Duel with Ruel – At Least I Had The Right Deck At Amsterdam…
Wednesday, September 15th – Everyone came to the same conclusion: even if playing White Weenie at a Pro Tour would be ugly, it was our best deck.
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Getting Back On The Train: From The PTQ Circuit To Top 8 At Amsterdam
Wednesday, September 15th – The last two years of Magic have been pretty bad for me: I fell off the gravy train, not even reaching Level 3. So it was a relief to get back into the game at Amsterdam.
Mulldrifting – How To Beat Punishing Fire With Extended Mythic
Wednesday, September 15th – The deck obviously looks and operates very much like Mythic in Standard — but goes even bigger with the help of Summoning Trap and hideaway lands.
Black Magic – Primeval Titan and Windbrisk Heights at Amsterdam
Wednesday, September 15th – This deck doesn’t lose a single card from the rotation of Time Spiral block, and it no longer has to play against Punishing Fire or several of the more problematic combo decks.
Always Order Your Ticket In Advance – Pro Tour Amsterdam Report *3rd*
Tuesday, September 14th – I want to show you not just how we built the deck that got me to third, but to show you how to further your own decks for the next Extended.
Guess Who’s Back? Pro Tour: Amsterdam Report *8th place*
Monday, September 13th – The greatest player in Magic history made his triumphant return to the Top 8 at Amsterdam… And we have his tourney report! For free!
Beat Down And Disrupt – Piloting R/G in Amsterdam *10th Place*
Monday, September 13th – Who doesn’t like to fly over with Demigod of Revenge, burn with Punishing Fire, and blow up lands with Goblin Ruinblaster and Fulminator Mage? Terry Soh explains how his deck works!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Take A Moment At Pro Tour: Amsterdam *6th Place*
Friday, September 10th – It sure would have been cool to still be on stage for the finals when they announced that I’d made it into the Hall of Fame. I came close.
Insider Information – Pro Tour: Disasterdam
Friday, September 10th – Wake at 6:30. Tournament starts at 9. Goldfish with deck. Draws are insane. Realize I wasted them all.
Reflecting Ruel – Pro Tour: Amsterdam (87th Place)
Thursday, September 9th – Olivier was so excited about going into Amsterdam that he couldn’t sleep. Yet his deck disappointed. What was wrong with his deck choice?
Thirst for Knowledge – Amsterdam, and What It Means
Wednesday, September 8th – Amsterdam is over… But how is the new Extended going to look once the qualifying season starts? Chris hands you some solid advice for the PTQs.
Thirst for Knowledge – Looking Toward Amsterdam
Wednesday, August 18th – Between MTGO and Magic League, we have a reasonable amount of data about Wizards’ fledgling format. Bloodbraid Elf is as good as one would expect, and Jace is pulling his weight.
Flow of Ideas – Rediscovering Reveillark
Monday, August 2nd – I have played with Reveillark since its pre-release debut, and worked on decks with the 4/3 flier at every opportunity. I’ve returned Eternal Witness with Reveillark before. I’ve cycled Complicate, Astral Sliding out Reveillark before. But, despite my best efforts, the most successful Reveillark decks no doubt end up in the traditional U/W shell – and for good reason.
One Step Ahead – Examining Extended
Wednesday, July 28th – With Pro Tour: Amsterdam looming large, Extended is shaping up to be an exciting and vibrant format. Gerry Thompson, breaker of Extended formats past, examines a slew of recent online results in order to get a grip on the top decks and strategies. He provides a collection of interesting lists, and a host of stats and advice to digest along the way!
Flow of Ideas – A (Slightly) Extended Look at Elves
Monday, July 26th – Though my hopes of going to Amsterdam have unfortunately been dashed like a semi-colon in an undergraduate essay, Extended is always a format I have always enjoyed. Eager to see what the new rotation would be like and to help my qualified friends playtest, I began work on a deck which has an incredible amount of potentiality and pseudo-survives the rotation: Elves.