Tuesday, December 1st – With the 2009 State Championships this weekend, and a StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in St Louis the following week, all eyes are turning to the current Standard metagame. Sam Black investigates the stronger decks emerging from Worlds, and predicts the makeup of the field for the big day…
Tuesday, December 1st – States is a funny tournament. No matter how many times it is discontinued, it simply refuses to give up. Each and every year it returns full-force, and this year is no exception. Granted, this particular year it’s quite a bit later than it usually is, and rather than setting the stage for Worlds it will instead draw from Worlds for its metagame, but nonetheless it’s back!
Tuesday, December 1st – Featuring Rich, Greg, Corey, Brad, Antoine, Olivier, Mat, Kali, Kelly, Dave, Evan, Craig, Bill, Keita, Daisuke, Andrea, Bruno, Tim, Nate, Brian, Randy, Paulo, Gaudenis, and Sam. Including lots of fluffy stuff you don’t need to know, and some straight talking about Metagame choices that you really do.
Tuesday, December 1st – After a week without other Magic players, Dave shares his methodology for teaching the game we love to new players.
Monday, November 30th – Etiquette in Magic has always divided opinion. Something as simple as offering your vanquished opponent a “Good Game†is loved and hated in equal measure. Today, Patrick discusses a variety of aspects of Magic Etiquette, from respecting your opponent to asking for a concession. He also shares his Standard deck for the upcoming State Championships!
Monday, November 30th – With the restriction of Thirst for Knowledge, Dark Confidant Tezzeret has emerged as a major Vintage force. Today, Stephen Menendian explores an intriguing deckbuilding technique which he hopes will power him towards the optimal Bob Tez configuration…
Monday, November 30th – 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!
Monday, November 30th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we come live from Rome, with the show proper and a whopping five updates, one for each day of Worlds! I talk to the biggest names in Professional Magic, Wizards of the Coast Research and Development, and more! Let’s go!
Monday, November 30th – Think back to the time when you first started playing Magic… Go ahead, wander down memory lane. You’d seen your friends play the game before, whether it was at school or at someone’s house. You thought to yourself that it might be interesting to try. You borrow a friend’s deck and get to battling. Obviously, never having played the game before, you get beaten pretty handily, but you learn…
Monday, November 30th – This week, Doug presents an incredible calendar of Legacy events and dates of interest for the coming year. Get information regarding tournament dates, set releases, and Banned List updates. You’ll find helpful reminders for good times to make travel arrangements and the best times of the year to get a scoop on new Legacy tech. Read this week’s Legacy’s Allure now and bookmark it for later!
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Friday, November 27th – Last week, Brian Kibler shared his preparation process for the Standard portion of Worlds. Today, he examines his personal performance across all three days, and comes to some surprising conclusions. While 2009 has been good to Brian, he feels he could, and should, have done better…
Friday, November 27th – At Grand Prix: Minneapolis, Cedric Phillips finished high enough to cement his qualification for Worlds… but with limited funds and little time to prepare, his travel plans were less than stellar. Nevertheless, Ced jetted across the world for the Big Show, and he shares the first half of his tournament experience today!
Friday, November 27th – 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!
Friday, November 27th – When I submitted my column last week, I was bouncing between playing my Pyromancer Ascension/Summoning Trap deck, my Eldrazi Goblin deck, and Takagi Yui’s Rite of Replication deck for FNM… Then I watched the video deck tech with Conley Woods from Worlds, and I fell in love with Magical Christmasland.
