Turning Our Backs On Jonny Magic: Why Steve OMS Was Wrong
Anyone willing to say what happened with Steve OMS was in any way Jon’s fault is severely misguided. I say that you’re all full of crap.
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The Daily Shot: Mea Culpa Soula Burna
Sometimes it pays to keep your mouth shut. I try to be a good strategy writer, but when you have a lot of blank space to fill you sometimes pepper your work with stream of consciousness snippets that aren’t exactly”tech.” In fact, some of the things said are damn near criminal.
Deck Clinic #3: Reyanimator
Doc, tell me straight out: Can this Reanimator deck be competitive in the current format? And what can we learn about how Reanimator decks work in general?
A Thousand-Dollar Journey For Nothing?, Part II – Beating Garfield With A Kiss
Yeah, yeah, yeah – the woman with the Viking helmet scrubbed out in the draft at Nations. You don’t care. But I bet you want the tourney report on the Live Action Magic game she played with Richard Garfield himself, using Alan Comer, Gary Wise, and Sol Malka as cards….
The Daily Shot: What You NEED To Know About Magic Online
I played Asheron’s Call – I mean I played. Like”twelve hours per day, hook up a coffee IV and let it drip” played. And I know exactly how people rip you off in online games, and you need to know how they’ll screw you on MOL if you’re not careful.
The Daily Shot: Extended’s Biggest Fallacy
You know what’s leaving Extended? The world’s biggest phallic symbol. And you thought Sex Monkey was bad!
You CAN Play Type I #44: The Judgment Artifact That Should NEVER Have Been Printed
Anyway, after exams, work, and family tour guide time, I didn’t even notice that I’ve been writing an article a week, nonstop, for one year now. I hereby declare the one-year anniversary mark – and my triumph in the Writer War – my day off!
Enter The Weenie – OBC, Judgment, And Your Weenie
“Suntail Hawk is amazing – I always play it in Limited.”
-Mike Turian
Suntail Hawk. Amazing – somehow amazing. As much as I am trying to sound sarcastic here, I agree. I would always play the Hawk, too.
After Judgment has Passed: Jamie’s Favorite Color
How can green decks deal with mirroring Genesis and Phantom creatures? What does Green do when it meets a Solitary Confinement? What deck does Rick think will work in the next Type II?
Extended Rotation, Abandoned Players, And Format Favoritism
Extended is about to change drastically. This new format may be fun, and more balanced to newer and younger players, but what about those with the older cards? What format can you play?
What Would Kai Do?
Team CMU’s latest member asks a very important question: Do the pros topdeck more…. Or do they know how to put themselves into a position where the next card IS a topdeck? If you want to know how to alter your strategies to win, read this article.
Post-November Extended: Two Decks
Everyone’s trying to fix TurboLand, and I find Zvi’s deck a little too dependent on one victory condition – so of course I tweak it. But then again, I can come up with a Miracle-Gro decklist that Just. Might. Work.
I Was Right … Or Was I?
My rabbi’s translation of the prerelease card was a little off – but I’m willing to share the real truth with you.
Magic Art Matters – Digging Up Old Art For Eighth Edition
Three Gravediggers from three sets – and only one of them is artistically flawless. Which Gravedigger doesn’t belong? Check it out for a full art critique of Tempest, Odyssey, and 7th!
The Daily Shot: Bogged Down In The Trenches
Playing the Counter-Trenches mirror is about as much fun as digging a ditch using only your face. It’s an exercise in attrition, with the winner determined by who gets more resources to work with. It’s not all luck, though.