Wednesday, August 4th – When you play a creature, you are making the considerable investment of a card and mana. In return, you get an animal, mostly to attack and block. There is considerably more to Magic than attacking and blocking, so if you’re playing a card that is basically only good at generating combat-related interactions, you’re making a significant sacrifice for which you should be rewarded.
Wednesday, August 4th – With Legacy being GerryT’s favorite format, and with a fine deckbuilding pedigree behind him, Grand Prix: Columbus was primed to be Gerry’s playground. Armed with a fine Aluren build, he rocked the two-drop monster combo to a sterling Top 64 finish. He shares his highs, lows, and pie blows from the tournament floor.
Wednesday, August 4th – In this excellent article, pro favorite Gerard Fabiano outlines a number of interesting tips for anyone looking to improve at Magic. He outlines five failings he has perceived in a number of players, and highlights them in the hope we can all avoid them in future. He also updates his Blue/Black Control deck!
Wednesday, August 4th – I’d like to talk a bit about the most powerful spell in Standard: Destructive Force. At first, many were skeptical. Destructive Force is an awkward spell to evaluate because it costs seven and has to be viewed in context in order to truly appreciate it. Well, M11 has been out for weeks now, and the Top 8 lists don’t lie: this card is the real deal.
Wednesday, August 4th – Hello folks, and welcome to my latest article. Today I want to talk about a theory of mine I’ve discussed from time to time in my articles, but usually for never more than a paragraph or so. It seemed like a good time to expand on that theory, and dedicate a whole article to it. This theory looks at game-changing cards, when and why they work, and how to best utilize them.
Tuesday, August 3rd – The last week of the current iteration of the Armada Games EDH League came, and I left with a whimper. In my ongoing quest to do something different in the League, I played Phelddagrif for the first time in a long time.
Tuesday, August 3rd – Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel packed the powerful Mono Red strategy in today’s Duel With Ruel. On the opposite side of the table sat Manuel Bucher, pitching the popular Turboland strategy into the fray. While the match is no cake-walk, there are percentage points to be gained by correct deck choice and sterling play. Manu leads the way…
Tuesday, August 3rd – Kyle Boggemes rocked up to Grand Prix: Columbus with a spicy Legacy list, but committed one of the cardinal sins of tournament play: he audibled into a different deck at the last minute. Today, he licks his wounds and counts his losses, sharing a few match stories and some takeaways he picked up from the tournament floor.
Tuesday, August 3rd – Let’s start with a little history of GenCon: GenCon began in 1968 as a wargames convention, and was co-founded by Gary Gygax, who would later go on to co-create Dungeons and Dragons with Dave Arneson. Surprisingly, every year I hear someone get shocked by the fact that GenCon is older than Magic. It’s even older than D&D!
Tuesday, August 3rd – This week, Doug takes us through his day at Grand Prix: Columbus, piloting a teched-out Blue Lands deck. See how he fared during the day with round-by-round reporting and a look into some of the more intricate plays. How did The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale fare against Goblins? Why was Enchantress such a bad matchup? Find out his secret sweeper tech, and get a look at the newest version of Blue Lands in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, August 3rd – With Blue/White Control variants being the strategy to beat, will Turboland rise to the top once more? With fans such as Cedric Phillips, the strategy is certainly potent. However, the dreaded specter of the perennial Red Deck Wins is a thorn in the speed-land strategy… Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel burns down the Fast Forests today.
Monday, August 2nd – Stephen Menendian and his team prepared well for Grand Prix: Columbus. Their weapon of choice? Lands. Today, Stephen takes us through his tournament experience, and explains why he believes that Lands was a fine contender for the perceived metagame going in… [Editor’s Note – Patrick Chapin will be appearing on Friday!]
Monday, August 2nd – A fair amount of controversy has appeared over the past few weeks, over the subject of “how to fish.” AJ Sacher wrote in this article that ‘there is too much deck copying, and not enough deck design’, to summarize in very brief. The parable goes that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if instead you teach a man to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life.
Monday, August 2nd – Last week, we took a look at doing research, with an emphasis on why it is important to your development as a competitive Magic player. Today, let’s put that into practice by digging up some decks that are relevant to the various Champs tournaments occurring this weekend at GenCon.
Monday, August 2nd – In this week’s edition of The Combat Phase, Jamie shares the story of his preparation for his final shot at qualification for Pro Tour: Amsterdam. He forgoes his pet Green deck for a more streamlined and successful archetype, and shares the highs and lows of his life in his usual Wakefield style.
