Shards of Alara Draft Walkthrough #4

January 4, 2009

Naya CharmThis is from a triple Shards of Alara draft in the 4-3-2-2 queue on Magic Online.

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Interesting 4 Player Shards/Shards/Shadowmoor Draft

December 19, 2008

Resounding ThunderYesterday, I went to my local card shop. Actually, it wasn’t so local. I had to drive for about an hour and a half. It’s not too bad though since I work at home. I don’t have a work commute so I don’t mind occasionally driving a long ways to play live Magic The Gathering. Plus, I was getting tired of Magic Online. I wanted to play real cards against real people.

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Shards of Alara Draft Walkthrough #3

December 17, 2008

Seaside CitadelThis is from a triple Shards of Alara draft in the 4-3-2-2 queue on Magic Online.

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Shards of Alara Draft Walkthrough #2

December 16, 2008

Rakeclaw GargantuanThis is from a triple Shards of Alara draft in the 4-3-2-2 queue on Magic Online. I think I’m starting to understand this format.

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Shards of Alara Draft Walkthrough #1

December 9, 2008

SkullmulcherThis is from a triple Shards of Alara draft in the 4-3-2-2 queue on Magic Online.

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2 RDW (Red Deck Wins) Decks That Got Top 8 in MTG States

November 12, 2008

Demigod of RevengeHere are two Red Deck Wins decks that did well in last Saturday’s Magic The Gathering States tournaments.

Many people are calling these decks, DDW or Demigod Deck Wins, because it wasn’t until Demigod of Revenge became a staple that Mono Red decks really started winning in the recent but previous Standard format. And Figure of Destiny just made Red even stronger.

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5 Badass Dragons in Magic The Gathering’s Standard Format

November 11, 2008

Shivan DragonDragons are definitely one of the iconic creature types in Magic The Gathering.

Mark gives his list of favorite dragons in the current Standard format. Check it out.

Jund Mana Ramp, a Rogue Decklist for Standard

November 9, 2008

Rampant GrowthI just found an interesting Jund Big Mana decklist on Mike Flores’ blog. He is an excellent Magic The Gathering deck builder. He’s built decks for players like Jon Finkel.

Yesterday, he went 6-2 in the New York States tournament with this deck, which was good enough for top 16. Mike writes that this deck has good matchups against Faeries, Five Color Control, and Red Deck Wins.

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PTQ Kyoto Tournament Report in Fort Worth, TX

November 8, 2008

Quietus SpikeLast Saturday, I played at a Pro Tour Qualifier (PTQ) in my area. There were 83 players so the tournament was seven rounds.

Here is the sealed card pool I opened from my one tournament pack and two boosters.

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Shards of Alara Draft Critique #1

November 4, 2008

Oblivion RingI found this draft at draftbetter.com. Definitely bookmark that site. It’s got great 8-player draft tournament reports.

For this particular draft, I would’ve drafted this way.

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