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Bad Deckbuilder’s Corner: Suicide Black in Standard

Is this incarnation of Suicide Black a Tier 1 deck? Maybe not. Is it one that people are expecting? Definitely not.

Price of Progress: 2001 US Nationals *Top 8 *

First he got judged out of the Top 8 at Nationals. Then he got judged back in. Either way, The King Of Beatdown’s coming back!

Lords of Atlantis: The Millennial Minstrel Lockdown Show

Joshua discusses the new tech revealed at Nationals: Saproling Lockdown!

Dirty Shirt And All: A Prerelease Extravaganza

Okay, he submitted it that Saturday. But all those photos take time to develop! Here’s yer Rizzo PR goodness.

Why Can’t Wizards Make An Evil Bargain Again?

Come on, Wizards… Yawgmoth’s Bargain isn’t broken without Rector. Bring it back.

The Apocalypse Nifty Top 50

I like all-set reviews because you get another viewpoint. Therefore, I’m offering up my opinions to those who are interested.

An Apocalypse Overview: Opinions on Standard, Draft, and Sleeper Cards

Apocalypse is taking conventional thinking and turning it 180 degrees, in directions the game hasn’t ever gone.

Peace of Mind: Indian Summer

Necropotence created the Black Summer; this deck is a Necro-like deck, coming after the real Necro has gone away. Arena and Spiritmonger’ll do that, all right.

Lords of Atlantis: My Fires, Part One – A Scrub’s Guide

What sets this deck apart from the others, though? Is it the two dragon legends? The maindecked Hull Breaches? No, it’s the sideboard.

Deck For A Day: White Noise

Static Orb. You know you want to abuse it. But how do you do it? Let the doctor show you a mono-W deck that’s sure to please.

FINAL JUDGEMENT: Magic Diva Weekend

Michelle Bush visits the Alaskan Bush for a weekend of grand festivities. How does the Diva fare in polar climes?

Your Graveyard and You

How many decks does it take to get to the center of a recursion deck? A one… Well, just a one. With Reya.

The Real Story Behind Apocalypse

Daniel casts the bones, using flavor text to determine what Apocalypse holds for the Magic storyline.

Whatever You Call It, It Gets The Job Done: W/U/B Nether-Control

A descendant of the IBC”Go-Mar” decks, this runs the same color base but uses Nether Spirits in lieu of the Dragon.

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #8: While We Were Gone…

Why do I play FNM? Well, partially because I can get a lot of games in. And things happen at FNM that would never happen in a PTQ.