To new Magic players, a 16 player FNM can be quite intimidating. Imagine entering a tournament alongside 2,224 other players! Andreas Muller did just that, and at the end of day two, he stood above all of them taking home the victory at the largest Magic Tournament ever! Read the official coverage from start to [...]
MailBag and First Rise of the Eldrazi Spoiler Card!
by Reinhart
At Gathering Magic, community is everything. We absolutely love our twitter friends, forum members, loyal commentors and even our hatemailers! So that is why, from time to time, we give each of you a chance to share in the ever-brightening limelight that shines splendidly over this realm. In this mailbag, you'll find questions from old-time [...]
2,225 Players in GP Madrid
GP Madrid is under way and it is looking to blow the doors off previous records. As a GP Madrid opens with over 2,225 players gathered to play Legacy. It will cause numerous headaches for organizers but the attendance is not entirely unexpected, yesterday they were reporting pre-registration over 1,500. This astounding attendance is only [...]
Pittsburgh + Columbus MMS Qualifiers Shifted
A few weeks ago, during the 'SnowPocalypse' the Pittsburgh Qualifier for the Midwest Master's series was postponed and today the new timing has been announced. The Pittsburgh Midwest Masters Qualifier will now be held on July 17th, 2010. This bumps the Columbus Midwest Master's Qualifier and it is now being rescheduled for June 19th, 2010. [...]
This Week in Magic 2/20-2/26
A review of articles and blog posts from the past 7 days of Magic.
Judgecast Ep. 4 – Stories from the Grand Prix floor!
by Judgecast
Recorded at GP Oakland, talking to some guest judges and more!
Adding Subtitles for News
For ManaNation, as we've increased our focus on news and non-articles, I've discovered repeated frustration over making good, high quality, headlines. The struggle is to not be overly verbose in them. I've been meaning to add subtitles to the system for a while now and today I finally did it. As you will see in [...]
Hada Freeblade and Kalastria Highborn
Here are two scans of the cards to be given away on the Game day! Hada Freeblade goes to every participant and Kalastria Highborn is for the winners.
Wizards announces ‘My Magic’ Contest
Wizards has announced a contest that could win someone two tickets to Pro Tour San Juan! Here are the details from Wizards' website below.
Spike's Corner: A Worldwake Deck Idea
by Leaf
If you are a regular visitor to Gathering Magic then you know at least one thing about us: we aren't exactly a pair of super-Spike tournament players. Most of our competitive experience comes form drafts and other limited formats that still hold an element of surprise to the player. That isn't to say that we [...]