MTGCast #137 – Conflux’s Conflux and February FNM Promo!
Wednesday, January 7th – On this week’s MTGCast podcast, there’s talk of freshly spoiled Conflux cards, official Conflux playmats, February’s FNM promo, and much much more!
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Luck Skill Victory – Two-Headed Matchup Article 1: Faeries versus Zoo
Tuesday, January 6th – Last week, Luis Scott-Vargas and Gerry Thompson went head-to-head in the battle of Black/White Tokens versus Faeries. Today, after prompting from the forums, LSV delivers his side of a recent Extended Faeries versus Zoo session. These two decks seem to be the top contenders as Grand Prix: Los Angeles approaches… Gerry’s article will run later in the week!
Down And Dirty – Zoology 2K9 101
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.
Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #12
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?
Chatter of the Squirrel – Rethinking Investment Theory: Everything Has Haste
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.
Removed From Game – Worlds Report Card Part 2
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…
Tribal Thriftiness #54 – New Year’s Resolutions Resolution
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?
Insert Column Name Here – The Casual Player’s Bargain-Hunting Guide, Part 8
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.
Innovations – Reader Mailbag: Elves, Prison, TPS, Finkel, and More
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…
So Many Insane Plays – A Next Level Legacy Tournament Report *Top 4 Split*
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…
Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #11
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?
The Riki Rules – Makeshift Judgequin
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€
The Magic Sock Episode 151 – One More for the Road…
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!
Innovations – Reverse-Read Theory Magic for Everyone
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…
Magical Hack – Rocking Out in Extended
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.