The Nose Knows – A Nationals Disaster
Tuesday, August 24th – Kyle Boggemes prepared long and hard for U.S. Nationals. Sadly, his labor never bore fruit. He shares his story today.
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Legacy’s Allure – Deconstructing Denver
Tuesday, August 24th – Doug looks at the newest face of Counterbalance, dives into some economical Legacy decks that performed well, and highlights some of the fringe decks that made it to the end of the SCG Denver Legacy Open.
Duel with Ruel – Jund versus Pyromancer’s Ascension: The Jund Perspective
Tuesday, August 24th – Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel rocks the perennial Jund against his brother’s Pyromancer Ascension deck. Has the format’s powerhouse finally met its match?
So Many Insane Plays – In Vintage, Jace is Protection From Game
Monday, August 23rd – At a prelim tournament before the Vintage Championships at GenCon, Stephen Menendian played Tezzeret Control to a fine finish. He explains his workings today.
The Long & Winding Road – Riders on the Storm
Monday, August 23rd – As stated at the end of last week’s article, I chose to play Bob Tendrils at the Blue Bell Gameday on 8/14. Here’s what I sleeved up…
Going Infinite – The Art of Analysis
Monday, August 23rd – In today’s edition of Going Infinite, Jonathan Medina delves into the arena of card and trade analysis. Maximize your profits by asking a few simple questions…
Flow of Ideas – ABC: Always Be Clocking
Monday, August 23rd – How do you think more Limited games are won than any other? Creatures with evasion? Gaining the advantage over the course of a long, grinding game? Glare of Subdual? Nope.
The Wescoe Connection – Comprehensive M11 Limited Archetype Analysis (Part 1 of 2)
Monday, August 23rd – With M11 Limited proving to be surprisingly solid, Craig Wescoe examines a number of Mono Colored archetypes in the booster draft format.
Ben’s Ten – The 10 Most Disappointing Cards in Shards Block
Monday, August 23rd – In this week’s column, Ben takes a look at the ten cards in Shards Block that failed to live up to the hype!
Episode 34 – Yardwork
Friday, August 20th – This week, Joey & BHJ discuss the metagame going into U.S. Nationals, mull over the merits of maindeck graveyard hate, talk about the recently spoiled “Memoricide,” and debate the timing of recent FNM promos.
Conversations – The Danger of Chad Ellis
Friday, August 20th – You likely know what the phrase means – almost everyone does. But have you ever read the article with one of the most iconic titles in Magic literature?
Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open: Denver
Congratulations to Constantine Vigderman, the 2010 StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Denver champion! It was a Top 8 starring newcomers and big names alike. Team Meandeck was represented by Bob Yu playing T.E.S., the legendary Legacy/Vintage team adding to its lengthy resume of accomplishments. Joining him as a member of the resume’d guard was Adam Prosak who was so confident in his chances he predicted he would win the event during the Saturday portion of play. But both those players met early ends, Yu to Constantine Vigderman in the Quarterfinals and Prosak to Kyle Miller in the Semis. It would be their vanquishers who would meet one another in the Finals, with Constantine’s Merfolk deck hoping to take down Kyle’s Burn deck. |
Innovations – Getting Your Eyelids Out of the Way
Friday, August 20th – Patrick Chapin touches on a number of topics, including understanding your goals, restricting Jace in Vintage, improvement through introspection, and more!
Ideas Unbound – Vintage Rotisserie Draft Extravaganza
Friday, August 20th – A couple of weeks ago, Chris Pikula had the idea of doing a Rotisserie draft with every card in Vintage. A Rotisserie draft is when every card in the draft is laid out on a table, and players select from those rather than from packs.
One Step Ahead – Ascending in Older Formats
Friday, August 20th – Pyromancer’s Ascension is making waves in Standard for Nationals and the StarCityGames.com Denver Open. But Ascension in Legacy? And Extended? Gerry Thompson reveals all…