The idea of playing Magic the Gathering on the internet with friends and strangers is a wonderful concept. For seven years we've been able to do just that and for the most part, it's been a pleasant experience. But even the most ardent MTGO aficionados would admit that there are several things Magic Online could [...]
Things Magic the Gathering Online Could Do Better
by Reinhart
Ep. 88 – Godfather of EDH
Elder Dragon Highlander is quickly becoming a must-play format for Magic players. It promises zany plays and crazy opportunities which simply never arise in normal games. So at Pro Tour Austin I sat down with Level 5 DCI Judge Sheldon Menery, the Godfather of EDH, to talk about the format. Given the problems being reported [...]
Tags: EDH, Elder Dragon Highlander
Jay Coffman Memorial Tournament
Bennie Smith, in his column on StarCityGames announced the following tournament information. Though ManaNation had no direct contact with Jay Coffman we felt it only right to reprint this information in hopes of spreading the word and increasing the memorial tournament's attendance to honor a lost member of our community. The Jay Coffman Memorial Tournament [...]
Drafting with JBoots – Zendikar #1
by JBoots
Zendikar is on Magic Online, and so is JBoots. Here is his first draft walk thru of Zendikar
Tags: Drafting, Magic Online, MODO, MOL, Zendikar
Next on Maury: Blue vs Green
by Leaf
Blue and Green just don't get along. It has been that way for as long as any of us can remember, or at the very least about 17 years. This hatred has long bled outside the lines of each card and passed on to the players themselves. Check out the comments on these recent Gathering [...]
Premium Sliver Decks Officially Announced
As we previously revealed Wizards is releasing a Slivers 'Premium' deck on Nov. 20th, 2009. Today Wizards officially announced it with packaging matching our earlier graphics. Today's announcement also contained five card pictures:
Tags: Premium Decks, Slivers
Off the Beaten Path – I’m Not Dead Yet
by Sam Feeley
Sam returns with three of the possibly overlooked decks from the Extended field at Pro Tour Austin.
Tags: Affinity, Analysis, Archetypes
Magic Economics – Goal Setting in Magic
by Kelly Reid
This week Kelly wants to discuss your goals. Are you in it to win it or simply to float along?
Tags: Analysis, economics, goal setting
Duels of the Planeswalkers Expansion Releases Today
Wizards had announced the expansion a few weeks ago but today, the expansion for the wildly popular 'Duels of the Planeswalkers' Xbox Live Arcade game is released. It gives players three new decks and a number of new cards to play with on the Xbox. Today is the release date for the expansion, and today [...]
Tags: Duel of the Planeswalkers, XBLA, Xbox