MTGCast #143 – MTGO, Pauper, and Crazy Cougar!
Wednesday, February 25th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, there’s talk on the Pauper format, Magic Online, and much more!
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Sullivan Library – Raising the Boat Brew to a New Standard
Tuesday, February 24th – The Standard metagame pre-Conflux had a number of interesting strategies at its cutting edge. Red/White Reveillark Aggro, or “Boat Brew,” was a particularly strong contender. Adrian believes that, at the coming Pro Tour, Boat Brew will be the strongest and most successful archetype… do you agree with this assertion?
Black Magic – Kyoto Predictions
Tuesday, February 24th – Pro Tour: Kyoto is fast approaching, and our game’s top players are heading east. Today, Sam Black brings us his thoughts on Standard going into the tournament, breaking down the metagame with reference to recent tournaments, including the top decks from last weekend’s StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open!
Chatter of the Squirrel – Slow Play, or, How Not to Become a Victim
Tuesday, February 24th – A lot of players talk in the forums about how decks by authors like Chapin, GerryT, and myself are light on ‘win conditions.’ Without a big tap-out fatty to end the game quickly, they worry they won’t be able to finish their matches on time. This sentiment isn’t entirely unreasonable, but there are so many ways to solve the problem of time limits without having to resort to making your deck worse. This article will outline a few of them.
Legacy’s Allure – Cheating with Cheetahs
Tuesday, February 24th – This week, Doug tackles the emergent Natural Order combo, using the antique Visions sorcery to Tinker Progenitus into play. How can Legacy players handle this new strategy when the common tools in Legacy can’t target the monster? What decks could pack this combination, and what should you watch out for? Get this, along with a pragmatic assessment of preparing for Progenitus at Grand Prix: Chicago, in this week’s article.
Removed From Game – Looking Ahead to Pro Tour: Kyoto
Tuesday, February 24th – Get your card marked – not your cards marked, because that would be cheating – for Pro Tour: Kyoto, as Rich brings you a ton of background on the names you’ll be hearing at the top tables all next week.
Tribal Thriftiness #57 – Magic 2010… or Portal 4?
Tuesday, February 24th – The announcement of Magic 2010 on Monday probably surprised everyone. What does it mean for budget players? And is it Portal 4?
The Long and Winding Road – Vintage and Legacy Examined
Tuesday, February 24th – In today’s Long and Winding Road, Matt Elias examines Hellkite Oath for Vintage, and suggests a few interesting Legacy lists in good time for Grand Prix: Chicago…
Insert Column Name Here – The Casual Player’s Bargain-Hunting Guide, Part 11
Monday, February 23rd – For every block since Masques, there’s been a “pre-made†deck lurking in the wings for you. Take Shards of Alara, where Wizards practically screamed, “You can build a Shard deck, you know!†and then handed you a list of all the Jund cards that were guaranteed to work together. And as we start in on Kamigawa and Mirrodin, with arguably some of the heaviest mechanics-oriented cards around, we now have to think about whole mechanics.
Innovations – Pre Pro Tour Ponderings
Monday, February 23rd – It’s the week before Pro Tour: Kyoto, and the pro community is understandably being tight-lipped about their breakout technology. In today’s Innovations, Patrick Chapin outlines his own view on the likely makeup of the Pro Tour metagame, and shares a few strategies and lists he believes will be front-runners come Sunday…
So Many Insane Plays – A Bird’s Eye View of Legacy: The Engines of Legacy
Monday, February 23rd– In the second part of this excellent Legacy series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand take us through the Engines of Legacy. Counterbalance/Top, Life from the Loam, Ancient Tomb… all these and more come under scrutiny. Grand Prix: Chicago is drawing near… be prepared!
[Editor’s Note – This article was written by Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand.]
Constructed Criticism – Darwin on Control
Monday, February 23rd – Last week I talked about a few different Standard deck ideas revolving around the powerhouse cards Banefire and Volcanic Fallout from Conflux, while giving honorable mention to Path to Exile. Today I’ve decided to take on the other side of the spectrum of Standard, delving into my two favorite control archetypes: Faeries and Five-Color Control.
The Magic Sock Episode 159 – All About Conflux Commons
Monday, February 23rd – In today’s edition of The Magic Sock podcast, there’s a run-through of the top commons from Conflux, a Standard Domain deck challenge, a nostalgic look back at Dissension, and much more!
Insider Trading – Uncommonly Good (Part 1 of 2)
Friday, February 20th – Over the past few weeks, Ben’s made several allusions to Super-Uncommons – Uncommons that rise to the value of chase rares. In this week’s article, Ben takes a look through the StarCityGames.com sales database to see which Uncommons fall under the Super-Uncommon designation, and why!
Deep Analysis – A PTQ Tune-Up
Friday, February 20th – Richard Feldman piloted his Extended Gifts Loam deck in a recent PTQ, and while the results didn’t drop his way this time, he still believes his build has serious potential. He brings us up to date on his latest developments, and talks us through his tournament round by round. If you’re looking for an inevitability-based control deck for this weekend’s round of PTQs, look no further!