Pro Tour: Geneva was Raphael Levy’s fiftieth consecutive Pro Tour appearence. Unfortunately for Raph, he failed to set the world alight and make Top 8… however, his solid money finish was an admirable start to his personal quest for Player of the Year. In this illuminating article, Raph takes us through the thorny choices he made in each of his five TTP drafts, and gives us an overview of his entire performance.
With Jeroen Remie returning to PTQ play, the Ask The Drama talk this week concentrates on Extended. Mr Remie talks about the stronger cards in the format, the proper place for Destructive Flow, whether Extirpate will hate out the graveyard-based decks, and the future for Boros Deck Wins. For those players out there with no Extended aspirations, Jeroen takes a look at some troublesome draft decks, and imparts a hefty dose of Limited wisdom.
Rich continues his excellent series of Time Spiral Draft walkthroughs, presenting each pick as it happened and highlighting each card chosen. He shares his final decklist, and gives us a brief overview of his results and processes. As usual, for more detailed draft deconstruction, come visit us in the forums!
Blisterguy brings us the peaks and troughs of the Magic Online Standard and Extended Premier Event metagame. Sadly, it’s blisterguy’s last article for the Magic Online Musings column… he explains why within. Plus, there’s a few words from the New Guy, who’ll be taking over from next Wednesday. Intrigued? Then read on!
Josh under-performed at his Extended PTQ this past weekend… even so, the insight he gained from a 150-person tournament is invaluable for those with PTQs still to attend. Today’s Deconstructing Constructed takes a look at the most popular decks that appeared that day, and brings us an interesting look at the undervalued Locket Combo deck…
Rivien has a crack at creating a precon deck, and comes up with a spicy mono-Green number capable of creating an army of unstoppable monsters! He also touches upon the cost of older cards on Magic Online, what it means to the online metagame, and urges everyone to make their voices of dissension heard!
Beast Attack, Jamie’s pet Mono-Green Extended deck, continues to bring the online beats… powered by Greenseeker, of all things. Is this deck viable? Can it smash all comers at your PTQ? Is Jamie an underground deckbuilding genius? The jury is out on those questions, but one thing is certain… Mr Wakefield’s writing rocks our socks.
For his fiftieth article, Richard Feldman reflects on the process of creation both he and test-partner Zac Hill underwent in the creation of their popular four-Chalice Tenacious Tron U/W Extended deck. He explains the genesis of the deck, shares every step of the design process, and takes us through a pair of strong PTQ performances. Thanks for the first fifty, Richard… here’s to the next fifty!
Rich continues his excellent series of Time Spiral Draft walkthroughs, presenting each pick as it happened and highlighting each card chosen. He shares his final decklist, and gives us a brief overview of his results and processes. As usual, for more detailed draft deconstruction, come visit us in the forums!
The wonderful thing about Slivers is Slivers are wonderful things. Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of springs. Apparently. Today’s From Right Field has a sliver of Slivers running right though it. Looking to beat down with Magic’s version of the Borg? Look no further!
We may be on the home straight of the Extended PTQ season, but that doesn’t mean there’s no work to be done. Thankfully, Pete has taken a lot of the hard slog out of the equation — today’s Yawgmoth’s Whimsy brings us the runners and riders from last weekend’s Madison PTQ. All Top 8 decklists, metagame analysis, and more!
Back in the Olden Days, Mark Young was quite a fan of Browbeat. Five damage or three cards, for a cut-price cost of three mana, seems quite the deal… however, as we’re all aware, things aren’t always how they seem. With Browbeat sat proudly in the Standard cardpool, fans of the card have once again started to make their voices heard. Today, Mark shows us why they’re wrong…
Today’s article is not on Limited Magic. It’s about lying and misdirection, and whether we can apply the lessons from another card game to Magic. And it all came about because I read a classic book on the subject this weekend: Caro’s Book of Poker Tells.
It’s safe to say that Kenji Tsumura is on a roll. Multiple tournament wins, many more high-placed finishes… topped off yesterday with a Top 8 performance at Pro Tour: Geneva. However, our Limited expert Nick Eisel has a few things to say about some of Kenji’s picks during the Pro Tour… while he doesn’t question Kenji’s ability, he certainly raises some interesting points about his draft choices. Do you agree?
Are you forever losing, despite the hours of practice you throw into the game each week? Do you play and play, only to fall at the final hurdle? Today, Paul Jordan examimes some of the reasons why the practice you’re doing may not be the road to success that you’re promised. This is an excellent article, unmissable for anyone serious about improving their game.
