Insert Column Name Here – Further Adventures In M10 Drafting
Monday, July 20th – So now that I have a couple more M10 drafts under my belt, lemme give you some updates on cards I have reevaluated, and a report of the prerelease and a later draft!
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Innovations – The First Waves of a New Extended
Monday, July 20th – Patrick takes a break from competitive Standard testing to examine the new Extended format coming soon. He looks at a number of high-profile strategies, and updates the relevant builds around their gains and losses from the rotation of new and old sets. He also brings us a bonus Standard decklist, just in time for Nationals!
So Many Insane Plays – Designing Tezzeret Control For the Future
Monday, July 20th – Perhaps the biggest question for Vintage this summer will be this: what is the best way to design the Mana Drain Time Vault deck? Stephen Menendian, examines a plethora of exciting options for the deck, and suggests builds which he believes will be the stronger contenders in the emerging Vintage metagame.
Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #23
Monday, July 20th – 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!
Constructed Criticism – Drafting With Balefire Liege
Monday, July 20th – Welcome to the first ever Drafting with Balefire Liege! No seriously, I’m doing an article that isn’t about Standard! I’ll be your host today, giving you in-depth reasoning behind each pick (that matters), and hopefully a bit of insight as to what I’m thinking while I take particular cards at each turn of the pack. In the famous words of Super Mario (N64), “Here we gooooo!”
The Long & Winding Road – Oath versus Tezzeret: Vintage Testing
Monday, July 20th – Last week, I provided some tournament-winning Vintage lists to assist in making a testing gauntlet. This weekend, the ICBM Open was held in Chicago, which will undoubtedly give us some updated lists to add to such a gauntlet. While we wait to see what information we can glean from the results of this tournament, I thought it would be interesting to show some detailed testing between Double Dragon Oath and a potential Tezzeret update.
Feature Article – Standard Losses and M10
Friday, July 17th – With M10 hitting the shelves today, the Standard metagame is undergoing a seismic shift. New cards always get the creative juices flowing, but often it’s the cards which disappear that cause the most damage. Brian Kibler looks at some of the cards we’ve lost to The Great Adjustment, and bids them farewell with a wistful wave.
Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #22
Friday, July 17th – 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!
The Magic Show #150 – Magic 2010 Forsythee Awards
Friday, July 17th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’ll be discussing the Magic 2010 Forsythee Awards, written by the always-awesome Ben Bleiweiss and reveals the truth behind our latest core set. You ready to have some fun? Let’s go!
Magical Hack – Riffing On M10
Friday, July 17th – Magic 2010 is here, and with it comes a whole host of changes. Some are small, like losing mana-burn or the change to how Lifelink works. Some are large, like the change to creature combat that comes with the removal of the previous best four words in Magic besides “you win the game,†“Damage on the stack.â€
You Lika The Juice? – Magic 2010 & Me
Friday, July 17th – The past couple of columns I took a look at Magic 2010 in broad strokes; now that the set is released and I’ve had a chance to hold some of the cards in my hand and play with them, I figured I’d do an overview of the specific cards that have my attention, and touch on the Magic2010 prerelease in Richmond. Let’s jump right in!
The M10 Magic Academy – Preview and a Small Step into White
Friday, July 17th – In a major new series, we go right back to basics in the company of Pro Tour Commentator Rich Hagon. This is your jumping-off point for finding out about many of the dazzling complexities the game of Magic has to offer. For the newer player looking to begin an exploration of the worlds of Magic strategy, this is the place to start. So enrol in the M10 Academy, and get a helping hand on your way to a better understanding of the best game in the world.
At the Gathering – M10 Ruminations
Friday, July 17th – “Declare Attackers,†Kurt announced, proceeding to turn his Stampeding Rhino sideways into my board of Gravedigger and Rod of Ruin. I glanced at his land, noticing a single Forest and 2 Mountains untapped. Kurt knew I had Bogardan Hellkite in hand…
The Justice League – The 51% Rule and the Tale of Two Cities
Friday, July 17th – In our society, you are innocent until proven guilty. But just how much proof do you need? I know that to be found guilty, there needs to be some very solid, concrete evidence that can prove for sure that the accused did it. A judge or jury can’t punish you without being sure you deserve the punishment. That’s not the way it works in the world of Magic.
Reflecting Ruel – Shards Limited: Things I Dislike
Friday, July 17th – In today’s edition of Reflecting Ruel, Olivier lists a number of aspects of Shards Block Draft that have dropped in his estimation with the inclusion of Alara Reborn. Archetypes, cards, play strategies… they all wither under Oli’s newfound indifference. Plus, there’s a bonus section covering the Hall of Fame!