New ‘Ertai’s Trickery’ Piece Up on Red Site Wins
To help our friends at Red Site Wins get properly underway, we’ll be hosting the next installment of Ertai’s Trickery there, beginning today.
This latest Trickery will blend three different Vampire decks in the current Standard Environment, so drop on over and say hello!
MBtB: The Preconstructed Deck Buyer’s Guide to eBay
A new Magic Beyond the Box column is up today, and I continue exploring all major facets of the preconstructed deck buyer’s experience. Today I tackle the topic where I do a lot of my acquisitions: eBay. Come on by and check it out!
MBtB: The Precon Deck Buyer’s Guide has Launched!
Ever wished you knew more about buying precon decks, so that you wouldn’t be fleeced in the process?
Ever wish you knew the best places to buy them?
Curious about which decks are- for one reason or another- the true collector’s items, while the rest are just… there?
Want to know how to save money and find the bargains? And how much you should be paying for them?
I can’t speak for anyone else, but when I first got serious about collecting theme decks and other precon products, I sure wished I had a resource that covered all that ground. Instead, I had to make my way blindly, and figure out things as I went. A year or so (and 150+ precon decks) later, I’ve decided to write it. Today on Quiet Spec, I’m launching the Preconstructed Deck Buyer’s Guide, which will be an ongoing effort over the next month.
Together we’ll be looking at each era of precons, from Mirrodin Besieged all the way back to Tempest– where theme decks got their start. We’ll take special note of those that stand out in price for one reason or another, and do some market analysis on their value.
Stop on by and say hello with today’s introductory piece!
New Commander Decks on the Mothership
Just in case you missed it, the upcoming Commander decks were announced on today’s Daily Arcana, and launch on 17 June. We can’t speak for you, but we know that we’re already starting to brew our own first-ever Commander decks in anticipation!
So… anyone recommend any Grixis-coloured generals? 😉
First Look at New Phyrexia Intro Packs!
Images of the upcoming set’s Intro Packs were released today on MTG Salvation, and here they are!
Help Welcome Our Friends at Red Site Wins… and Win!
For those who haven’t yet heard, a new and promising Magic website has launched today under the guiding hands of Amanda Stevens (@sagegnosis) and Luis Acosta (@AuranAlchemist). Red Site Wins already has a solid stable of writers ready to go, and a front page full of content. We’re always excited to see a new site launch, and are pleased to announce that there will be a giveaway for everyone checking them out!
Between now and 14 April, simply stop by their site, enjoy an article and post a comment. As always, we’re looking for solid comments- not the Great American Novel, perhaps, but not “cool story bro, kthxbai!” For every comment you leave, your name goes in the hat. At the end of the contest, the goodly folk of Red Site Wins will pull a name from the hat, and voila! A winner is born!
Oh, it might help if we mentioned the prize. How’s a free Mirrodin Besieged Fat Pack sound?
So stop on over and say hello and give them an encouraging welcome. After all, it takes a community to build a community.
Magic Beyond the Box: Autographs!
It’s another Thursday, and that means a new column for Magic Beyond the Box is up over at Quiet Speculation! This week I take a look at starting up an autographed Magic card collection- albeit one with a little bit of a twist. Stop on over and say hello!
News: Mirran Resistance Undeterred
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Mirran Resistance Undeterred
Although widely believed to be categorically defeated, the voice of the Mirran resistance remains a steadfast presence on the plane. A very recent transmission intercepted by this agency seemed to indicate a small but resolute faction willing to continue the fight.
“…the struggle is far from over,” asserted the anonymous voice of Mirrodin. “…The infectors have become the infected…” While their location is unknown, their presence is still felt within the highest echelons of the Phyrexian High Command.
For the time being, it would appear that New Phyrexia has arrived at last. However, as one Mirran resistance fighter put it earlier today, “All may be one, but not all is lost.”
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/677
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Again, from WotC
News: Phyrexia Announces Total Victory
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Phyrexia Announces Total Victory
The Machine Orthodoxy today announced total victory for the forces of Phyrexia and the utter obliteration of all that was Mirran.
“The Great Work is Complete,” said Grand Cenobite Elesh Norn. “The stain of imperfection which is Mirrodin has been scourged and in its place we have shaped the face of New Phyrexia.”
Jin-Gitaxius, Praetor of the Progress Engine, Augur to The Core continued, “The raw flesh we have at our disposal will allow us to continue The Great Synthesis unabated. Our destiny lies outside the crude battles between slavering beasts of which we have endured these many years. Through our experimentation will arise the strength of New Life.”
Other prominent Praetors were also in attendance. The Voice of Hunger, Vorinclex, took a defiant tone. “The struggle for survival is never complete. Wherever there is weakness, there is still the necessity of conflict. As the predator cannot abide prey, so do the strong feed upon the strong. Our purpose has only begun.”
Sheoldred, The Whispering One, declined conspicuous comment.
Praetor Urabrask was notably absent from the proceedings.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/677
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The above was sent to us by WotC and is not original to Lament. Big news, what’s everyone think?
MBtB: The Five Worst Intro Decks of Zendikar Block
A bookend to last week’s five best decks feature, this week I turn to the dark side in Magic Beyond the Box at Quiet Speculation and select the five worst offenders. You might be surprised which ones made the list, come check it out!
Ertai's Lament 
