Season 2008 is upon us, so now’s the time to bid farewell to 2007 with an Award ceremony featuring the contenders and winners of such need-to-know categories as the Fall From Grace, the Redemption award, the Country on the Decline, Match of the Year, the Most Fashionable Player, and over a dozen more. So put on your dinner jacket, or get your ballgown dusted down for the star-studded event of the year.
He made the final of Worlds 2007… so what’s next? In today’s Innovations, Patrick Chapin takes his potent Next Level Blue Extended deck into the PTQ field, preparing to crush the dreams of all he faced. Patrick has a proven track record of delivering the top notch tech and then performing well with it… does this Blue deck deliver the goods?
The Extended PTQ season is officially in full swing. How did you do this weekend? Me, I went 1-2-drop with Affinity. Steve Sadin, newly minted Level 3, rocked up to his local PTQ with an Affinity deck too. This article takes a look at the improvements he’s made to the archetype, and outlines the dangers of which you must be aware for next week’s PTQ bonanza…
Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 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!
Extended is a complicated format, with intricately constructed decks and even more complex manabases supporting them. Tom shows you how to use Onslaught’s Fetchlands, Ravnica’s dual lands, and basic lands to maximize your colors and chances of success.
This week’s Unlocking Legacy brings you the latest creation from Legacy’s leading innovators, The EPIC Syndicate. If you’re looking for some brand spanking new Legacy technology, then look no further. In part one of his series on the deck, Adam shares the decklist and explains some of the theory and reasoning behind the card selections of TEC – The EPIC Control.
It’s nearly the weekend, folks, and that means one thing… Extended PTQs! Mike weighs in with advice, featuring The Most Important Question You Will Have to Answer Tomorrow, Why Linear Sucks, Four-and-Two-Halves Rounds with the Prodigy, Two Ways to Get Free Wins, and More! Happy New Year!
Today’s Levelling Up sees Tiago Chan in a reflective mood. He relives his performance in the fist – or was it last – Grand Prix of the year, Stuttgart, sharing his cardpool and final deck alongside tips from Raphael Levy and Frank Karsten. He also re-evaluates his place in Magic, and makes a statement regarding his future in the game…
Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 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!
Uri Peleg, World Champion 2007, rounds out his entertaining tournament report in style! He brings us five rounds of top-drawer Legacy action, followed by a run-through of the Top 8 from a guy who admits he was just stoked to be there. Congratulations again, Uri… here’s hoping 2008 is a successful year too!
Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to take a look at my Top 10 articles a year, recap Flores’ wacky theorems, and we ride the wave of an incredible outbreak of new Morningtide spoilers. You ready for some kick ass 2007 goodness along with some 2008 hype? Let’s go!
With the first week of open Extended gaming upon us, I wanted to step back a little from the churning of deck concepts to have a look at the “why” of doing things in this format. Conceptually, it’s a busy format with a wide metagame, but there are certainly trends that deserve attention when we try to pick a deck (or design a new one) to run through a PTQ. In a format where you can arguably play anything, with five colors of mana at your disposal, big mana available with just a bit of work to get it, there are two competing factors: the fact that any deck can be potent, and the fact that any new strategy has to compete heavily for “room” at the Extended table.
As we start the New Year, what better way to clear the Magical cobwebs from our befuddled brains than getting ourselves the ultimate six-pack? Yes, it’s time to dust off those unopened Lorwyn boosters and get back into the Limited swing of things with this Winston Draft extravaganza, taking you through a head to head showdown from first pick to final turn. Synergy – it’s what you use when you’re naughty. No other jokes inside. Promise.
At your next Extended PTQ, you’re sure to be taking a powerful deck. You may have broken plans up your sleeve, ready to smash face and win on turns three through five. However, what can you do if your Plan A fails? In fact, does your deck even have a Plan B? Richard investigates the importance of honing your deck to take advantage of the times when good ideas go bad…
Extended decks come in all shapes and sizes – that’s what makes the current metagame so great. There’s aggro for you beatdown fans, control in the all-powerful Counterbalance / Top, and a myriad of combo decks that pile out a win in the first few turns. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle take us through a combo deck with a difference: It needs two spells, and you only need to cast one! Intrigued? Then read on…
