Flores Friday – Top 11, Top 12
Mike Flores sets a few goals for himself in 2012 and then lists twelve Magic articles that have shaped his writing and continue to influence him today. Some of the best the game has ever seen!
Mike Flores sets a few goals for himself in 2012 and then lists twelve Magic articles that have shaped his writing and continue to influence him today. Some of the best the game has ever seen!
Welcome back to Too Much Information! This time, we’re taking a look at the St. Louis Open. For a leg up on the Legacy metagame this weekend in Atlanta, be sure to look through the numbers.
If you’ve been playing Standard on MTGO, you’ve probably experienced the same thing I have. An eerie, uncomfortable feeling in almost every match you play. Just when you think you’ve gotten rid of it, it seems to come right back.
Brad Nelson has not had a stellar year, and he’s been soul-searching to figure out what happened. This is the story of a man who lost his fire and is getting it back.
Ben Friedman’s favorite format is Legacy, and it’s easy to see why when you check out his flexible U/W Stoneblade list. Atlanta could be the perfect stomping grounds for this tempo-oriented aggro-control list.
Now that Punishing Fire is banned, the Melira combo just got better! Gain infinite life or deal infinite damage with this green toolbox deck.
Jonathan Sukenik kicks off the new year (and the start of the new Magic Online Championship season) with some Block Constructed tech and decklists. Start the season right!
The first Open Series event of 2012 is a return to Georgia’s capital! Join Zack Hall and Adrian Sullivan as they jumpstart the year on SCGLive.
What’s the best combo deck in Modern? Gerry Thompson tells you, and shows you all the other competitive combo decks that might see the spotlight, with just a little love and work.
Daniel Unwin has created many Pro Tour performing decklists, mostly for Jeremy Neeman. He’s known as Sledgesliver online and has been playing Esper Control to great success. Here’s the deck, in time for SCG Open: Atlanta.
Chris VanMeter reviews the best Legacy decks and where the metagame seems to be heading. SCG Open: Atlanta is right around the corner, so don’t leave home without a good list to kick off 2012.
As a fun exercise, Sheldon builds a Commander deck using cards only starting with his initials, SKM. With a surprising amount of options, find out where he took Sharuum the Hegemon.
Sam Black has been having fun over the holidays, killing people with Orochi Hatchery Snakes, proliferating poison counters, and ramping like crazy with Everflowing Chalice and Surge Node.
Jund is the best home for Tarmogoyf and Lightning Bolt, and that alone would be reason to play the deck. But there’s even more! Reid Duke provides his take on the deck and why you should play it this PTQ season.
Vintage is a huge format, with tons of decks, so who better to go over them all than Mark Hornung? This week, he’s covering the Dark Ritual decks: Bob Tendrils, TPS, Suicide, and Ad Nauseam.