Exploring Casual Variants of Multiplayer Magic by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters I have to admit, the Magic community is really pretty terrific. By and large most people you meet and interact with while playing Magic are genuinely... Read More
Mono-Red Aggro by Festus Resendez 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 6/14/2014 It looks like it’s a good time to be a Red mage in Standard, Patrick Sullivan must have been jumping for joy. Not only did the... Read More
So, I got my first up close and personal look at full Theros Block Draft and I have to say I enjoyed the experience. The format has good flexibility and variance making for a wide variety of decks and... Read More
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
(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
Champion’s Deck Boros Burn by Tyler Winn 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 5/10/2014 Here’s a spicy little Aggro number that while by no means any sort of new concept is quite a sight for sore eyes. It’s nice to... Read More
So you want to play Standard on a budget? by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Spring is here! Thank goodness because winter felt VERY long. The sun feels warmer, the snow is all gone and the excitement of... Read More
RUG Delver Morgan McLaughlin 1st Place at StarCityGames Legacy Open on 4/20/2014 Another old favorite once again proves it’s dominance by taking the top spot over the weekend. RUG Delver also known as Canadian Thresh is a Tempo-Control build that is... Read More
One of my favorite types of decks is full of big, green, stompy creatures. They have always been a thing, right from the days of War Mammoth and Craw Wurm right up to today. Other archetypes have changed enormously... Read More
In my never ending quest to dig up some fun cards that I can use to spice up my next casual card game I turned my attention to my box of Return to Ravnica and rooted through to see... Read More
Well, spoiler season has finally arrived. Last week we caught a glimpse of the art that will be used on some of the new cards including all the remaining minor Gods and a few other sweet treats. The problem... Read More
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
