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3,512With NIX TIX, Tempest drafts are profitable, especially since a lot of drafters are overlooking some good – albeit subtle – cards. I’ll share some of the cards that should be going a lot earlier than they do, and some techniques that have earned me a bunch of packs.
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3,302Years ago, CounterSlivers was one of the best decks is Extended, and it was a pure joy to play. We are one set short of recreating true CounterSlivers in Classic – we need Crystalline Sliver from Stronghold – but it might be possible to rebuild it in Pauper, now.
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3,139This week I try to work out why the Rogue decks have still been so prevalent in the metagame. Replays are back up too, so we have even more stats and rundowns. Also: Elves and Elves
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3,081December 19th rolled around, and the DCI failed to act on anything in regards to the Banned and Restricted list. Is the format as healthy as they are trying to make us believe it is?
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3,020Fear not PureMTGO readers. I have returned from a Holiday Hiatus for to restart the drafting.
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2,992Whiffy takes an indepth look at the Necro deck in classic.
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2,863I decided to try my hand at the Pauper format, since it looks like fun, and I should have plenty of cards to throw together. Of course, I was trying to enter exactly the wrong way – without advice or assistance.
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2,863At Extended PDC Deck Analysis, JPLiberato dissects decks that are currently performing well at Extended PDC events. He'll talk about card choices, match analysis and share his thoughts on how the deck can evolve. This time he will present an UR control deck called The Steam Machine.
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2,717Raredrafting is fun!
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2,669This week saw a good deal of shift in the metagame and we expose a bit of Magic prejudice.
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2,589The results and commentary from the November 2008 Custom Card Contest.
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2,588Walkerdog is here with some advice as to what to play in constructed queues!
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2,582This week we take a look at the Worlds metagame and see how it stacks up against the online meta. We also have stats and decks: Blightning Beats and Merfolk.
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2,581Being a long time proponent of Swiss drafts. I am happy to see that some smart person over at Wizards finally got the message. I tried one out, the results are in.
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2,572Eternal Wisdom 3 - Analysis of the Classic "Daily Events". Delivering information on the Top8 decks, insights into the matchups, analysis of a shifting meta-game, and advice on how to prepare for the next Classic event!
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2,559The title pretty much sums it up! Charles is back with an indepth look at the Blue and Black menace in standard!
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2,494Steve took a break from casual deckbuilding to play in the Classic daily event this past Sunday. Check out this article to learn about the UWB Fish deck he played into the top 8.
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2,444This is a deck I made, and on request made a how to, complete with audio commentary and explanations of the cards, and a complete card list telling you how many of the cards you need to recreate this for yourself.
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2,356Glissa's plot unfolds, and she prepares herself for the impending obliteration of the world...
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2,327It was Christmas morning, and all through the land... Not a creature was stirring, well except for Sebastian drafting!
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2,323"If you vote for me, all of your wildest dreams will come true." aka how to actualize change in MTGO.... *shudders at the sound of self-help hammy*
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2,318iceage4life takes you through 45 picks of Shards of Alara talking about the draft and the format.
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2,246This article supplements the "Eternal Wisdom" Monthly Classic Review articles by providing the Top10 Classic Decks to Beat. This Article will be updated Monthly.
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2,213Can't we all just get along?
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2,178A tournament report of the classic daily event on 1/3/2009. A description of the Epic Painter deck and its matchups against the metagame.
