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Peace of Mind: Distortion

The fog creeps in on little cat feet. The world feels gray. I’ve just discovered some IBC tech, and now I’m not sure if I wanna talk about it…

Good Beats: Players And Writers At GP Boston

Charles Manson wants to be free. Tech doesn’t want anything. So why do writers share all of the tech?

Bad Deckbuilder’s Workshop: Revisiting

With Planeshift out, I’m revisiting the”Dark Ponza” land destruction build to see if it might be viable.

CASUAL FRIDAYS #79: Anthony’s Big Blue Sky Full Of Multiplayer Mechanics

In Los Angeles, Mark Rosewater kindly invited The Ferrett and I to chat over dinner about”what works” in multiplayer Magic. Here’s what I think.

Quest COMPLETE!: PTQ Barcelona Report, *T1*

Okay, this probably should be in”tourney reports.” But now that I’m out of Team AWWAJALOOM, this may be my last chance to fly casual…

1800 or Bust! What Is 7th For?

Is the upcoming 7th edition of Magic intended to be a support set? If so, why don’t they put better cards in?

The Apple Tree Of Magic

Comparing Chess to Magic is like comparing apples to oranges – or, to be more descriptive, like comparing an apple to an apple tree.

Examining The Theories Of Card Advantage And Quality

What is Card Advantage, and how do you use it to create decks? A history of theory, from The earliest Dojo days to last week.

Lords of Atlantis: The Evolution Of A Deck

It started as a CounterRebels net deck, copied direct from a Pro Tour. Then it evolved.

You CAN Play Type 1 #1: Lessons From History – A Commentary On Deck Parfait

Deck Parfait is the hot new deck of Beyond Dominia’s Type I Mill, developed by Raphaël Caron aka K-Run. It is an interesting, yet relatively inexpensive, Type I deck that placed second in the first Beyond Dominia Type I Tournament of Champions. Raphaël’s comments were featured by Darren di Battista, also known as Azhrei, in…

My Name’s John, And I Went To Detroit To Play Magic

Thoughts on Dork Love, IBC Block Decks, his tourney finish…And thoughts about some moron called William Steinmetz.

Decks Galore-y On Death Or Glory

I am absolutely convinced this card should be called”Life or Death.” Death I understand. But”Glory”? They just come back to life,
right?

Quizzik

All you have to do is to provide me with as many answers as possible to the following cryptic clues, and you could win a foil rare!*

Regionals Thoughts: Durable Fatties

Arguably the best card in the set, Terminate requires us to rethink our definition of Durable Fattie.

Muddying The Theory Of Options

The Theory of Options is valid, but impractical. My advice is to stick with the tried and true Theories of Magic.