Scouring the Net for Shadowmoor Sealed Tips
May 30, 2008
I’m playing my first sealed tournament in a long while later tonight. So, I did some research on the net since I have no clue how to play Shadowmoor sealed deck.
Winning With -24 Life Because of Platinum Angel
May 27, 2008
Looking to play a rogue deck at regionals? Why not try Plumeveil and Platinum Angel?
Implications of PT Hollywood on the Regionals Metagame
May 26, 2008
I think the metagame will be diverse.
I think the cliche “Play what you know” works well in a wide open metagame. In regionals, you’ll probably face a variety of decks. This means your edge won’t come from matchups but play skill. In a diverse metagame, it’s extremely hard to predict which decks you’ll play against. You need to know your deck well to overcome the bad matchups you might face.
Drafting Tips For Shadowmoor, Magic The Gathering’s Newest Expansion
May 14, 2008
I just wrote two articles for Associated Content about drafting Shadowmoor. Check them out:
1. Shadowmoor Draft: 5 Principles from Magic the Gathering Limited Experts
2. Color Matters in Drafting Shadowmoor
Building an MTG Mono Red Burn Deck for Standard
May 14, 2008
Here’s a look at my thinking process for building a competitive burn deck in today’s Standard format.
Video Deck Tech: Faeries
May 10, 2008
Here’s a great video interview with Magic Pro Gerry Thompson by Evan Erwin. Evan interviews Gerry about his Faeries deck. Here is the decklist.
Faeries by Gerry Thompson
| Maindeck: | Sideboard: | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Spellstutter Sprite | 4 Mutavault | 4 Thoughtseize |
| 4 Scion of Oona | 2 Pendelhaven | 3 Flashfreeze |
| 4 Mistbind Clique | 2 Faerie Conclave | 1 Nameless Inversion |
| 4 River of Tears | 4 Fledgling Mawcor | |
| 4 Ancestral Vision | 4 Underground River | 3 Damnation |
| 4 Terror | 4 Secluded Glen | |
| 4 Bitterblossom | ||
| 4 Rune Snag | ||
| 3 Nameless Inversion | ||
| 4 Cryptic Command |
Also, I took some quick notes about Gerry’s sideboarding strategies.
Versus the mirror:
+4 Fledgling Mawcor
+4 Thoughtseize
-4 Rune Snag
-3 Nameless Inversion
-1 Mistbind Clique
Versus GR Big Mana:
+4 Thoughtseize
+3 Flashfreeze
Against almost everything else:
-4 Scion of Oona
Never board out Ancestral Visions.
Versus Merfolk, Elves, and other decks that have a lot of creatures:
+3 Damnation
+1 Nameless Inversion
The Red Zone: An Analysis of the Faeries Deck in Standard
May 6, 2008
Here’s a video I just made. I analyzed one of the top decks in Standard today, Faeries.
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