Alex West and his team full of Pro Tour mainstays went into overdrive preparing for Pro Tour Nagoya. For some deep insight into testing for Pro Tours, check out their process and the evolution of Alex’s Izzet (U/R) Control deck.
Gerry Thompson puts his brewing hat on, given the banned announcement coming up. What decks can we play that don’t include Jace, the Mind Sculptor?
In Part 2, Pat Cox gets to talk about his favorite deck! You rarely see Pat without his trusty Zoo deck for a Legacy tournament, and the Invitational was no exception. If you want to run this archetype in Baltimore, this is the first place you should look.
Brad Nelson breaks up the past three weeks into run goods and run bads, good plays and bad plays. He moves back to his hometown, then travels to Grand Prix in Providence and Singapore, continuing his story as a Magic PT grinder.
Dan Jordan ran U/G Vengevine in Standard and Fish in Legacy at the Invitational, making Top 8, plowing his way through a bunch of ringers on the way. Don’t miss this flavorful tournament report.
Mike Eisenhauer’s Terrageddon deck was featured at the SCG Legacy Open in Indianapolis and runs on the backbone of Knight of the Reliquary and Terravore with a side helping of land destruction in Wasteland and Armageddon!
Joe Bernal made top 4 of the Legacy Open in Louisville and made yet another Top 8 at the Invitational with Godless Blade. Also check out his unique “BantManji” deck that runs off the U/G Vengevine engine with Stoneforge added for extra punch.
For Week 3 of the Armada EDH League, Sheldon trotted out two different Rith, the Awakener decks. He also lists out the new points system for the league, so check it out and evaluate the changes!
Drew Levin had his deck stolen in Indianapolis. Learn how he dealt with this setback and went on to Top 8 the Legacy Open with his U/W Control deck. What changes should you be making to succeed in Baltimore?
Pat Cox has been on an absolutely tear, winning the Invitational one weekend and Top 8ing Pro Tour Nagoya the next. Read how it all began in Indianapolis, with a matchup guide for the RUG (No Twin) deck that got him halfway there.
When Antonino De Rosa won a PTQ, Mark Herberholz was enlisted to help brew for the Pro Tour. When Mark read the spoiler, Puresteel Paladin jumped out at him. The deck put 5 out of 6 players in the money and 2 in the Top 8!
Hall of Famer Raphael Levy was ready to take back his title at GP Singapore (won in 2007) and came oh so close, missing on tiebreakers. Read about the Elf deck that almost got him there, beating up on Caw-Blade meanwhile.
Ali joins the Dark Side and makes an oath: he’ll be playing Jaces and Stoneforge Mystics until the Standard format changes for the better. He ran a Grand Architect with an infect theme at the Invitational and Bloodbraid Elf in Legacy.
JDB dreams about death the night before he witnesses it, and he experienced one the night before flying out to the StarCityGames.com Invitational.
Jeremy Froggatt is having more and more trouble picking awesome altered art to review each month! The pile keeps growing. This month, we have Guru Sensei’s Divining Tops, Einstein Brainstorm, Wolf Shirt Hymn to Tourach, and more.
