Search

Friday, February 29th – The Goblin tribe in modern Extended is an unusual beast. Recent printings have given Goblin players new tools if they want to use them… but change is always a contentious thing for some, and thus we see decklists with numbers like “1x Frogtosser Banneret” or “2x Frogtosser Banneret.” People like what they are comfortable with, and tend to not respond well to change… even changes for the better.

…the top, as he is effectively like a Goblin Time Walk each and every turn he is allowed to live…

…Not only that, but once you've bought in you can *always* use it; it's a one-time investment…

…Maximize Velocity by Svetlin Velinov.* Now is the time to start thinking about lining up those special gifts for the…

Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to revisit one of my text articles from last year and focus on the Cube. What is the cube? It’s 410 cards of pure joy, and if you’ve warmed up to the latest Type 4 craze, I think you’ll dig this too. WARNING: Contains Spoilers.

…Genius<br> Take Possession<br> Thirst for Knowledge<br> Time Walk<br> Treachery<br> Aeon Chronicler<br> Body Double<br…

…The only time a Paladin can make a difference is if it is carrying a Jitte and gaining your opponent…

Luis Scott-Vargas, America’s Level 7 Mage, isn’t a particular fan of beating down. That said, when offered the chance to drop a virtual 5/5 monster on turn 2, one that meddles with the opposition in incremental but significant ways, he found he was unable to refuse. Today he runs through his successful Doran Extended build, and shares wise words on the matchups that matter in the current metagame.

…Teeg is really the nail in the coffin post board, as it basically is a Time Walk / Counterspell, requiring them…

…walk the path to exile from the get-go to be on the safe (sane) side. But the time has…

Todd Stevens is going to finish Season Two of the SCG Tour atop the leaderboard, and it won’t be particularly close! But what were the secrets behind his success? He offers a few notes for the SCG Season Two Invitational and beyond!

…that you had a good time during the tournament. Maybe you had a good time because you were winning, or…

…When you point these spells at the top of the curve, you Time Walk the opponent, now forced to repeat…

Sheldon follows up his great interview with the Skyraider with a column that provides good food for thought pertaining to Commander’s casual spirit. He then provides a great Prossh list that won’t annoy your friends!

…the adrenaline and walk ourselves out on the edge: we’ll include Repercussion. Most of the time, we’ll be…

…I used the time before decks were passed out to meet the Americans/Canadians and introduced myself to Randy Buehler…

…Akroan Line Breaker Akroan Line Breaker Every time I've seen this guy on the other side of the table…

…Your LGS will probably also offer some kind of prize as well, which means you can walk away with more…

Meghan addresses the difficulties that come with female Magic players being held to an unfair double standard, the problems of female invisibility within the game, and how to remedy both of those issues fairly.

…It’s kind of like why no one over the age of seventeen will walk into a Hot Topic – it…

Sheldon Menery starts his writing year off by answering the important questions about Commander’s existence and its maintenance by way of philosophy!

…Commander is easily the most<br> popular casual format in Magic, having stood the test of both time and a…

…The next time your opponent casts Assault/Battery in order to kill a Birds of Paradise and you sacrifice your…

There are 3 major Legacy players in Innistrad, and while I talked about Snapcaster Mage last week and will talk about Liliana of the Veil next week, I want to give Past in Flames its own article. Such an incredible card deserves nothing less.

…It’s one of the top five black cards of all time. A few years after printing Necropotence, Wizards made…

I’ve always had a burning desire to win and an equal, no less fiery desire to improve. The culmination of almost ten years of heartburn has finally started to pay off, with some top 8’s, a trip to the Pro Tour, and a near-miss at Regionals with yet another deck that no one believed in but me. These are some of the things that I’ve learned over those ten years while continually striving to improve.

…time, understand how your opponent will manipulate them, and put yourself in a position where you won’t walk into…

Bo King cares about the balance of cards in Standard, and he points out issues he has with Wizards development in recent months and proposes solutions to fix them. See if you agree!

…Land, swing for four, double-time-walk-make-you-retire-from-Magic… Go. It kept Everflowing Chalice from seeing its…

Who let the pros get their hooks into Standard? Don’t they know Zoo is bad, and that control is always the best strategy in this format? I mean, what kind of craziness is it that leads to a deck that runs dudes who attack for three taking the top 8 of a format? I mean… what the hell? Who listens to the pros? Guilty pleasure time: I do .

…The first time I saw my opponent pass the turn with his mana untapped… the first time I watched him…

…Instead there will be a more general recap of my time in Detroit followed by my projected post-ban metagame…

…this walk through the kinds of decisions that go into making good blocking choices. Join us next time when we…

…Sometimes opponents will walk into Bile Blight and face a two-for-one and tempo loss, while other times they…

…They did a little better than last time, going slightly over even on the weekend. | | | | | ------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | | Opp.’s Deck | Win Pct…

…Many artists, yours truly included, are happy to sign cards but may, from time to time, have something going on…

Old Extended had some broken decks, but nothing like Type 1. I play TnT – Mishra’s Factories, Juggernauts, Su-Chi’s, Triskelion, plus the broken stuff: Ancestral Recall, Goblin Welder, Survival of the Fittest. I’m short one Factory, but the deck still does okay.

…Stuff like turn 1 Juggernaut, turn 2 Su-Chi and Goblin Welder, turn 3 Time Walk and win. Round two…

…Get in with three or more creatures and they can all walk away from the fight to attack another day…

…did he tell you about that time.. wait, I can't repeat that... never mind. ;) For all those people who…

…For the first time since that terrible night, and for the last time, Vronos's heart twisted with raw emotion…

Monday, February 2nd – Today’s Innovations is a mixed bag of fun and interesting topics. Patrick details his prerelease weekend gunslinging efforts with Manuel Bucher, shares some funky Elder Dragon Highlander lists, and brings us an exciting post-Conflux Standard list which he believes is close to Tier 1 play…

…decks with only a small banned list (Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Sway the Stars, Black Lotus, Mox Sapphire, Panoptic Mirror…

…Nothing like playing a time walk to clear the mind. The Locker Room gang - Chuck (asian citanul flutes!), Adam, Bill…

Sam Black’s team took down yet another team Grand Prix at #gplouisville! It seems like teams of pros are way more likely to take down these events than their amateur counterparts. Sam Black knows exactly why, and he’s telling you how to get on the professional page when it comes to team Magic!

…Telling Time I recognize that I’m recommending a strategy that takes a huge amount of time. Not all teams…

…I head to the airport and get there more than 2 hours before my departure time because I'm always…

Tuesday, June 3rd – How dare Rich Hagon not submit an article last week? Who does he think he is? And where does he think he is? Turns out he answers that last one quite extensively, taking us on a guided tour of Seattle en route for the latest Pro Tour. Scatalogical humor abounds in this latest down and dirty piece from the man with more words per minute than anyone on the PT.

…Next time, we get to the torrid tale of Pro Tour: Hollywood, by which time I promise faithfully to have…

…Often it's even better to discard the Shade to Undead Gladiator rather than walk it into removal. Since Nantuko…

Jadine puts together everything we know so far to learn what the games will actually revolve around! Dominaria Standard is coming, and this is the best place to get your head start!

…early? Then our Shalai becomes a four mana Time<br> Walk, and we get another turn of attacking with our…

…There is a lot of subtlety to the sequencing of Burn spells to maximize damage and time, and to draw…

Bad Rares. It’s part of Magic, right? Sure it is, always has been. But should it be? I can remember a while ago, someone posted an article that talked about”skill-testing cards.” I think they were talking about in a Limited format, and how it takes some skill to see how good certain cards are; for…

…In Standard, choose basics and get a near Time Walk against a mono-colored deck. This seems to be a…

…I have aLways said that a lucky sligh deck can beat any deck 90% of the time. For most parts…

…Once Dan was a full-time designer, he started getting put on more design teams. Eventually it was time for…

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

…I think people might be underestimating this card as a neo- Time Walk, since your opponent doesn’t get his…

…Distance and time are your two main factors: How much time and how far are you willing to go for…

Jim Davis thinks he’s found the perfect deck for SCG Cincinnati…and, since he and Team MGG aren’t going, he’s sharing it with Premium readers! Take it away, Jim!

…Fevered Visions has spent most of its time in Standard as a control killer out of sideboards, and the free…

…By the time I finished copying the scripts it was three in the morning. By the time I got to…

…Last time, I asked all of you to submit ideas to me for a Magic plane. As the submissions for…

…blue mirrors) which still end up revolving around resolving more “big cards” (like Time Walk, Ancestral Recall, and Black Lotus…

…There was a short period of time where that seemed like the best deck, and my response to that was…

…If you’ve never cast Time Walk with Jace in play, I highly recommend it. I even had a conversation…

…Taking time off was suicide, as I found out when I took a month off, only to find myself in…

…I had a really good time that weekend with all the CMU guys as well as Joe Crosby, who made…