Tuesday, September 22nd – With the Zendikar prerelease mere days away, Sam highlights a handful of cards he feels will have an impact on Constructed. He also shares his opinion on the much-debated Lotus Cobra. Will this powerful mythic change the face of Magic as we know it?
Tuesday, September 22nd – With several recent high-place finishes at large tournaments, it seems that aggro decks of several flavors are resurgent in Legacy. Doug considers reasons why attacking has never been more popular, and considers three decks that were previously also-rans, but are now in the spotlight. Have new cards or shifts in strategy made these decks more powerful than they were before? Doug thinks it’s a combination of both, as he explains in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, September 22nd – From Giant Growth to Windstorm, with all sorts of goodness in between, the Academy puts Green out to grass, taking in the ultimate pump spell, what could be the best keyword in Magic, and threat diversity, all along the way.
Tuesday, September 22nd – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us a column from Quiet Speculation, a Standard tournament report, a tribute to Brian Baker, and much more.
Monday, September 21st – With the Zendikar prerelease mere days away, Patrick Chapin looks at one of the most highly-anticipated cards due to arrive in the new set: Lotus Cobra! He examines its strengths and weaknesses, and shares his thoughts on a selection of other Zendikar goodies along the way… [Warning: Contains Spoilers.]
Monday, September 21st – Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Stephen Menendian attack on two fronts. First, he examines the fallout from the recent Vintage restriction of Thirst for Knowledge. He follows this up with an exhaustive look at the results from the StarCityGames.com $5000 Charlotte Legacy Open!
Monday, September 21st – 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, September 21st – Just as zombies have a simple objective (eat the living), Dredge decks are mechanical and rote as far as how they play, and their objective is also simple: discard cards that have the Dredge mechanic into the Graveyard, and then draw cards to rapidly move as much of the Library to the Graveyard as possible.
Monday, September 21st – DCI Certified Judges have a long list of responsibilities. If you had to sum it up in two words, I’d like to say it’s “kick butt.†In actuality, I think it can be summed up in a very obvious way. “Help Magic.†More or less, that’s our job.
Friday, September 18th – Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa brings us his personal thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the currently spoiled Zendikar cards. As usual, it’s a mixed review, with some hits and some misses, but overall, Zendikar gets the PV Seal of Approval!
Friday, September 18th – In the first article of a new weekly column, Brian Kibler looks at the effects of Zendikar on the various Constructed formats. He outlines some of the cards he believes will shine, and a couple of sleeper cards that are worth watching. Welcome aboard, Brian!
Friday, September 18th – 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, September 18th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re focusing once again on Zendikar. New spoilers have come to light, ridiculousness is at an all time high, and if you were looking for an incredibly powerful and exciting set to take the place of Lorwyn and define our Standard environment, you got one. Let’s go!
Friday, September 18th – We’re getting close to that time of year again. It’s the time of the year when Magic moves to another world and we get to see a brand new block. It’s also the time of year when we finally get to say goodbye to all the annoying nuisances of the past year.
Friday, September 18th – Are we having State Champs this year? According to the Twitter buzz from some folks at Wizards the answer is… maybe. For players like me, what I loosely call the “casually competitive†crowd, States was the highlight of the year. With Standard in massive flux from the rotation, it often felt like anything was possible… with the right mix of luck and new card technology, you could be champ.
