Tribal Thriftiness #114 – Mythic Dollar Bin
Friday, May 28th – Tired of all the talk about mythics being about how much they cost? Dave tries to get back to the “heart” of the mythic rarity, and digs up some forgotten treasures. Treasures, arr!
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The Magic Show #190 – Grand Prix: D.C.
Friday, May 28th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re live and in person at Grand Prix: D.C. where I finished in the Top 100 and still had some time to chat with some of today’s biggest names. Inside we talk about the cost of Standard decks rising, ROE versus ZEN Limited, the power of Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund and much more. Let’s go!
The Pro Perspective – Japanese Mythic Bant at the Grand Prix
Friday, May 28th – While a collection of top pros opted for Next Level Bant, courtesy of Patrick Chapin, at the recent Grand Prix in Washington, Raphael Levy teamed up with Kazuya Mitamura to create a solid non-Conscription Mythic Bant build. Raph supplies strategy, advice, an sideboarding options today!
Thirst for Knowledge – Grand Prix: D.C. Report *Day 2*
Thursday, May 27th – I registered a Jund list for the first grinder that was much like my Regionals list but featured more Sarkhans and more removal in the sideboard (Mythic was everywhere in the grinders). My first round mirror match went to a third game, but his deck had Lotus Cobra and by the time I was able to play my first spell he already had four creatures in play. Not surprisingly, I lost that one and packed it up.
The Wescoe Connection – Tales From Grand Prix: D.C.
Thursday, May 27th – Craig Wescoe piloted the popular Polymorph deck into Day 2 of Grand Prix: Washington, but further results were less than kind. Today, he recaps his tournament experience, talks about the strength of the deck going forward, and shares the fun times he had on the trip!
One Step Ahead – A Standard Naya Primer
Thursday, May 27th – After defining the Extended format with Thopter Depth, Gerry Thompson set his sights on Standard. He took the successful Naya strategy, and tooled it to wreck the metagame for the Nationals Qualifiers, and then rocked a 10th place finish with the deck at Grand Prix: Washington! Today, he reveals the design process behind the deck, and suggests strategies and sideboarding against the major matchups.
Positive EV – Control, and Sarkhan the Mad
Thursday, May 27th – Control Mages appear to be on top of the heap in Standard, but Manuel Bucher believes that the New Control ain’t like the Old Control. He discusses the archetype today, and shares his thoughts on the under-appreciated Sarkhan the Mad, a card he feels is screaming to be built around.
At the Gathering – Tuesdays With Jund
Wednesday, May 26th – I’m a somewhat recent convert to the Church of Jund. I haven’t been on the bandwagon as long as some players. In fact, after last year’s StarCityGames.com Philadelphia Open, more than one local player shot- gunned onto Jund, one of which was Christian, my testing partner. He acquired a full boat of Maelstrom Pulses, and that was it. He was riding the Jund train until it derailed on him.
Innovations – A Grand Prix: Washington D.C. Tournament Report
Wednesday, May 26th – Patrick Chapin decries the demise of the tournament report as a Magic art form. Today, he rectifies things with a deliciously Old School report from the trenches and benches of Grand Prix: Washington, complete with hijinks, decklists, and massive amounts of chicken.
Black Magic – Grand Prix: Washington D.C.
Wednesday, May 26th – Instead of focusing on Standard, Sam Black has been knee-deep in Block Constructed in preparation for Pro Tour: San Juan. Nevertheless, he shares his insight on the current post-GP Standard metagame today, with a look at his weapon of choice in D.C. and an examination of the Top 8 decks!
Constructed Criticism – Grand Prix: Washington D.C. Part 1 *45th*
Wednesday, May 26th – This week we’ll be diving right back into Standard with a Grand Prix: Washington D.C. tournament report, where I was ever-so-close to making Top 16 and qualifying for Amsterdam. The weeks leading up to the tournament were full of me testing both Standard and Block, cementing myself in Blue-White as long as I could get the cards for it.
The Nose Knows – Mr. Boggemes Goes To Washington *Top 4*
Tuesday, May 25th – Going into Grand Prix: Washington, Kyle was looking for a strong performance to cement him into Level 6 Pro Player status for next year. On the back of a powerful Blue/White Control list, he achieved his desired goal, and more! Today he shares his list, his tournament, and his sideboarding plans. Congratulations Kyle!
The Combat Phase – Adventures With Green: Dragon Force Z
Monday, May 24th – Jamie Wakefield continues his quest for a playable Green Standard deck in time for his first foray into the current PTQ season. Today he experiments with a two-color build, decries the state of the metagame, before returning to his good old Mono Green roots. And along the way, he gets very drunk.
Sullivan Library – Three Decks For The Post Nationals Qualifier Metagame
Friday, May 21st – With Grand Prix: Washington D.C. this coming weekend, the hunt is on for the best Standard options available. Adrian Sullivan examines three such options: Mythic, Red, and a fresh take on Jund. Could one of these decks take home the main prize come Sunday? Read on to find out!
You Lika The Juice? – Good Beats at the Nats Q
Friday, May 21st – Some of us were trying pretty hard to get a solid list together for Warp World, a deck I wrote about some weeks back. A funny thing happened when we first tried it out—it curb-stomped Jund like nobody’s business, over and over and over again. That’s a pretty good start for a rogue strategy!