Cawvenge
Thursday, March 3 – Brad Nelson, Player of the Year, writes about a deck that trumps the new U/W Mystic deck in Extended that’s been winning online. Vengevine, go!
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Constructed Criticism – Stoneforge Mystic Across The Board
Thursday, March 3 – Everyone is Stoneforging in all the formats lately, it seems. Todd Anderson explains what makes the little Mystic so good and why Valakut could potentially rise again in Standard.
Tempered Steel Is Good Again – Thank You, Mirrodin Besieged
Tuesday, March 1 – Tempered Steel is ready to make a comeback in Extended, and Jon Smithers, the originator of the deck, tells you how to use Tezzeret to take the deck to the next level for your next PTQ!
World of Wefald – Kibler’s Extended Darling
Tuesday, March 1 – Oyvind Andersen, creator of the U/B Vampires list called Blue Blood, analyzes the online Extended data from Magic Online and breaks down the top 5 decks. Want to beat the format? Start here!
Winning A PTQ With Stoneforge Bant (Or Why Analyzing Metagame Data Matters!)
Tuesday, March 1 – Congratulations to Reid Duke, who won the second online PTQ with Mirrodin Besieged! His newest iteration of Bant has the card that’s on everyone’s mind: Stoneforge Mystic. Find out more in his analysis.
Flow of Ideas – Introducing: Stoneforge Bant
Monday, February 28 – Mirran Crusader, Stoneforge Mystic, and Knight of the Reliquary combine to take on Extended in this spicy Bant deck by Gavin Verhey and Brian Kowal. Learn why you should run this at your next PTQ!
Constructed Criticism – GP Denver and PTQing with Wargate
Friday, February 25 – After a bad day of Sealed, Todd Anderson decided to crush the PTQ at GP Denver. His Wargate deck took him all the way to Top 8; try this Tier 1 deck for your next PTQ!
3rd in the Online PTQ with Hero of Bladehold
Wednesday, February 23 – After failing to Day 2 Paris, it’s back to the grind for reiderrabbit, and he barely missed the mark in the first online PTQ with Mirrodin Besieged when he employed the power of Hero of Bladehold and Mirran Crusader…
Flow of Ideas – The Secrets to Beating Faeries
Monday, February 21 – Faeries is completely wrecking the PTQ metagame! Has no one figured out how to properly beat it yet? It’s still not too late! Gavin Verhey gives you the tricks to beat the ultimate tricksters.
MOCS Season 2 Report with Faeries
Friday, February 18 – Bing Luke takes Faeries to the Magic Online Championships and examines the online Extended metagame – read about his battles against a diverse field, full of MTGO ringers.
Five With Flores Friday – DI Re-Buy
Friday, February 18 – Mike Flores, author of Deckade, gives you the answers you wanted to know: how he evaluates cards, why Lotus Cobra has fallen in rank, what you should play this weekend for Extended, and more.
One Step Ahead – PTQing in Orlando with Wargate
Thursday, February 17 – Gerry Thompson, GP Nashville champ, writes about what he feels is the best deck in Extended: Scapeshift with Wargate. He flew to Florida and Top 8ed the PTQ there with this Wargate update!
Constructed Criticism – Revitalizing Elves With Green Sun’s Zenith
Thursday, February 17 – Todd Anderson is excited about one of the best new cards in Extended: Green Sun’s Zenith! Check out his newest Elf Combo deck and take it to your next PTQ.
Constructed Criticism – Wargate Is Back!
Thursday, February 10 – Todd Anderson is on a winning streak again with a Wargate deck on Magic Online! Check out the next evolution of Scapeshift!
Pre-Mirrodin Besieged Extended: A Guide to Magic Online PTQs and MOCS Finals
Wednesday, February 9 – While everyone is busy speculating how Go for the Throat will change Constructed, Magic Online operates in an alternate reality where Grand Prix: Atlanta isn’t the end of Extended as we know it, but really the launching point for the new metagame.