Monday, October 6th – White is Magic’s perennial whipping boy… and Vintage is the format that wields the biggest whip. In metagames past, Vintage players were conditioned to skim the White sweetmeats in their rush to get to the Blue cards. Can Meandeck’s Parfait Ambush deck convince players that White is Right? Read on to find out!
Monday, October 6th – The first PTQ of the Kyoto season was this past Saturday (at the time you are reading this, at least), and I’ve noticed a few things about the Shards Sealed format. Chief among them is that it really doesn’t matter how bad your pool is, if you open a Mythic Creature you almost can’t help but win.
Friday, October 3rd – With both Grand Prix: Kansas City and the current PTQ season focusing on Shards of Alara Sealed play, all eyes have turned to the forty-card format. Today, Paul Cheon takes us through a couple of PTQ-style Sealed cardpool, each consisting of a starter and two boosters… and each replete with a variety of tasty options to explore.
Friday, October 3rd – White Weenie, especially Kithkin, has been a constant blip on the metagame radar in both Standard and Block Constructed ever since the release of Lorwyn. With Shards of Alara bringing fresh meat to the table, is the most potent way to build Aggro White still centered on maximizing the synergy of the cheeky Hobbits? Adrian investigates some potent non-tribal alternatives…
Friday, October 3rd – In the final draft before the pre-Shards break, Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes on Nick Eisel in an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online. Read on to discover Rich’s view on the table… Nick’s evaluation is below!
Friday, October 3rd – In the final draft before the pre-Shards break, Nick Eisel takes on Rich Hoaen in an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online. Read on to discover Nick’s view on the table… Rich’s evaluation is above!
Friday, October 3rd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. After suffering through this past weekend’s prerelease festivities, something must be said. And if I’m the guy who has to say it, so be it. I’ll also cover the leak of the complete Conflux card list, and feature a special visit from Patrick Chapin and Friends. Let’s go!
Friday, October 3rd – Taking an early look at Shards of Alara for Constructed play, it’s not hard to see why the Bant shard is getting the attention for Standard. While it is Naya that claims the most efficient monster, with a Thoctar so big you can see Russia from atop it and the low price of just three mana, it is Bant who claims the miniature Exalted Angel at that same price.
Thursday, October 2nd – The coming Pro Tour Qualifier season plunges us into the murky depths of Shards of Alara Sealed. The tricolor torment promises to be powerful and fun… Billy Moreno, fresh off his prerelease experience, brings us some excellent advice to help improve our Sealed deckbuilding and Limited play.
Thursday, October 2nd – The five distinct tri-color pairings in Shards of Alara promise great things for the Standard metagame. Creative deckbuilders across the globe are looking for the perfect way to harness the power and synergy of Jund, Bant, and the rest. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman bring us a pair of interesting Standard decks using the Red, Green, and Black cards of Jund…
Thursday, October 2nd – In the first of two head to head drafts, Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes on Nick Eisel in an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online. Read on to discover Rich’s view on the table… Nick’s evaluation is below!
Thursday, October 2nd – In the first of two head to head drafts, Nick Eisel takes on Rich Hoaen in an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online. Read on to discover Nick’s view on the table… Rich’s evaluation is above!
Thursday, October 2nd – Good Thursday to you kind folks, and welcome to the column that is dedicated to bringing you weekly information on the world of the casual. Today I am going to focus on writing my normal set review article with an eye to Five Color.
Thursday, October 2nd – Sealed Deck is the format I least enjoy of all Magic formats, you have so little control over what you get to play with, you’re really at the mercy of luck with what card pool you get. However, this was a prerelease, and this would let me play with these new cards before I could buy them… sure, why not?
Wednesday, October 1st – Magic is truly a global game! Cards are printed in multiple languages each set release, from English to Russian to Japanese. Ever wondered what your non-English card are worth? Do non-Americans value certain language cards over others? In today’s edition of Insider Trading, Ben takes a look at the history of the foreign card, and gives some advice about their values!
