Thursday, November 12th – Jund is currently the Elephant in the Standard Metagame Room, and everyone is looking for ways to bring it down. Decks like Nissa Monument are great steps in the right direction, but Ced believes we can go further. He examines the ways in which we can attack what he describes as the worst “best deck†ever built.
Thursday, November 12th – Magic is a game filled with thousands of individual cards. Each is unique in its own way, and each is good at doing particular jobs. Serra Angel attacks and blocks. Lightning Bolt can kill your opponent, or your opponent’s creatures. Mind Rot removes your opponent’s options.
Thursday, November 12th – Last week, I traveled to Renton to meet up with the Online Team and go head to head with the Wizards themselves. I knocked off Mark Rosewater, Mike Turian and Erik Lauer – and the team pulled out the win. Fourteen rounds, President Obama, and the Miracle of the Multi-ball – all in this classic tournament report!
Wednesday, November 11th – With the StarCityGames.com $5000 Nashville Standard Open in the books, and a selection of other op Standard Open tournaments recently completed, Sam Black takes a detailed look at the current state of the metagame. He collates all the recent results and presents a comprehensive thirteen-deck Gauntlet, along with thoughts on each deck.
Wednesday, November 11th – With Jund looking to dominate the format, the StarCityGames.com $5000 Nashville Standard Open produced a selection of decks that looked to topple the current metagame heavyweight. Kyle examines the funkiest decks to come out of the Top 8 of last weekend’s $5K, including the winning deck from Kali Anderson!
Wednesday, November 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!
Wednesday, November 11th – Once upon a time, I did a set review for Shards of Alara, and in that review I foolishly bashed on Elspeth, Knight-Errant, asserting that she was just a “four-mana Angelic Blessing.†So, as one might guess, I know what crow tastes like. A month or so back, I said that “I was wrong about Elspeth, but I just don’t see it with Nissa.†… Oops.
Wednesday, November 11th – We have a lot of social interaction in Magic, and sometimes we end up playing people we don’t like, or are just bothered by. Sometimes, we have interactions we aren’t comfortable with. Sometimes, though, you’re that guy, and you don’t even know it. Today, I want to go over some things that I’ve witnessed or even done that you probably shouldn’t do.
Wednesday, November 11th – Hello readers! I hope you have been enjoying your day thus far. Today I want to go back to an idea I’ve explored a few times: exploring a card, talking about a bunch of things you can do with it, and building a few decks where appropriate.
Wednesday, November 11th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Grand Prix: Paris, the theft of Rob Alexander’s binder, the Deck Builder’s Toolkit, the Magic Online Community Cup Challenge, and much more!
Tuesday, November 10th – In their final edition of Discussing Zendikar, Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel take a lingering look at the whipping-boy of the format: Green! They share their personal Top 15 lists, and discuss some of the hits and misses in the selection of artifacts and lands…
Tuesday, November 10th – Have you heard the news? “Legacy defeats Counterbalance!†is the headline of the day. After winning Grand Prix: Chicago and the Boston $5K, Counterbalance seemed poised to dominate the Legacy metagame… until, suddenly, it didn’t.
Tuesday, November 10th – This week, Doug considers the possibilities of Thopter Foundry, especially in conjunction with Sword of the Meek, its combo partner. How does this two-card combo that summons more flying dorks than the Wicked Witch stack up in Legacy? Is it worth making a dedicated combination deck with them, or can they be added into existing decks? See suggestions for its use alongside one of the best Planeswalkers printed and one of the worst cards of all time. Get lists, play tips and tech for Thopter Foundry in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, November 10th – The Eternal City of Rome hosts the Magic World Championships in just nine days time, and I’m here to mark your card. Next week, I’ll be exclusively revealing the identity of the 2009 Individual World Champion, and the Player of the Year, while this week I’m going to take you inside the team competition.
Tuesday, November 10th – Domain cards in Conflux. Harrow and basic land fetching in Zendikar. Dave digs through the card pool and puts the chocolate into the peanut butter, creating a new Domain Control deck for Standard.
