Today’s Chatter of the Squirrel touches on a number of topics. He looks at Frank Karsten’s deck from Pro Tour: Yokohama, which makes him a little giddy. He examines the Mono-Red Block deck in relation to the framework he laid down in last week’s article. He revisits old ground, speaks him mind, and clarifies his position re: entitlement. Zac Hill… fun for all the family!
We have a lot of ground to cover, and I’m actually trying to be as brief as I can be this week. Right now, I’m looking at it in the unedited form, at seven pages, and realize that, just maybe, brief isn’t happening. I’ll talk about Future Sight next week, and then fatties (and Green fatties specifically) the week after that, I promise. But I have to finish this up, and I can take you along with me along the way to the final point, and you can play the forum game of “give it a better name than I did.”
Hello folks and welcome back to the longest running series in my column. This series reaches all the way back to Onslaught and has hit every Magic set since. In today’s article I am going to look at the cards from Future Sight and evaluate them in terms of Five Color.
Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! There’s a lot of potential in Future Sight, cards that will refine decks and others that might spawn new strategies! From the probability-crunch of Street Wraith to the elegance of Tarmogoyf, see what cards are going to make a splash in Legacy! Also, get Doug’s insight into the card everyone should be playing at GP: Columbus.
Raphael Levy is on a Constructed hot streak. He entered Pro Tour : Yokohama with back-to-back Extended Grand Prix victories, and was surely one to watch when the curtains rose. However, going into the tournament he did not fancy his chances. He arrived in Japan with no clue on what to play. His journey from deckbuilding darkness to the bright lights of the Top 8 is chronicled within. Click on!
You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TTP Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analysed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!
Future Sight is here and I see that I’ve been Timeshifted to Wednesdays. Apparently Craig wanted to get the MTGO jump on MagictheGathering.com’s column, so I’ve been moved and now get to go up against the fellow who bumped me from my weekly gig over there. So revenge is mine – I get to challenge Mr. Karsten head on!
This week the plan was to go over the Top 8 decks from Pro Tour: Yokohama and analyze anything new or exciting to come out of the tournament. Slight problem, though… there was nothing new to report. The Top 8 consisted of slightly more refined versions of the decks that have seen play on MTGO or at the Grand Prix Trials thus far.
Today’s instalment of Ask The Drama has Jeroen waxing lyrical on a number of important topics, both Magical and non-Magical. Does Future Sight bring anything to the Mono-Green Aggro decks? What’s the best way to begin building a midrange deck? Is age and gender a barrier to success in this wonderful game? And is it difficult to learn Dutch? All this, and more, answered within!
Rivien takes us through each and every creature from Future Sight, and evaluates them for Tribal Standard play. Are the Humans horrendous? Are the Illusions illustrious? Are the Wizards wonderful? Read on to find out!
Jamie brings us a funky-looking Black/Green deck for Standard that looks to cast one of a multitude of ridiculous three-mana options on turn 2. Hypnotic Specter, Ohran Viper… all the heavy-hitters are here, smashing their disruption into the faces of control players time and again. As usual, Jamie chronicles the games, and his life in Spain, with aplomb and élan. Plus, a story about burn that doesn’t mention a Red spell…
For the past few weeks, Richard Feldman has been attempting to break Standard. Last week he brought us the exciting Walking Anthems deck. This week, he puts it through its paces against a variety of the format’s top contenders. The verdict? He’s definitely onto something. If you’re looking for a powerful deck that’s a little off the beaten track, and is undefeated in competitive play, then this is the article for you!
Chris Romeo is a nice fella. So nice, in fact, that today sees him create a couple of extreme budget Standard decks that can kick it in the real world! At the request of a fan, Chris runs us through some solid yet cheap deck options, sharing five decks in total. And if this wasn’t enough, he tries to break The New Cheese Stands Alone, a.k.a. Barren Glory! Does he succeed? Read on to find out!
I’d like to talk about a funny thing that has happened to me on Magic Online over the last two weeks. I have not won product at a rate such that I can sustain myself without buying more — as the kids say, I haven’t “gone infinite” — because my draft skill is still a work in progress. However, I haven’t had to pay for a whole lot of my draft practice either. The reason for this is Momir Basic.
The Ultimate Extended Tournament began with 32 decks, and it is down to nine. (Yes, nine.) Those nine decks contain a total of eleven cards that were, at later times, banned in Extended. It really is a battle of broken decks — but disruption is proving more important than brokenness. Force of Will is heading the disruption team — and Force of Will forces me to talk about Future Sight.
