Magic 2010: Death’s Minions Review (Part 1 of 2)
Pop quiz! What do the following cards have in common?
Magic 2010: Presence of Mind Review (Part 2 of 2)
Now three decks in to the Magic 2010 Intro Pack reviews, can we keep the streak going? This has proven to be a much more enjoyable environment than we initially though, with quick-paced games that don’t bog down. To see how the base-Blue Presence of Mind works, Sam challenges me with Nature’s Fury. Force or craft, which prevails?
News: Magic 2014 Intro Packs Revealed!
It looks like we’re going for a planeswalker theme on the Intro Packs this time around! The decks were displayed on today’s Arcana, though we’re still in the dark as to deck names, colour pairings, and decklists.
Magic 2010: Presence of Mind Review (Part 1 of 2)
Thus far in our coverage of Magic 2010, we’ve explored the origin of the set as the first core set release to contain new cards. Up through Tenth Edition, core sets were exclusively reprints of existing cards, and were released once every two years. While this allowed for a rotating collection of reprints to help define the standard metagame, it had more than a few drawbacks as well.
Magic 2010: We Are Legion Review (Part 2 of 2)
We’re back with our next playtest for Magic 2010, and this time it’s a battle of ancient enemies. My base-White We Are Legion will be met by Sam’s Death’s Minions, a Black midrange deck with a splash of Green. With life and death literally in the balance, which deck will come out on top?
Magic 2010: We Are Legion Review (Part 1 of 2)
“This set,” proclaimed director of Magic R&D Aaron Forsythe when announcing Magic 2010, “is Magic at its most pure.” That was no trivial endorsement, but rather the end result of a long and arduous process wherein Magic looked to rediscover a little bit of its soul it had lost along the way. Magic 2010, you see, wasn’t just an innovation- it was a restoration.
Magic 2010: Nature’s Fury Review (Part 2 of 2)
It’s our first game of the series with Magic 2010, and Sam and I both are eager to dive in and see how the set plays. For her part, Sam’s picked up the Red/Blue Firebomber to give my White/Green deck a run for its money. Who will come out ahead?
Magic 2010: Nature’s Fury Review (Part 1 of 2)
By almost any yardstick, 2,600,000 is a pretty big number. Two days ago, jewelry thieves hit the Cannes film festival and made off with a necklace valued at 2.6 million dollars. Two months ago, eSports body Major League Gaming shattered previous viewership figures by pulling in 2.6 million spectators for a weekend of televised Starcraft II. Fans of golf might not be surprised that last month’s Master’s in Augusta racked up 2.6 million mentions on social media. Those of a more political bent might be concerned that according to a just-released study from USC, 2.6 million human beings in the state of California are undocumented- a full nine percent of its workforce. By almost any yardstick, then, it’s a huge number.
When might it be a small one?
Whispers of the Muse: Peter C’s Wild Rush (M13)
It’s that time again! Time for you, the readers, to lend your voice and expertise towards tuning a fellow reader’s preconstructed deck in our occasional deck improvement series. Today’s submission comes to us by way of Peter C, who is taking the scalpel to Magic 2013’s Wild Rush.
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.
Ertai's Lament 