Thursday, January 8th – Aaron Nicastri, 2008 Rookie of the Year, returns to set out a comprehensive testing process for the approaching Extended PTQ season. He presents us with his personal Extended gauntlet, and details an intensive testing plan that should maximize your testing success in the coming weeks and months…
Wednesday, January 7th – I’m rather excited about the current Extended format. Instead of being dominated by Elves, Dredge, or Counterbalance decks, we now have a format with legitimate options everywhere on the metagame clock, and where the current top decks all have legitimate weaknesses.
Wednesday, January 7th – Packing considerable hate for the main strategies in a given metagame has been a noble tradition in Extended formats past. Mike Flores brought us Green/White Haterator, Zac Hill created Green/Red Terraforce… and now Richard Feldman brings us an exciting amalgam of the two! Could this be the next big thing in Extended? Read on to find out!
Wednesday, January 7th – Yesterday, Luis Scott-Vargas walked us through a recent Extended testing session with Gerry Thompson, in which Gerry ran Zoo and LSV played Faeries. Today, we have Gerry’s take on the proceedings. With both of these decks looking to make a considerable splash in the coming PTQ season, get the inside scoop on the matchup from two of the game’s top Constructed minds!
Tuesday, January 6th – Grand Prix: Los Angeles approaches, and everyone is working hard on their weapon of choice. Well, that’s the plan… we all know that a lot of us will throw our hands in the air and sleeve up Zoo on the morning of the tournament. Kyle takes us through five of the stronger Zoo lists around, comparing their strengths and weaknesses. If you’re likely to audible on the way to the venue, this article is invaluable.
Tuesday, January 6th – Last week, Luis Scott-Vargas and Gerry Thompson went head-to-head in the battle of Black/White Tokens versus Faeries. Today, after prompting from the forums, LSV delivers his side of a recent Extended Faeries versus Zoo session. These two decks seem to be the top contenders as Grand Prix: Los Angeles approaches… Gerry’s article will run later in the week!
Friday, January 2nd – While Pro Tour: Berlin taught us to fear the tricksy Elves, Worlds served to blind us from their powerful siren song. Berlin saw Elves everywhere… Memphis saw them replaced by Faeries. Today, Manuel Bucher brings us the lowdown on his own brand of the Elvish menace, with strategic debates and sideboarding plans. Enjoy!
Friday, January 2nd – Last week, we had a look at a new spin on an old favorite, looking to update the Rock for modern Extended. While everyone is looking at Faeries or Zoo or Elves as their deck of choice, I was curious to see how Extended looked from the perspective of the fair-to-a-fault Black/Green deck.
Thursday, January 1st – The Extended PTQ season starts this coming weekend, and the two of the more promising contenders are Swans Combo and good ol’ Zoo. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman take us through a plethora of intricate games and decisions from the Swans perspective. If you’re looking to run the funky two-card combo deck, this is the article for you!
Tuesday, December 30th – Somebody went and decided that, rather than rely on thirty-dollar enchantments to win in Extended, they’d use a bunch of common and uncommon one-power guys. Can Extended combo decks be the cheap way to go in the new PTQ season?
Tuesday, December 30th – In the current Extended, the metagame has seemingly switched only twice, once from Berlin and again after seeing the Worlds decks and the introduction of Mono Blue Control into the mix. However, the supposed metagame for Grand Prix: Los Angeles seems to be shaping up into three camps: MUC, Zoo, and everything else.
Friday, December 26th – With Worlds behind us, and an official confirmation that there are no bannings to the format that will be appearing before the start of the PTQ season, we now know everything there is to see about the format and can start working with the underpinnings of Extended in order to work out decks for the PTQ season.
Thursday, December 25th – We’ve had articles on Faeries, Elves, Zoo, Tron… now it’s time to take a peek at All-In Red. Richard asks the pertinent questions today, putting the balls-to-the-wall deck through its paces. Is this one-trick pony good enough to sling mud with the Big Boys? Richard reveals all…
Wednesday, December 24th – When Gerry Thompson decides to attack for two at a Pro Tour event, it’s a sure sign of the coming Apocalypse. Nevertheless, in the Extended portion of Worlds 2008, GerryT sleeved up the Zoo deck in order to take him to Level 6 status. Today, he shares his decklist and sideboarding strategies for the coming PTQ season…
Wednesday, December 24th – Luis Scott-Vargas has a well-documented love of the tricky Blue deck archetype. With Sensei’s Divining Top banned from Extended, and Next Level Blue neutered, LSV has turned to the next best thing: Gabriel Nassif’s Mono Blue Faeries deck. He brings us his take on the archetype and sideboarding, in prime time for the approaching PTQ season…
