Tribal Thriftiness #94 – States on the Cheap
Tuesday, December 15th – Dave reviews results from States, looking for inexpensive decks that performed above expectations in the tournaments.
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Innovations – Selecting the Best Numbers in Deck Building
Monday, December 14th – In today’s excellent Innovations, Patrick Chapin dissects the process of selecting precise numbers for cards when designing decks. He pulls apart his recent Four-Color Control deck as a working example, before waxing lyrical on an intriguing Worldwake card! Warning: Contains Spoilers.
So Many Insane Plays – The Return of The Deck
Monday, December 14th – The Deck is the most famous deck is Vintage history, and Stephen Menendian believes it could rise again! With the help on an exhaustive five-step deck creation process, he examines the theory behind The Deck’s strategy, and builds a version to prey on the perceived Vintage metagame.
Constructed Criticism – Control in Zendikar Block Constructed
Monday, December 14th – Zendikar Block Constructed is pretty much a Magic Online-only format, but I’ve been getting a lot of requests to write about it over the last two weeks. The best thing going for the format is that no one can cast Bloodbraid Elf. Thankfully, there aren’t any cards that even come close as far as power level is concerned, but also it means that Jund doesn’t exist.
The Long & Winding Road – My Favorite Things: 2009
Monday, December 14th – As 2009 nears its end, I found myself reviewing the year in terms of Magic releases. This has been an outstanding year for new Magic cards and Magic design, especially for those that play Eternal Magic. Both Shards block and Zendikar have had surprising effect on Legacy and Vintage.
Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #18
Monday, December 14th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Too Much Information – St. Louis Legacy Open
Monday, December 14th – With a wide open format like Legacy, the more information you have the better. Jared brings you the complete breakdown of the St. Louis event!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Kibler on States
Friday, December 11th – With the States results rolling in, and the SCG 10K Open St. Louis mere hours away, Brian Kibler examines some of the more innovative decks to see success last weekend. UW Control, GW Beatdown, and Mono-White Enchantment Control could be the fringe deck that takes home the big prize… Oh, and there’s also a little Jund talk too!
Sullivan Library – Examining the 2009 Wisconsin State Champs Lists
Friday, December 11th – The Standard Metagame, packed with Jund decks, took a shot in the arm last weekend at the 2009 State Championships. With the SCG 10K Open St. Louis this weekend, Adrian Sullivan looks at the Top 4 finishers from Wisconsin, and discusses their relative strengths.
Feature Article – One Night In Brooklyn *2nd*
Friday, December 11th – This past weekend was the “2009s,” or State Championships as we stubborn old farts of the game will insist on calling it no matter what. I had been very bad at attending States for the past few years… But this year was to be different.
You Lika The Juice? – VA Champs *2nd*
Friday, December 11th – Man, it feels fantastic to type that title! While I’ve gotten more than a few condolences on my finish (since 2nd place also means you were this close to 1st place), personally I’m just thrilled to have returned to the Top 8 tables of States after way too long…
The Chump Block – A Rogue Champs Report
Friday, December 11th – Friday evening was fast approaching, and I still didn’t have an idea of what I wanted to play. I had settled on a Bant concoction intent on trying to abuse the awesome power of Aven Mimeomancer in conjunction with one-drop accelerators and token producers such as Emeria Angel and Elspeth…
Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #17
Friday, December 11th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Reflecting Ruel – When To Mulligan
Friday, December 11th – Knowing when to mulligan a sketchy hand is tricky. Of course, it’s an invaluable skill; correctly deducing that your opening seven is weaker than a random six can be the difference between a win and a loss. Olivier Ruel investigates the art and science of the mulligan, with math examples and sample hands all the way!
The Magic Show #169 – The 2009s, $200K Invi & Worldwake
Friday, December 11th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to go over States 2009, what I played, how Jund is dominating our Standard format, and what you can do in the days ahead. We’re also going to go over some incredibly juicy leaks from Worldwake and get our spoilin’ started off right. Let’s go!