Thursday, July 31st – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week’s show is hopefully a primer for all things Natty. From the pros who hope to take home the gold, to the formats, the all-stars, the side-er, I mean, ‘public’ events, and more. We also cover the death of Gleemax and finally have an answer on my data recovery problem. Let’s go!
Wednesday, July 30th – Richard Feldman continues his quest to find the trickier and more interactive decks in the Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed metagame. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard take and interesting deck that’s been branded as “half the best cards in the format, and half absolute garbage†to a seven-round PTQ. So how did he fare? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, July 30th – Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past six months, you’ll know of the dominant Faerie decks that are currently bludgeoning the Block Constructed metagame. But what if you don’t wanna play with the Fae? What if your deck desires are a little more… elemental? Today’s Peebles Primers sees BPM revisit the once-popular Five-Color Elemental archetype, looking at its current position and its options with Eventide…
Wednesday, July 30th – Remember, this week we’re concentrating on the multicolored cards from Eventide, so for all the monocolored Eventide goodness, click that link right above my parasail-like cheeks. And this is all about the less-obvious stuff… you know Figure of Destiny and the B/W God are ridiculous, so I won’t waste your time saying so. Onward!
Wednesday, July 30th – Isn’t it interesting to think that Oona’s Prowler never got much play? It’s a three-power flier for two mana, with a drawback that is not really much of a drawback. Pitch Evershrike to the graveyard on turn 3 with Oona’s Prowler, then spend 3 mana to put it into play with, say, Edge of Divinity attached, for a 7/7 flier. Is that worth all the trouble?
Tuesday, July 29th – Are you familiar with the innovations pioneered by the World of Warcraft TCG? I’m not talking about gameplay or mechanics – I’m speaking of the bonus cards inserted into packs that add value to the product line. Could Wizards adopt some of these ideas to improve Magic? Ben says yes! Read on for Ben’s thoughts about the value that could be added to Magic’s booster packs…
Tuesday, July 29th – In triple-Shadowmoor Draft, the Black options was rather unappetizing. Many a first-pick Incremental Blight or Corrupt lay languishing in the sideboard of Red/Green and Blue/White decks. However, Eventide has powered up the color to a new level… today, Nick shows us how to make the most of this oft-ignored color.
Tuesday, July 29th – This week will be a split article, half focused on Block Constructed and half on Vintage. If you’re interested in reading about current iterations of Vintage Fish, read on! If you want to read about the new – and hopefully more interesting – Block Constructed decks we’ve been cooking up, they’re here too!
Tuesday, July 29th – Rich is a long way from home for the next couple of weeks. First it’s off to Madrid for a Sealed Deck and Draft Grand Prix which was sure to be monumentally well-attended, and then next week he’ll be reporting back to us from the fun and frolics of Magic Weekend in Chicago, the home of the U.S. Nationals this year. As usual, a topical blend of information, speculation, abrogation, and possibly even navigation
Tuesday, July 29th – Riki looks back at last week’s intriguing Demigod of Revenge debate, and discusses the rights and wrongs involved when calling a judge over an opponent’s repeated infractions.
Monday, July 28th – U.S Nationals approaches, and people are tight-lipped regarding their Standard technology. As a break of pace from his usual high strategy, today’s Innovations sees Patrick interview one of the true greats of the game, Gabriel Nassif. He questions Gabriel on Magical improvement, Eventide thoughts, and the life of a Pro Tour legend…
Monday, July 28th – 2007 Vintage World Champion Stephen Menendian has a title to defend… and he’s not taking the task lightly. With the recent restrictions still causing shockwaves through the Vintage metagame, Stephen examines his options as the 2008 World Championship approaches. Where will he lay his hat this year? Read on to find out!
Monday, July 28th – The Kentucky Open was a week or so ago, and I decided to make a weekend of it. Originally, I was planning on going to ‘double dip’ on PTQs, since there was one on Saturday in Cleveland and then one on Sunday in Louisville, but I decided to save on gas and just spend the weekend in Kentucky.
Monday, July 28th – Christopher Coppola analyzes the Top 8 results of fourteen large tournaments and discusses the current state of the format.
Friday, July 25th – With Mike Flores taking a well-earned week off, today we have Constructed master Gerry Thompson, and a tale of a double-header PTQ weekend in which he came close, but not close enough. His weapon of choice for the two-day Magic extravaganza? Five-Color Fae. He brings us intricate match recaps and deck analysis, alongside an Eventide-friendly list he plans on playing at his next Block Constructed PTQ…
