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.
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!
When the prerelease hits and everyone gets to see the full spoilers, I eagerly check around and see what cards people are chattering about, compare ideas, and stumble across new ones; all that fun happy new set chaos as millions of Magic fans around the world weigh in with their thoughts. Then I run across the Eeyores…
As we enter the fifth week of puzzles, you have already had the chance to test your Fact or Fiction splitting skills, win the first turn of the game, compare the Planeshifted cards to their original counterparts, and find ways to win in real game scenarios. This week you will have a more traditional puzzle to solve: a crossword. For those keeping track of points, this week is the final week of competition for round 1. RidiculousHat holds the lead, but it is still anyone’s game. This week’s puzzle will decide who will be the reigning puzzle master.
In my last article I concluded by stating I would be testing a Lotus Bloom / Mind’s Desire deck for Extended in anticipation of the PTQ season, but since Worlds the deck simply became unimpressive against the masses of hate. After a bit of disappointment with TEPS before and after Worlds, I decided to see how my deck from last season that I used to Top 8 several PTQs would perform, as I still had all the cards.
In today’s “Insane Plays,” Stephen takes a look at recent trends in Gifts and Grim Tutor deck construction. As usual, this article is packed with fascinating data and masterful theory. Stephen’s careful analysis and surprising findings are a must-read for every serious Vintage player.
Craig “The Professor” Jones, fresh from smashing through the Planar Chaos Black cards in last week’s article, tackles the other color of Magic that is particularly close to his heart: Red. The color of fire, the color of frenzy, the color of fun. Prof suggests that Red is a color with an identity crisis at present: it has the tools to compete, but does it have the necessary focus to succeed? Maybe the four Standard decklists he brings to the table will help us find out…
With Extended PTQ season in full swing, Sean McKeown brings us a comprehensive matchup guide to No-Stick, a.k.a. Scepter Chant. If you’re a fan of this particular deck, then this article is unmissable. Of course, if this style of deck gives you the dry heaves, I applaud you. Remember kids… don’t give in to evil.
With everyone’s favorite grumpy Canadian on his way to Geneva (to let those PT hopefuls do some real Drafting With Rich), Jeroen “Ask The Drama” Remie has stepped manfully into the breach. For the rest of the week, Jeroen will bring us a draft each day, sharing each pick and ponderance along the way. For more protracted discussion on his card choices, come visit the forums!
Ben’s back for Part 2 of his Totally Complete Planar Chaos Set Review! In today’s article, Ben discusses the strategy, artwork, flavor text, mechanics, design, and taste of Planar Chaos!
In this week’s Ben’s Corner: Several new promo cards have been added to the site!
Hello everybody, I’m Evan Erwin, and this is the Magic Show. Today we’re going to take a new approach – that’s right, we’re going episodic and it’s going to get interesting…
