Friday, January 23rd – I appreciated LA weather – or at least not being in the Madison weather – a bit more than usual. Thursday night in LA, we were eating outside in shirtsleeves, while Madison was somewhere around -20 degrees. In LA, I was walking on green grass. Well, in Madison, I could do that, too. Very faded grass – and only if I first scrapped off a couple feet of snow – but we have green grass down there somewhere.
Friday, January 23rd – 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?
Friday, January 23rd – Conflux is coming! Today’s official Conflux preview is big, beefy, and ready to fight… and he’ll bring his friends to battle too! Say hello to… the Mirror-Sigil Sergeant!
Friday, December 23rd – In this exclusive Conflix preview episode of The Magic Soc podcast, there’s full information of the upcoming Knight of the Reliquary!
Thursday, January 22nd – At Grand Prix: Los Angeles, Gerry Thompson put up a good fight but failed to impact on Top 8 play. Today, he takes us through his own opinions on the decks that cracked the final table, plus a couple more that caught his eye. He also supplies a recap report on his own personal LA finish.
Thursday, January 22nd – Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin rocked a Faerie/Gift hybrid deck at Grand Prix: Los Angeles. Today, he discusses the evolution of the metagame post-LA, before sharing some of the more interesting stories from the tournament floor…
Thursday, January 22nd – To the casual observer, the Top 8 of Grand Prix: Los Angeles should have been overflowing with Blue Wizards, Elves, and Zoo… of course, while the Blue Wizards made their mark, both Affinity and U/R Storm rocked the final table. Today, Richard Feldman looks at the three archetypes, and proposes a direction for the ongoing PTQ metagame…
Thursday, January 22nd – 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?
Thursday, January 22nd – I’m back from the Grand Prix and I had a pretty fun time, even though the actual Magic part of the main event was miserable. I had decided on G/B Loam Dredge, in which I had some input, but it was originally designed by Matt Nass. The deck was stone-cold terrible, but Death Cloud, Faeries, and non-TEPS combo are infinitely in your favor, which is about half of the popular decks I expected at the GP.
Thursday, January 22nd – This week has been a rollercoaster ride. First, we swore in a new president. The next day, the company I work for let go a small but significant number of employees; friends and colleagues who are now out looking for work in these terrible economic times. It makes me thankful for all the blessings life’s given me… including the escapism and joy that Magic brings. So let’s get on with it, eh?
Wednesday, January 21st – Another Grand Prix, another win… Luis Scott-Vargas is fast cementing his position at the top of the heap in American and International Magic. He rocked through the Los Angeles field with a strong Blue/Red Mind’s Desire Storm deck, and today he brings us an article that’s one part tournament report and one part primer. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 21st – Kyle Sanchez, never a man to conform to convention, piloted an exciting rogue Beasts deck at the recent Grand Prix: Los Angeles. He managed a creditable 46th position, and today he shares the creation of the deck, and takes us through the ups and downs of his tournament experience in his own signature style…
Wednesday, January 21st – 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?
Wednesday, January 21st – With Grand Prix: Chicago coming up in March, Legacy players will have a huge tournament to prepare for, full of its own challenges and requirements that are distinct from the smaller events that we are used to. Instead of tuning a deck to last five rounds and hopefully a playoff in the Top 8, GP players will have 15+ rounds to do battle in. In this article, we’ll identify and explore five key concepts for GP victory.
Wednesday, January 21st – Recently, some friends of mine got together at one of my friend’s place for a small bash in honor of my birthday. As part of the festivities, several of us shuffled up our Magic decks and began playing. Prior to this event, I discussed what kind of Magic I wanted to play, so I combined some formats to create what I call Abe’s Birthday Bash. It was a ton of fun for all. Let me go over the format of craziness and awesomeness, and you can take anything from it that you desire.
