The Main Phase – Almost: A Regionals Story
Tuesday, June 10th – Like so many of you, I participated in a Regional Championship this past weekend. My personal story takes place in Columbus, Ohio this past Saturday morning…
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Innovations – Quick n’ Toast and Burnt Toast in Block
Monday, June 9th – After spending the last few weeks on a sugar high, Patrick Chapin crashes gloriously back to earth with a touch of Block Constructed innovation. Riffing off Manuel Bucher’s Quick n’ Toast deck in Standard (and its Block equivalent), The Innovator takes a look at the Block Constructed strategy he’s proclaiming as the next Teachings…
So Many Insane Plays – The Vintage Apocalypse: The New Metagame Uncovered
Monday, June 9th – Last week saw the DCI blow the scorching Winds of Change through the Vintage metagame with a sweeping cascade of disputed restrictions. Predictably, for some the sky is falling. However, Stephen Menendian is made of sterner stuff, and today’s So Many Insane Plays breaks down the decks and strategies likely to inform the Vintage metagame for the coming months. He makes some startling predictions… do you agree with his assessments?
The Riki Rules – Don’t Lie To Me
Monday, June 9th – In my first hour on duty with Public Events (formerly Side Events), I saw a bunch of wacky things happen. One of them resulted in a DQ for Cheating-Fraud. Since I was busy with one of the other odd happenings, I only caught bits and pieces of this one from separate judges and players, but it basically amounted to this…
Unlocking Legacy – VoroshStill and the Philosophy of the Ban List
Monday, June 9th – The new banned and restricted list announcement shook up Vintage but left Legacy unscathed. Kevin looks at the philosophy of the banning arguments, and asks readers to take another look at a Legacy deck.
Flores Friday – A Matchup and a Mashup for Regionals
Friday, June 6th – In this two-part Regionals article, Mike throws the Merfolk deck at Charles Gindy’s Pro Tour Winning Elves build, piloted by Josh Ravitz. He then moves onto an interesting Blue deck that draws on the power inherent in a number of strategies and attempts to thrash them together for fun and profit. Is this the deck with the strength to carry you through Regionals unscathed? Read on to find out!
Sullivan Library: Birmingham Brainstorm
Friday, June 6th – With the eyes of the world setting on Standard for the Regionals competition this weekend, Adrian Sullivan bucks the trend and investigates Lorwyn Block Constructed. Grand Prix: Birmingham was a happy hunting ground for both Fae and Kithkin alike. By examining the successful decklists, what can be learnt about the metagame as a whole?
The Magic Show #99 – Pro Tour: Hollywood Part 2
Friday, June 6th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. As we head into the home stretch regarding Hollywood content, we discuss the importance of testing, R&D’s thoughts on the design and development of Bitterblossom, check out the Chapin Cam, and talk with the Pro Tour: Hollywood champion, Charles Gindy.
Magical Hack – Hacking Regionals: Perception Versus Reality
Friday, June 6th – With Regionals knocking on our doorstep here in the United States, ours will be the opportunity to take the Standard format as it played out in Hollywood and put it through its next iteration of the metagame. Decks come and decks go, but the song remains the same… last weekend’s tournament results are this weekend’s Decks to Beat, and the Deck to Beat is not always the Deck to Play.
Deep Analysis – Stapling Two Staples to Two Staples: Elves and Beyond in Standard
Thursday, June 5th – With Charles Gindy’s Green/Black Elves deck taking home the prize at Pro Tour: Hollywood, it seems the Elven menace are poised to conquer Regionals this coming weekend. Today, Richard Feldman looks at the archetype and attempts to evolve them for the post-Hollywood metagame…
Down And Dirty – Mixed Bag
Thursday, June 5th – Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez in a playful mood. He kicks things off in style with an entertaining story, and then lets us into the minds of the DCI come restriction time. The bulk of the article, however, sees Mr Sanchez poring over an intriguing Shadowmoor Sealed cardpool in preparation for Grand Prix: Indianapolis, before he rounds out the day with his own take on the Dragonstorm archetype for Regionals!
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #229 – Is MTGO Magic Done Right?
Thursday, June 5th – I don’t have any useful Regionals tech. Sorry. Instead, I want to hit a couple of topics. Many of these will be controversial – but Green versus Blue will not be among them. Promise. Instead, I will talk about conclusions from Pro Tour: Hollywood, MTGO’s drafts, chess clocks and lack of intentional draws, and the new Mythic Rarity.
Tribal Thriftiness #26 – TT Goes Mythic
Thursday, June 5th – Big news was announced on June 1st – the creation of the mythic rare. Will mythic rares bring in new players? Or is Wizards hoping to sell more packs as people search for the elusive Secret Ghost Mirror Rares?
The Kitchen Table #236 – The Casual Toolkit: Creature Removal
Thursday, June 5th – Today, I am writing a sequel to my previous casual toolkit article that talked about countermagic. In this article, I intend to give you kind folks a chance to see different sorts of creature removal.
Playing Faeries at Pro Tour: Hollywood (*Top 8*)
Wednesday, June 4th – In preparation for Regionals this coming weekend, what better way to gain an insight on the Faerie menace that from a Pro Tour report from the highest-placed Faeries player at the tournament! Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa took his tweaked Faeries build and piloted it all the way to Sunday play. Today, he shares his matchup strategies and sideboarding plans, alongside some detailed game analysis. Enjoy!