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?
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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.
Adapting Netdecks For Multiplayer
Lots of netdecks – in fact, most of them – completely collapse when you bring them out of their duel environment. Let’s find out what sorts of netdecks make the transitions well – and what lessons they teach us about multiplayer deckbuilding.
CASUAL FRIDAYS #133: Baby Decks
In answering reader mail, Anthony sets out the steps for making sure your first few decks are competitive. Just goes to show you that if you suggest an article, we’ll find a way to write it!
Off The Beaten Path For OBC
The development of OBC post-Judgement is moving along expected paths: Monoblack remains unchanged, Blue/green is morphing into Quiet Roar, monogreen gets a radical overhaul with Judgement goodies, and everyone’s trying to put together a Green/white deck. What else is there?
The Daily Shot: Let’s Analyze U.S. Nationals, Shall We?
What other decks had the big”coming out party” at Nationals? Well, there’s Deep Dog. If you haven’t heard about the deck, let me fill you in – wait, Gary Wise already has. Well, everything he says is true.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #36: I Miss Saga Block
I know that’s not supposed to happen. Saga block had all those broken cards. Saga block spawned all the horrible decks that were no fun to play. Wizards had to ban or restrict most of Saga block. Saga block was a mistake, right?
Viking Chic, Or: A Thousand-Dollar Journey For Nothing?
She got her own interview on The Sideboard and a Feature Match with Sol Malka… But more importantly, she permanently emblazoned an image into the collective Magic community: A woman in a viking helmet and pigtails. And this is her story.
What Green Could Be…
Green should be the color of diversity. In fact, I submit that green should have access to every mechanic in the game that multiple colors share – every one. It should simply pay more for effects that are not traditionally greenish…
Let’s Play Twenty Questions!
Well, that’s a lie; there are only five questions. But one thing is
guaranteed, these questions will make you a better player. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, or whether you’re Eugene Harvey fresh from your Nationals win. Well, maybe not if you’re Eugene. But the rest of you.
The Daily Shot: Behold The Terror Of My Deck!
- My deck is like a box of Raisin Bran. Every match consists of two scoops.
- My deck is so good, Kamahl/Shower decks pay it protection money.
- My deck is so amazing, it entered itself in a flight and already won me a box. It has a deck of its own that is better than yours.
- Hollywood children go to bed at night and pray to God, Steven Spielberg, and my deck…and not in that order.