Wednesday, April 21st – Rise of the Eldrazi promises much for the Standard metagame, but we already have tools available to give the big dogs a hard time. One such overlooked deck is Open the Vaults, and it gains a few tricks with the new cards. Kyle Boggemes examines this powerful faux-combo option in a pre- and post-Rise world…
Wednesday, April 21st – Allow me a moment to make something very clear: I don’t like Limited much, specifically Sealed. That doesn’t mean that I don’t like to play Limited, but rather that I’d always choose the Constructed format if given the choice. That being said, Prereleases for me are usually just a formality that I undertake every four months, mostly because it’s kind of a given that all players try to attend and that it’s a way to get new cards before they’re released.
Wednesday, April 21st – Today, I want to review and consider the cards from the most recent set, in light of casual play. Although this article series began – and still wants to focus on – Five Color, it also has space for other casual formats, like Peasant, Acid Magic, Multiplayer, and more.
Tuesday, April 20th – I hate Standard. I’ll be honest, I am no master when it comes to Standard at the moment, but I do know one thing: Jund is the best deck. It has been written about, blogged about, complained about, and even cried about enough times that I just don’t care to write another article on why you should play Jund and what you should do to beat the mirror.
Tuesday, April 20th – Like me, I’m sure you were wondering how well Kenny’s deck (last week’s contest winner) would do when faced with other EDH decks that didn’t have similar restrictions. I’m pleased to report that it did moderately well. Let’s dive right into the action!
Tuesday, April 20th – The Rise of the Eldrazi prerelease gave us the first hands-on look at the new cards and mechanics, and Sam Black is ready to weigh in with his preliminary opinions. He takes us through a selection of Limited events in which he played, giving us his take on the stronger and weaker cards in the set.
Tuesday, April 20th – Rise of the Eldrazi has provided some truly potent monsters to cheat into play, and this week, Doug reviews the best ways to get use out of these pounders. Find out what black sorcery looks like Time Walk and how levelers will influence aggressive strategies in the format. What decks can best utilize cards like Vengevine? How do we get Emrakul, The Aeons Torn, onto the battlefield for annihilation? Find out in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, April 20th – Rise of the Eldrazi offers up a selection of powerful cards for Constructed play. While everyone knows Gideon Jura and Vengevine are strong contenders, there’s a slew of other cards that promise much, and Adrian Sullivan is here to spill the beans on the cards he believes are set to shake the formats!
Monday, April 19th – After a weekend slinging with titans, Ferrett makes his pick for Most Broken Card in Eldrazi Limited! Also: Is Rise of the Eldrazi the new Onslaught Block Limited?
Monday, April 19th – With Rise of the Eldrazi promising to shake up Constructed, does Vintage get a piece of the fifteen-mana action? Stephen Menendian investigates how the latest set impacts Magic’s most broken format, and updates his comprehensive list of Vintage playables.
Monday, April 19th – Now we’ve had a chance to play with Rise of the Eldrazi, it’s fair to say that the set is matching expectations across the board. In today’s Innovations, Patrick Chapin examines Vengevine, and suggests how this powerful creature is poised to revolutionize the Standard format…
Monday, April 19th – The last two times I played Legacy, I tried two different Dredge builds, and wasn’t happy with either of them. It could be that I’m too used to the Vintage version, but I found that I was struggling with a number of things…
Monday, April 19th – Day 2 was set. After making the switch to a last minute deck choice on little testing and a frightening Day 1 where two early losses threatened to lock me out of the second day of competition, I had managed to spring my way into Day 2 by winning four matches in a row…
Monday, April 19th – With the Rise of the Eldrazi Pre-Release behind us, and the Release events coming up this weekend, Dave explores what he believes are the must-have commons from the new set.
Friday, April 16th – With Standard facing a revolution come this weekend, Zvi Mowshowitz examines what Rise of the Eldrazi offers the Constructed mind. Today, he takes us through the mana available with the new set, looking at how the new cards will impact deck construction in the coming weeks and months.
