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.
Thursday, June 25th – With Nationals competition beginning across the globe this weekend, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa suggests an interesting new deck for those playing. Ah, who am I kidding? He suggests we play Faeries, of course! Today, he takes us through his Top 32 performance at GP: Sao Paulo, packing his report with intricate play-by-play analysis in his customary style…
Thursday, June 25th – Just as Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is synonymous with Faeries, Cedric Phillips is the true Kithkin master. Today, he shares fun and frolics from his local PTQ, at which he posted a respectable Top 8 performance despite some Karsten-esque problems at every step. Warning, this one’s not for the faint of heart…
Thursday, June 25th – Every time you have a chance to make a decision, you have a chance to alter the fate of the game. Like I talked about last week in Decision-Point Theory, at every juncture you have the opportunity between different forks in the road, being able to make a decision and look ahead to see where each one can take you is to your benefit as a player.
Thursday, June 25th – The panic and furor over the M10 rules changes have begun to die down. It appears that Magic will survive. That just means that Wizards will have to shoot it again. The next shot – Wizards is changing how tournaments will work. It will – obviously – kill organized play. I’ll provide all the gory details…
Thursday, June 25th – Hello everyone! The day my last article came out I was getting ready to start an epic journey. A tale that would take in four tournaments, in four weeks, and in four different states – Washington, Hawaii, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Wednesday, June 24th – Last week, Manuel Bucher shared the details from hi impressive finish at Grand Prix: Sao Paulo. He provided his Elementals list for Standard… and today, he talks us through the trickier matchups and sideboarding plans. If you’re looking for something different for the upcoming StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Minneapolis this weekend, look no further!
Wednesday, June 24th – The Standard metagame is shifting week in and week out, and this is sure to continue with the introduction of M10. Kyle Sanchez examines the foundations of the format, and draws some interesting conclusions on the strategies required to succeed in our game’s most popular Constructed variant; Perfect timing for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Minneapolis!
Wednesday, June 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!
Wednesday, June 24th – I feel like most Constructed decks are terrible. This is not meant in the same way that a lot of articles repeatedly emphasize that most players are terrible. Nor is the point to make some objective like declaration about power-level by saying that people play too many ‘bad cards’ or that most decks do ‘bad things.’
Wednesday, June 24th – Obviously, R&D is trying to reign in the chaotic craziness of recent memory, what with quality mana-fixing in almost every set. Pain Lands, Tribal Lands, Filter Lands, Tri-lands, and of course the Vivid land/Reflecting Pool insanity. However, you can’t just play single color monstrosities, there has to be a balance…
Wednesday, June 24th – It’s M10 spoiler season starting on the official Wizards site, and we will be getting our own M10 spoiler to release on Friday, June 26th! Tons of discussion regarding the official and unofficial M10 cards seen so far…
Wednesday, June 24th – Chris Greene rocked up to the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Atlanta with his own personal twist on the Jund Cascade mechanic. After many hours of intense concentration, he made it to the final match! Today, he shares his thoughts on the deck, plus a play-by-play breakdown of his performance.
Tuesday, June 23rd – Since Pro Tour: Hawaii, Sam Black has diligently stuck to his draft plan, participating in at least two per day. Today, he talks about the lessons he’s learnt about the format thus far, and highlights the wisdom of mining your Magic Online replay bank for pertinent information. He shows us some of his more intricate game states, and explains where things went wrong…
