Tuesday, May 5th – Now that my wife’s birthday celebration of last weekend was over, I got to go to an Alara Reborn draft this Friday. (I wanted to attend the Sunday draft as well, but I stayed up too late partying with bellydancers. Yes, it was as fun as it sounds. No, you can’t have the videos.) I played six matches and went 5-1, so here are my initial impressions of the cards as I played ’em!
Tuesday, May 5th – In the Magic Online Season 1 Championship, Sam Black placed 14th with the ever-popular Faeries. In today’s edition of Black Magic, Sam looks at the evolution of the archetype with Alara Reborn, before moving onto something a little fresher that makes good use of the new cards, alongside a few strong older spells that have seen no Constructed love… yet.
Tuesday, May 5th – Ten years ago, Adrian Sullivan made an epic road trip with Magic luminaries Patrick Chapin and Nate Heiss. The countless stories that grew from this trip helped form Adrian into the player and deckbuilder he is today, and this reflective article looks back at the halcyon days of Magic strategy development. For those of you who are looking for something a little more concrete, Adrian shares two decklists for the new Standard…
Tuesday, May 5th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us a draft with Alara Reborn, some Quick Hit discussions on some of the hyped cards from the new set, talk of changes at Pro Tour: Honolulu, and much more!
Tuesday, May 5th – Dave purposefully skipped what he thinks is the most powerful of the Cascade spells in last week’s installment – with the intent of filling an entire column with coal-flavored Cascade goodness.
Tuesday, May 5th – It’s always Random Week in the brain of Rich Hagon, but this week random musings are taken to a new level, as he invites you to participate in the latest wacky way to fry your tiny little mind whilst playing MTG, and it’s all thanks to a lovely little button. Now where have you heard that before?
Monday, May 4th – Regionals are on the horizon, along with a brand new Standard PTQ season, both fueled by the new gold cards in Alara Reborn. Today, Patrick Chapin investigates a slew of new and familiar strategies that incorporate cards from the new set, including updates of Faeries, Five-Color, and Red aggression.
Monday, May 4th – In this latest edition of Stephen Menendian’s Vintage on a Budget mini-series, the Vintage Maestro takes us through the options for a low-priced aggro build using the two most maligned colors in the format. If you’re looking for a low-cost and rogue strategy for your next Vintage tournament, look no further!
Monday, May 4th – 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, May 4th – While it’s near-impossible to test against every deck in Legacy, deckbuilders can still stress-test their lists against several decks to see how they handle the common opposing strategies they’ll run into. See the six decks Doug thinks you need to test against and what your testing results will reveal. Can your new list hang with decks that grind you out in the lategame or slam you from the first turn forward? Is it better suited for the top tables of a big event or the kitchen table with friends? Read this article and then put your newest list through the wringer!
Monday, May 4th – Today’s article is going to be a tournament report for the Magic Online Championship Series: Season 1. There are 354 people signed up so far, so it looks like this is going to be a 9-Round doozy. The format is Standard Pre-Alara Reborn, because Magic Online is about 20+ days behind paper Magic when new sets are released, but I have had a lot of experience with this format and am comfortable with the deck I am playing.
Monday, May 4th – Before almost every set’s release, we see a predictable pattern of extreme hype (wow, this is the best set ever!) followed by over-stated backlash (man, worst set ever!), when the reality tends to fall somewhere in the middle. Personally, I think this is a solid set with plenty of role-players for all the formats of Constructed Magic.
Friday, May 1st – Oli and Manu continue their excellent discussion on the major archetypes in Shards of Alara draft. Today is the turn of Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya in Conflux. The guys present their top picks, and discuss how and why their choices differ. Next week, they complete their Conflux analysis, before moving onto Alara Reborn!
Friday, May 1st – In this week’s Feature Article, Belgian pro Marijn Lybaert takes us through a recent Legacy tournament in which he placed highly with Merfolk. Marijn shares a round-by-round commentary, his thoughts on the decklist, and an updated version for those of us with Legacy tournaments on the horizon…
Friday, May 1st – Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re live in Los Angeles for the Alara Reborn Prerelease hosted by SunMesa Events! With some help from Glenn Godard I was able to make my way to the West Coast, chat and gunsling with players there, and feature a great interview with Magic artist and flavor text guru Matt Cavotta. Let’s go!
