Tuesday, September 9th – There’s no doubt that Sensei’s Divining Top is a very powerful card. In conjunction with fetch lands, it provides repeated top of the library manipulation, resulting in free “virtual card drawing.†The ability to keep good spells floating near the top of the library until needed has also led to a slight depowering of discard spells, with former standouts like Duress and Cabal Therapy seeing a decreasing amount of play.
Monday, September 8th – Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin is currently in Italy, for both yesterday’s Eurovino Vintage tournament and next weekend’s Grand Prix: Rimini. Today, he brings us a touch of Block talk, a smattering of Vintage, and a Next Level Blue deck for Magic’s most broken format…
Monday, September 8th – Last week, Wizards of the Coast did something unusual… they made a few Vintage announcements that pleased the community! In the spirit of thanks, Stephen Menendian takes us through the unrestrictions in a positive light, suggests some decklists, and talks about the restoration of Time Vault…
Monday, September 8th – 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.
Monday, September 8th – 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 8th – It’s never nice being a bully, but occasionally you have to kick someone when they’re down. If you don’t beat one of the other players up with this temporary advantage you possess, they’re all going to gang up and take your army away from you. So who do you beat the crap out of?
Monday, September 8th – You kids today have it so easy… You and your fancy ‘stack.’ Back in the day, we didn’t even have a stack. We had batches, and we liked it! If only we had these fancy shmancy post-Sixth Edition rules at our disposal, we could show you what for. Then we’d really see who’s boss.
Friday, September 5th – Grand Prix: Copenhagen saw a resurgence of the popular Mystical Teaching control decks, with two players placing in the Top 8 (including Guillaume Wafo-Tapa). Today, Luis Scott-Vargas, in tandem with Gerry Thompson, thrashes out a workable Teachings Control Standard framework. Does it have the tools to compete in a modern metagame?
Friday, September 5th – The Block Constructed season is all but over, and it’s time to take stock of the lessons learned and the pitfalls avoided. Adrian looks at his deck of choice this season – Mono Black – and warns us about the dangers of unwarranted perseverance. He also brings us the updated version of the deck, for those players looking to rock out the Boxborough 5k this weekend.
Friday, September 5th – 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 5th – 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 5th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another Magic Show. This week we’re going to take a long look at the new magicthegathering.com, check out Benjamin Peebles-Mundy’s draft tools for Magic Online 3.0, discuss the latest Shards of Alara spoilers, and detail a brand new way you can support the show. Let’s go!
Friday, September 5th – Having finally put Lorwyn Block Constructed to rest, I thought I would start decompressing for the upcoming format shift by having a look at Tenth Edition as if it were a newly-released expansion we were adding to Lorwyn Block Constructed, to best prepare us for the addition of Shards of Alara to Standard in a month or so.
Thursday, September 4th – Manuel Bucher returns to StarCityGames.com to bring us his take on River Kelpie in block Constructed, just in time for this weekend’s 5k event in Boxborough. And if that’s not enough, Grand Prix: Copenhagen Top 8 competitor (and Italian National Champion) William Cavaglieri brings us the lowdown on his Standard UG Merfolk deck!
Thursday, September 4th – At the start of the current Block Constructed season, Richard Feldman resolved to attack the format with tricky, interactive Blue strategies. Through the development of Counter Elves, he learnt that cards like Cryptic Command ask an opponent very difficult questions. He looks back over his Block experience, and showcases the power of the four-mana Swiss Army Counterspell…
