Tuesday, September 30th – Welcome to the first new Extended article in preparation for the next relevant Constructed season. The main subject of the day: Storm combo in Extended. We’ll begin with the Swath Storm Desire take on the combo, as it’s a rather obvious cross-over between the formats.
Tuesday, September 30th – Okay, I tried it. Now can I say that I really hate it? Of course, I’m talking about the new Prerelease structure. You might suggest that I was predisposed to hate it, so obviously I self-fulfilled my prophecy and had a terrible time, but that doesn’t explain the fact that the literal everyone I talked to this past weekend was bummed for various reasons.
Tuesday, September 30th – Shards of Alara makes its grand entrance into the Magic world, with Pre-Releases popping up in about a thousand times as many places as last year. Dave went, and came back not only with some prize packs, but with some real opinions about Shards of Alara.
Monday, September 29th – Contrary to popular belief, I have to stand in line with everyone else and purchase cards from StarCityGames.com. Which means that when the new cards go up, I’m frantically looking through the list just like you, trying to find the ones that Ben’s underpriced and get the best bargains. And since a lot of my multiplayer articles revolve around the idea of “What are the best cards in this set?†I figured I might as well show you what Shards of Alara cards I ordered, and talk about why I wanted them.
Monday, September 29th – The prerelease is over, and we’ve all had a chance to play with the new cards. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin take us through a selection cards he finds particularly interesting in a number of formats. The new set looks great for Constructed Magic… Patrick unveils the probable role-players in the emerging metagame.
Monday, September 29th – Shards of Alara is packed with Vintage possibilities. In fact, Stephen Menendian believes it’s the most impacting set for Vintage since Mirrodin. With such impressive shoes to fill, can Shards of Alara live up to the hype? Read on to find out!
Monday, September 29th – What I want to do this week is a little different from my past few articles, so please bear with me. The players at my local store and I have been kicking this around, and what I really want out of this article is for more people to join our conversation. I look forward to seeing other players’ opinions on this topic in the forums…
Monday, September 29th – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!
Monday, September 29th – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.
Friday, September 26th – Want to know which cards will be hot at your prerelease this weekend? Which cards should you pick up now while they are undervalued, and which should you trade away while they are overhyped? Is this the greatest set ever printed for cubes and Type 4 (answer: Yes!) If you want to be informed at your prerelease, you must read Ben’s analysis of the Financial Value of Shards of Alara!
Friday, September 26th – Shards of Alara is set to shake up Standard when it makes its debut in a little over a week’s time. With 249 cards to be added to the format, it’s easy to forget that, as cards disappear into the Extended twilight, one of the best paths to success comes through focusing on what we already have. Adrian examines the cards available in 10th Edition, and how they could impact the Block Constructed strategies that will form the spine of the New Standard.
Friday, September 26th – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.
Friday, September 26th – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!
Friday, September 26th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to take a look at what could only be described as the upcoming Reflecting Pool metagame, take a look at the latest Shards of Alara spoilers, and detail my plans for attending the Magic Cruise in February and a last ditch effort to reach Germany. Let’s go!
Friday, September 26th – We’ve had a few weeks now to get used to the new realms of Shards of Alara, to learn the names ‘Grixis, Esper, Bant, Naya, Jund’ and figure out which color combinations they each espouse. We’ve seen some previews, but when it comes to playing at the Prerelease you’ll want to have more knowledge than just seeing a few cards (mostly rares) and assuming they define the set.
