How to Evaluate New Cards for Constructed
September 28, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Josh Utter-Leyton on using the average case scenario for evaluating new cards instead of the best case or worst case scenarios:
Lotus Cobra is symptomatic of a flaw in how we think about Magic: we tend to be pretty bad at thinking in terms of average case. We do a good job of thinking about the best and worst case scenarios for cards, but the average case, the true value of cards, proves to be pretty elusive.
Take a look at what happened with Tarmogoyf. It’s not like we didn’t see the potential of a two mana 5/6 or better. It’s just that we also saw the potential of a two mana 0/1, and the worst case scenarios seemed so much more likely. It took quite some time, and presumably a fair amount of play with the card, for us to catch on to how good Tarmogoyf was on average.
It is completely understandable that we are bad at thinking average case. It is easy to imagine the best possible scenarios for a card, as well as the worst. It’s easy to see that Lotus Cobra could possibly fuel turn three Ultimatums, and it is also easy to see that at its worst Lotus Cobra will be a vanilla 2/1 for two. It’s also easy to see that neither of these cases is especially realistic. Honing in on what exactly is realistic – that’s more difficult. We can’t just think of one scenario that will demonstrate the average value of a card like we can for the best case and worst case.
Sealed Deck Practice With Zendikar #1
September 28, 2009 | Posted by Dee
To prepare to the Zendikar Sealed PTQ season, I’ll be practicing by building decks from different card pools.
This sealed card pool comes from Salivanth’s Zendikar prerelease.
States is Back for 2009
September 27, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Bill Stark brings us the scoop.
States is back on December 5, 2009. The format will be Standard and the winner gets a plaque, a custom DCI card, and free entry into all Constructed Premier Events for a year. Also, the top eight players get a custom design playmat that’s unavailable in stores.
The 2009 States website will launch on October 10. It can be found at the2009s.com.
Zendikar Prerelease Report (Timbermaw Larva Beats!)
September 27, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Yesterday, I went to my local comic book store for the Zendikar Prerelease. I joined the sealed deck main event. I opened my six packs and here is what I saw.
Reviewing 28 Zendikar Red Cards for Sealed
September 23, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Here we go with the red Zendikar cards spoiled so far on MTG Salvation.
Reviewing 18 Zendikar Black Cards for Sealed
September 20, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Here’s my take on the 18 Zendikar black cards that have been spoiled so far on MTG Salvation.
Reviewing 16 Zendikar Blue Cards for Sealed
September 19, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Here’s my take on the 16 Zendikar blue cards that have been spoiled so far on MTG Salvation.
Warp World Deck for Zendikar Standard (With Lotus Cobra Obv)
September 18, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Brian David-Marshall brings us the following decklist:
MTG Standard Playskill Critique: UW Lark Vs GB Elves
September 18, 2009 | Posted by Dee
I wrote a couple days ago that I helped a fellow MTG blogger, bettermtg, by finding misplays in his Magic Online game videos.
I thought it would be helpful to you if I posted his new videos on my blog and critiqued his play. By doing this, hopefully you won’t make the same mistakes.
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments, but please be civil. There’s no need to bash anyone and I’ll delete any comment that is not respectful.
Step 1 in Becoming a Better MTG Player: Realize That You’re Terrible
September 17, 2009 | Posted by Dee
Gavin Verhey on becoming a better Magic The Gathering player:
There are three pieces in this improvement process that are the most important once you realize you really want to win and commit yourself to doing so. They are each very important:
1. Realize that you are terrible at Magic
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