tomorrow, Sean McKeown jumps on the Future Sight bandwagon to bring us his impressions of the set… from the future. He shares a couple of mono-colored decklists that harness the power of the Red spells, and talks us through the surprising Top 8 results from Pro Tour: Yokohama.
Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! In today’s Legacy article, Dan explores a lengthy list of his personal deck design successes and failures. This epic article brings a plethora of differing deck ideas to the table, each listed and filed in its appropriate archetype. Grand Prix: Columbus is just around the corner… be prepared!
Hello all, and welcome back to another in a series of articles where I take a look at a recently built – and fun – Five Color deck. I’ve done these articles on 250 decks like Snow and Spirits, and today I’m going to look at another theme deck that I recently built in the Five Color genre.
Talen continues his budget deck evolution with a spin around MTGO, cutting card here, adding cards there… are his changes up to the task? Does he improve his win ratio, or does he flounder in a sea of his own misery? The answers are a mere click away!
With the Time Spiral Block Constructed Pro Tour mere hours away, Zac attempts to analyze the key variables of the format, looking to formulate a blueprint with which to break the format. By examining the things that TSP Block’s White Weenie decks do so well, he successfully dismantles the format into manageable chunks. This is a fine, thought-provoking article, and one that will definitely improve your deckbuilding skills.
Right now in Standard, the strongest reasons to play mono-color are either Mono-Green Aggro, or some sort of Gauntlet of Power deck. I’d suggest that Korlash might be a good sign, but on the other hand, Black is the one color who’s always wanted all of your attention. Black has the strongest tendencies towards putting multiple mana symbols on all of its good cards, and borrowing abilities from other colors in order to make itself more self-sufficient.
With the Time Spiral Block Pro Tour kicking off at the end of the week, Josh Silvestri is here with some ideal preparation — a mock Block Constructed tournament that includes sixteen of the format’s strongest contenders! If you’re wondering what decks will make a splash come Sunday, maybe Josh has the information you’re looking for…
The Ultimate Extended Tournament began with 32 great Extended decks — including five from the season just ended. It is down to eight (or so), and these are playing it out. Can any of the modern decks compete with the best of 1999, or 2002, or the decks from PT Tinker? We are answering those questions.
