“Suntail Hawk is amazing – I always play it in Limited.”
-Mike Turian
Suntail Hawk. Amazing – somehow amazing. As much as I am trying to sound sarcastic here, I agree. I would always play the Hawk, too.
Playing the Counter-Trenches mirror is about as much fun as digging a ditch using only your face. It’s an exercise in attrition, with the winner determined by who gets more resources to work with. It’s not all luck, though.
What other decks had the big”coming out party” at Nationals? Well, there’s Deep Dog. If you haven’t heard about the deck, let me fill you in – wait, Gary Wise already has. Well, everything he says is true.
She got her own interview on The Sideboard and a Feature Match with Sol Malka… But more importantly, she permanently emblazoned an image into the collective Magic community: A woman in a viking helmet and pigtails. And this is her story.
Deadly enchantments, like Solitary Confinement and Mist of Stagnation. Hard-to-kill creatures, like the Phantoms. Punishers and Incarnations. What trends are coming up in a Judgment-fueled Type 2 – and what answers exist to stop those threats before they arise?
Why don’t I lose to Compost with my mono-black deck, whose official listing is,”Compost, 1G, Enchantment. Whenever a black card goes to an opponent’s graveyard, ride that player until he or she squeals like a piggy. Squeal, piggy, squeal”? Well, the answer’s all about what Compost does NOT affect in black’s game.
It’s degenerate. It’s broken. It will require immediate bannings to keep Standard from being imbalanced… Or so the pundits have said regarding Quiet Speculation, which has the potential to make a degenerate triumvirate with Deep Analysis and Roar of the Wurm.
I’ve gotten many questions lately about Madness, especially the”until next time you pass” part of it. It’s pretty straightforward if you break down all the steps… And I’ll show you how to break it down.
It’s the most popular deck that no one was playing… But now the cat’s out of the bag after Milwaukee. How do you play the deck that crushes the hated Psychatog?
Well, maybe Geordie can’t play Type One… But he can discuss his extensive playtesting for Regionals and show you what sorts of mutations a deck goes through before the Big Push.
With the influx of powerful new white and green cards in Judgment, the question of the day becomes: Will W/G be any good in Standard?
For the seventh day in a row, this maniac is submitting amusing reports mixed in with Type 2 information. How long CAN he keep it up? In the meantime, enjoy some thoughts on Kibler’s RUG and why it’s okay to take a whiz on a statue of Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker.
I have to warn you, though, my tournament report is long – almost definitely long-winded. But this deck is quite complex to play and describing the interactions with discarding and paying madness requires a lot of extra words in each sentence.
He claims he’s like the Energizer Bunny of Magic writing – pink, obnoxious, and sporting no obvious genitalia. Now me, I’m just curious to see how long he can keep pushing out these”article-a-day” essays before he cracks.
A first in Magic-writing history! The Knutster discusses marijuana, Magic’s connection with the evil drug, and whether R&D were smoking it when they printed Quiet Speculation. Are you a pothead? Could be.
