Tuesday, January 27th – Conflux is coming, and all eyes are on Extended. Of course, there are other formats to consider… and LSV is here to feed the fire of the Standard fans out there! In today’s Luck Skill Victory, the Level 8 mage updates the popular Black/Red Blightning deck with some fresh cardboard from the new set…
Tuesday, January 27th – With the Extended PTQ season continuing apace, and with a seemingly limitless number of decks that bear consideration, Adrian Sullivan rocked up to a PTQ with his home-grown Red Deck Wins build that built on past successes. He strolled all the way to the final, and he believes he had the best deck in the room. Will this deck prove to be the Next Big Thing? Read on to find out!
Tuesday, January 27th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Tuesday, January 27th – Taking a break from Extended for the week while the results from Grand Prix: LA settle and the metagame adjusts, I’ll be looking at the exciting follow-up to Shards of Alara, Conflux, and its potential applications for the Standard metagame. Personally, I think this set is a big bust for any non-Standard format, but it absolutely reshapes the landscape of the current Standard metagame with a variety of hosers, unique playables, and niche cards that could power up unutilized archetypes. Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Tuesday, January 27th – In the epic final part of this series, we bring you the remainder of the outstanding career to date of the reigning POY, including the complete match history of his path to the ultimate accolade.
Tuesday, January 27th – Worlds was a month and a half ago, but the inspiration for this article still remained. Now that Extended season is in full swing and Conflux is here, and you’re looking for something a little different, here’s a lost gem from Tenth Edition.
Monday, January 26th – Smell that? Ah, it’s the sweet jasmine scent of a new set release coming soon! And as always, Wizards is cracking open the window just enough that we can nose out the beautiful rares. But which ones carry that hidden stink of “Not as good as you’d thought?” Ah, let’s breathe deep and see which cards have both the promise and the power. Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Monday, January 26th – A few weeks ago, Patrick Chapin took us through some of the more interesting cards springing up from the Conflux spoiler. Today, he continues this fine work with a look at the more powerful cards to catch his eye… Warning: Contains Spoilers
Monday, January 26th – Conflux is coming, and everyone is hot for the new cardboard. Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Vintage maestro and Type Four fan Stephen Menendian take us through some of the major players in his favorite formats… Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Monday, January 26th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Monday, January 26th – A Disqualification is the worst possible way for a player’s tournament to end. Check that. Getting dragged out of the tournament site in handcuffs by the police is worse, which I have seen happen, so a DQ is at the very least second worst.
Monday, January 26th – In this week’s edition of The Magic Sock podcast, there’s talk on the spoiled Conflux cards, more talk on the spoiled Conflux cards, and yet more talk on the spoiled Conflux cards! And yes, you’ve guessed it… Warning: Contains Spoilers.
Friday, January 23rd – We’re in the full swing of Extended season now, and card values are being turned on their heads! Find out which cards are exploding in value post Grand Prix: Los Angeles, and which cards were most requested at the StarCityGames.com booth this past weekend!
Friday, January 23rd – After a bout of intensive Extended testing with Patrick Chapin, Manuel Bucher decided on the funky Gifts Faeries deck for Grand Prix: Los Angeles. He posted an excellent 11th-place finish, and today he reveals his sideboarding plans alongside his blow-by-blow tournament report!
Friday, January 23rd – The Extended PTQ season continues apace, and everyone is hunting for the information to earn them a precious blue envelope. David Irvine investigates the lessons taught by the recent Grand Prix results, and what they mean for the key strategies in the metagame.
