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Is That Your Card?

Some thoughts on players’ uncanny attraction to terrible cards; if you want to know why everyone says your favorite card totally sucks in Format X, this is the place to learn why.

You CAN Play Type I #49: CAN Mark Rosewater Play Type I?

I e-mailed MaRo half an hour after his column was posted, and I thanked him for a sober, realistic survey of Type I issues. It wasn’t what some players wanted to read – did you really expect him to announce the venue of the next Type I Pro Tour? – but I don’t think he could have done better.

Joshua X Presents: A Week Long Adventure

Joshua X is back, and he’s here to tell you about his OBC adventures! Want to know how he did? Well, not as well as he would have liked, but he does have some new OBC decklists for ya, straight from the tourney.

Priority One

What is your priority? What do you want? What do you strive for? Whatever it is, you may be wrong. Because people do not really strive for money, fame, or recognition… They strive for the things that come from them.

What Paul Does Do

He puts the lotion in the basket… Wait, that’s not Paul. Paul comes in third at Grand Prix: New Jersey, that’s what he does, and he’ll tell you how he did it in this tourney report.

OBC: Cat Stone and Some Raw Ideas

Right before the tournament, I ended up swapping the Piannas with Lt. Kirtars in my WW/g deck… And was darn glad I did, since Kamikaze Kirtar was gobbling up Wild Mongrels all day long. I’ve also come to the conclusion that Glory is insane and that any white-based deck should run four of them.

The Daily Shot: Shot Trek Part V, The Undiscovered Geordie

Hey, he didn’t just start out writing fifteen columns a day for us – no, Geordie started out as a scrappy little scrub, writing for the Dojo in obscurity under the Knutson-envying monicker”The MTG Christ.” Want to see what’s in Tait’s closet?

You CAN Play Type I #48: The Initial Judgment, Part III – Instants And Land

Brace yourself – don’t faint – but Oscar may have actually found a card made since 1997 that could be used in a Type One deck! And even more fascinatingly, it’s NOT Seedtime! What could this annoying card be? Read on!

Cult of Personality: An Interview With Andystok

Andy Stokinger. Part-time writer, full-time student – and lately, a full time Magic Pro. And possibly the most controversial man in Magic today.

The Daily Shot: New Jersey Team Names And The Call Of The Nerd

For the love of all things holy, what self-respecting guy lets the girl name his team”Klever Kitties”? Either Benafel’s girlfriend has got EDT and Wolpert whipped, or there’s an inside joke there that I don’t get. Either way, it’s scary.

News Flash! Mark Rosewater’s Monday Column Leaked!

On July 15, 2002, Mark Rosewater is expected to post an article about Type I. Yes, a full article – not just another off-the-cuff, foot-in-mouth answer to a letter. Fortunately, a Wizards mole spilled the beans.

CASUAL FRIDAYS #135: Your Opponents Have Less Answers Than Bernard Ebbers

There are nuances in multiplayer, just like in duel. They lie in the questions you ask that don’t have answers.

The Daily Shot: Canadian Nats, Part 3 – Welcome To Davisville

The problem was Deep Analysis. Ever Persecute a control deck guy and look over next turn, only to find out that he’s got five cards in his hand again? That happened to me a lot.

Double or Nothing: Back in the Saddle

Jim’s back after his annual post-Nationals break from Magic – and he’s got a new Type 2 deck he’s running through the local tourney! How did he do and what did he play?

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy # 39: The Ultimate Multiplayer Deck

They gave us an Emperor tourney… And we built a deck that broke the format. OI would recommend that every casual play group ban the deck we came up with immediately; consistent turn 2 kills on an infinite number of opponents are not what makes multiplayer fun.