Jason muses on the politics (and economics) of patronizing your local gaming store, before delving into results from the SCG Invitational and Open in Los Angeles.
Figure of Destiny
Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It’s what you’d get if you built a set with the premise of “no rush till turn 7” and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There’s a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.
Sigmund takes a breather from Dark Ascension discussion to turn his attention toward the other evolving subject: Modern! Now that PTQ season is here, do you have the most popular winning cards in your trade binder?
Last week, we tore through the first half of Shards of Alara. We saw hit commons like Blightning and killer trade bait like Death Baron. Let’s take a close look at the second half of the set this week and see what treasures we come upon.
Eventide is packed with some expensive casual and tournament cards. The set contains many enemy-colored cards, from Lieges to filter-lands. The power of the lands, along with Reflecting Pool and the Vivid cycle, let people play essentially anything they wanted in decks.
Ryan’s back, delivering the other half of his M12 review! If you’re picking up your product this weekend, and going digging for Commander goodies, let Ryan help point you exactly where you want to be!
10 Magic players of superior skill enter a single team cube draft. How do you handle the volume without taking up an entire day? Anthony has the clever, and fun, solution of Survivor Draft!
Continuing our exploration of Legacy and the Color Wheel, we’ll move onto the series’ second installment. You’ll find all the White cards you can comfortably prepare to see in Legacy alongside the most prominent decklists harnessing the color.
Pick up a control deck just days before a Legacy tournament? Sure, I can win with that. You can too.
Who are the five finalists for Celebrity Great Designer Search?
