With the Dissension release now mere days away, and Pro Tour Prague just around the corner, eyes are turning to RGD Draft. The recent prerelease was the first time us mere mortals laid our hands on the cards. Today, Nick shares his prerelease experience, and runs through some of the strong (and weak) cards that’ll see Limited play in the weeks and months to come.
Craig “Prof” Jones recently placed 2nd at Pro Tour Honolulu. At his local Dissension prerelease, he went one better! In a bonus article for our Premium readers, he shares the lessons learnt from rockin’ out with the Rakdos crew. Sound advice for those of us trying to improve our forty-card game, coupled with Craig’s usual dose of good-natured humor.
Recently, Wizards Rules Manager Mark Gottlieb dropped a bombshell on the Vintage community in the Ask Wizards column. He announced that he was issuing errata to Time Vault, abolishing the well-established Flame Fusillade/Time Vault combo. Stephen refutes the reasoning behind such a bold move, and has the logic to back up his claims.
Now that we have the full block of Ravnica, Guildpact, and Dissension to play with, there’s a timer ticking down: Dissension goes on sale officially in a week, and on that same day the first high-level tournament to use Dissension in draft kicks off the festivities in Prague. So, how does Dissension affect the draft format?
Osyp rounds off his daily series in fine style, bringing us up to date with his own Pro Tour journey, and sharing his Top 8 predictions for the upcoming Pro Tour Prague.
Mike continues his Constructed rundown of Dissension with a look at the Green cards. Traditionally the home of the wobbly monster, does Dissension Green work hard for our attention? Is the new set a Wakefieldian Dream? And is seven mana really the new six mana? Read on to find out…
Mike continues his Constructed rundown of Dissension with a look at the Red cards. The Black cards bought us little in the way of Constructed power. Do the Red cards fan the flames? Read on to find out…
Teddy Card Game brings us the Limited information we’re all clamoring for… just what are the strongest color triads in RGD Draft? Are the Azorius unstoppable? Are the Simic sublime? Do the Rakdos run amok? The answers to these questions, and much more, are but a mouseclick away!
Abe investigates the Five Color format, and trawls through the runners and riders added by the Dissension cardset. Are you a lover of the ol’ 250? Then look no further…
Osyp spins tales from Pro Tours past… He shares a joke or two, tells us why he was banned from coverage, and sheds light on his decision to play Goblins in an aggro-hating field…
There are lots of great articles on this site for beginners, but there’s little out there aimed at getting people started on their own. Anybody can copy a deck… it’s another thing to design and build it yourself. It’s time that changed. Today’s lesson is all about the introduction to the fundamentals of deck design, with my beginner’s tips.
Jeroen tackles an age-old question… in draft, is it better to play or draw? And how is this answer affected by the Ravnica Limited format? He also looks at Dissension with an eye on updtaing the classic Gifts control deck of Kamigawa fame… with a cameo appearence from Frank Karsten! All this and more, available with a single click…
Mike continues his Constructed rundown of Dissension with a look at the Black cards. So far, we’ve had a strong showing for the control mages… will the Rakdos cards bring some good lovin’ for the aggro-crazy spellslingers among us? The answers, as always, lie within…
It’s Wednesday, it’s MTGO, it’s blisterguy! Fresh with a fun-filled article checking out the ups and downs of the MTGO metagame, plus handy hints on the price fluctuations in the online marketplace.
When a new set comes out – before it even comes out, just seeing the preview cards and the spoiler – I become a Frenzied Deckbuilding Goblin. There are many types of Magic players. I’m a deckbuilder. I wish I were a better player, but I know that if I spent half the time playing that I waste fooling around with my Filemaker Pro deck database, designing, dreaming, and tuning, I’d have made it on the Pro Tour years ago.
