Thursday, March 5th – Each action made in a game of Magic has one simple principle behind it: in some way or another it serves to further its controller’s course of victory. Whenever your opponent does something during a game, he or she is taking that action because they believe it will ultimately help them achieve victory. Your opponent has a plan in their mind, and “all†you have to do is figure out what it is.
Thursday, March 5th– In this week’s Unlocking Legacy, Adam tells us a little about what excites him about GP Chicago, and a lot about what you can expect. If you’re unfamiliar with the Legacy format, be sure to look here first, and make sure you don’t get surprised by some strange card interactions!
Thursday, March 5th – My name is Nicholas, and I’m an Elder Dragon Highlander junkie. I know that I mentioned an article about making tournaments more fun… but this article is not that article. However, playing EDH at a tournament is guaranteed to make it more fun, so I hope you’ll accept this tangential compromise.
Thursday, March 5th – Last week, I looked at the changes in core sets on a broad level. Today, I want to crunch some numbers with Constructed in mind. Let’s see whether the new core set and rotation policies help or hurt Constructed.
Wednesday, March 4th – The new Standard metagame, shaped by the shenanigans at Pro Tour: Kyoto, is likely packed with Boat Brew, Five-Color Control, and the ever-popular Fae. In today’s Down And Dirty, Kyle brings us a fascinating Tezzeret deck that preys on the format’s premier strategies…
Wednesday, March 4th – With Pro Tour: Kyoto firmly behind us, Sam Black recounts his sterling performance while piloting the Faerie menace. Today’s Black Magic sees Sam provide a rundown of the highs and lows from the first day of competition…
Wednesday, March 4th – I played a PTQ this past weekend. I showed up with Naya Burn, went 5-1-1, and missed Top 8 on breakers. Virtual Top 8s are the worst kind. Today’s article will be in two sections. The first will be a quick tournament report and some thoughts on the deck I played. The second will the details of the deck and boarding plans in various matches.
Wednesday, March 4th – In every game of Magic you play, there are two options. The correct play, and everything else. There exists in a Perfect Game-state, a game state which you are striving for. Every decision you make while playing is your attempt to achieve that perfect game state. Meanwhile, your opponent is not only trying to get to their perfect game state, but to also prevent you from getting to yours.
Wednesday, March 4th – Hello all, and welcome back to the article that whets your appetite for the casual. I am your chef, and today I want to build some decks. Twice during this past week, I brainstormed ideas that involved changelings, so I thought, why not write an article where every deck is built around changelings?
Wednesday, March 4th – We have had a week to mull over the big announcement of “Magic 2010” or “M10” that is the major changes to core set with Tom, Gavin and Eric weighing in on the changes. Tom was also able to grab Aaron Forsythe for a 30 minute interview about M10! PT: Kyoto was this weekend with Gabriel Nassif declared champion. And Tom and Gavin are both attending GP: Chicago and flexing their Legacy muscles.
Tuesday, March 3rd – With the recent changes to the Pro Tour structure, deducing the best decks and strategies in Standard post-Kyoto is trickier than usual. In today’s Sullivan Library, Adrian takes us through his data-mined Top 8, factoring in a number of previously-unconsidered tangibles…
Tuesday, March 3rd – I talked a little bit last week about a Tezzeret deck I had been working on for Standard, and enough people asked for a primer that I thought I would oblige. Besides, it’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these, and I wouldn’t want y’all to think I had gotten rusty, now, would I?
Tuesday, March 3rd – This week, Doug covers four areas of sideboard construction that will elevate your deckbuilding skills and tournament success. Learn about effective sideboard cards, avoiding problems of boarding more cards than you can play, and how to utilize Legacy’s deep cardpool to pack the most effective answers to potential problems. Look at examples of proven decks with sideboard improvement suggestions and see some hot new techy lists along the way!
Tuesday, March 3rd – When any small set comes out, the nature of Sealed play changes. With Sealed now redefined as a 3+3 booster format, the nature of Sealed play changes a ton. See what more than fifty Pros made of the Sealed conundrum in this number-crunching guide from Grand Prix: Rotterdam. Obelisks, land counts, tri-lands, cyclers, 5 color and more, explored. By the numbers.
Tuesday, March 3rd – This past week, Wizards announced a challenge for Stronghold precon decks to be released with the arrival of Stronghold to Magic Online. One of the challenges was for a pauper deck; what did Dave cook up?
