Tuesday, January 6th – Grand Prix: Los Angeles approaches, and everyone is working hard on their weapon of choice. Well, that’s the plan… we all know that a lot of us will throw our hands in the air and sleeve up Zoo on the morning of the tournament. Kyle takes us through five of the stronger Zoo lists around, comparing their strengths and weaknesses. If you’re likely to audible on the way to the venue, this article is invaluable.
Tuesday, January 6th – Canadian maestro Rich Hoaen has downed tools for good, as work and real life intrudes apace. As a replacement, we have Luis Scott-Vargas, who shares each pick from a Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Tuesday, January 6th – I remember cracking the first Onslaught pack I ever opened, only to see this awe-inspiring Blue guy staring right back at me. His eyes flashed with energy; his hands melded into an inferno of like ectoplasm that seemingly wanted to engulf him, swallow him fully. And then I looked at the text box: Draw three cards.
Tuesday, January 6th – Rich wraps up Worlds with thoughts and comments about the back end of 2008, with L thru Z taking center stage. Plus news of a forthcoming series about a very special player…
Tuesday, January 6th – Last year, Dave laid out five ways that budget players could stretch their dollar all year long. Did he follow those resolutions himself? Or did he break them as quickly as his 2009 resolution to avoid chocolate?
Monday, January 5th – We venture into the wild territories of Odyssey and Onslaught Block to find the cheapest, most efficient multiplayer cards for buck. And here we encounter a problem: This is when Wizards finally started to get casual cards.
Monday, January 5th – Today’s Innovations sees Patrick answering a handful of reader correspondence, on topics including Extended Elves, Black/White Prison in Legacy, the demise of Tron, and how to battle against unknown strategies…
Monday, January 5th – With a Legacy Grand Prix on the horizon, Vintage maestro Stephen Menendian is looking to establish a solid foundation of knowledge about the format before committing to a strategy. Today, he details his exploits in a local Legacy tournament, outlining the lessons learnt along the way…
Monday, January 5th – Canadian maestro Rich Hoaen has downed tools for good, as work and real life intrudes apace. As a replacement, we have Luis Scott-Vargas, who shares each pick from a Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?
Monday, January 5th – The Judge seminars were all informative, with some good clean fun mixed in. The high point for me was during John Carter’s “Q&A with the New Judge Coordinator†seminar when Paul Smith from the UK asked Carter what he thought of my column. The response was pure gold: “As it turns out, Riki does in fact rule.â€
Monday, January 5th – On today’s episode of The Magic Sock podcast, there’s talk about a slew of Conflux rumors and a walkthrough of everybody’s favorite Extended robots, Affinity!
Friday, January 2nd – Never a stranger to the unconventional, Patrick serves up a variety of Legacy decklists while detailing wild adventures preparing for Worlds with Manuel Bucher. Although the article appears to be typical crazy Chapin mixing technology with entertainment, there is another article backmasked on top of it! That’s right, another article is hidden on top of the first in reverse, but have no fear, the article is presented two ways for easy reading…
Friday, January 2nd – Last week, we had a look at a new spin on an old favorite, looking to update the Rock for modern Extended. While everyone is looking at Faeries or Zoo or Elves as their deck of choice, I was curious to see how Extended looked from the perspective of the fair-to-a-fault Black/Green deck.
Friday, January 2nd – Christopher Coppola comments on the Worlds Legacy deck choices, and examines the trends they reflect in current Legacy tournaments.
Friday, January 2nd – While Pro Tour: Berlin taught us to fear the tricksy Elves, Worlds served to blind us from their powerful siren song. Berlin saw Elves everywhere… Memphis saw them replaced by Faeries. Today, Manuel Bucher brings us the lowdown on his own brand of the Elvish menace, with strategic debates and sideboarding plans. Enjoy!
