Mike discusses his strategies behind creating Turian Squirrel Opposition and taking it to Grand Prix: Milwaukee AND US Nationals! Along the way, he discusses death flights with Zev Gurwitz, sleeve tornados, the Togit sideboard, and how Mike Like Read.
How Geordie stumbled into Canadian Nats, got ripped off by a drink vendor, his thoughts on floor sleeping, evil trading ‘R’ us, and copious use of the word”asshammer.”
In the new Type 2, the”general wisdom and market drivers” are threshold, flashback and incarnations – in other words, the graveyard. Can Peter develop an effective deck that yanks the graveyard out from under his opponents?
Well, it came in just a bit late for Wednesday – but who ever said Thursdays couldn’t have the fun? Win $5 in StarCity credit just for sharing your craziest multiplayer story!
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.
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.
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?
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….
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.
You know what’s leaving Extended? The world’s biggest phallic symbol. And you thought Sex Monkey was bad!
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!
“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.
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 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?
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.
