Four-pack Sealed is a total blast! Dan walks through the principles during one of his builds using Magic 2012.
Tags: Dan Eckstein, Limited, Magic 2012, Sealed, Sealed Deck
by Dan Eckstein
Four-pack Sealed is a total blast! Dan walks through the principles during one of his builds using Magic 2012.
Tags: Dan Eckstein, Limited, Magic 2012, Sealed, Sealed Deck
by Dan Eckstein
Dan Eckstein has been busy, but he's back with a look at some simple and straightforward money advice for players.
Tags: Dan Eckstein, Financial, money
by Dan Eckstein
As summer comes to a close, Dan Eckstein wakes from his slumber to share a look into some Pauper decks he's been playing.
Tags: Budget, Casual, Dan Eckstein, Magic the classroom, Pauper
by Dan Eckstein
To begin class today, I’d like to explain my rather long hiatus. In the past month or so, I haven’t had more than five or six hours to do anything Magic-related, and those moments have been spent building and playing. Today, I’d like to delve into a deck that I built for my new favorite [...]
by Dan Eckstein
This week was my Spring Break. Finally, a week where I might be able to sit at the computer long enough to do more than single games! So I excitedly went to the MTGO schedule to see what events I could partake in. My eyes went first to Thursday "Night" Magic. TNMO is a less [...]
by Dan Eckstein
As I read this title—"The Quick, the Slow, and the Annoying"—I am led to think this article is about types of players. Some are fast, some are slow, and some are annoying. Apparently, I am all of the above. Today, I am going to share three decks with you that have generated some interesting comments [...]
by Dan Eckstein
Sometimes, in my tinkering, I build decks that are just made for a bomb. I can't help it. There is just some trick or card that I fall in love with, and I have to build the deck. The lesson today is how. I hope that at the end of this article you will have [...]
by Dan Eckstein
Sixty-four is apparently a major number. This is my sixty-fifth article here at ManaNation, and to be honest, my creative juices have been running on fumes. I don't know why, but life has been unkind to my Magic time. As a result, I haven't been able to play, write, or read about Magic at all. [...]
Tags: Magic Online, MODO, MTGO
by Dan Eckstein
Magic: The Classroom - Hodgepodge As a casual deck builder I constantly get new ideas. My problem is when I can't stick with just one. That's how I've been lately. I've been totally lacking a true focus for any one deck. My deck choices have bounced around like crazy. These decks and the ideas that [...]
by Dan Eckstein
Dan needs your help deciding which of his students won, take a gander at their creations!
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