Worldwake Review Part 4: Standard Top 12 February 3, 2010
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There are several cards in Worldwake that will see play in standard tournaments, but I will focus my attention to the top 12. These are the cards I expect to see the most play: (more…)
Post Zendikar Red Deck Wins November 9, 2009
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I did well with Red Deck Wins in the past, but I haven’t got a chance to play it much recently. Red Deck Wins is a tempting deck to play considering that it doesn’t require all the expensive dual lands or fetch lands. Unfortunately, the best red decks probably do require 8 fetch lands. Let’s consider a red deck with fetch lands and another one without them. (more…)
Budget Decks: Standard (Type 2) Red Burn July 17, 2009
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I have already suggested in my Magic the Gathering FAQ that a red burn deck is the best deck to make with a limited budget. Here is an uptated list of the best cards I suggest for a budget red deck: (more…)
My Red Deck Went Undefeated February 17, 2009
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On February 14th I played in a cash prize tournament at Superstars and I won $200. There were six rounds and I won the first four. Then I just had to wait to play in the top 8, so I had two “intentional draws.” Then I won the first match of the top 8, and the top four players all split the prizes at the end. I technically won the tournament due to tiebreakers, but I didn’t play it out. (more…)
Conflux Review Part 2: Top 10 Cards January 27, 2009
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Although Shards of Alara had very few cards that could be used for either standard or extended, Conflux has at least 10 that might be good enough: (more…)
Shards of Alara Review Part 2 September 26, 2008
Posted by James in : all, reviews, previews, strategy, tips, standard, extended , 1 comment so farIn this installment I will review Shards of Alara with the constructed tournaments formats (standard and extended) in mind. (more…)