The Magic Show #30 — The Next Episode
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…
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Flores Friday – The Impact of Planar Chaos: Standard (32 Flavors)
We’ve had Eisel on Limited. We’ve had Feldman on Extended. We’ve had Remie answering questions, and Chan sharing a pro perspective. Today we have Mike Flores looking at the impact that Planar Chaos will have on the coming Standard environment. The cards to watch, and the cards to avoid. The strategies that’ll work, and the strategies that’ll die. The best writers, and the best players, only at StarCityGames.com!
Extended – Rainbow Rock and Discard Tog
Extended season is still in full swing, and with PTQs around each and every corner, players are screaming for the latest tech in order to bring home the proverbial bacon. Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin presents two decklists for our perusal, the first an entertaining multicolor Rock variant, and the second an updated Tog list that takes advantage of the Planar Chaos cards. Will these decks take anyone to the top? Read on to find out…
Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride – Two PTQ Reports
With John Fiorillo winging his way to Geneva, there’s a change to our advertised schedule today. Kyle Sanchez steps into John’s shoes, and regales us with the sorry tale of two PTQ appearences, both piloting an interesting homebrew deck that Kyle initially offered to the U.S National team for Worlds. Given that Kyle has made the final of both the PTQs in question, maybe they were hasty in dismissing the deck so quickly…
Drafting With Jeroen – Time Spiral #3
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!
The Kitchen Table #167 — Planar Chaos Decks and Ideas
Good day all, and welcome to the column that explores all things casual: The Kitchen Table. I’m your host, Abe Sargent. Everybody has been talking about the fact that Wizards was seriously considering a new color for a set, and I have to tell you that I absolutely adore the idea. Do it! Now! But enough of this… let’s build some decks!
Chatter of the Squirrel – Innovating Boros in Extended
This is my baby Boros, which I like for several reasons. It’s largely based on Pat Sullivan’s California PTQ list, as well as some standard Tsuyoshi Fujita principles for building aggressive decks. It’s designed for a metagame where Tron, TEPS, Aggro-Loam, and Flow comprise about sixty percent of the field, with the ten or so other mainstream Tier 2 strategies rounding out the other forty.
Tact or Friction – Desperately Seeking Planar Chaos
This month sucks. It’s one thing to change to a new format, meaning I can produce stuff routinely and be assured it’ll be going up. I’m still absolutely honored to be up here on this day… I just wish I had more to talk about. Due to the timing of this change, I’ve been caught in limbo. Everyone wants to talk about the new set — with a good reason — but I can’t, because nobody wants to hear more than one article on a new set borne out of complete inexperience (cunningly disguised as a set review).
Removed From Game – The Stars of Pro Tour: Geneva, Part 2
In an astonishing turn of events, as the lights go up on ProTour Geneva, Rich “moxradio” Hagon concludes his rundown of the ProPlayer field for 2007. Yasooka, Mori, Karsten, da Rosa and the rest put themselves on the line for the first time. And then he invites you to do the same.
Unlocking Legacy – Testing The Pyroclasm Deck
Kevin Binswanger claims to have done the impossible; he built a
deck that has a favorable matchup against Goblins, Threshold and High Tide! Sounds too good to be true? Read the article and judge for yourself…
Levelling Up – The Impact of Planar Chaos: Pro Reaction
Tiago Chan, Level 6 Pro and some folks’ favorite for Player of the Year 2007, brings us his installment of the Impact series of Planar Chaos reviews… the Professional Opinion. He explains the pro approach to set evaluation, tells us about some of his favorite cards from the set, takes some overhyped cards down a peg or two, and lists the cards he believes will make a splash at Pro Tour: Geneva.
Drafting With Jeroen – Time Spiral #2
With everyone’s favorite grumpy Canadian winging his way towards 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!
Ask The Drama – The Impact of Planar Chaos: Your Questions Answered
For Jeroen’s stint in the Impact series, Mr Remie tackles some of the burning Planar Chaos issues that have been on your minds. His “Ask The Drama” column this week concentrates entirely on reader-posed Planar Chaos questions – he looks at the cards that are overrated, the cards that are undervalued, and the cards that will rock Geneva. He also shares his vision of Mono-Black Control for the coming Standard environment.
Pro Perspective – Drafting Red With Planar Chaos
Last week, columnist and Hall of Famer Raphael Levy discussed the pick orders for all four Blue archetypes in Time Spiral / Planar Chaos draft. This week, Raph moves on to the Red offerings. Early indcations show that Red could be the strongest color for Limited play in the set, which means that correct evaluation of the commons in each archetype is of paramount importance. Wanna draft TTP like a pro? Raph has the answers for you…
Magic Online Musings – This Week on MTGO #47
The incorrigible blisterguy returns with his weekly round-up of Magical Electronica, including a rundown of the Standard and Extended Premier Event Top 8 results, and a few choice words on Dichotomancy and sugary snacks…