Onslaught: Bait & Switch Review (Part 2 of 2)
This is it, our final visit to the world of Onslaught- at least until we return at some point in the future to look at Legions. I’ve got one of the more unique and intriguing Theme Deck’s we’ve seen in awhile, Bait & Switch, while Sam hopes to dash my hopes with the Beasts of Devastation. Will subtlety and synergy take the day, or will brute force see me off?
Kaijudo Dojo Edition: Bull Rush Review (Part 2 of 2)
We’re back with the other half of Kaijudo Dojo Edition’s Bull Rush deck, putting it through its paces to see how it comes together. By way of oppositin, it’s something of a mirror match today as Sam has selected Tatsurion’s deck from the first precon set to act as oppistion. In the battle of the Nature/Fire decks, is it new and improved to carry the day, or will the old school be teaching all of the day’s lessons? Stick around for the end- we have an update to the Kaijudo booster giveaway!
2011-12 Precon Championships: Round 6 and the Leaderboard
For those fighting to the last in the Prediction League, these are heady days. As we move week to week towards our final goal of determining a preconstructed Champion for the 2011-2012 Season, every point is crucial. A fourth of the way through the Forsythe, four decks have advanced. Now that the dust has settled and the arena floor mopped…how does the field look now?
Onslaught: Bait & Switch Review (Part 1 of 2)
“How did planeswalkers come to be if they weren’t planned?” wrote Mark Rosewater in a piece announcing the new card type leading up to the release of Lorwyn. “The way that many cool creative things come to be: by happy accident.” Originally, planeswalkers weren’t meant to be included in Lorwyn, but they were a confluence of two independent pressures. As it happens, they came together at the right time and place, and from that meeting the planeswalker was born.
Onslaught: Ivory Doom Review (Part 2 of 2)
We’re back to Onslaught, and ready to go with the second half of the set’s review. I’ve sleeved up Ivory Doom, a White/Black tribal Cleric deck (and the object of our most recent giveaway), while Jimi’s ready with Celestial Assault. Clerics against Gustcloaks…who will have the edge?
2011-2012 Precon Championships: Turian Division (Part 1 of 2)
Season after season in accordance with tradition, the Rosewater Conference opens the Preconstructed Championships while the Forsythe Conference watches and waits. With the contest now halfway through, it must wait no longer. Today we begin the painful, contentious task of whittling down the field of sixteen down to a single deck to represent the Conference in the Finals.
Kaijudo Dojo Edition: Bull Rush Review (Part 1 of 2)
True story. Last May, the Ertai’s Lament team headed down the pike to Louisville to check out the Star City Games Open. For Jimi and Sam, this was the first time they’d ever been to a large Magic event, and while we weren’t there to play in the tournament, we did want to take in some side events, browse the merchants, and just have a good time. Off to the side in the far corner of the room was a table set up for the live stream commentators, and at one point when circling about we found two gentlemen there having a discussion.
“Look, Sam,” I said, pointing them out, “Magic pros.”
Win a Trio of Kaijudo Dojo Edition Boosters!
That’s right, it’s another giveaway! We’ve got a draft set of Kaijudo Dojo Editions laying about, and we’d love to send them to a good home. Could it be yours?
Onslaught: Ivory Doom Review (Part 1 of 2)
When Magic: the Gathering launched in 1993, nobody could have known that the game would become what it is today, nearly two decades later. It is a testament to Richard Garfield’s vision that the game has endured in a state of static flux- something of a contradiction, to be fair. But how else could you cataegorise the fact that while the core essentials of the game have more or less remained unchanged, it is a game itself of constant change?
Win a Copy of Onslaught’s Ivory Doom!
Some contests- like our Gathering Magic/Return to Ravnica Meddling cycle require a little bit of patience to win, since we’re not picking a winner until all five decks have had their turn at center stage. Others, however, are much quicker! We’re pleased to announce another comment contest giveaway for a new, sealed copy of Onslaught’s Ivory Doom, a Black/White Cleric tribal deck.
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