The first half of 2005 was a period of successive metagame adjustments interrupted by a format-convulsing restriction. To recap, Control Slaver dominated the first major tournament of the year yet was demolished at the following StarCityGames.com Power Nine (SCG P9) pit stop in Syracuse, New York. Control Slaver was the deck to beat, and Vintage players knew it. The second half of the year brought some major changes to the format…
The deck I designed four months ago existed in a different environment. Since then, Legacy has evolved. Threshold decks are much more popular, but other archetypes are beginning to demonstrate consistency and strength. Control decks are evolving beyond Landstill; Blue/White Angel Control and Red/White Rift Control appear to be a consistent presence in the metagame. Gamekeeper and IGGy Pop are well-developed combo decks that have put up good finishes. All these changes mean Angel Stax needs to undergo some modifications as well in order to remain competitive.
Welcome back to our Tuesday installment of decking. Yesterday, I looked at the ever popular Mirage rare Jungle Patrol and built a deck around it. Not only was it a fun deck, but it also had a bit of the “bad rare” syndrome going with it. Today I want to take a look at another Mirage card
As usual, The Ferrett opens a Sealed pool to see what sorts of goodness he can build… And this week is tricky, with four colors that are good, but not quite good enough. You’ll also witness the usual “What Would Readers Do?” and hear some thoughts on how League Decks mutate as additional booster packs are added!
Master Red Mage Dan Paskins tackles the topic of the Japanese Red Decks and tells you why it’s possible you are playing too many lands in your beatdown decks.
Now that Limited PTQ season has finally begun, Mark takes a look at some of the specific traits Ravnica (and Guildpact) Sealed has to offer.
One night, just a couple of weeks or so ago, I’m talking with some of the Magic gang about building a mono-Green beatdown deck for Standard.
“It can’t be done,” someone says.
“Why not?” I ask. “All the tools are there.
Lately I’ve been in a Mirage mood, but I’ve done a ton of the cards in that set already. What flavorful cards are left that I can use to inspire a casual oriented deck for the masses? Actually, there’s quite a bit left.
Well friends, it’s been a fun week. Getting to talk about two my favorite subjects was certainly a treat. I hope the readers had a good time as well. Today is the drafting finale, and the format of choice when you’ve got 7 buddies, a quality printer, and lots of time on your hands. It’s only one of the Top 5 coolest things you can do with the game of Magic and it won an award! How could you not read this article?
It took a little while, but we finally convinced the purple atog to give writing another chance. As usual (and regardless of topic), his work does not disappoint.
The guy that’s been pushing this deck since its inception reviews the Days of the Mongoose that took place recently in France. Can Threshold keep the top slot in the Legacy format? Check out what Dan has to say for possible answers.
Adam Prosak returns from the wilds of the Vs. System to produce one of the very best draft articles of the season. If you care about Limited, Limited Theory, or Magic in general, you should be reading this article.
About once every three months, readers absolutely demand a good rant about the color wheel where someone complains loudly about the fact that Blue remains very good in spite of supposedly neutering from R&D. This is one of those articles, so you know, Green mages rejoice and such…
There are an awful lot of articles out there that deal with Constructed decklists. They explain what a deck does, why certain card choices were made, and how to sideboard against the top decks. If I were to write such an article about a Psychatog deck right now, no one would care. Extended season is over!
But this is a different kind of Constructed article. This is the story of a decklist: how my team started with one Psychatog list at the beginning of the season, tuned and updated it as the season progressed, and what we learned about innovation and deckbuilding strategy along the way.
Now that you know how to draft everything, Noah also gives some tips and pointers about how to draft anything.
