With Rise of the Eldrazi in card form, players are already eager to get access to the pool of cards for Magic Online. Wizards has released the event schedule and tournament types for the MTGO Pre-release and Release events. Pre-release As published here, Sealed Swiss Pools will begin on Friday May 7th 12:00PM (noon) EST [...]
New Decks for a New Tournament
Russell explores three different archetypes coming up in the post-ROE Standard.
Foundational Deckbuilding: Start from the Base
by Seth Allison
Seth discusses bases of decks and why new players need to understand what their deck base is.
John Avon and Aleksi Briclot at PT San Juan
Wizards announced via their Pro Tour Facebook page that the two artists that would be attending Pro Tour San Juan are perhaps two of the most well known artists in Magic's history. John Avon is known best for his landscapes but is one of the most prolific artists in Magic with over 168 unique cards [...]
Detroit’s Midwest Masters Top 8
The event hosted 151 players, organized and run by PES (Professional Event Services) they have posted the Top 8 from the event. Thanks to @AaronRWilburn for the heads up... he also won the event. 1st Aaron Wilburn 2nd Ryan Wall 3rd/4th Nick Moore 3rd/4th Donald Oldaugh 5th-8th Kurtis Droge 5th-8th Tyler Mantey 5th-8th Doug Hauca [...]
$50 EDH Deck With Upgrades
Dale brings back the popular budget EDH deck, this time built around Kaysa.
Magic Is No Matchmaker
by Fred Pilarczyk
Fred discusses how Magic has played a role in his love life.
Dave Williams wins WPT Championship
Dave Williams had a pretty good weekend. He walked away from it with a shiny bracelet and a little extra spending cash. More specifically $1.5 million and a WPT Championship bracelet. He battled to the victory over nearly 200 other Poker players at the Bellagio this weekend. David, for those of you unfamiliar with him, [...]
Art Plagiarism in “Healing Blade” game?
Dan Barrett, or @dangerawesome on twitter, brought it to our attention. A new gaming product 'Healing Blade' has a piece of art that has some interesting similarities to a well known Magic card. While the art is obviously heavily inspired by Radha, Heir of Keld, it cannot be called plagiarism as it is clearly a [...]
Editorial – Why Magic Organized Play Rocks
by Dan Alpers
Dan Alpers shares the story of Magic Organized Play and why it rocks.