Friday, August 27th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re looking at some footage from Denver, new developments in Standard, and the sickness that is Elspeth vs. Tezzeret. Let’s go!
Friday, August 27th – Brian Kibler rocked into U.S. Nationals with a Fauna Bant deck and a winning smile. Sadly, things didn’t go according to plan, but much fun was had nonetheless. He tells his tale today.
Friday, August 27th – Recently an old Magic friend got in touch. He hadn’t played Magic in a long while, but just like the Mafia, you can never walk away from Magic: The Gathering forever. You can set it aside for a while, but eventually it calls you back.
Thursday, August 25th – At GenCon, Sam Black took the MMS crown with Fauna Mythic. He discusses its design and development today.
Thursday, August 26th – Four-Pack Sealed is an interesting format, which feels like a good mix of Draft, Sealed, and Pack Wars.
Thursday, August 26th – With the season of National Tournaments winding down, results from the German, Great Britain, and United States Nationals will more or less define Standard until the release of Scars of Mirrodin and the rotation of Alara block.
Thursday, August 26th – Judging Magic can often feel like a second job. So while embarking on the long drives to GP: Columbus and GenCon the week after, I started to think about what kinds of things I could do for fun…
Thursday, August 26th – Earlier this week, Craig Wescoe examined mono color draft strategies in M11. Today, he turns to the two-color pairings.
Thursday, August 26th – Cedric Phillips couldn’t sleep in the lead-up to U.S. Nationals. That didn’t stop him placing a respectable 13th. He shares part 1 of his tale today.
Wednesday, August 25th – While my U.S. Nationals trip started off pretty well, it did not end up going according to plan. My Constructed deck might have been the root of my failure, but the logic that dictated that choice is where my first mistake occurred.
Wednesday, August 25th – Earlier this week, Antoine Ruel threw Jund at Oli’s Ascension deck. Today, the combo player from the Hall of Fame has his say on the matchup.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 25th – Abe Sargent continues his popular Bad Rares series, building decks based around cards plucked from his huge Box of Bad Cards.
