Wednesday, July 28th – Last weekend, Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel achieved one of his more elusive Magic goals at the fourteenth time of asking: his third-place finish sees him as a member of this year’s French National Team! Today, Antoine examines the post-France Standard metagame, and shares some advice on M11 draft. Congratulations, Antoine!
Wednesday, July 28th – Over the last month or so, I’ve been playing a lot of Commander multiplayer online. Today, I thought it would be cool to show you my EDH/Commander decks from online. Everybody loves a fun Commander deck, and one of the decks today features cards I have never played before in a Constructed environment. It includes a bunch of cards I haven’t even used in a decklist for this column.
Tuesday, July 27th – After a few weeks off from playing in the League due to travel commitments, I was back for Week 7, with some very important guests in tow, people that had an unintentional but significant impact on the EDH format…
Tuesday, July 27th – While French Nationals did not exactly go to plan for Hall of Famer Raphael Levy, he believes his Standard deck was a fine choice, and claims great matchups against those that made the final table. He shares his story, decklist, and strategy tips today!
Tuesday, July 27th – Building a team of worthwhile Magic connections is tricky. Kyle Boggemes presents some tidbits of advice that could help a player gain some firm friendships, both in the game and beyond. He also discusses a selection of exciting Standard decks from the recent Nationals Championship results.
Tuesday, July 27th – With the Grand Prix fast approaching, Jared gives us a comprehensive look at the past six months of StarCityGames.com Legacy Opens. What decks are you most likely to see, what archetypes stand out among the crowd, and what decks are seeing entirely too little play? The answers lie within!
Tuesday, July 27th – Lurking under that Mosswort Bridge is the biggest troll you’ve ever seen, more like a giant cosmic squid! Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, gets summoned with regularity thanks to the Green land and this week, Doug explores the Aeon Bridge deck, crafted to exploit the Bridge. Find out the many combinations in the deck, get tips on playing Aeon Bridge, explore scenarios with the deck, and find out how to best fight it in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, July 27th – It’s that time again, folks! I played in another Magic Online PTQ and the event didn’t crash this time, so I got to record it for you. I brought Mythic Conscription to battle this time around, and it did not disappoint. I thought it was going to be a good choice for the metagame in that tournament, and I felt like I wasn’t too far off.
Monday, July 26th – Grand Prix: Columbus is almost upon us, and the Legacy faithful are ready! Today, Stephen Menendian looks at a matchup that’s sure to be numerous in Columbus: Reanimator versus CounterTop Thopter. If you’re planning on piloting either of these decks, this is the article for you!
Monday, July 26th – The debate concerning the merits of teaching folk to fish rather than handing them a fish rages on, and Patrick Chapin states an eloquent case today. In this unique (and never to be repeated) article, he plays the ultimate fishmonger, providing decklist after decklist after decklist, for all the formats that matter. You want fish? You got it.
Monday, July 26th – Results, results, results. Follow them. Try to understand them – when certain decks disappear, ask yourself if you know why. If you’re not sure, ask other people and see if you can determine a common theme. A lot of what happens in Magic metagames is cyclical. The exact cards change, but the shifts and the underlying metagame adjustments are often quite predictable, should you care enough to look for them.
Monday, July 26th – Though my hopes of going to Amsterdam have unfortunately been dashed like a semi-colon in an undergraduate essay, Extended is always a format I have always enjoyed. Eager to see what the new rotation would be like and to help my qualified friends playtest, I began work on a deck which has an incredible amount of potentiality and pseudo-survives the rotation: Elves.
Monday, July 26th – I’m honestly not entirely sure what AJ Sacher was trying to accomplish in his article, but I have my guesses. I’m not offended by it, nor am I terribly insulted by it. The overarching message I got from it was “deconstruct the best decks, and put them back together instead of just reading decklists,†or something along those lines.
Friday, July 23rd – Joey & BHJ go over the M11 prerelease & launch parties, BHJ interviews Adam Styborski, and more! Other topics include the pros & cons of rare drafting, the price of playing Constructed Magic, and Patrick Chapin’s recent take on deckbuilding & the “hivemind.” Also: Our first CONTEST is announced!
Friday, July 23rd – Over 2,000 deck lists, over 12,000 results. This one is the big daddy of number crunching. Jared breaks down the match-ups for the eight most popular deck archetypes over the last three months. How do the major archetypes stand up, and which dominant archetype isn€™t quite as good as you think it is when it reaches the top tables?
