Monday, March 23rd – In this excellent primer from the Vintage Maestro, Stephen Menendian shares some top-shelf tips of how to maximize your chances with format favorite The Perfect Storm. By breaking down his advice into salient points, Stephen shares his wisdom on one of Vintage’s most powerful archetypes…
Monday, March 23rd – 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, March 23rd – Talking about Magic can be a very healthy process. You tend to learn a lot from friends while traveling to tournaments just by simple discussions on draft theory, pick order, or deck construction. Differing viewpoints can help you form your own theories on the subject of discussion, eventually turning you into a stronger player.
Monday, March 23rd – There are a lot of articles out there about winning, and why shouldn’t that be the case? When you read an article, you want to read about LSV winning 18 consecutive matches because that’s what WE want to do. We all want to win.
Friday, March 20th – If you’ve been following the popular Drafting With Olivier series, you’ll have noticed that Oli is a fan of drafting Five-Color Control in Alara/Alara/Conflux. Today, he brings us an excellent and practical primer for the archetype, including pick selections and overall strategy. He also shares his Extended Swans list for good measure!
Friday, March 20th – With little preparation before the event, Belgian Pro Marijn Lybaert entered Grand Prix: Hanover with few expectations and a borrowed Faeries decklist. Today, he shares the stories of his losses, and highlights the need to prepare fully before a large event. He also shares his Standard Swans list, which is a popular topic in Premium today…
Friday, March 20th – 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!
Friday, March 20th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re looking at the final confirmation on the cards that make up Alara Reborn, cash tournaments being added to Magic Online, and debut another From The Vault set that features our new favorite Removed From Game term and the potential for some incredible cards to see print all over again. Let’s go!
Friday, March 20th – With the previous two events of note covering Legacy, Standard, and Shards/Conflux Limited, it seems we finally return to focusing on Extended this past weekend with a Grand Prix in Hanover, Germany. The more things change, the more they stay the same…
Friday, March 20th – After writing here for so long, I think the only topic that I wanted to cover, but never got around to, was etiquette in Magic. At least my take on it. This never came to fruition because after getting about a page in the subject would basically put me on tilt and I could never finish without lambasting a bunch of people in the community…
Thursday, March 19th – With Elves in place as the strongest deck in the format, and Faeries holding firm as the most popular Blue choice, Quentin Martin examines both archetypes with an eye to the remaining PTQs and Grand Prix tournaments this current season.
Thursday, March 19th – At Grand Prix: Chicago, Richard Feldman put his money where his mouth was, and piloted his much-discussed Legacy Dredge deck to a commendable Day 2 finish. Last week, he brought us his tournament report. Today, he takes us through his development process leading up to the big event.
Thursday, March 19th – 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!
Thursday, March 19th – Emphasis is always put on winning. People who win are revered, their strategies are studied, and the intricacies of their very being are examined. With the bustle circulating around the study of winning, it is easy to miss that there is just as much value in the study of losing. There are reasons why people lose, and seldom do the reasons have extreme variation at their core
Thursday, March 19th – It occurred to me there are some parallels you can draw between Girl Scout Cookies and the Standard Metagame. For the most part it seems the top deck and cookie archetypes never change. Like Faerie decks, you always have Samoas, which people can’t quit because they’re so damn good.
