Monthly Archives: May 2014

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 30, 2014

Deck of the Day – BUG Control Theros Block by Josh Utter-Leyton ...

  BUG Control Theros Block Piloted by Josh Utter-Leyton 3rd at Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx [Block constructed[ We had on one side of the Theros Block coin the RG Elspeth deck and other White based decks like Patrick... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 28, 2014

Deck of the Day – RG Elspeth Theros Block by Yuuki ichikawa (4th...

RG Elspeth by Yuuki Ichikawa 4th at Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx – Theros Block Constructed on May 18th 2014 One of the shining pillars of the Theros Block Constructed format is the awesome White planeswalker Elspeth, Sun’s Champion though... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 27, 2014

Junk Constellation Theros Block by Nam Sung Wook (2nd at Pro Tour Jour...

Deck of the Day Junk Constellation by Nam Sung Wook 2nd at Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx – Theros Block Constructed on May 18th 2014   The final pairing at the Pro Tour consisted of two Junk decks, this one... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 26, 2014

Orzhov Midrange by Charlie Rinehart (1st at SCG Somerset Standard Open...

Orzhov Midrange by Charlie Rinehart 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 5/24/2014 Charlie Rinehart was able to stymie SCG circuit superstar Chris VanMeter on his mission to shave off his beard, which he has sworn to wear until he is victorious in... Read More
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Bruce Gray - May 25, 2014

Underappreciated cards of Magic sets past: Dragon’s Maze

      Underappreciated cards of Magic sets past: Dragon’s Maze By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters So, much time has passed since I last wrote about underappreciated cards, but it has now been a full year since Dragon’s... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 22, 2014

Junk Midrange by Patrick Chapin (1st at Pro Tour JOU – Theros Bl...

Junk Midrange by Patrick Chapin 1st at Pro Tour Journey into Nyx- Theros Block Constructed on May 18th 2014   It was an amazing weekend of Theros at the latest stop on the Pro Tour showcasing both the draft... Read More
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Three Kings Loot - May 19, 2014

Khans of Tarkir Spoiler – Release notes, Artwork & Card Gal...

  Set Name Khans of Tarkir Block Set 1 of 3 in the Khans of Tarkir block Number of Cards 269 Prerelease Events September 20-21, 2014 Release Date September 26, 2014 Launch Weekend September 26-28, 2014 Game Day October 18-19, 2014... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 18, 2014

Naya Aggro by Jamie Arnold (2nd at SCG Knoxville Standard on May 10th ...

Naya Aggro by Jamie Arnold 2nd Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 5/10/2014   An interesting Aggro deck was able to power its way into the finals of the SCG Standard tourney last weekend, although it fell just short to another Aggro... Read More
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Three Kings Loot - May 17, 2014

Conspiracy – Basandra Battle Seraph, Brago’s Favor, Dimir ...

I’ve fallen behind a little, but I love the new cards and can’t wait to see how the whole format plays out. (Full card gallery here)   Basandra, Battle Seraph- Wow! A 5 mana (3 colourless, a white and... Read More
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Three Kings Loot - May 17, 2014

Conspiracy – Advantageous Proclamation, Cogwork Spy, Council Gua...

(See  full Card Gallery here)   Advantageous Proclamation- Ok, so here is where my expertise with this sort of draft set disappears and I am in full on guess mode.  This is the first example of a Conspiracy card... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - May 17, 2014

Jund Modern by Andrew Huska (2nd at GP Minneapolis Modern on May 11th ...

 Deck of the day   Jund Modern by Andrew Huska 2nd at Grand Prix Minneapolis 2014    By rights this is the deck that should have won in Minneapolis last weekend and would have if that Scapeshift had not been... Read More
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Three Kings Loot - May 16, 2014

Conspiracy- Squirrel Nest, Squirrel Token

Time to Go nuts! Squirrel tribal deck is back! (See  full Card Gallery here) Squirrel Nest– a 3 Mana (1 colourless and 2 green) for and enchant land aura that says Tap the enchanted land and put a 1/1... Read More