Ah, maligned Mirage Blue. No one likes you. Well, no one that writes likes you, apparently. What you have been reading about Mirage Limited recently seems either wrong or misguided and I, against my better judgment, am here to set you straight.
Tiago explores lessons he has learned about metagaming, drafting, and the Pro Tour lifestyle while travelling the world recently.
In the last Limited format (CBS), I mulliganned a lot less often than usually only because of the cards-in-hand cards like Okiba Nightwatch or Spiraling Embers. The current Limited format seems as if it’s stabilized to a “normal” amount of mulligans that should be taken. You might even mulligan more often than usual because of the common dual lands; they are the easiest way to catch up with your opponent in cards. I’m sure you’ve all read an article that thoroughly discusses the theory of mulliganning, so I’ll list the criteria once more and discuss them briefly.
After yesterday’s forum responses, how could you not read today’s installment from the most controversial writer in Magic?
Gadiel admittedly failed to prepare much for Worlds, yet he still found himself in contention with one day left to go. How did the wheels fall off, how does Gadiel feel about it, and what strong words does he have for himself and just about everyone else? Check it out in part 1 of this very thoughtful report.
When your buddy walks up to you after a round to check up on your result, do you think he’s interested in the bad beat story? As Josh Ravitz always says, “Not interested in the story, just tell me your record,” yet we share the story anyway. It’s useful for us to be able to disregard the bad plays we made and blame it all on random chance.
This week I felt like taking a break from writing about Ravnica to instead tackle the release of Mirage on Magic Online.
When you talk to someone about Ravnica booster drafts in general, they will very often mention how bad it is to be the Boros drafter. I’m saying the Boros drafter because in my experience about one in three drafts has only one person drafting that guild, and there are very rarely more than two. Here are a few hints on drafting this guild that should save you from having one of those oh-so-common miserable Boros draft decks I keep seeing.
This week in Ben’s Corner: What was hot at Grand Prix: Charlotte? Which great new rarities did we pick up at the event? What are the three Guildpact Mechanics? Which block of sets have had their prices slashed this week? Find the answers to these questions in this week’s edition of Ben’s Corner!
The Big Secret Of SCG is that its Editor-in-Chief stopped playing Magic almost eighteen months ago. I have retained enough knowledge from reading articles to know what the must-picks are in Draft, and I have some general idea of the trends in every Constructed format… But it’s time I got back on the horse. So let’s see what happens when I step back into the new, exciting world of Ravnica Sealed!
Due to travel to/from Grand Prix: Charlotte, Ben’s Corner will be appearing Tuesday this week. Tune in tomorrow to find out what was hot in North Carolina, and which rare cards StarCityGames.com picked up at the tournament!
Chris wraps up his quest for a winning Mono-Black Control deck in Standard.
Today, I’ll talk about an unorthodox method of turning a game around in your favor. Often referred to as Jedi Mind Tricks or bluffs, this is the kind of thing that separates the good plays from the masterful ones, and will always produce a good story. First, I’ll show you a situation from an old Standard format in which a bluff could be justified…
StarCityGames.com is delighted to welcome freshly-crowned Player of the Year Kenji Tsumura to the writing staff. Today Kenji gives you the Japanese perspective on the deck that stormed Worlds and walked away with a World Championship title for his teammate Katsuhiro Mori.
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