Monday, April 5th – In today’s edition of So Many Insane Plays, Stephen Menendian tackles a number of Eternal Magic issues that are close to his heart. There’s talk on his reaction to the new Reserved List, The Legacy Banned List, Bant CounterTop, and The Myth of Power… [Editor’s Note – Due to a fine performance at GP Houston, Patrick Chapin will be here tomorrow!]
Monday, April 5th – After a huge response, Rich brings you the thoughts of players around the world who chipped in with their views on how to make Grand Prix tournaments better. From the intensely practical to the borderline insane, it’s time to check out the collective community wisdom.
Monday, April 5th – Last week, I reviewed the cards that make up Vintage Dredge and some of the ways in which the deck functions. Today, we’ll move on to looking at specific decks, sideboarding, and how to design a Dredge deck that’s right for your metagame.
Monday, April 5th – Late last week, Antoine Ruel brought us the Mono Red perspective in its battle against the formats undoubted powerhouse. Today, Manuel Bucher rounds out the matchup with stories and sideboarding tips. Is there nothing that can stop Jund’s relentless advance?
Monday, April 5th – This article doesn’t cover a new Extended deck. It doesn’t have any Jund mirror match strategies. It doesn’t contain a tournament report, or even cover some fundamental strategy for mastering Magic. Yet this might be one of the most important articles you’ll ever read.
Friday, April 2nd – Judges watch a lot of Magic. That’s one of the main things we do at tournaments. At my last PTQ, there were 119 players playing 341 matches of Magic. So we also see a lot of mistakes. While you can make a misplay within a tournament and lose for it, you can also fall behind for mistakes made outside of a game of Magic. My goal here is to present the most obvious of these mistakes, so you can avoid ever making them again.
Friday, April 2nd – After the massive numbers in Richmond and Indianapolis, a smaller event in Orlando still gives us plenty to chew on. Merfolk and Zoo remain the most popular decks in the format, but just because they are both aggro doesn€™t mean that they have similar match-ups. Also, vote in the first ever Too Much Information poll to decide which archetype gets the TMI microscope leading into the StarCityGames.com Open Weekend in Atlanta!
Friday, April 2nd – Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re barreling towards the release of Rise of the Eldrazi and I’ll just tell you, I’m getting all kinds of excited. We’ve got the biggest, fiercest creatures ever printed, we’ve got some incredibly wacky and fun enchantments, and we’ve got two incredible new Planeswalkers. Are you ready to see the latest and greatest? Let’s go!
Friday, April 2nd – Rise of the Eldrazi previews have started in earnest, and while Wizards has started by showcasing their flashy mythics, there are still a few common and uncommon preview cards that deserve some attention – namely, the Eldrazi spawn.
Friday, April 2nd – Cedric’s favourite deck – White Weenie – has recently been taking quite a pounding from another linear Aggro strategy: Allies. At first, Ced believed this was mere fluke… How could a deck running Hada Freeblade be good. On further inspection, Ced now realises that it’s a fine deck, and he shares his thoughts on its place in the format today.
Friday, April 2nd – The new set is coming, and Brian Kibler is excited! In a set that seems packed with massive monsters and effects, the Dragonmaster is looking forward to picking up wins in dramatic fashion. Today, he looks at a collection of the cards spoiled thus far, and discusses what they mean to Constructed Magic. Warning! Contains Spoilers.
Friday, April 2nd – Recently, Ken Nagle asked on his Twitter account “what card would you like to see banned in what format?†I pondered what card banned could finally knock Jund off its obnoxious pedestal, and eventually arrived at Bloodbraid Elf. Then I turned to other formats, and wondered what card banned would make EDH more enjoyable? My choice surprised some folks…
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.
