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…
Dissention
Disension
Disention
Discension
Dissenshun
Dissension! Yeah!
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.
Want a list of all the high-quality Magic: The Gathering Telephone Erotica numbers? Tony Boydell is here to make all of your filthiest Magic fantasies come true….
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.
