Cards in hand I stare out at the table before me.  I see two wizards staring right back at me.  It has been an exhausting battle but it is not over yet.  To the left of me sits Dan with 4 life, resources depleted but holding what must be a nasty burn spell.  I am [...]

Wherein Lee and Trick discuss their top 5 draft picks for Conflux. Sure to surprise and astound many people as their #1 is not a mythic rare, nor a  rare, and it's not uncommon! What could it be? After discussing the top five cards, Trick and Lee discuss Lee's thoughts on drafting Magic the Gathering [...]

Tags: Conflux, Draft, Limited, Shards of Alara

Magic the Gathering is a game of numbers.  While there are elements of chance once the game has started, the object of the game is to try and skew these unpredictable factors to your favor.  You opportunity to manipulate these values comes well before the decks are cut or even sleeved.  It happens on the [...]

Tags: Magic, Math, MTG, numbers

I will forever have a spot in my heart for multiplayer Magic the Gathering.  It is the format that I broke into the game playing, and it is the format I play most often.  There is simply no replacing the excitement, and the unexpected plays you get from a four or five-way game.  That being [...]

Jimmy brings us a rather laid back and wacky draft featuring cards from a lot of recent sets.

Tags: Casual, Draft, FNM

Mr. Eckstein returns to discuss Sligh and the use of the Mana Curve. Follow along as the class builds a Sligh deck.

Tags: Deck building, Mana Curve, Sligh, The Curve

In this Episode Lee and Trick break down the Dragon's Egg giving you their honest opinion about it! Afterward they begin discussing key Conflux cards which they want to keep an eye on for the upcoming seasons. Trick and Lee also discuss how Conflux affects the Shards from Shards of Alara. Which got the most [...]

Tags: Conflux, dragon's egg, Shards, Shards of Alara

If you've played in a recent Magic the Gathering tournament you've probably noticed that healing is not typically a strategy employed by top tier magic players.  Conversely, on the casual scene, healing is a staple of many players.  So, does this mean that only n00bs heal?  Not exactly.  As is often the case, the truth [...]

There isn't a more exciting moment in Magic the Gathering than opening a booster pack.  Each new booster is like holding a shiny lottery ticket in your hand.  The possibilities are racing through your mind as you tear open the foil.  Sometimes its not so rewarding; "thanks WotC but I already have three Legacy Weapons [...]

A Blue Wizard is a resilient wizard.  By their very nature they are ready, willing and able to deal with anything that comes their way.  As Magic the Gathering expansions come and go each of the colors has been transformed and reworked over the years, this is to be expected.  But nothing in my years [...]