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5,466Ten years ago, a fantasy card game was conquered by machines, leaving scars that would haunt Magic development for years. In celebration of Robot Week, RexDart chronicles the rise and fall of one of Magic's most degenerate decks. How did it happen, how did the players react, and how did it shape the future course of the game? Read on to find out!
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5,464At two in the morning, I wandered into the limited queue room and tried out Innistrad sealed. One powerful mythic rare later...
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5,462Take a look at the Bad Ladies of Heirloom =). This is the sixth Heirloom Article about the new budget format. The article covers the sixth PRE that had 15 participants. Also mentioned is the Heirloom media contest, the season finals, the new Heirloom website, Paul Leicht's Article discussing Heirloom and much more.
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5,460Join us (AJ and Paul) as we talk about Conduct, Chris Clay of MTGArena's AMA, and Giant Robots.
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5,460With Pauper's first Premier Event looming, Giraffe delves into the format. He shares metagame data from his personal matchups in the 2 & 4-man queues over the last month. Take a look at some of what to expect at the PE on Sunday, Feb. 1st 2009 - there's something here for new & old Paupers alike!
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5,459GP Vancouver gave us our first look at the new Extended Season. Would Dredge be dominant? Can aggro decks succeed in this format? See how the format stands after 14 rounds of Swiss and a Top 8 that saw a rematch of the 2006 US Nationals with Paul Cheon battling Ben Lundquist, who designed the breakout deck of the tournament, UG Tron.
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5,457Reprint previews are pretty hard to write, but I guess with a little faith, it can be done.
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5,456I take a look at the results of the SCG Louisville Open and check up on the state of the Modern format in the aftermath of Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch. Is this truly an Eldrazi Winter and if so how can we respond?
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5,456I am on the selection committee for this year's Hall of Fame. I'll spell out my thoughts, and I welcome comments. That, plus the standard mix of news, cutting edge decklists, price trends and more, just a click away.
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5,455With the full spoiler release, it's time to begin speculating on what the new single-set block format might look like. This article gives an overview of the likely colour combinations and deck types that might exist, along with a review of the removal options and individual card analysis for white and blue.
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5,455Illusions, Elves, Guildmages and the impact of Modern on Classic. Join the crew of Andy, George and Zach in our weekly look at all things Classic. YSO is a classic related Podcast backed up with show notes in the article. Listen on the go, at home or whilst slinging cards in the client. A classic diehard or on the fringes we welcome you all!
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5,454Join us (AJ and Paul) as we try to break Arena, try to break M19, and try not to let the bugs break us.
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5,453Spoilers, set names, prices and more!
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5,453What's in Born of the Gods that's good for Commander? Let's take a look!
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5,452Check out Evan's break down his MBC Pauper deck. He has won the Player Run Event PCT three weeks in a row with this deck and will give you the tips to understand the deck and sideboard.
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5,452Or: how I tried to deal with the dark side of the Shards of Alara block.
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5,450Today, I discuss becoming an expert with a specific deck or archetype. Also included is a mini-interview with PT Top 8 competitor Patrick Dickmann.
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5,450It's Pro Tour Weekend, and Wizards has welcomed it with a number of announcements. Online PTQs are back! Next month's MOCS Promo is LED! PEs offer more QPs! Wizards announces Magic Coins! Er - wha? Really, the first coin is the Jace, made of one ounce of pure silver. Who will be on the first gold coin? Wizards isn't saying.
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5,448The first online Tempest Block Constructed tournament happened this past weekend. Do you wonder how the Rath Cycle looks like after twelve years? Come on in to find out.
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5,445Conspiracy offers a wide array of sweet new cards to sleeve up for Commander. Here's a breakdown of which cards to keep an eye on.
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5,443It's Friday. We had a great Pro Tour, and Modern looks like a lot of fun. Wizards banned some bad actors - including online bullies. We can start racking up QPs for an LED, and I went 4-0 in a sealed event. It was a great week!
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5,443This first article will examine some of the mechanics that just got a little to far away from actually playing the game of Magic, and ended up with the whole mechanic banned from tournament play. Ante, Sub-Games, and Flip Onto the Table cards don't think of themselves as banned - they're just too cool for the rest of us and we couldn't handle them anyway.
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5,442Dark Ascension is here. The prerelease events include triple Dark Ascension drafts. Pete walks through the colors, pointing out the commons and uncommons to watch for, and watch out for. All that, plus the usual mix of news, prices, cutting edge tech and more.
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5,44150 decklists of almost every conceivable archetype that has been competitively attempted in Classic (pre-Exiled/MEd3). New players to Classic will find this article very valuable as the format grows with From the Vault: Exiled and Master's Edition 3!
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5,439Very cool cards but not very good anymore. How could we adjust them for power creep if they were printed today?
