One Step Ahead – Ascending at Nationals
Wednesday, August 25th – While this year’s U.S. National Championship did not return Gerry Thompson to winning ways, he certainly had a lot of fun. He shares his story today.
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Wesconomics – Minimizing Your Tournament Expenses
Wednesday, August 25th – There are more expenses to Magic than your playset of Jace, the Mind Sculptors. Craig Wescoe investigates methods for saving money on the tournament trail.
Thirst for Knowledge – Nationals In Review
Wednesday, August 25th – We have a full weekend of Nationals to talk about. Standard season may be over, but Standard won’t stop seeing play until Scars hits, so let’s dive in and see what went down this past weekend.
The Kitchen Table #352 – Bad Rares XIII
Wednesday, August 25th – Abe Sargent continues his popular Bad Rares series, building decks based around cards plucked from his huge Box of Bad Cards.
Embracing The Chaos – The League Returns
Tuesday, August 24th – The Armada Games EDH League returned this week. There were quick kills, interesting games, whiny and petulant players, swarms of Rats, and chaos all around.
Removed from Game – Caring
Tuesday, August 24th – Solitaire. Chess. Bridge. Monopoly. Ker-Plunk! All great games in their way, but not something that you naturally Care about. Rich takes us to Great Britain Nationals, where the passion is on display everywhere you look.
Drafting With Olivier – M11 #3
Tuesday, August 24th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online. Card by card, pick by pick… do you agree with his choices?
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.
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.