If you’ve competed in a couple of drafts in this format, you’ll certainly have recognized moments when Selesnya is at its best. I’ve drafted Selesnya many times and I agree that it is among the better archetypes of the format, but I’ve also experienced a few problems with drafting this deck…
Today’s installment goes from December ’93 all the way to June of 2000. Interestingly, this article both begins and ends with draft sets that are exceedingly unfun.
2005 was another bumper crop for Vintage. 2004 was arguably the strongest year since the format’s inception. 2005 was a suitable postscript to the banner 2004. If there is one thing that can be said about 2005, an over arching theme, it is that it was the year of Stax. Only, we didn’t know it when the year began.
Today is not going to be your typical year in review article. No, I’m going to take my own skewed glance at things. Instead of talking about what happened, I’ll talk about what didn’t happen. Then, I’ll have with some predictions.
As I look across the strange, malleable place that Type Two is in, I said to myself “Why are there no good combo decks?” I mean, sure, there’s a goofy little reanimator my friend loves tossing around, but it’s just not consistent enough. There’s Snakes, but… I mean, seriously. It’s snakes. Where can you take it from there? Instead of the boring stuff you’ve already seen, I’m going to give you something completely different today that is not only interesting but also moderately competitive as well.
When you’re in love, it’s not manly to gush about the cutie-buns you’ve just fallen for; you’re supposed to bury your love deep inside your heart, acknowledging it only occasionally with a manly grunt and perhaps a raised eyebrow. It’s even less acceptable when you fall for a card.
William Spaniel recently wrote about all things rogue, which is a subject both near and dear to my heart, not to mention a controversial lightning rod-type-thing in the community. Rarely can a subject so seemingly benign arouse either ardent support or complete fury. Today I’ll take a hard look at some of the benefits of being rogue and see where Spaniel and I disagree.
This week I’m going to tell you how to draft everything. Yes, everything. To start things off, I’ll give you the best colors and strategies for every core set draft since Alpha/Beta/Unlimited.
It is getting harder to find new topics that are worth writing about – and, more importantly, give me an excuse to play a lot of Magic. I think I’ve found one, though: I want to see how useful testing in the casual rooms on MTGO can be. Specifically, I want to compare the Casual Play Constructed room, the Tournament Practice room and actual MTGO tournaments with each other, and with real life.
Teddy Card Game scours an entire year of content to bring you the very best of StarCityGames.com in 2005. What articles and writers walk away with the hardware? Who will win the awards that include fan votes? What special announcement does the Managing Editor make at the end of the article? The answers to all these questions and more are just a click away.
Ben had originally planned on writing an issues article today, but found himself dissatisfied with the current state of discussions about Mirage Limited and was suddenly consumed by the need to write. The result is a 41-page monster guide to drafting Mirage, required reading for anyone looking to draft this set!
We don’t know exactly what this deck is that Mike is writing about this week, but it’s certainly not a FLORES deck. I mean, this deck includes cards like Enduring Ideal and Confiscate and Faith’s Fetters and… say it ain’t so, Mike. Say it ain’t so! Has Flores turned casual, or is this really some deviously competitive deck that you all should run right out and start playing? You make the call!
In case you missed it, Gabriel Nassif has been posting results again. He finished 12th at Pro Tour: Los Angeles and 12th again at Grand Prix: Lille recently. Today he covers his deckbuilding hits and misses and discusses just how close he was to breaking the Legacy format with Solitary Confinement.
Man oh man. Just a few months ago, Wizards of the Coast was doing a bang-up job with Promotional foil cards. The Judge foils were fantastic, players raved about Friday Night Magic foils, and players were being mailed Psychatogs left and right. In just a few months, the entire program took a dive off a steep cliff. What happened? Read today’s article to find out what’s wrong in the world of Promotional Foils.
A thoughtful and learned look back on Lapille’s first Grand Prix Top 8 experience.
