Innistrad In Constructed: Part 3
Legacy. Vintage. Modern. Extended. Standard. He’s not called The Innovator for nothing. He covers all of these formats, showing you what is possible as well as which cards will surely see play.
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Flores Friday – Five Deck Common Design Traits To Avoid
When building decks for new formats, builders tend to trip into some very common pitfalls. These are the five you should avoid this weekend to make sure you can compete with an 8.0, not a 4.5.
The Swasey Shuffle – The Secret Brewing Process And U/R Control
What’s the best way to brew a new deck? Larry takes you through his process and shows you how he created his new U/R Grim Lavamancer Control deck for Standard. If you’re a fan of counterburn, try this at Indy this weekend.
Too Much Information – Atlanta Legacy Open
The Hatfields have returned with a breakdown of Mental Misstep’s last metagame hurrah in Atlanta. What can we learn with Indianapolis on the horizon?
The Magic Show Innistrad Set Review – White
In the first part of my six part set review, Gerry Thompson joins me to go over every single card in Innistrad! Up first? White cards!
Innistrad Prerelease Report
Wandering teacher and errant writer Eli Kaplan shares his first day playing with Innistrad cards while musing on Prerelease ethics and other issues. Sharpen up your Sealed skills in preparation for Release Day with this article!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors
Brian Kibler has found a Werewolf he can finally love. Which card did he preorder ~200 copies of, and what deck would he start testing in Standard?
The Aggro Decks Of Standard
Brad Nelson builds and tests a Naya deck around Daybreak Ranger, one of his new pet cards. He also tries to take aggro to several different places in Standard, in anticipation of a control-filled metagame this weekend at Indy.
You Lika The Juice? My Favorite Innistrad Cards For Commander
Bennie brings his unique Commander perspective to bear on Innistrad, exploring the options for everyone’s favorite singleton format!
Constructed Criticism – Oh Snap!
This weekend marks the debut of Innistrad in the Constructed Magic world with the StarCityGames.com Open Series coming to Indianapolis. Todd Anderson has his own ideas on how to break it in.
Picking Brains – The Innistrad Vintage Review
Innistrad block looks to be shaping up to provide Vintage with a decent amount of new playable cards. Mark Hornung evalutes all the playable cards and new decks.
The Sukenik Special – Hooray for New Stuff
Watchwolf has a MOCS to win this weekend and thus can’t go to Indy, but for those who are playing with Innistrad, he has five hot new decks that you should try, including BUG Pod, U/W Hexproof, and Grixis Walkers.
One Step Ahead – InniStandard Part Two
Gerry Thompson will be at SCG Open: Indianapolis this weekend; check out the deck he’s most likely to play along with four other brews perfect for the new Standard.
Innistrad In Modern, Part 2
Gavin Verhey looks at the other two major archetypes for Modern: control and combo. If you want a head start on the Modern format, this is the perfect place to look.
Eternal Europe – That Time Of The Year
Carsten takes a look at some of the interesting things that can be done with the new set and works through the formats, from Standard all the way up to Vintage, to see how some of the new cards can be put to work.