Monday, July 5th – My last PTQ was March 14, 2009, and was an Extended PTQ in Philadelphia. Last Saturday, I went to Philly to play in the PTQ. Actually, I more or less went to hang out, grab lunch at the Reading Terminal Market, and test Legacy; the playing of the PTQ part was kind of an afterthought.
Monday, July 5th – For Ad Nauseam and Reanimator€™s last hurrah, the St. Louis StarCityGames.com Legacy Open wasn€™t much of a showcase of power. Even though Reanimator was the most popular deck in the field, neither archetype managed a Top 16 showing. What decks dominated the event and, with Thopters taking the trophy, has Extended€™s most hated combo become a Legacy powerhouse as well?
Monday, July 5th – King of the Fatties Jamie Wakefield takes his Mono-Green deck for a spin at a recent PTQ. While he didn’t set the venue alight, his stories from the journey and the tournament floor provide an entertaining read. He also supplies another mono-colored Standard deck… one that doesn’t use Forests!
Monday, July 5th – Jund scares the best of people away. They run into the other room, perhaps to grab their mothers or even wives to dump their problem on another pair of eyes. They grab a book and pound away, but what they don’t even realize is how ineffective their primitive tools are.
Friday, July 9th – Looking for the M11 cards that will rise in value? Want the lowdown on the Mythics and Rares that are worth hording, or worth trading away? In his traditional prerelease article, StarCityGames.com’s General Manager of Acquisitions Ben Bleiweiss shares his Financial Values of M11, invaluable for both hardcore traders and casual enthusiasts alike!
Friday, July 2nd – On Yo! MTG Taps this week, there’s discussion of the StarCityGames.com St. Louis Open, and (of course) M11 spoilers!
Friday, July 2nd – There is a common misconception I see all too often, crossing from format to format and player to player. That misconception is the ignominy of the Red deck: that it is ‘not a real deck,’ ‘not Tier One,’ that nobody with two brain cells to rub together or any realistic budget to acquire cards with would play the Mono-Red deck.
Friday, July 2nd – M11 is on the way, and everyone is excited about the new cards! However, Hall of Famer Raphael Levy has a few words of caution today, particularly in regards to M11 Limited. He also discusses a selection of card and their possible Constructed applications.
Friday, July 2nd – We live in a Golden Age of communication. Information about our glorious game is available at every turn, and the best Mages amongst us harness this to great effect. Today, Kyle Boggemes hammers home the importance of such networking, discusses the spoiled cards from M11, and shares an interesting Legacy deck!
Friday, July 2nd – The St. Louis StarCityGames.com Open brings a hectic June to a close and gives us an opportunity to reflect on a Standard Metagame that has evolved a lot since we started the month in Philadelphia. Jund came back out in force, and Red Deck Wins had its second strong event in a row, even taking home the title. Let€™s crunch some numbers!
Friday, July 2nd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’ve got an incredible number of M11 spoilers and not a lot of time to go over ‘em. You ready to check out the most badass core set ever made? Let’s go!
Friday, July 2nd – Our local gaming shop and Friday Night Magic destination here in Colorado Springs, Compleat Games and Hobbies, decided to run out the old “city championship†gauntlet and host a Compleat Challenge: Three days, three formats, individual prize support for each format but with a plaque and an additional prize for the overall winner.
Friday, July 2nd – Of all the spoiler M11 cards thus far, the cycle that has aroused the most attention is the Mythic Titans. Most players believe them to be fantastic creatures, and Brian Kibler is no exception. He breaks down their usefulness today, and has a few words to say on the Second Coming of the Blue Mage with the introduction of a certain piece of countermagic…
Friday, July 2nd – I realize the past few columns weren’t exactly the shiny, happy ones that I typically write, but you know what? It’s hard to keep my optimistic side down when there’s a new Magic set due out soon and we’re getting fed a bevy of fun and interesting spoilers! I’ll stress over Mythic issues later, for now I’m just going to daydream about what I could do with all these new cards!
Thursday, July 1st – For Sam Black, M10 was a success. He enjoyed the design and the flavour, but it seemed that M11 was not living up to its popular predecessor’s legacy. However, things changed when Sam saw an upcoming M11 Mythic cycle… he discusses his excitement for the new cards today.
