Mirage: Ride Like the Wind Review (Part 2 of 2)
We’re off and running with Project Mirage Block, and ready for our first clash of decks. I’ll be piloting the star of the show, Ride Like the Wind, while playing the role of the villain will be Jimi. For her part, she’s selected the Red/Blue Burning Sky deck, sixty cards “filled with deception, aggression, power, and guile.” Will Jimi take the day, or will my flanking Knights grind her to power beneath their hooves?
Mirage: Ride Like the Wind Review (Part 1 of 2)
In August of 2005, an offer was extended to the Magic community from Wizards of the Coast that was unlike anything that had been seen before. Indeed, this offer was just one part of a tremendous initiative which would mark a sea change to Magic: the Gathering Online (MTGO), the digital platform of the game that had been launched just only three years before. Read more 
News: Announcing Project Mirage Block!
Let’s look back for a moment on the reviews we’ve done in 2012. We began with Tempest, which was the first set to carry Theme Decks. We then skipped a couple of years ahead and tackled Invasion, Magic’s first “colour-matters” set and the first one to feature a five-colour precon (Spectrum). Of course, then Dark Ascension came along as the new set, but we’re returning to the theme of “Magic’s Firsts” with our next set: Mirage.
That’s right. Mirage.
Dark Ascension: Dark Sacrifice Review (Part 2 of 2)
This is it- our last Dark Ascension playtest, at least until the Event Decks release. The set has seem some interesting inclusions, from the all-star Grave Power to the Zombie-tribal Relentless Dead, and it will be interesting to see how this ranks amongst them. Joining me in the arena is Sam, who is piloting the aforementioned Blue/Green Grave Power. Who will come out on top?
Dark Ascension: Dark Sacrifice Review (Part 1 of 2)
By the late 1980’s, Dungeons & Dragons was having itself something of an image problem. The game, first published in 1974, had never shied away from adopting the terms and imagery of the occult, a fact which went largely unnoticed while the game was still in its infancy. Read more
News & Notes 2/12/12
Good evening, folks! Just a few small notes for today as we enter the home stretch for Dark Ascension with our opening review of Dark Sacrifice.
Dark Ascension: Grave Power Review (Part 2 of 2)
With more behind us than ahead, we’re eager to savour every bit of Dark Ascension that we can. For today’s bout, we’ll be putting Grave Power through its paces. A deck with considerable potential, how will it do when required to perform? To test that out, I’ve enlisted Sam who’s selected Relentless Dead to pilot. Here we go!
News: Ertai’s Lament’s Jay on Monday Night Magic!
You might have read it somewhere else, but you heard it here first! That’s right, Jay is a guest co-host on this week’s edition of the Monday Night Magic podcast. After Intro Packs took a beating on the air last week, Jay made sure to mount an impassioned defense and give them their due. Can he convince the other hosts to give them a second look? Or is he greeted with the sound of crickets chirping?
Dark Ascension: Grave Power Review (Part 1 of 2)
If there’s a common complaint against the Intro Pack decks, it’s in the matter of thematic consistency. It’s not unusual to hear laments along the lines of, “half of the cards are focused around a theme, and the other half are just filler.” Even the most charitable precon fan has to admit that this has a ring of truth, and indeed the last deck we reviewed, Swift Justice, seemed to suffer from a lack of pronounced clarity (though it still did the business with Monstrous Surprise).
Today’s deck puts that notion to bed.
Dark Ascension: Monstrous Surprise Review (Part 2 of 2)
Moving on through the Intro Packs of Dark Ascension, it’s now time to test out the undying mechanic. Early feedback seems to be that its’ quite robust, but the jury’s still out until we’ve had a chance to give it a test drive. Joining me is Jimi, who has opted to pilot Swift Justice. Will I be able to take her down, or will it end up being me who’s in for the surprise?
Ertai's Lament 