Thursday, June 12th – I was going to write about IDs in MTGO last week, but I ran out of time. It’s a bit less topical now, since the Wizards folks have made their announcement, but I can talk a bit about why IDs are allowed in the paper world, why they are problematic, and what changes when they are gone.
Thursday, June 12th – Dave sets aside the balanced checkbook and coupon pouch for just one week to recount his tale from Regionals – a tale featuring heartbreak, heirs, revenge, corruption, more revenge, and at the end, not so much the heartbreak.
Thursday, June 12th – Although I find the name “Mythic Rare†to be a bit ostentatious, the idea of a super rare has become industry standard for a while. Last year, WizKids moved to the more traditional common/uncommon/rare/super rare model, and their sales increased as a result. You simply cannot argue with facts.
Wednesday, June 11th – After innovating his way to a respectable finish at Pro Tour: Hollywood with his Furystoke Giant token deck, perennial professional Stuart Wright turned his deckbuilding prowess to Block Constructed. At Grand Prix: Birmingham, he took his Five-Color Control deck to a respectable 25th place finish. Today he shares his thoughts on the three main players in Block Constructed, and brings us his exciting GP decklist…
Wednesday, June 11th – Benjamin Peebles-Mundy likes Reveillark. Of that, there’s no doubt. However, after the shenanigans at Pro Tour: Hollywood, with Reveillark coming from nowhere to place two decks in the Top 8, would the long-ignored combo deck be the right call for a diverse Regionals metagame? BPM sleeved up his seventy-five, and went to find out…
Wednesday, June 11th – I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few weeks thinking how decks evolve – how the finished product we see posted online in a Top 8 somewhere looked when it was fresh out of its creator’s brain. Particularly right now, in a new Block PTQ format that has been largely unexplored, it can be extremely useful to see the avenues through which the game’s masterminds chose to perfect their lists…
Wednesday, June 11th – As of Thursday last week, I’d pretty much settled on the deck I was going to play as detailed in last week’s column. Friday, I get an instant message from Adrian Sullivan asking me what I was going to play. I sheepishly tell him B/G elves; I say “sheepishly” because I feel like a sell-out.
Tuesday, June 10th – While Shadowmoor has been the draft delicacy of choice for some months now, it appears it’s only just being brought to the sumptuous Magic Online table. With a menu of options so mouth-watering, how does a discerning mage judge the first fifteen cards in any given draft? Today, Nick Eisel takes us through three Pack 1 Pick 1 dilemmas, and highlights the analysis and the flexibility required for success in this tempestuous format.
Tuesday, June 10th – On July 23rd, Tom LaPille begins a six month internship at Wizards of the Coast, in Research and Development. A lot of folk would give their shuffling hand for such an opportunity. Tom shares his journey from Pro Tour wannabe to newest Magic employee, and does his best to Teach Us How To Get A Job At Wizards.
Tuesday, June 10th – Today will be a bit of a mixed bag. I’ll be going over some rants on Regionals, the so-called announcement of new restricted list in Vintage, and then Lorwyn Block Constructed control decks. Let’s get started!
Tuesday, June 10th – Once again it’s time to dip into the travel itinerary of the bouncing Brit, as Rich takes us from 371st all the way up to the lofty heights of 200th at Pro Tour: Hollywood. Readers should be aware that this article contains jokes that may contravene their Human Rights.
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…
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…
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?
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…
