Wednesday, January 7th – Yesterday, Luis Scott-Vargas walked us through a recent Extended testing session with Gerry Thompson, in which Gerry ran Zoo and LSV played Faeries. Today, we have Gerry’s take on the proceedings. With both of these decks looking to make a considerable splash in the coming PTQ season, get the inside scoop on the matchup from two of the game’s top Constructed minds!
Wednesday, January 7th – Packing considerable hate for the main strategies in a given metagame has been a noble tradition in Extended formats past. Mike Flores brought us Green/White Haterator, Zac Hill created Green/Red Terraforce… and now Richard Feldman brings us an exciting amalgam of the two! Could this be the next big thing in Extended? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, January 7th – 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?
Wednesday, January 7th – I’m rather excited about the current Extended format. Instead of being dominated by Elves, Dredge, or Counterbalance decks, we now have a format with legitimate options everywhere on the metagame clock, and where the current top decks all have legitimate weaknesses.
Wednesday, January 7th – As long time readers may know, I have this ever growing Highlander monstrosity that is probably over 1300 or 1400 cards by now. I call it Abe’s Deck of Happiness and Joy. I play it a lot, because I love it. I have three long boxes of purple metallic sleeved cards, all foil basic lands, and foils of some of my favorite cards.
Wednesday, January 7th – Hello everybody, long time no see! I’m back at it in the editing bay and rummaging through the incredible amount of footage I got in Memphis. To whet your appetite for this Friday’s episode, here’s a little bit from Reuben Bresler trying his best to get out his thoughts before the announcements take over.
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!
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!
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…
