Tuesday, June 30th – Last weekend’s incredibly successful Legacy $5k in Boston produced an excellent Top 16, with many old favorites and some new builds coming out to play. This week, Doug takes a look at every list in the T16, comparing similar builds and discussing the advantages of the newest tech across the board. Find out about Planeswalker Landstill and the newest sideboards in from that over-the-border favorite, Canadian Threshold!
Tuesday, June 30th – All you really need to know about this article is that it contains a paragraph featuring the words ‘Matej Zatlkaj,’ ‘Viagra,’ and ‘naked Joel Calafell.’ Now who could ask for anything more?
Tuesday, June 30th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has shared the top decks from the recent Belgian Nationals, brought us an interview with the artist Tom Gartin, provided updates on the GP: Chicago theft scandal, and much more!
Monday, June 29th – M10, the new Core Set, is right around the corner, and it looks amazing! The first Core Set to contain new content since Beta, it is guaranteed to shake up Standard. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin examine some of the more potent cards spoiled so far. Be warned… This article contains spoilers (obviously).
Monday, June 29th – With Vintage under the spotlight thanks to some interesting restrictions, Stephen Menendian examines the fallout. He also takes a long look at the results from the recent StarCityGames.com $5000 Legacy Open.
Monday, June 29th – 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, June 29th – There are going to be a lot of changes coming to Standard in the next few weeks. M10 is going to cycle a lot of cards out of Standard from 10th Edition, while bringing a few new weapons to the table. As far as the world is concerned, current Standard is fairly meaningless, so I’ll try to present you with a few deck ideas to start bouncing around your skull.
Monday, June 29th – I’ve got something of a grab bag of items to discuss this week, including the StarCityGames.com $10000 Open weekend in Boston, the changes to the Vintage restricted list, and the M10 rules changes. Let’s get right to it!
Monday, June 29th – Wizards of the Coast did a survey to find out what players thought of the DCI, and they discovered that about 80% of tournament players like judges, and feel that judges are an integral part of a successful tournament. 80%, eh? So why isn’t that number at 100?
Friday, June 26th – When building decks, in both Constructed and Limited, there is always the temptation to stray from the perceived wisdom of either 60 or 40 cards. While it is likely right to stick to these minimums, there are cases in which adding the extra card is a good call. Oli shares his opinion on those corner cases…
Friday, June 26th – It’s been two weeks since the revelations of the M10 Rules Changes, and Magic folk are still talking about their impact. Today, Brian Kibler sets the record straight regarding the impact of the ill-received combat changes. He also approaches the changes from a game design perspective, and has a look at Duels of the Planeswalkers!
Friday, June 26th – 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, June 26th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we have a brand-spanking new spoiler from Magic 2010 that’s sure to warm the hearts of kitchen and tournament players alike, as well as live coverage of the Boston $5K Finals and plenty of additional video clips. Let’s go!
Friday, June 26th – While my MTGO usage is surprisingly casual, over the past six months I’ve put quite a more focused bent on my play at the PTQ level, and with the advent of Magic Online as a qualifier series for Worlds, one would have to assume that with one Worlds “PTQ†a month online that I would eventually commit myself to actually playing in them.
Friday, June 26th – About 10 years ago, I traded for a Ring of Ma’rûf. After I made the trade, I held it up close to my face, studying it closely. Admiring the weird face the ring made. Marveling at the italicized rules text that said outside of the game.
