Julien concludes his in-depth examination of the Dimir guild with a flourish. Deck make-up, comparative strengths and weaknesses, and strategies to help us pull back the reins when a draft begins to go bad. Invaluable advice from one of the game’s best.
I saw a peanut stand, I heard a rubber band, I saw a needle that winked its eye… but I think I’ll have seen everything when I see Anton Jonsson write about Standard Magic. Unmissable.
Today, the wise and wonderful Academy Rector takes to the red carpet – sorry, the Red Zone – and tells us a little about his life.
Julien takes us through the ins-and-outs of drafting the Dimir strategy in its many incarnations. Card evaluation, tips and tricks, pitfalls and problems discussed, by one of the hottest talents in the game today. Everything the Blue/Black mage needs for victory. Need I say more?
It’s the last week that anyone’s going to care about Ravnica-only Limited, as Guildpact will be all the rage next week… And so The Ferrett goes nuts with digressions on his errant digits, a careful dissection of last week’s “What Would Readers Do?” situation, and – finally – a Blue/Black deck!
In the first of what promises to be an entertaining series, an extra-special guest interviews the original Tough Guy of Magic… the mighty Morphling.
Mike continues his sterling work, examining the upcoming Team Constructed format with acute reference to the current card-pool and metagame. Serious stuff for those wanting a head-start on an exciting new format.
Our final installment has arrived and mourning has begun, for what once was Spring has now gone to Winter. Friday has arrived, and with it, the ending of our travels.
You don’t care about my tastes in music.
You don’t want to hear me quote lyrics from people funnier than me.
You sure as hell don’t care about my copy of BASEketball.
You came here to read about Magic.
You think you’ve seen it all from Mike Flores. Brilliant theory. Fantastic decks. More hype than a Don King promoted boxer. But you have not seen this!
We’ve added fifty-thousand (yes, 50,000) Alpha, Beta, Unlimited and Antiquities singles to our inventory – while dropping prices on the majority of the cards in these sets by as much as 50%! Learn more about this massive inventory update, the fantastic Guildpact prices we’ll be offering at Grand Prix: Richmond, and more, all in this week’s Ben’s Corner!
Ravnica is a city of Guilds, each defined by a strong color pairing. Drafting along strict Guild-based themes can bear wonderful fruit. Rich Hoaen, however, says “screw that!” Today, he shares his succesful Five Color strategy, with tips and tricks for the aspiring Rainbow Mage.
Following up his introductory article, Rich plunges headlong into a typical Five Color draft scenario, bringing a full walkthrough and match analysis. Just how powerful is the multicolored archetype? Rich explains all…
It took a while to get over being unable to make new Extended decks. This season saw one of the best Constructed formats in quite some time… though it seems Friggorid will be degrading our wonderful environment next year. Alas. On the bright side, I now have a reason to write about Vintage again. It’s time to celebrate the New Year and give out some vague and inaccurate predictions for 2006!
Welcome back to our Thursday installment of the coolest daily deck-a-thon this side of the Atlantic Ocean!
