Craig “the Professor” Jones teamed up with Keith “the Spraggle” Spragg for last weekend’s Grand Prix: Amsterdam… and while their performance at the tournament lacked a little spark, the fun they had in Amsterdam more than made up for it. Prof pulls no punches in this old-school tournament report, and shares many tales of debauchery and excess…
Sean shells out fifty dollars on a string of zeroes and ones, and pilots his mid-range block aggro deck through a field of eight-man Magic Online Constructed queues. With Time Spiral Block Constructed looking to be a varied and interesting format, it’s now the perfect time to get a leg up on the opposition!
Hello everybody, welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to highlight a comment from the forums and talk about just what goes in to making the show.
In today’s edition of the Real Deal, Ben spins some yarns about his current vacation in New Orleans, and tells tales about some of the more interesting collections he’s bought for StarCityGames.com over the years. Ever been mailed a used toilet instead of a Mox? Ben has…
Extended innovator and grammar assassin John F. Rizzo attempted to smash the system with an exciting deck that was, perhaps, the oddest metagame choice for quite some time. Today’s Feature Article takes a Rizzoesque look at the conception, creation, and performance of the deck at a local PTQ. All this, plus the usual Rizzo humor and irreverence.
Tiago, fresh off his 9th-place finish at Grand Prix: Dallas, turns his talented eye towards Standard in preparation for Grand Prix: Kyoto. He takes a fresh look at Angelfire, the deck that took him to the Top 8 at Worlds, and updates it with Planar Chaos goodness. He also gives us the lowdown on his unsuccessful jaunt to GP: Amsterdam.
With Magic Online Constructed tournaments recently coming back… erm… online, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes a look at the diverse Standard metagame, post-Planar Chaos. Which Planar Chaos cards have made a splash in Premier Event Top 8s of late? Are Dralnu du Louvre and Mono-Green Aggro still the decks to beat? Read on to find out!
In a final attempt to qualify for Pro Tour: Yokohama, Zac brings us a deck of his own design that may just have the legs to take him all the way. Considering his last Extended offering was Tenacious Tron, a deck that went on to shape the metagame, then maybe Zac his deck will be the Last Man Standing at his approaching PTQ…
How many people would Craig Jones have drinking his villainous Kool-Aid (and trust me, it is villainous), if this had been his Shining Moment?
9:28 MadProfessor plays Char targeting PimpHat
9:29 Turn 9: MadProfessor.
9:29 MadProfessor: OMG OMG OMG OMG
9:29 MadProfessor plays Lightning Helix targeting PimpHat
9:30 PimpHat has lost the connection
Hello! I hope you all had a fond week of happiness and joy since the last article. Today I am going to continue the theme I began last week when I discussed a Highlander Five-Color deck named The Essentials. The goal of The Essentials deck is to demonstrate the top cards in the format while also serving as an actual deck.
Last year’s voting process for the Magic Invitational was rife with controversy. In order to streamline the process and initiate a fairer system, Julien Nuijten has a few changes that he’d like to see…
In today’s episode of Unlocking Legacy, Dan tackles the pile of letters that accumulated after he made his call for questions.
As we all know, Raph has recently lit up the Grand Prix circuit with back-to-back wins at Dallas and Singapore. Of course, those tournaments are just the tip of a huge Grand Prix iceberg… Raph has attended a whopping 57 GPs in total. Today’s Pro Perspective sees Raph take a reflective look back at some of his personal highlights and low-points. GP: Amsterdam? Guess where that one sits in the list…
This past weekend, Jeroen teamed with Old School Pro Victor van der Broek, and they proceeded to push their way to the very top of the pile, only to fall at the final hurdle. Still, a Top 8 finish at a 666-team PTQ is a fine result… and Jeroen talks us through some of the more interesting deckbuilding points.
With Time Spiral Block Constructed the current sixty-card format of the connoisseur, Josh looks at one of the most interesting cards to come out of the new set — Wild Pair. He breaks down the creature options available to anyone looking to abuse the six-mana enchantment, and presents an intriguing pair of Pair lists from which we can expand.
