Friday, April 3rd – Soon the collective attention of Magic columnists will turn to Standard, and likely stay there for quite a while since there is going to be a crush of Standard events in the next several months. Regionals is fast approaching, about a month and a half away, and we’ve also got the Qualifier season for Pro Tour: Austin starting in May, and that’s Standard too.
Thursday, April 2nd – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us some handy tips on how to learn from loss (by Justin Googs), a look at Naya Zoo in Extended, a Top 8 PTQ report, updates on the ongoing Grand Prix: Chicago theft story, and much more!
Thursday, April 2nd – In the first of a new weekly column, Brazil’s finest Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa takes us through a hectic five weeks of Magic played in many exotic locations across the world. He also gives us a definitive examination of his current favorite deck, Standard Faeries. Welcome aboard, PV!
Thursday, April 2nd – A while back, Sam Stoddard provided us with a grand design on how to drive ourselves toward success: The Fearless Magical Inventory. Today, Richard Feldman examines his own list of Magical failings in an attempt to demonstrate how such things can be eliminated. Do you recognize yourself in Richard’s list?
Thursday, April 2nd – I believe having a good spell is often worth the tradeoff of having a worse creature. Spells are hidden information that strong players can use to obtain card advantage and outplay opponents. I’m okay with casting a Dreg Reaver instead of a Mosstodon on turn 5 if it means I get a Resounding Roar in my deck.
Thursday, April 2nd – This weekend was the big one: StarCityGames.com’s $5000 Standard Open in Indianapolis. I think it’s clear from the GPs in the Midwest over the last few years that we have a hotspot right here for Magic attendance (GP: Chicago, Indianapolis, and Columbus). Trying not to get carried away with things, I thought a conservative estimate would be 400+ as I was getting ready to leave on Friday afternoon…
Thursday, April 2nd – For the first time in a long time, I know enough about a format to be able to write a serious, tech-laden article. However, by the time you read this, the Nix Tix queues will be gone, and the sealed Swiss probably as well. In other words, I’m going to concentrate on the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open.
Wednesday, April 1st – In today’s Positive EV, Manuel Bucher touches on three topics of particular importance. The first section discusses sideboarding against a deck and player rather than an archetype; the second sees Manuel share two off-the-radar Extended lists for those still gunning for Hawaii. Finally, there’s talk on how Alara Reborn could reshape Quick n’ Toast… in theory.
Wednesday, April 1st – For Kyle’s 100th Magic article, he continues his intriguing musings concerning the place of Magic in the development of people across the world. He suggests a plethora of important lessons that can be learned via slinging cardboard, and places them in a structure that shows their relevance to our continued growth as people. Congratulations on the milestone, Kyle!
Wednesday, April 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, April 1st – I love playing Standard, it’s easily my favorite format. It is the easiest to pick up as a new player, because the cards are typically still available as retail packs. It’s also easy to grasp, because you only have about 1500 cards to keep track of. Most importantly, the power level is pretty much exactly where I like it.
Wednesday, April 1st – Hello again, and welcome. This is the column with articles dedicated to the casual player every time. Today, I continue the series that began with the article from last week. I have begun taking the opposing decks from Shandalar, showing them to you, and then modifying them. Then I update the deck for today’s audience…
Wednesday, April 1st – Alara Reborn news is here, and we have some doozies. First, we have some scans of the Alara Reborn booster packs and starts the rumor of a potential return of Coiling Oracle. We also have 10 cards in the unofficial spoiler…
Tuesday, March 31st – Last week, Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel outlined his triggers for success. He shaped the ten levels of Magic Player, and shared the important trigger points at which a player can move up from one level to the next. Today, Sam Black investigates exactly what’s required to take advantage of these trigger points, and gives us pointers on exactly how we need to approach our games in order to gain advantage over the competition.
Tuesday, March 31st – At the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open, an impressive 432 players came to battle it out for the top prize. Adrian Sullivan, armed with all 432 decklists, examines the statistics and trends behind those successful – and not so successful – archetypes…
