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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.

I’m Not Dead Yet!

The math just doesn’t add up. There needs to be an attendance-based qualifying formula for Regionals.

I Didn’t Go To Win…

…and it’s a good thing, too. Daniel chronicles the Jolly Losers in the Chairless Room.

Slash and Burn: Two Wildfire Decks For Standard

Okay, it was cutting edge three weeks ago before we went down. Since then, others have written articles. But I still have something to say.

The Guy That Invented Regionals Needs To Be Beaten Up: Part 3

Round 4: Kyle (no last name ’cause I forgot to write it down), G/W Flores-Type Junk Type of Guy: Nice Type of Opponent: Fun to play against Game 1: Kyle drops Sergeant, Boa, Boa, Cloaks the first Boa (it was his favorite Boa, I guess) while I drop a fresh one and scoop when he…

The Guy That Invented Regionals Needs To Be Beaten Up: Part 2

Aw, screw it. Que sera sera and all that jazz. What was I gonna do anyway, win Regionals? 4/17/01 The last run at CMU. And stuff. Serious testing against Turbo-Haups ensued. We won. It lost. Badly. Here’s why: , , . If one of those cards hits play, it’s bad news for the Haups guy….

The Guy That Invented Regionals Needs To Be Beaten Up: Part 1

And Rizzo might need a sock in the gut, too, after writing a FORTY-PAGE TOURNAMENT REPORT! With pictures. Strategy. And the usual Rizzian touch.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, BOOM!

I got introduced to NetherHaips. I put together a copy and it just killed everything I was playing.

Peace of Mind: Crash And Burn

Foregoing my Crimson Tide deck, I settled on Dueling Grounds and Questing Phelddagrif, and overnight developed Leeloo.

On The Outside Lookin’ In: Lessons Learned From Regionals

Close. So close. What could I have done to change my final, one-short-of-the Top 8 standings? What could YOU do?