Thursday, July 23rd – With the first week of M10 in Standard, we can already see a pretty radical change. Some pundits felt it would be only a cosmetic change, just a few decks with worse manabases, no more Swans combo and that’s it. I for one had been watching and expecting a more extensive change to Standard, and to see a Standard that looks familiar in some ways and very different in others.
Thursday, July 23rd – There are two universal truths about combo decks: people love playing combo decks, and people absolutely hate losing to combo decks. There are few things more wretched than being removed from the realm of interactivity while you sit and watch the opponent go off. With so little time to react from last weekend people are going to overcorrect rather than undercorrect, especially at the level of Nationals grinders.
Thursday, July 23rd – In the last couple of weeks, I have had time to play in, or run, a few big events, a handful of drafts, and some Constructed events in the paper world. I have also had a chance to play online a fair amount. Paper Magic and digital Magic are different. Let me discuss the difference – and why Paper is better than Online.
Thursday, July 23rd – Many of the best spells in Legacy cost two or less, but most of these cards do not generate card advantage. Standstill is one of the few examples in Legacy where low mana cost meets card advantage. Its ability to draw three cards for only two mana makes it perhaps the most efficient card advantage spell in Legacy.
Thursday, July 23rd – At the recent Swiss Nationals, Manuel Bucher ran his five-color Elemental build against all comers. Sadly, he didn’t quite light up the tournament floor, but he shares the highs and lows nonetheless. He also brings us a cool Five-Color Control deck that comes highly recommended, backed with a few good finishes…
Wednesday, July 22nd – Adrian Sullivan, like other players looking toward U.S. Nationals this weekend, has trawled the successful lists from Japan, Australia, Singapore, and more. He talks turkey about the decks that caught his eye, and suggest avenues of attack with which to attack the current metagame.
Wednesday, July 22nd – U.S. Nationals is this coming weekend, and Kyle Sanchez is ready! In today’s edition of Down and Dirty, he looks at some of the more interesting lists to appear last weekend in the host of high-level Magic tournaments that took place, including Japanese Nationals and the Kentucky Open!
Wednesday, July 22nd – 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, July 22nd – On Friday night, I ran my quarterly Launch Party, so that the store owner would have a chance to do a little playing of his own. We had a fairly decent turnout, considering the draft was only $10 to play in, and we were giving away various foil promos like we were Mother Freakin’ Teresa.
Wednesday, July 22nd – Abe Sargent builds some fun casual decks that contain the new offerings in M10!
Wednesday, July 22nd – This week’s edition of MTGCast discusses Planechase, the recent crop of high-profile Standard events, Richard Garfield’s latest podcast, and more!
Tuesday, July 21st – With Nationals competitions from Spain, Japan, Australia and more now in the books, the metagame is shaping nicely for this weekend’s American Big Show. Today, Sam examines the Big Four archetypes that are currently in everyone’s sights, and suggests how to approach U.S Nationals with an eye on the final table…
[Editor’s Note – Adrian Sullivan is experiencing technical difficulties with his article. It’ll be here on Wednesday, folks!]
Tuesday, July 21st – With GenCon less than a month away, serious Legacy players should be preparing for what they will be playing in the Legacy World Championships next month. Doug looks at new strategies on the rise, highlighting cards like Vendilion Clique and Natural Order that are becoming much more popular. Get several proven decklists and some new and experimental ones that are worth a look, all in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, July 21st – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us discussions on the place of White Knight in Kithkin, the M10 print runs, and extensive Standard talk from the one and only Frank Karsten!
Tuesday, July 21st – As the M10 Academy gets into full session, we look at the remaining White cards. For newer players with an enquiring mind, this is your chance to get a foothold on the daunting slopes of Magic strategy.
