Tuesday, July 28th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us talk from a number of Nationals tournaments, videos of Japanese Legacy, and fun times with Catch Phrase.
Monday, July 27th – Patrick Chapin, a pioneer of Five-Color Control, sauntered into U.S. Nationals with a pocket full of Reflecting Pools. However, his best-laid plans did not bear fruit, and other Five-Color decks rose to the challenge. Today sees Patrick discuss the metagame, and he offers direction as to where it could head next…
Monday, July 27th – At a recent Power 9 Vintage tournament, Stephen Menendian rocked a powerful Grow deck. Unfortunately, while his deck choice as solid, his technical play was lacking. In today’s exhaustive report, Stephen takes us through his mistakes piece by piece…
Monday, July 27th – Doug pits the currently-hot Dreadstill up against a Bant CounterTop list with Qasali Pridemages and other hot technologies to see which one reigns supreme. After playing several matches, Doug selected three choice games to illustrate several tactical decisions throughout the matchup. Can Dreadstill effectively lock up Bant’s mana? Can the Bant CounterTop deck soft-lock one of the premiere Counterbalance decks? Find out in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Monday, July 27th – I’ll be honest: I’m not normally a fan of articles that present a sealed pool and ask you to consider what you’d build. Often, the general decisions are pretty obvious, and some of the finer points come down to personal preference. Having said that, I’m presenting that exact type of article this week.
Friday, July 24th – With U.S. Nationals in full swing, Brian Kibler takes a look back at the strong Standard decks from last weekend’s tournament overload. He suggests probable directions for the burgeoning metagame, before rounding out with his personal choices for this year’s Hall of Fame.
Friday, July 24th – Cedric Phillips did his level best to avoid playing Kithkin at the recent Kentucky Open. He tried Five-Color Control, Combo Elves, and even Mono-Green Awakener Druid. In the end, he picked up the Little White Men and went to town. While he didn’t make the final table, today’s article sees him explain his choice and run through his own metagame predictions.
Friday, July 24th – I love the Treefolk tribal stuff. Sadly, unlike Elementals, Treefolk doesn’t seem to have the juice to really kick ass outside of Doran, and he typically surrounds himself with a more able supporting cast.
Friday, July 24th – It’s been quite a month of change for the humble Magic player and judge alike. We’ve been dragged kicking and screaming into the new M10 rules (albeit I was caught saying aloud, “Before damage goes on the stack†by Mike Suire at the prerelease last Sunday- it seems that old habits die hard).
Friday, July 24th – 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 24th – With French Nationals occurring this weekend, Antoine and Olivier Ruel have beavered away in an attempt to break the Standard format. Today’s Reflecting Ruel sees Oli share the decks and ideas they designed and discarded along the way. This insightful article is a great window into the minds of some of the best players in the world.
Thursday, July 23rd – In the run up to Brazilian Nationals this weekend, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is in an unusually reflective mood. Today’s PV’s Playhouse has Brazil’s finest looking back at his rise from eight-year-old beginner to the force he is today. The stories are entertaining and uplifting, and dotted with excellent advice on how to reach the next level of play.
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.
