In this article I’d like to share with you four subtle tips and strategies that will grant you new insight into Mana Drain decks, as well as improve your overall game and the consistency of your play. If you take these four tips into account at the next Vintage event, playtest session, or weekly tournament, I promise you will see improved results in your play, and have a better understanding into the workings of your deck.
We have to face the facts; this is a Magic Online column. Some of you out there may have very little interest in Magic Online, so you’d think that I’ve lost you lot right there. But I’m no quitter. I’m not going to give up on you beautiful people so easily! What follows are the Top 10 reasons why you need to have Magic Online installed on your personal computer.
In the final installment of this enlightening series, Mike shares his thoughts on guild mana spells, artifacts, and lands. He also outlines the varying strengths of each Ravnica Block mechanic thus far, and gives his view on the success of Guildpact as a whole.
Red/Green Turboland? WTF? Isn’t Turboland supposed to be U/G with stuff like Gush, now banned in Legacy? What are you spewing, Mr. X? You must be one crazy old fart, let me tell you.
Yeah, so?
It’s been rather weird, how this deck came together. It’s entirely my own creation, so I will take credit for its success.
For those of you who will be coming to Richmond, Virginia for the first time, I would like to extend a warm welcome on behalf of our fair City on the James. Richmond is one of this nation’s oldest communities, and for those who are interested in U.S. history — be it Colonial, Revolutionary, or Civil-War era — Richmond is steeped in it. I could go on and on about places of historical interest, but I know the vast majority of you are coming in for a weekend of wall-to-wall Magic, before either heading home or heading for a local sports bar to catch the Super Bowl. I’ll leave the history to Googlers and get right down to the important stuff — how to get around Richmond, and where to go for food and nightlife!
It’s time I put my own spin on the whole “look at the new cards” thing. Hey, I was right about The Patriots not winning The Super Bowl this year. I could be right about some cards, too. Because I love you guys so much, I’m not going to be cheesy and do this in six parts. Because I love you, you get all of Guildpact at once. You’re welcome.
My last article generated a lot of forum talk, and none of it was about Magic. I won’t have any of that here. I won’t talk about anything but Magic today. No more insights into the excitement of my life and my indisputably correct and wise opinions on non-Magical things. No siree.
Today we will jump straight in and drown.
Today I will break the art of deckbuilding wide open, just like Mike Flores, though I won’t be so egotistical… I’ll be worse. Let the ideas contained within be your guide to understanding…everything. Now that I have firmly ensconced myself in the upper echelon of advanced and highly-respected format-breaking Magic theorists, I thought it time to give something back to the little people.
The inestimable Ted Knutson takes us on a Ravnica/Guildpact Sealed Deck journey, armed with bombs and matchup data galore. Along the way, he imparts the Three Golden Rules one must learn in order to succeed in Ravnica Block Limited…
The moment we’ve all been waiting for, folks… Mike Flores tackles the Gold Cards of Guildpact. What are the strong cards? What are the weak? Are there any true Constructed contenders? With his usual wit and clarity, Mike spills a considerable amount of beans, and upsets a fair few applecarts.
As the editor-in-chief of this site, it’s my job to get your feedback… And in general, I enjoy it. My goal is to make StarCityGames.com better in every single way, so even when you email me to tell me, “THE PREMIUM ARTICLES SUCK MONKEY BUTT THIS WEEK,” I look at it as a happy challenge. What didn’t you like about the Premium articles? How can I fix it? Which is why it pains me to tell you that when it comes to complaining about the latest awful thing that Wizards has done, you are irrelevant.
John F. Rizzo. Every day this week. For free.
I want you to be good at Magic, just like me. While I understand you can never be as fantastic at this game as I am, this week is all about helping you to achieve those dreams, if they involve being tremendously awesome at Magic, but still nowhere at ridiculously broken as me. Each day, a lesson will be imparted in which you will learn to break things. I am your Aesop, so prick up your ears, pay strict attention, and you shall be delivered.
Today, Mike takes on Green, the “Big and Dumb Color of Sharing.” Ravnica was a set brimming with Green Constructed potential. Guildpact, while lacking a Green guild base, still promises much for the tree-hugging spellslingers among us. Does Guildpact Green deliver the goods?
With Guildpact finally upon us, a whole new world of Draft has been opened up. No longer are you constrained to play one of four or five possible archetypes in a Limited format, as was the case in triple Ravnica. If you can’t already tell, I’m excited.
Fifteen reasons why you should attend next weekend’s Grand Prix: Richmond. ‘Nuff said.
