At 6:30, my alarm clock went off… a loud, abrasive, annoying buzz. There was a light haze over the City of Angels as the fog that had rolled in was slowly vanishing under the early morning sun. I brewed a cup of coffee, turned on the TV to catch the early news, looked out at the early morning traffic and thought…
I am so boned.
Well, we have just a handful of weeks to go before Planar Chaos wipes the field as we know it, changing Sealed Deck builds everywhere. It’s hard to get people to read about Sealed Decks when there’s that much change in the air, but I know I could get you in here early. How? Well, it might cost me a good gig, but I could do it.
Paul rounds out his enlightening Worlds report with a comprehensive rundown of his Day 3 performance. His deck of choice for the extended showdown? Gifts Rock. Needing a 4-1-1 to cement a Top 8 berth, he sadly fell at the final hurdle. Nevertheless, a strong perfomance all round left him high in the standings with a pocketful of cash. Gifts Rock is a potent choice for the current Extended metagame… and this article shows it in action.
The first two installments in the series saw Josh tackle some of the best Aggro decks that Extended has to offer – today’s final furlong brings us the popular Trinket Angel concoction and the now-perennial Ichorid dredge deck. The PTQ season is well underway, and it’s plain to see that there are countless viable decks in the current metagame. Be prepared!
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!
Okay, so this isn’t strictly a tournament report… actually, there’s hardly any Magic content at all. Even so, it’s a story that bears repeating. Do you think that Mark Herberholz is the only Magic player to appear on a major television game show? If so, think again…
We have a lot of options in the current Standard metagame, especially in regard to the creation of colored mana. Indeed, the plethora of incredible multicolored lands at our disposal makes playing a mono-colored deck little more than Magical suicide… or does it? Joshua Claytor begs to differ…
As we all know, Mike Flores is a veritable fountain of decklists. Be they Standard or Extended, Mr Flores can be relied upon to shape the Constructed metagame with each article written. Today’s offering is no different – Green/White Aggro in Extended. With fantastic matchups against both Boros Deck Wins and TEPS, this decklist is one no serious PTQ player can ignore… is it the deck for you?
Josh takes a theoretical look at his personal choice for the three strongest decks in the Extended field, and shares some thoughts and ideas regarding playing and each of them, invaluable advice for those hoping to bring home a blue envelope this weekend. He rounds out the article with a sad farewell – Josh has decided to hang up his sleeves and quit the game, moving on to pastures new. Thanks for the memories, Josh, and good luck in the future!
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!
If your local testing group isn’t around, and you have a reasonable collection on Magic Online, you can always just build the deck you fancy and get your game on in the Tournament Practice Room. But if you’re by yourself and the Internet isn’t a realistic option, you can always just play with yourself…
Hello everybody and welcome to the Magic Show. Today we’re going over my Top Ten Articles of 2006. We’ve seen a lot of good reads go by this year, and this is my list for the best of the best…
Warning! Contains spoilers!
Thanks for reading this week … and a special thank-you to those readers who already have been on MTGO awhile. A lot of this week’s material may have seemed way too simplistic to you, but if you kept reading, I appreciate it.
Now, to questions…
After a passable 4-2 in the Standard portion of Worlds, Paul went into the Day 2 Drafts feeling supremely confident. Testing with the team, and Professor Tim Aten, had been successful, and Paul felt he could produce a 5-1 or 6-0 record with a little luck. Today’s report focuses on the games themselves, with special attention paid to the stonger and weaker plays. Looking to improve your 40-card game? Paul has the advice you need…
Last weekend, Brian David-Marshall ran a small Extended mock tournament at Neutral Ground, inviting some of Magic’s great and good to sling the overpowered spells. Paul rocked up with Boros Deck Wins, and attempted to fathom Frank Karsten’s sideboard plans for matchups across the board. While he didn’t win the whole thing, his thoughs on the deck are very interesting… invaluable for those running the Little Red (and White) Men at their coming PTQ.
