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How To Get Ready For The Coming Onslaught – Lands And Artifacts

Island

This is the land that makes blue mana. If you have two of them untapped, your opponent will always worry that you have a Counterspell. As such, many people consider this the best land ever printed. And for good reason! If you have two Forests untapped, what is your opponent going to be scared of? Double Giant Growth?

The Road to States 2002, Part The Second

Three decks from Dave’s testing gauntlet – including one further refined, with playtesting results and feedback from readers. Wanna see the Meddish U/B Wizards deck? No? How about a Burning Bridge deck that’s all the Rage… Or maybe not, now that it can’t PLAY Rage? All right, will another Mono Black deck satiate you?

The Daily Shot: Onslaught Red Review, A-F

Geordie won his PTQ this weekend drafting W/R. No less a figure than Kai Budde says that W/R is the way to go in Onslaught Draft. And what card is key to the W/R archetype? Well, you know it’s not a card that begins with”G” or later, but maybe you oughtta read the article to find out.

Mixed Knuts: Get Yer States On

The question everybody wants to know right now, though, is what are you packin’ this time? You’ve got a tough job ahead of you, I’ll tell you – because you’re losing a lot of power from the Invasion Block and not getting much back from Onslaught. That leaves many thinking the top decks might just be Standardized Odyssey Block decks.

Yawgmoth’s Will #49: Word of Bears

Imagine sitting back with a half dozen lands, a Prodigal Sorcerer, Words of Wilding, Sindbad, a Quirion Elf, and four 2/2 bears in play. Pretty harmless – even an Overrun won’t do all that much. Oh, and two Arcane Denials, a Jungle Barrier and Force of Will in hand – because you are about to tap three mana and play a card that says”game over.”

Multiplayer Is An Art, Part 18: Tapping Creatures With A Red Enchantment

Stijn discusses NOT multiplayer, but his second-place finish at the prerelease, along with several strange combos for Future Sight and the man who countered a Silvos – and had it turn out to be an incredibly stupid move.

The Daily Shot: Written At 12:02 In The Morning

Oh, did I mention that I won a PTQ in Detroit on Saturday? I’m going to see you all in Chicago! Come January, I’m going to be slinging spells with the big boys – and I’m going to do my damndest to bring you all along for the ride. No detail will go unreported.
*dances the TDS dance*

Beat The Cheat: Tracking The Card Count

In recent years, some midwestern players out of Iowa City, Iowa have taken preventative measures a step further. They have begun employing the use of something referred to as”the card count.” The card count is a nearly foolproof manner in which you are able to monitor if your opponent has drawn more cards in a game than they were supposed to.

Is This The Right Build?: A Sample Sealed Deck Analysis

Iain opens up a real Sealed set and attempts to build the best possible deck for the season… But he can always use the input. Did he choose the right colors? Did he choose the right cards? Come on over and help him out!

The Daily Shot: Well, It COULD Be Good….

The two could not be more different – and as a result, the set is bear-trap for unwitting columnists. Beware! If you try rating the set in absolutes, the result will be a train wreck of a review. Case in point: Josh Lytle’s article on common Onslaught cards.

Only You Can Prevent Game Losses

Do you ever feel that your true potential is squandered because of silly procedural errors that cost you games? Do you find yourself blaming judges for preventing you from being a contender?
Time to face facts, my friend: Only you can prevent game losses.

Magic Art Matters:
Cavotta Critiques Back!

So Michael’s been running around critiquing various artists in Magic, telling ’em what paintings are good, and why. Well, one artist couldn’t take this treatment – and so Matt Cavotta himself steps forward to talk about his pieces and composition! A must-read for ANY art fan!

WE Make The Card: The Critical Part

Almost everything is ready – the only missing link is one of the most important. We have yet to determine a flavor text for the creature! Daniel discusses the various flavor texts and states which ones he likes… And which ones he doesn’t.

Marge, In Some Ways, You And I Are Very Different People

Onslaught Sealed is more luck-reliant than it’s ever been before. I was at this one event where a little kid threw all 105 cards into the air, plucked forty cards at random, and 5-0’d the prerelease! And the thing was, this was a child crack addict who had never played Magic before – he thought he was playing in a high-stakes poker tournament to become the Count of Monte Cristo!
So is this true? I mean, REALLY?

Reader Feedback, Part I: We Want To Know!

You know what the best part about having forums is? The fact that I can ask you all for feedback, and get it pretty damn instantly. So I have four questions to ask of you all now – and to make things interesting, I’ll be holding the first-ever StarCityGames.com Forum Contest!