Monday, April 14th – A lot of people submitted cards that, thanks to careful tweaking, would almost be useful in certain circumstances. I couldn’t quite rule these out as crap rares because, well, it seemed like there might be some way to make a good deck out of them. So I’m now chaining one contest into another, and asking you to break the “terrible” cards that others have sent me!
Friday, April 11th – Of late, there has been an influx of psychology-themed articles, each offering tangible reasons to explain why we lose. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin and Zvi Mowshowitz, two of the game’s undeniable greats, chewing the fat on the topic in an illuminating interview… [Editor’s Note – Mike Flores will be running on Monday!]
Friday, April 11th – With Shadowmoor right around the corner, it’s the hottest thing to talk about and we’re seeing an awful lot of preview cards to help push the new-card buzz. Of course, I’ve finally got a clue how to draft Lorwyn-Lorwyn-Morningtide (… or not, depending on the forum posters’ opinions after last week’s article…), and all too quickly we shall find that I must leave it behind to try something new instead.
Friday, April 11th – In this episode we dive headfirst into new Shadowmoor spoilers, take a look back at Morningtide and what new additions it brought to the Cube, and more. Let’s go!
Thursday, April 10th – In this week’s illuminating Deep Analysis, Richard Feldman continues his exploration of deck design. He finally takes mammoth strides toward improving the tricky Red matchup, and his changes to both the board and maindeck are backed with comprehensive testing results. He’s even settled on a name for his creation…
Thursday, April 10th – Land Destruction… insidious resource denial that’s alienated players since the initial printing of Stone Rain. Today’s Sullivan Library looks at the classic Ponza-style LD route, and brings it up to date with an all-new sheen and polish! Including some of the funkier Shadowmoor cards, does LD finally have a chance to shine again?
Thursday, April 10th – Anyone who watches the news knows that the market is a fickle beast – rising and falling at the whims of buyers and sellers. So, too, is the singles market, where cards can rise or fall in price as new decks become popular and old ones lose their shine. So what’s new in the dollar bin?
Thursday, April 10th – Hello folks, and welcome back to the series that explores the casual. This week I am moving into a look at the actual cards in Abeth Edition. Last week, I explained about my efforts to create the best core set that I can. Today, we will see the fruit of my labor laid out for everybody.
Wednesday, April 9th – With Faeires still the biggest kid in the playground, it may seem that Red Green Big Mana has had its day in the sun, despite the proliferation of Blasts and Threshers. Today, Luis Scott-Vargas outlines some of the ways in which G/R can topple the Faerie menace, and looks ahead to some of the cards Shadowmoor has to offer the archetype. Warning: contains spoilers.
Wednesday, April 9th – Recently, we at StarCityGames.com held another of our popular Standard Open tournaments, and it was a great success. However, the heralded “best deck in the metagame,†U/B Faeries, did not manage to crack the Top 2 table. Today’s Peebles Primers sees BPM examine both decklists from the final table, with an eye on preparing for City Champs…
Wednesday, April 9th – Rich Hoaen is back! The renowned Canadian Limited maestro returns to bring us a Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide draft each day from the 8-4 queues of Magic Online. He takes us through each pick, from 1 to 45, and shares his thoughts on the draft and the games in both the article and the forums.
Wednesday, April 9th – Most of us absolutely tend to overlook our mistakes, misattribute many of our losses to luck, and fail to implement changes even in the face of overwhelming evidence. It’s important when you lose to mentally recap what just happened and investigate whether or not you should have done something different.
Wednesday, April 9th – I can’t help it; now that we’ve started getting serious previews of the upcoming set Shadowmoor, I’m totally bored of current Standard. I want to make decks for future Standard, the Standard of the upcoming $5K Mega-Magic Weekend tournament that Star City’s holding in my backyard on May 10th… Warning: contains spoilers.
Wednesday, April 9th – I have been playing some alternative formats on MTGO recently, and I have noted how strongly the limitations of the format – specifically the limitations on the allowable mana – define the metagame. It isn’t just the broken spells that make Vintage what it is – it is also the available manabase.
Tuesday, April 8th – One of the trickier skills to master in Limited Magic is the creation of the perfect manabase. How many second-color lands should you run? How does curve alter the ratio? When should you splash, and how? Today’s Limited Lessons sees Nick Eisel break down this arduous task into friendly bite-sized chunks…
