Friday, February 26th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week is one of the hallmarks of the year, the Pro Tour Show! These are my pride n’ joy and I try my best to convey the awesomeness that is a PT. In this one we speak of Jace, Tectonic Edge, manlands and more, hearing from PT superstars and WotC personnel. Let’s go!
Friday, February 26th – One day removed from the first of his Extended PTQ run, Dave is ready to roll with a combo deck deemed “too slow” by one of today’s hottest pros. Dave provides the history and the thoughts behind this year’s build of Dragonstorm, and then gets ready to ride the lightning in Extended!
Friday, February 26th – Brian Kibler spent the majority of his testing time searching for the ideal Knight of the Reliquary deck… and then played Patrick Chapin & Company’s U/W Control deck in the main event! Today he discusses his testing process before sharing the highs and lows from the tournament weekend…
Friday, February 26th – I figured by the time this goes up, you will have been inundated with Standard strategy in the wake of Pro Tour: San Diego and leading up to the next big StarCityGames.com Open this weekend, right here in my hometown of Richmond Virginia! Instead of adding my boots to ground well-trodden by guys far more knowledgeable and accomplished than myself, I figured I’d write about EDH again.
Thursday, February 25th – This past weekend was apparently an impromptu experiment for me to see if there was such a thing as “too much Magic.†I was very nearly pushed to the brink, as Pro Tour: San Diego had event upon event upon event and one could battle Magically in any number of formats for vast assortment of different prizes.
Thursday, February 25th – For years, we have been discussing power creep – the extent to which power, toughness, potency of spells, etc., have increased over time. The difficulty is in finding a way to measure the effect. But suppose we compare Standard decks played by the same world class players/deckbuilders over time…
Thursday, February 25th – After a fine performance at Grand Prix: Oakland, Cedric Phillips rocked up to Pro Tour: San Diego packing the deck for which he is famous: White Weenie! Today, he regales us with tales from the tournament floor, including match recaps for each battle during Day 1 play!
Thursday, February 25th – In the final part of this three part series, Ben discusses the pros and cons of foil cards and the Magic community. Will foil reprints be the cure to the rising cost of singles? Also, Ben leaves this series with one last thought concerning the Reserved List!
Thursday, February 25th – With the results from Pro Tour: San Diego in the books, and all eyes turned to Richmond for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Standard Open, Adrian Sullivan sorts through the statistics and brings us the lowdown on the real decks that made the “Top 8.â€
Wednesday, February 24th – Pro Tour: San Diego was a pretty good weekend for Judges. Two of them made Top 8, one of them won the whole thing, and we promoted the clean sweep of judges all the way from Level 1 to Level 5.
Wednesday, February 24th – Patrick Chapin rocked up to Pro Tour: San Diego with a cool new deck: U/W Control. Backed by the power of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Everflowing Chalice, he bartered the deck to a 14th-place finish. Today, he discusses the genesis of the strategy, and shares some of the thinking behind the exact build and sideboard…
Wednesday, February 24th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Pro Tour: San Diego, Phyrexia vs. the Coalition decks, Bannings, the Magic Cruise, and much more!
Wednesday, February 24th – Pro Tour: San Diego offered up a fresh new Standard format. With players across the world brainstorming innovative new designs, Kyle Sanchez looks at the standout offerings that break away from the usual tried and tested strategies. Standard is evolving, and if you’re looking for something different for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Richmond, look no further!
Wednesday, February 24th – Pro Tour: San Diego occurred this past weekend, and some very interesting information came out of the event. We saw some new deck lists for standard, and a historic run by LSV cut short by eventual champion Simon Görtzen of Germany. We also saw some information on the new Duel Decks coming this spring, Phyrexia vs. the Coalition. That’s a lot to cover, so let’s get started.
