JFR, the man who broke Extended, is on a quest. A quest to find the strongest deck in Standard, in an attempt to break that format too. Today he brings us a number of Standard decks from the ol’ Rizzonoggin, one of which looks very promising indeed. Nearly Mono Black in Standard? Does it have the power to Rock the Kasbah? Either way, this is a fine piece of Rizzo regalia that heralds the coming of Regionals.
It is the season for set reviews. A deluge of opinions, praise and diatribes is pouring down on Craig like a monsoon with double strike. Every blowhard out there is hammering their keyboards to shower you with brainstorms (and light drizzles). I’ll add to these widely scattered phenomena — my take is, of course, multiplayer and casual.
Jeroen continues his Dissension musings with a look at the Black cards and the Rakdos guild. Does the Guild of destruction give us bombs galore? Which cards are Limited powerhouses, and which are Constructed staples? Above all, which cards should we avoid? Jeroen answers all this and more.
My brain was a bowl of oatmeal mush, so of course this was when the Mana Gods give me cards that would be an auto-win in the hands of monoxide-mangled monkey. No matter how you viewed my card pool, no matter what color combination you favored, you could build a house from this humble stack. But what would you choose?
This isn’t about Magic, or StarCityGames.com, or even necessarily me — it’s about the ways that editing this site has made me a better (and hopefully wiser) person. So if you liked Mark Rosewater’s “Life Lessons” articles, here’s a different spin on it from a different man. Today? I’m going to tell you how I became the editor of this site, and how my writing saved me when I couldn’t save myself.
Each day this week, we have Jeroen Remie’s thoughts on the new Dissension cards. Today’s article concerns the White and Azorius cards. Are you preparing for Pro Tour Prague? Are you looking for a head-start on the new Limited? Do you want to see if he agrees or disagrees with Mike Flores? Then read on…
I’m so excited. I’ve been waiting to spill this deck to the public for a while now. Now that Dissension is here, I’ve been able to play out a few games and I’m having a blast. For the first time, FrummyChick has to face me piloting a real Suicide Black deck in Standard.
Ah, it’s here at last! The last three guilds are unveiled, the Ravnica Block is completed in spectacular fashion, and there’s nary a Nephilim in sight. That’s right, it’s time for…
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Mike continues his Constructed rundown of Dissension with a look at the cards that most of you have been waiting for… the Simic and Rakdos guilds. Simic looks the stronger of the two for Limited play, while Rakdos seems to have an excellent agressive pedigree for the Constructed game. But what does Mike make of their respective strengths and weaknesses? Read on to find out.
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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.
