Monthly Archives: March 2014

Gerald Knight - March 31, 2014

Knight’s Booty: Missing Piece [Modern, Mono-Black control]

Welcome back to Knight’s Booty. I’m sorry but I don’t have a short story for you this week. Instead I have a deck that I’ve been testing out in Modern that fills a gap that is missing in the... Read More

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Bruce Gray - March 28, 2014

Casual Encounters – Why playing Modern doesn’t have to be exp...

Well, we’ve seen the Pro Tour, and a massive GP down in Richmond with one major thing in common. Both of these premier events were Modern in their format, and that’s super cool. We all spend so much time... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 26, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Esper Control by Kyle Boggemes (1st at G...

Esper Control Kyle Boggemes 1st Place at Grand Prix on 3/23/2014 With the metagame in Standard much more defined now then it was a few months back it has slowly become time for the Control decks to shine. Once the major... Read More

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Bruce Gray - March 25, 2014

Casual Encounters – UW Tempo (Standard Pauper)

I have never been a guy to quibble much over format. I’ve mostly just played whatever I had in whatever deck I felt like building. This can yield some very interesting and fun... Read More

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Bruce Gray - March 20, 2014

Casual Encounters – Boros Heroic (Budget standard deck)

For me the real joy of Magic is not so much playing, it is the chance to sit down and to be a little creative and make a new deck. Sometimes it is fun to go and draw obscure... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 20, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Jund Monsters by Philippe Monlevade (1st...

Philippe Monlevade 1st Place at Grand Prix Buenos Aires Standard 2014 This deck has but one goal and that is to bring the beats. It is focused on fast acceleration to power out huge monsters. There is some support... Read More

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Gerald Knight - March 20, 2014

Knight’s Booty: A Modern Problem

Panic sets in as you are told by the pretty lady at the airport terminal that your luggage has been lost. It’s unthinkable. How could your luggage be lost? You need that for this weekend. Your clothes were in... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 19, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Boros Burn by Neil Hartman (1st at SCG S...

R/W Burn Neil Hartman 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 3/15/2014 Oh burn…ever since the printing of Lightning Bolt there have been Red mages looking to blast their spells straight to the dome. Each block there is always a Mono-Red... Read More

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Bruce Gray - March 18, 2014

Casual Encounters – The shiny rainbow flying lion

Chromanticore. My muse. How intriguing you are, oh Chromanticore, all shiny and mutlicoloured with all those abilities…and borderline unplayable…ever. With your ridicoulous casting cost and hilarious bestow ability you are like the forbidden fruit, that apple that is dangling... Read More

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Gerald Knight - March 15, 2014

Knight’s Booty – Little Cousin

You turn the key and lock up the shop for the day, ready to go home and get some grub before heading out to Friday Night Magic, ready to test out that shiny new Heroic deck you’ve been tweaking... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 15, 2014

Deck of the Day – UB Faeries by Alex Sittner (15th at Grand Prix...

U/B Faeries Alex Sittner 15th Place at Grand Prix on 3/9/2014 When the last Banned & Restricted announcement was released one of the cards that was unbanned was Bitterblossom. Bitterblossom was one of the cards that was placed on the initial... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 14, 2014

Deck of the Day – UWR Twin by Samuel Tharmaratnam (10th at Grand...

U/W/R Twin Samuel Tharmaratnam 10th Place at Grand Prix on 3/9/2014 From the time it was discovered that Splinter Twin could be paired with Twin in order to create an infinite army to smash your opponent it has been abused in... Read More