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Blog Fanatic: U/R Control, Affinity and Everything Else You Could Possibly Want to Know About Block Constructed

I liked playing this deck so much more than Affinity. It had game against every deck in the field – it could burn away Affinity creatures, wasn’t very vulnerable itself to the artifact hate of Freshmaker and U/G Shard, could counter key spells again Tooth and Nail, Ironworks, and B/G control, and could out-creature and out-counter Big Red. I began winning again – although I had dug myself into a huge hole with my Affinity venture, Cheesequake was the meal which nourished me back to a non-embarrassing 1650. Please, do not ask how badly I had fallen. Let’s just say that breaking 1600 was a cause for celebration.

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Ask Ken, 08/24/2003

What was Magic theory like when the game first came out? What was the metagame at that time? Who were the big players (the Kais) of the day?

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Blog Fanatic: A Day of Rest

Ben’s taking the day off today, but Blog Fanatic will return tommorrow. In the meanwhile, Ben was kind enough to put together a fully indexed list of all his previous Blog Fanatic columns!

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The Return Of Ophie, The One-Eyed, Card-Drawing Snake

Type One has a store of decks waiting in the wings to make their big return. Often they are waiting for that new card to bring the deck back into the limelight. More likely, they are waiting for a shift in the metagame or banning to weaken rivals. If both conditions are met, then the stage may be set for an encore performance. Mono-Blue Control is one such deck.

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The Return of Ophie, Part II

How the Heck Do I Play This Deck?

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From Right Field: What Chaps My A$$

The people have spoken. They like Blog Romeo. They like Romantic Newlywed Romeo. What the people really like, though, is The Pi$$ed-Off Romeo. As my man Ray Davies of The Kinks knows, you’ve gotta give the people what they want.

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Ask Ken, 08/23/2004

I had a recent dispute with some friends over a mulligan decision I made in a MD5 Sealed GP Trial.

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Ask Ken, 08/20/2004

My question is about gender roles in the game. Why are female players so far and few in-between? I can’t imagine the poor personal hygiene of many male players to be the sole culprit.

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Blog Fanatic: Hashim Bello, What a Fellow! (Part 3 of 3)

One day at Neutral Ground, Hashim and Jon (Finkel) were playing a game of Magic. Jon was a bit of a rapscallion back then, and was in the habit of tossing pens at people, just to bother them. On this occasion, he threw a pen at Hashim. The pen went past Hashim’s glasses, and hit Hashim right in the eye. Both of them froze. Jon had a look of panic in his eyes…

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The July Metagame Update and The Crucible Effect

You cannot be fully prepared for the Type 1 Championship at GenCon this weekend without having read this article. Pip outlines all the lastest top 8 decks, tells you how deck builds have changed in the past month, and warns that you better prepared to play against Crucible of Worlds or you will be sorry.

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The Compendium of Alternate Formats, Entry 5: Scavenger Hunt Format

I initially remember being exposed to scavenger hunt format several years ago on a now defunct website that described alternate formats. When Ben and Matt posted that StarCityGames.com was going to host a scavenger hunt tournament, along with a list made up by Ben, I was thrilled! You see, to my way of thinking, there’s nothing better than a deckbuilding challenge.

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Ask Ken, 08/19/2004

Today’s question about Limited mana curves is answered by four-time Pro Tour top 8 competitor Anton Jonsson.

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Blog Fanatic: Hashim Bello, What a Fellow! (Part 2 of 3)

DannyO are you trying to be as funny as me? I noticed that when you mana screwed me two games in a row at that PTQ and I threw the table with Halo sitting on it, you ran out of the room. Does that mean that you are entertained or not? Let’s call a cat a cat. My temper is frightening not entertaining and I like it that way.
Peace,
Hashim B
Furniture throwing champion of the World

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Pro Tour Seattle Report *64th*+ Mirrodin Block PTQ Report *2nd*

Four reasons to play this deck at your next PTQ:

  • The way I see it, land destruction is terrible against any deck that’s Affinity or uses Eternal Witness. And that’s everything.

  • You want to beat Affinity? This is the deck. Yes, it’s tougher to win against G/U and Tooth, but the tools are there.

  • Hardly ever color or mana screwed, which certainly appeals to me.

  • The sideboard is amazing.

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    Thoughtful Dismissal in the Type 1 Metagame

    Reflexive dismissal should never have existed. Reasoned or thoughtful dismissal is a far more useful thing. I’ll define and discuss”thoughtful dismissal” more at length in this article and tell you why players continue to dismiss certain metagames and why it’s a good thing.

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