Friday, April 2nd – With Jund dominating every Standard tournament across the world, it’s a brave deck that claims a winning percentage. Grand Prix: Kuala Lumpur provided one such deck: the tournament-winning Red deck. Antoine Ruel tests the theory today, throwing the deck against the wining Jund list from Grand Prix: Brussels!
Thursday, April 1st – At Pro Tour: Austin, I had some time to talk with Lee Sharpe of WotC about WotC’s “Merging Tournaments†program, and got further details at the Magic Online Community Cup Challenge at Renton. The broad goal of the MT program is to unify the online and paper tournament experience, in the hope of cross-pollinating both. I got this information on the condition that I keep silent until second quarter, 2010, to allow them to complete their installation. It’s now the second quarter of 2010, so here’s what I know…
Thursday, April 1st – Recently, I played in the PTQ for San Juan in Boise. I played decently, but not well enough, obviously. I had high hopes for DDT, but I made a number of bad plays that inevitably led me to a mediocre day. Most importantly, though, I let my own tilt ruin the day for me.
Thursday, April 1st – Hello everybody, and welcome to a very special edition of The Magic Show. Thanks to some serious undercover work, I’ve got the exclusive list for From the Vault: Relics! Every card in this incredible set is spoiled, and I’m sure you’re ready to hear what’s in it. Let’s go!
Thursday, April 1st – Manabase configuration is at the heart of competent deck design. Simply counting the mana symbols and working the ratios does not cut it in the modern game. In today’s edition of The Wescoe Connection, Craig shares a few rules of thumb on the creation of the perfect land mix…
Thursday, April 1st – Extended Season is winding to a close, and the metagame is well documented. At the top of the heap we have the Combo and Aggro decks; in fact, the lack of control decks is perhaps the one missing link in the format. Ben Lundquist believes that midrange BG Pox Rock is in a perfect spot to take up the control mantle. Is this midrange strategy ready to hit the big time? Read on to find out!
Thursday, April 1st – Welcome to the Bazaar. Step right up, make your payments, and proceed to build the deck of your choice. It’s very simple. You just arrived at this unnamed Plane and you intend to use it as a battlefield. However, you realize that you are bound by a few different rules than normal, as this world infringes on your previous freedoms. You are in the Merchant Square of a large city, and intend to find the items you will need to fight your foe.
Wednesday, March 31st – With Magic information so readily available, and with multiple-format tournament weekends occurring across the world, Zvi Mowshowitz explains how we can maximize our potential though expert time management. If you’re forever leaving your deck choice until the very last minute, this is the article for you…
Wednesday, March 31st – After missing a few articles in the past few weeks, Olivier Ruel plays catch-up. Today’s installment of Reflecting Ruel sees Oli present the information on White Weenie versus Jund and Jund versus UW Control from his brother Antoine’s series! With Nationals qualifiers fast approaching, Oli leads the way!
Wednesday, March 31st – On this milestone live edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Rise of the Eldrazi, the tournament scene, Grand Prix: Brussels, and more!
Wednesday, March 31st – I am positive that everyone who owns a Cube will want to run an eight-man Draft at some point, so 360 cards is the minimum. However, part of the fun of any Draft format is wondering which cards will get opened; if you draft multiple times with the entire Cube, you lose that mystery.
Wednesday, March 31st – This week, Doug looks into the card vaults and pulls out five cards that are underutilized or just unloved in Legacy. Get a look at a card that can stop attackers forever, one that will make all of your board sweepers better, and a card that will be a lot better with Rise of Eldrazi! All these and more in an article that promises to get you thinking about new tricks and tips when you’re building your next deck. Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Wednesday, March 31st – At this time last year, I was fairly disappointed to see the Extended season come to an end. This year, however, I feel almost relieved. It isn’t that I actually enjoy Standard that much more at present, but rather that one can only see so many Wild Nacatls and 20/20s before he wants to hang himself.
Tuesday, March 30th – We have another week until the Armada Games EDH League v.4 starts up so there won’t be an event report, but as promised, this week, we have a contest. I’m offering $50 in StarCityGames.com credit to the winner and $25 to the runner-up, but I’ll warn you right now, you’ll have to do a little work for it.
Tuesday, March 30th – At last weekend’s Standard Grand Prix in Brussels this past weekend, Sam Black was excited to be playing his version of Blue White Control in a high level tournament. Today, he shares his tales from the tournament floor across two days of play, and presents a few thoughts on the evolution of the format going forward…
