Whispers of the Muse Contest Winner!
Thanks to everyone who entered our recent giveaway, helping two of our readers (Steve and Eduard) fine-tune the Depths of Power Intro Pack from Magic 2013. It was a tremendous success, with both getting a great deal of coaching and suggestion from many of you.
Reads: Twin Geeks “Magic the Gathering for Beginners”
Our latest entry in the Reads series- those articles of interest to the precon community we find around the net- isn’t so much a read as it is a watch. The Twin Geeks are a pair of guys from London who make video reviews of all sorts of things on their site. From high-end bikes to stereo speakers to iPhone apps to… Magic: the Gathering?
Whispers of the Muse: Depths of Power (M13)…and a contest!
Magic 2013 brought some interesting Intro Pack decks our way, and players from all over have enjoyed cracking them open, tinkering under the hood, and seeing what they can come up with! One of the most exciting options for meddling about has been the instant-and-sorcery-heavy Depths of Power, fueled by Talrand, Sky Summoner.
Reads: Meddling ‘Depths of Power’ on Gathering Magic!
A convergence! That’s the best word I can think of to describe the fact that the Magic 2013 Intro Pack Depths of Power seems to be on a lot of folks’ minds these days. No sooner do I submit a ‘Meddling’ (tuning/rebuilding) of the deck for Gathering Magic than our inbox gets not one, but two requests to run a Whispers of the Muse on it!
The Whispers will be coming up later this evening, but for now here’s a link to the article over on Gathering Magic. Stop on over and check out the new framework I’ve given the deck, and say hello to boot!
News & Notes 7/26/12: M13 Event Decks and… Ads?
In case you missed it, the Magic 2013 Event Decks had their contents spoiled on the mothership this week. There’s been plenty of chatter about them, so if you haven’t already head on over and take a look! They’re coming up right around the corner and will release on 03 AUG.
A quick note as well about the advertising you may have noticed appearing on the site… Read more 
Build a Magic 2013 Intro Pack Contest: The Conclusion
At last, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here! The Build a Goblin Artisans Magic 2013 Intro Pack is over, the polls complete, the voices heard. All that remains is to unveil the final selections, and pick two winners for the prize packages.
Reads: Changes I Would Like to See in Magic
Welcome to a new occasional feature here on Ertai’s Lament! We’ve linked to articles of interest in the precon community before on a number of occasions, but beginning today we’ll be doing so in a way that makes for easier browsing in the drop-downs.
Build a Magic 2013 Intro Pack Contest: Part 5
Splice the mainbrace, we’ve got ourselves a crew, begad! Thanks to you we’re now one step closer to building our Intro Pack for the Magic 2013: Goblin’s Lair set.
News: M13 Intro Pack Decklists Revealed!
If you haven’t already, head on over to the mothership for today’s Daily Arcana. This time around Wizards has jumped out early with the decklists for the Intro Packs of Magic 2013, and they’re ready for inspection!
Build a Magic 2013 Intro Pack Contest: Part 4
While the conversation was lively and spirited, in the end there could be only… two? That’s right, our last poll let you, the readers, pick the two rare cards for our Goblin Artisans “M13” Intro Pack build, and as our deck develops it will be doing so on the back of the Raiding Pirate!
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