Friday, July 3rd – This week was supposed to be a preview card for you fine readers, but it appears as if our friends over at MTGSalvation.com have managed to spoil the party (pun intended). But, since the card image itself hasn’t been leaked, let me at least give you a card image…
Friday, July 3rd – It is time for a brave new Core set! In Part 1 of Ben’s look at the Financial value of Magic: 2010 (M10), find out which cards Ben thinks are underpriced, which cards Ben thinks are overhyped, and which cards are the true sleepers of the set! Is this set the pound-for-pound the highest-valued set printed in the past decade? The only way to find out is to read within!
Thursday, July 2nd – Olivier Ruel and Manuel Bucher continue their popular Discussing Draft conversations. Today, the concentrate their efforts of Five-Color and Two-Color archetypes in the multicolor madness that is Shards of Alara Block Draft! They share their Up and Down lists, and provide pick orders for archetypes as-yet uncovered.
Thursday, July 2nd – Faeries is dead… Long live Faeries! The introduction of a new set brings the Fae doomsayers out of the woodwork, but our fluttery friends aren’t quite in the grave yet. Paulo investigates the cards that will impact Fae from both sides of the table, and examines the rules changes with an eye on the Blue/Black menace…
Thursday, July 2nd – Everyone seems to know me as the Faeries guy, and, in all fairness, for good reason. Spellstutter Sprite has carried me to two Pro Tours and won me countless matches online. However, what’s far lesser known than my alignment with the winged menace is my affiliation with the Reveillark collective.
Thursday, July 2nd – My official job title at Star City Games is Events Coordinator. This typically involves promoting our events, staffing them, and then traveling throughout the Southeast to run them. Although I’ve never actually counted, it’s a safe bet that I run some thirty to forty events every year, everything from Prereleases to PTQs.
Thursday, July 2nd – Years ago, Wizards changed the prize payout for drafts. At one time, the drafts paid 5-3-2-2 packs. Later, that was cut to 4-3-2-2, and the 8-4 queues introduced. Some Magic players have never forgiven Wizards for this change, and continue to attack Wizards, and the payout, in the forums and elsewhere whenever possible.
The “Next Level Magic” eBook is now available, and check out what some have had to say so far!
“I bought it right when I got home from work and when it arrived I read the entire thing from cover to cover. My bottom line review: it is definitely worth it. It is really well organized and really inspirational. It made me want to be a better player and showed me dozens of different ways to improve as well. The book is hard to explain because in some ways it lays the foundation and fills in holes I had in my understanding of the game and Chapin’s perspective, but it’s also like a Master’s course and goes into advanced topics that he hasn’t written about online. – Zen Viking, on MTGSalvation
“I am very impressed with this book. A thumping good read and very informative, recommending it to every Magic player, competitive or not, that I know. Well done!” – Elliot Raff, via Facebook
“Add that to the resume – good stuff!” – Mark LePine, via Facebook
“I am very impressed with the book so far! Great job Pat!” – Richard Terry, via Facebook
Wednesday, July 1st – With last weekend’s StarCityGames.com Minnesota $5000 Standard Open now in the books, Adrian Sullivan examines the statistics behind the high-performing decks and archetypes. He also tells us the best decks to play in the coming weeks, and shares some interesting fringe decks for those looking for something different…
Wednesday, July 1st – With M10 on everyone’s mind, Kyle Sanchez chronicles the Staples and Potentials coming with the new Core Set. He shares his thoughts on the strongest cards from each color, and tells us how Blue now stands in the power stakes. As you can guess, this article contains spoilers.
Wednesday, July 1st – 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 1st – The best advice ever given to anyone about Magic is the statement, “Focus on what matters.†Of course, that’s cheating, though, because clearly if you know what matters already then you don’t really need to worry about figuring out what to focus on.
Wednesday, July 1st – Dave knows we’re all looking forward to the first base set with new cards, but Magic 2010 is reprinting a lot of great commons and uncommons that you need to dig out of the depths of your collection.
Wednesday, July 1st – A few times in the past, I’ve highlighted various cards with a detailed look at each. I have spent articles on cards like Portcullis, Cloudstone Curio and Mages’ Contest. Today I want to spend some time investigating just a small number of cards, and then discussing deck building strategies for my choices.
Wednesday, July 1st – Tom, Conley and Jack go through the slew of new cards on the M10 unofficial spoiler, and Conley gives a great breakdown on the new card ratio being potentially misleading and some missed design facets.
