Tuesday, July 14th – Last week in Ben Bleiweiss’s Financial Value, he called Magic 2010 “the best singles set printed in the modern age of Magic.†So what does this mean for a Magic player who is watching their wallet?
Monday, July 13th – On Saturday, I played M10 for eleven hours straight, making the finals of a twenty-five man tournament and then drafting an utterly horrid Blue deck that went 1-2. As usual, here are my impressions of the cards as I saw ‘em; some looked good and played poorly, others looked terrible but were better than expected.
Monday, July 13th – For his 250th article, Stephen Menendian composes an epic retrospective, chronicling his first fifty pieces for this very site. He also shares his thoughts and lists for 5c Stax. Congratulations on the milestone, Stephen… here’s to 500!
[Editor’s Note – Patrick Chapin will appear tomorrow, folks. Watch this space!]
Monday, July 13th – 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, July 13th – Over the next 6 weeks, there are some exciting Vintage events occurring in Chicago, Pittsburgh, and of course Champs at GenCon. In an effort to collect some of the newer tech floating around the web, I’ve compiled a few deck lists for your perusal.
Monday, July 13th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us nationals coverage from Portugal and Slovakia, news of Zvi’s book, and all the decklists from Grand Prix: Seattle!
Monday, July 13th – Today I want to write a quick article about the new M10 cards, and mention the ones that I think have some value, especially those for Five Color. As regular readers know, I have recently begun to discuss other casual formats in their card evaluations, so that you can all get something out of this, even if Five Color is not your favorite format.
Friday, July 10th – Olivier Ruel and Manuel Bucher round out their excellent Discussing Draft Reloaded series with a serious look at Five-Color Control and Two-Color archetypes in Shards of Alara block draft. As usual, they share their Top 15 pick-lists for each archetype, and discuss their differences with intelligence and wit. Enjoy!
Friday, July 10th – 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, July 10th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to wrap up our look at the incredible and exciting Magic 2010 Core Set. Some overpowered beasties have proven their worth, and we’ll take a look at what you can expect in your new M10-fueled metagame. Video Added!
Friday, July 10th – Magic 2010 is a downright interesting set, dripping with flavor and lighting up the eyes with untapped potential. As a veteran spellcaster of a decade plus, whose first Core Set was the last Core Set to feature Ball Lightning and Lightning Bolt, this feels somehow like a homecoming to me.
Friday, July 10th – Regular readers know I’m not exactly thrilled with the Standard format right now, especially since enough half-way decent players netdeck the usual Tier 1 suspects at my local tournaments so that any interesting “Tier X†decks I cook up tend to end up getting crushed along the way.
Friday, July 10th – There are many decisions a competitive Magic player has to make at a tournament to be successful. There is one key decision, however, that occurs before a tournament, one that limits or expands a player’s ability to win in Constructed Magic. This is the choice of which deck to play.
Friday, July 10th – In last week’s article, Ben gave his thoughts about the financial potential of the Magic 2010 set. In this week’s column, Ben talks about why M10 is the best singles set in the modern age, his thoughts on the theme of Zendikar, and how the new design philosophy will affect future pricing. In addition, find out which card Ben feels will be the potential breakout in Extended due to the new M10 Rules Changes!
Thursday, July 9th – Sideboarding, Magic’s forgotten art. It seems that a lot of people leave finalizing their substitute fifteen until the very last minute before registration closes. We’ve all been there, sleeving up our sixty-card decks and pondering the sideboard options. Today, Paulo shares the secret of perfecting your sideboard mere minutes before the first round starts. This is unmissable for any folk with high-level tournament aspirations…
