1800 Or Bust!: Control Is Dead. Long Live Control!
Sure, control will take a hammering thanks to Flashback – but supplement counterspells with discard and a low number of quality Flashback spells, and you might get this.
Sure, control will take a hammering thanks to Flashback – but supplement counterspells with discard and a low number of quality Flashback spells, and you might get this.
Before the Tournament Since this is my first tourney report, I figure I should give a little background on myself. If that’s not your cup of tea, feel free to skip ahead to your heart’s content. I first got into Magic many years ago when I was playing a play by mail game run by…
With the Scylla of one attractive Prerelease build and the Charybdis of another, what do you play? Or do you just go off on a rant against Mike Long?
Tony gets serious for a moment about tragedy – and then returns to form for his nominations on the best and worst Odyssey cards.
Twenty-four characters died in the Apocalypse. As usual, Daniel brings you up to date on the storylines so you can see what’s happening… Or who WAS happening.
When looking over a new set, it pays to mine for gold in broad terms. Are there synergies between old cards and new themes?
This set is going to take a while to break open. But let’s take a look at eight things about Odyssey that you need to know.
Muddy pictures and a contest (with no prize) to name Rizzo’s amazing ferret puppet sidekick. Oh, and he bashes pros again. What a surprise.
I love block rotations. W hat cards will I miss, what mechanics will we see the back of, and what cards didn’t see the play they were supposed to?
With Grand Prix Minneapolis coming next week, some advice on sights to see, and thoughts on rumored cards.
In the beginning, there was Mike Long. But the DCI was just getting started.
Dishonest Magic players need to be very aware that when weighing the costs versus gains of cheating, the costs are too severe to contemplate. We’re getting there.
Here’s a playing tip: If someone ‘Geddons you, or , or something equally global in its ability to sweep you of your hard-earned permanents, scoop up said permanents and shuffle them for about two seconds, place them on top of your graveyard, and grip it as if you were about to shuffle it, too. Pepper…
They say that history repeats itself. This has been proven over and over again in history – but it has yet to be proven in Magic.
Women doing well in Premier Events can only serve to open new markets, to encourage more young ladies to get out there and pick up the game.