This Week in Magic – 24 Apr. – 30 Apr.

By Trick Jarrett, April 30, 2010

This week, as I worked through it, felt a bit light but as I look over the content I've gathered it was only light in a few of the smaller categories, it was quite full in Standard content and such. I've appended the current site list at the end, so definitely scroll down and check it out.

Standard

Three for Three - Flores looks at the three U/W Control decks that won the first three MTGO PTQs online.
Spawn Lessons - Dan Eckstein looks at Eldrazi Spawn tokens and what can be done with them in Standard.
UW Control and Vengevine - Max McCall looks at the winning MTGO PTQs as well as discussing Vengevine.
Polymorphing with Rise of the Eldrazi - Alex West continues his series of articles exploring the Polymorph deck in Standard.
The Rise of Red - Josh Silvestri looks at Red and suggests a few red decks for testing and experimentation (if you're into that.)
Rise of the Eldrazi is Great, No Really - Mostly for its first two or three paragraphs, but an excellent point about why so much is written about (but not really) not-Jund decks.
Kicking off the Standard Season - Mike at Power9Pro discusses UW Tap Out as a deck for Standard.
New Decks for a New Tournament - Russell T. shares three modified deck lists for Standard.
Vengevine is the Real Deal - Big Head Joe looks at Vengevine. For me the real value was in the clarifications and resulting discussion.

Extended

Of Cupcakes and Karma, a PTQ Report *Winner* - An entertaining read that follow's Gavin's run at PTQ victory. Also from here on out I will be demanding cupcakes in exchange for rides.

Casual

$50 EDH Deck With Upgrades - Dale Lovelace explores the updates and upgrades to a $50 EDH Deck

Theory

Information Leads to an Inevitable Win - Lee Steht discusses what it means to have information, and how much is needed.
Learning from Zvi - Rich Hagon looks to Zvi Mowshowitz's large archive of works and picks out some excellent lessons to be had.
The Value of a Life Point - The rising star AJ Sacher takes a look at what that point of life is really worth.
Competitive Consistency - Though a day late, Conley Woods is never a dollar short. An excellent look into the need for consistency in our actions.
Foundational DeckBuilding: Start from the Base - Seth Allison looks at how players determine the base of their deck and what is actually crucial to its function.

Other

Pack to Power - Trades 1-3 - Jonathan Medina has begun his journey trading up from a single booster pack to a piece of the Power Nine, see how he is doing!
MTG Stockwatch - Kelly Reid points out a few cards on the verge of movement that investors should track.
You Had me at Eldrazi - MaRo discusses the beginnings of RoE and its Bio-Dome
Designing Rise - While I pride myself on knowing a fair bit about the denizens of R&D, I don't know much about Brian Tinsman. His intro in the article nearly turned me off the article, but I'm glad I stuck with it.
Reality Checking Nationals Qualifiers - Chris McNutt has a piece on StarkPo that looks at National Qualifiers and many complaints, examining what's true and false in the beliefs we have about the new system.
Why Magic Organized Play Rocks - Dan Alpers won the My Magic Story contest and will be going to PT San Juan, but he also had an editorial he wanted to share with us.

Humor

Where's My Time Traveling Delorean? - Brandon Mendelson expounds on his pre-release struggles.
F:allen from T:apped webcomic

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