Magic puzzles can be fun, but can they help you with your play? I think they can. These puzzles often test your analytic reasoning, and what is Magic but a game of logic? A lot of games come down to finding your one way of winning, and executing that plan perfectly…
Planar Chaos has just hit the shelves, and many of you are going to be getting ready for Friday Night Magic or upcoming Two-Headed Giant tournaments. Sealed is going to be a critical skill to brush up on, and I’ll be contributing a few pieces to this esteemed site to help you get up to speed.
As the Pro Player of the Year Race gets underway in Geneva this week, we join the walking, talking entertainment system that is Rich “moxradio” Hagon, as he begins an epic two-part journey through the major characters in the world of Pro Magic, and explains exactly why the Player of the Year 2007 will bear an astonishing resemblance to a certain StarCityGames.com columnist…
One of the more popular innovations to return with Time Spiral was the Morph mechanic. Playing a card face-down feels so decadent. Of course, when a Morph hits the table, everyone has to assume it’s the perfect answer to the problem at hand. Naoki takes us through some of the finer points of Morph play, from the simple to the sublime, and walks us through a few of the Planar Chaos goodies than can spread the Morph Love.
Craig “The Professor” Jones heartily embraces the Dark Side in this article, condemning himself to oblivion by flirting with the Black cards of Planar Chaos. He takes a long look at all the color has to offer – including Damnation, of course – and brings us some interesting decklists that could bear fruit when the new set becomes Standard-legal. Decklists, tech, and the usual Prof humor… all in one tasty package!
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!
As promised last week, we’ll be having a look at the numbers being put up so far in the starting weeks of the Extended PTQ season, with a key eye specifically for comparing it to the reported MTGO metagame and attempting to establish a relative timeline as to how these two things interact.
Hello everybody and welcome to The Magic Show. In this, our 29th outing — can you believe we’re almost the big 3-0? In today’s episode we look into the future of Magic, beginning with new blocks, new cards, and new strategies.
Tired of those traditional set reviews that just give you information that you already know? Hate those one-star to five-star rating systems? In today’s edition of The Real Deal, Ben tackles the cards in Planar Chaos, from every angle — playability, artwork, flavor text, design, and much much more. Don’t forget to check out Ben’s Corner at the end of the column for up-to-the-minute StarCityGames.com site news!
In today’s Flores Friday, Mike takes a break from Extended testing to bring us an exciting deck primed for the fast-approaching Planar Chaos Standard. As the name suggests, the deck contains a pair of 6/6 three-color flying beatsticks. Drawing cards, killing guys, ramping mana, and destroying the world… and who doesn’t enjoy swinging with Dragons?
He’s been quiet for a while now, but it’s impossible to keep a good man down! John F Rizzo, after a brief work-enduced hiatus, returns to StarCityGames.com with a glorious attempt to break Extended in half. This article contains twelve budding Extended decklists… surely there’ll be something for even the most discerning of deckbuilding palates.
In preparation for Planar Chaos, and the impact it will have on Extended, John takes a first-pass look at Psychatog. With Boros on the decline, and Sudden Shock slowly fading from the metagame, has Dr Teeth still got the bite required to tear up the PTQ scene? Mr Fiorillo also dips his toe into Limited waters, and shares some sage advice for all players looking to improve in general…
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!
This past week I finished the construction of a deck I’ve been building for a while. I played it virtually all night at the multiplayer table, and it worked a lot better than I hoped. At first it looks like a pile of junk, but as you take a look under the hood, you find some really powerful card interactions. Plus, the deck plays differently in every game.
On Monday, Richard Feldman brought us Tenacious Tron, a U/W Tron deck both he and Zac took to excellent finishes at a recent PTQ. Richard shared the development and game-plan of the deck. Today, Zac brings us the matchup and sideboarding data. They think they’ve broken the format… do you agree?
