Reads: Jay Guest Hosts Monday Night Magic!
Okay, so maybe I should have called this ‘Listens’ rather than ‘Reads,’ but that’s the category we’ve got for recommending things to check out on the web. Today’s suggestion is for the latest episode of Monday Night Magic, where Ertai’s Lament’s own Jay is a guest host!
On the show we talk about recent Standard results, the Festival of Old Limited Sealed… and the Preconstructed Championships. Head on over and check it out!
2007-08 Precon Championships: Make Your Predictions!
Greetings and welcome to the first prediction thread for the 2007-2008 Preconstructed Championships! As has become an Ertai’s Lament tradition, we’re running the Prediction League alongside the Championships to give you, the reader, a chance to test your predictive skills in a field of preconstructed combat. On the line is fame, glory, and- perhaps best of all- fabulous prizes!
Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009) Expansion Pack 2: Eons of Evil Review (Part 2 of 2)
The Hour of Bolas is here at last, and Rhys the Redeemed is in grave trouble. To survive he’ll have to rely on the power of the earth and landfall, but only if Bolas’s exhumed minions don’t destroy him first! To reenact this clash and test Eons of Evil, I’m joined by Jimi.
News: New Duel Decks Announced on the Mothership
In the wake of the spoiling of Theros, this Autumn’s block (along with the next two sets, Born of the Gods and Journey into Nyx), today the mothership treated us to a grand unveiling of the next Duel Decks release!
The 2007-2008 Preconstructed Deck Championships
Springtime is here, and you know what that means. Warming weather? Sure. Insects and animals reappearing in abundance? Of course. More hours of light in the day? Yeah, yeah, yeah, all that stuff too. But even more important than that! Gutteral battle cries and the crunch of bone and sinew on the arena floor?
Now we’re talkin’!
Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009) Expansion Pack 2: Eons of Evil Review (Part 1 of 2)
In our last review, we looked at the much-overlooked Chandra, who was given her second deck in Expasnion Pack 2. Although Chandra’s story could be summed up as “always the bridesmaid, but never the bride,” we ended by noting that big things lay in store for her with Magic 2014. In both the Core Set release as well as the Duels of the Planeswalker tie-in, she’s been given center stage, a starring role beneath the limelight. The character of today’s focus might simply wonder what all the fuss is about. After all, didn’t the series hit its highest note last year?
Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009) Expansion Pack 2: Heat of Battle Review (Part 2 of 2)
We’re back with another round of Duels of the Planeswalkers, and today I’m joined by Sam. To put Heat of Battle to the test, she’s running Eons of Evil, the deck built for Nicol Bolas. Will Grixis carry the day, or can Chandra seal a victory in fire and ash?
Reads: Meddling Orzhov Oppression
We’re here at last, and the series is complete. Today the final medlding of the Return to Ravnica/Guildpact Intro Packs is up and Gathering Magic, and which rule did I bend this time?
Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009) Expansion Pack 2: Heat of Battle Review (Part 1 of 2)
There are a number of reasons that people become famous through accomplishment. Sometimes it is for for creating a great work of culture, like an author or actor. Others create something of a much more utilitarian nature, like a scientist or engineer. Still others attain the vaunted perch of fame through an extraordinary deed, a moment or act of heroism. No matter the path, the common thread through these is esteem, the act of having earned the respect of the people. We begin today’s piece by looking at a man who became famous for precisely the opposite reason.
Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009) Expansion Pack 2: Heart of Worlds Review (Part 2 of 2)
It’s our opening game for the Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009): Expansion Pack 2 review, and I’m joined at the table by Jimi. Long a fan of Red, she’s excited to get ahold of Chandra’s latest deck Heat of Battle, while I buckle in for a return to the tumultuous terrain of Zendikar and its landfall mechanic. Can I take Rhys to glory, or will be Chandra’s day when the ash settles?
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