Wednesday, July 8th – I love Alpha, and just last week, WotC reminded us that they have sheets of cards from the first set in their offices. They used the set as inspiration for the new M10, which sounds like the highway that goes through Ypsilanti, by the way (Michigan State Route 10). Let’s go drive the M10.
Wednesday, July 8th – Join Tom and Conley this week, as M10 pre-release tournaments are this weekend (July 11-12) with the Vampire Nocturnus as the pre-release promo along with some interesting alternate play options and Two-Headed Giant!
Tuesday, July 7th – In a recent Magic Online Constructed match, Sam Black and his Faeries pitted their wits against Cedric Phillips and his Little White Men. Today’s Black Magic sees Sam examine their first game from multiple angles, hoping to discover why it is that Ced is so strong against the Fae menace while other Kithkin players appear to struggle…
Tuesday, July 7th – With the Standard metagame due to shift under the weight of M10, Adrian Sullivan examines exactly what the current strong contenders are set to lose. He also suggests how some of the more impacted decks are likely to adapt… Invaluable advice as the Nationals season continues apace.
Tuesday, July 7th – In less than two weeks, M10 will debut, bringing many new cards into the Legacy cardpool and opening up a lot of room for enterprising deck designers. This week, Doug reviews the set, which has many solid roleplayers in it, and presents new directions for existing and potential Legacy decks with M10. Check out how Doom Blade stacks up to existing removal, and whether Merfolk can ditch its plebes and run only Lords in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, July 7th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us nationals coverage from a variety of sources, coverage from the MTGO Championship series, and much more!
Tuesday, July 7th – Rich brings you the rundown on the latest Big Show, the Pro Tour in Paradise that saw Kazuya Mitamura crowned champion as one of the fastest to cross the 100 Pro Point threshold. Thoughts on individuals aplenty, plus an unsparing look at why The Best Deck is mostly a hideous choice if you want to actually win.
Tuesday, July 7th – Since Magic 2010 is printing new cards, that means it comes with a brand new set of commons and uncommons to evaluate for those of us with budgetary limitations. Dave checks out another ten cards that you should be striving to add to your collection.
Monday, July 6th – Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin share a collection of decklists that utilize the strong cards available in M10. He updates some old favorites, and brings us an interesting work-in-progress deck too. All that, plus inspiring tales of bus stop encounters…
Monday, July 6th – With the Magic 2010 prerelease only days away, Stephen Menendian brings us his anticipated M10 Vintage Set Review. He examines a selection of cards, and highlights those he believes can make a splash in Magic’s most powerful format. Do you agree with his assessments?
Monday, July 6th – 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 6th – I was planning on writing an article about Limited today, but I feel as if Standard post-M10 needs a little bit more attention. It is the Constructed format for Nationals, and thus the most important to me. There are so many cards are leaving the format, destroying “established” decks but spawning very few new ideas.
Monday, July 6th – Olivier Ruel recently provided some good advice for self-improvement – ways to make you a better and more successful, Magic player. I thought it might be useful to focus and expand on this idea by looking at what actions you can take before, during, and after a tournament with the specific goal of realizing self-improvement.
Friday, July 3rd – I missed my article last Monday. But that article was almost ghost-written by my boss, Pete – and it would have read like this:
The Ferrett, webmaster and long-time writer for this site, died on Tuesday evening due to complications arising from a burst appendix…
Friday, July 3rd – With Standard altering beyond measure in mere weeks, those of us with PTQs in the meantime are clamoring for tech, decks, and tips in order to pick up a Blue Envelope. Cedric Phillips, master of the White Weenie, delivers today with an excellent primer and matchup guide for players who enjoy swinging for two…
