Monday, April 12th – Before Grand Prix: Oakland, Conley Woods showed me his Bant deck and I opted not to play it. Naturally, Conley made Top 8 and I didn’t make Day 2. But this wasn’t the first time that had happened either…
Monday, April 12th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another Magic Show podcast. This go-around we’re talking with Patrick Chapin on his favorite cards from Rise of the Eldrazi, the impact of levelers and why they’re all fantastic, and we discuss every impacting rare in the set. Let’s go!
Friday, April 9th – At Grand Prix: Brussels, Olivier was looking for a deck that didn’t give up vital games against Jund. Tweaking a White Weenie frame, he added Green for more power and resilience, and sat back eager to smash the Jund players down. Sadly, things didn’t go quite as planned…
Friday, April 9th – I had a rather unforgettable PTQ season with Thopter Depths, managing a winning record, but not much better. I thought that the deck would be exactly what I liked, but it turns out I was wrong. But first, since we all know everyone just came for the preview, let’s do that…
Friday, April 9th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going over another incredible wave of Rise of the Eldrazi spoilers, and the boys at Wizards don’t disappoint. We’ll also go over the viability of levelers, what they mean to Magic, and how they’re far better than you probably think. Let’s go!
Friday, April 9th – The latest update of the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide (MIPG) is in effect since 1st April 2010, and it includes some changes that may be of interest.
Friday, April 9th – With mere hours to go before he had to leave for Houston, Cedric Phillips didn’t have a plane ticket or a place to stay. Of course, if you’re Cedric Phillips, that’s not a problem. Today, he spins the story of his wild weekend as only Ced can…
Friday, April 9th – By his own standards, Brian Kibler’s season hasn’t been stellar thus far. With only four Pro Tour points gained at this stage, he’s in a reflective mood. Looking back at his performances and tournaments, he suggests reasons why things haven’t been as good as he’d hoped. Do the same reasons apply to you? Read on to find out!
Friday, April 9th – If you’re looking for excitement over Rise of the Eldrazi, you’ve come to the right place! What’s my favorite Magic set of all time? The newest one, and right now that’s ROE. While the prudent thing would be to hold off talking too much about the set until the full spoiler is available, I simply can’t wait that long.
Friday, April 9th – My last article, In Search of Flash: Reanimator in Legacy, concluded with a potential Reanimator list based in part on Steve Sadin’s winning Hulk Flash deck from Grand Prix: Columbus 2007. The list was a merger of Steve’s list and Andres Mullers’ list from Grand Prix: Madrid 2010. The idea was to retain the strengths of both decks as much as possible.
Friday, April 9th – While Jund is still making all the headlines in the Standard press, Naya is proving very popular at high-level events. Antoine Ruel, however, believes the deck has no place in the current metagame. Today, he throws his Jund against his brother’s Naya, to see if there is any merit in the Green/White/Red machine…
Friday, April 9th – The day before leaving I woke up to the following Facebook status: “Brian Kowal is in Kuala Lumpur. As far as I can tell, it’s just a big mall.” I chuckled, after all the tournament site was part of one of Malaysia’s largest megamalls, and during a tournament there is little time or incentive to get out and see anything else. Leave it to Mr. Kowal to make the best tongue-in-cheek quip about any situation.
Thursday, April 8th – With the Extended PTQ season on the horizon for San Juan, I decided I would make it my top priority to find out what deck was the best, and just play that. I feel like I’m a decent enough player to pick up the best deck and do consistently well with it, and especially so if I play with it enough…
Thursday, April 8th – I recently had the distinct pleasure of judging at the StarCityGames.com Open in Orlando, including head judging the Legacy event on Sunday. Here’s a bit of what happened…
Thursday, April 8th – At last weekend’s Grand Prix: Houston, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin rocked an excellent Grixis Control deck to a high finish. Today, he talks us through the genesis of the deck, through Verhey and Tsumura, and discusses the strategies and sideboarding plans behind the build.
