Wednesday, February 13th – The Vintage metagame, it seems, is undergoing a renaissance period of impressive innovation. The attack step has gained relevance, control is on the wane, and new strategies and ideas have proved powerful time and again. Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Stephen Menendian turn to the past in order to build for the future. Oath of Druids may well be good again…
Wednesday, February 13th – Red Deck Wins, an Extended stalwart for many a year, does not always win. In fact, if Benjamin Peebles-Mundy is to be believed, we should probably change the name of the deck to Red Deck Loses In The Semifinals. Some decks seem destined to triumph at the PTQ level, while some bring great game to the PTQ Swiss but flounder in the Top 8. How can we identify such decks? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, February 13th – Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!
Wednesday, February 13th – When Wizards made adjustments to the Pro Tour, they made sure to provide plenty of explanation for those who were impacted. There’s exponentially more people impacted by the decision to abandon States! States is wildly popular, and poof! It’s gone. They’re nuking the program from orbit without a word to the very large number of players down here on the ground that are impacted by the decision.
Wednesday, February 13th – Last week I took a look at the loss of a Pro Tour. As most of you figured out, I was not ranting, not saying “Magic is dying†or anything like that. I was simply trying to lay out the facts and numbers. I think Wizards is redirecting their money towards supporting the customer base. That’s probably wise. This week, however, I want to rant a bit. I haven’t done that for a long while. It’s time.
Wednesday, February 13th – I’m sure everybody’s heard by now about the Magic Players’ Union, what they plan to bring to the table at the meeting in Kuala Lumpur, some of the concerns, questions, and curiosities that have arisen as to how to proceed from here. There’s been some characteristically meticulous number-crunching on Frank Karsten’s part, some vigorous community organizing by Raphael Levy, and I’m eager to see how that affects (if at all) the direction of the meeting.
Tuesday, February 12th – He attacks, putting me down to two. I declare no blockers, hoping he has no trick, because an Earthbrawn means the end of me… Then again, blocking means that I have no hope, either, since I’d lose a creature. And then I hope I rip a land, since I haven’t touched him; he’s still at twenty. Thankfully, I do rip a land. GG. How? Read on.
Tuesday, February 12th – Improving at Magic is a tricky skill to master. Sure, we can read the sites and practice every day, but true enlightenment is hard to come by. Outside these obvious avenues, how can we hone our talents? Adrian Sullivan believes that Magic can be found, well, anywhere. Today he takes inspiration from the classroom, and looks at how a little Game Theory can improve our skills for the better…
Tuesday, February 12th – Last week we had part 1 of our Morningtide Limited Review, with Portuguese Pro Tiago Chan taking us through the White, Blue, and Black offerings in the new set, with Limited guru Nick Eisel chipping in his own comments. Today, we have the reverse fixture: Nick walks us through the Red, Green, Articfact, and Land cards, and Tiago weighs in with his opinions!
Tuesday, February 12th – Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!
Tuesday, February 12th – Today’s Deconstructing Constructed sees Josh Silvestri break down the Extended PTQ results seen thus far, looking at some of the more interesting decks from across the world. He also touches upon an interesting Landstill in Extended idea… will such a deck be a force in the next round of PTQs?
Tuesday, February 12th – Can you guess? You can? Clever you. Yes, it’s the exact same article as last week, only with different players and different words in a different order. That’s what they mean when they call Rich Hagon “versatile.”
Monday, February 11th – Today’s Innovations sees Worlds finalist Patrick Chapin walk us through his take on the current Standard Metagame. With close inspection of both the recent StarCityGames.com Standard Open and the Japanese Grand Prix Trial – plus a healthy dose of new lists and innovations – Patrick has the inside scoop on the format. If you need a fresh edge for your next tournament, look no further!
Monday, February 11th – At any given time, the Standard metagame is guaranteed to contain a number of unavoidable truths. There will always be a Blue control deck. There will always be a player running White Weenie. And there will always be an aggressive Red deck. Steve Sadin takes a look at the archetype, and introduces a few fresh ideas into the beatdown arena…
Monday, February 11th – Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!
