For our final Premium article before Regionals, Steve Sadin shares the matchup data behind his recent testing session with Mike Flores. Piloting both Heartbeat and Ghost Husk, he faced off against Annex Wildfire, with remarkably stable results. Are you planning to run with one of the best two decks in the current Standard? Be prepared – Read Steve today!
Talen and Fox round off their entertaining look at Dissension. Today, it’s the turn of the White and Split cards. Art critique, card evaluation, flavor text mockery… it’s all here!
Craig Jones, Constructed specialist, takes a wander through the garden of Dissension Standard. He presents a number of innovative decks that span a variety of archetypes, from UW Control to Rakdos Beats. In addition, he presents some more outlandish ideas for those planning to go rogue. Still undecided on your Regionals weapon of choice? Look no further…
In the second of today’s Premium “Road to Regionals” articles, Rogier takes a look at a number of controlling archetypes, each constructed for the Regionals metagame. He outlines the neccessary tools needed for a control deck to succeed in an unknown metagame, and provides three decklists for our examination. If you like to be in control, these may be the decks for you.
The Mighty JFR takes his Nearly Mono Black in Standard deck apart, and rebuilds it from the ground up. This, he feels, will be his chosen deck for Regionals. Is it a contender? Will it propel him to the Top 8? After the unquestionable success of Friggorid in Extended, it’s difficult to write it off completely… Maybe this deck will be the one that yields results.
In the fourth of today’s Premium “Road to Regionals” articles, Sean shares his opinions on the coming metagame. While conservative opinion claims that Aggro and Beatdown will be the prevalent metagame theme across the board, Sean isn’t so sure… Will there be an upsurge of Control options, led by the all-powerful Azorius guild?
Regionals is drawing near and now is a pretty ideal time to make your final decisions and revisions, to allow yourself some time to become acquainted with your deck. This article contains twelve of the most popular deck types for Regionals.
Abe revisists his infamous “Bad Rares Box,” and plucks out some tasty Magic nuggets with which to concoct delicious decks. Looking for an edge at your Kitchen Table? As always, Abe is here to help.
When I heard about the Simic initially, I was over the moon; the idea of a guild of individuals who represented Green and Blue together was fascinating to me. The notion of a group of super-magical biologists — those who appreciated a flower for its beauty, and considered every perfectly arranged genetic helix as part of that beauty — was such a flavor kick for me, I was salivating in anticipation.
I recently participated in Pro Tour Prague. If you are a fan of the game, and by reading this website you demonstrate you are, you have already read the coverage of the event. If you are wondering how I did, and if that determines whether you should read this article or not, I’ll save you the time: I finished 399th. So if all you want is the tech in drafting RGD so that you’ll be a MTGO stud and embarrass your friends, go look somewhere else.
Today, Jeroen’s column tackles a number of reader-sent questions, each concerning the upcoming Regionals tournaments. He gives us a primer on Regionals preparation, discusses the Politics of the Bluff, and critiques a pair of fledgling Regionals decklists. Time is ticking down to one of the most important tournaments of the year… are you ready?
Craig “Professor” Jones, fresh from his $16,000 topdeck at Pro Tour Honolulu, turned his considerable talents to Limited at Pro Tour Prague. He expected to fare badly, as a forty-card deck is twenty cards too few. However, while he never recaptured the heights of Hawaii, he found success beyond his wildest expectations. His Pro Tour report is a fantastic read, full of wit, humor, and Limited play tips.
Regionals is just around the corner… While the MTGO Metagame is entrenched in Guildpact, are there nuggets of tech to be discovered? With his usual brand of statistics and humor, blisterguy aims to find out…
Evan continues his look at the Azorius guild, with special consideration given to the control variants coming for the Regionals metagame. Two Blue/White decklists are presented for your examination… plus a successful Rakdos build that’s been performing well in testing.
Talen and Fox continue their humorous look at the Dissension cards for casual play, with special mention of their artistic stylings. Today, they tackle the Rakdos and Red cards.
