Jason muses on the politics (and economics) of patronizing your local gaming store, before delving into results from the SCG Invitational and Open in Los Angeles.
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About eight days ago, strange things started happening with a Tempest rare. [card]Aluren[/card] had jumped by $10 overnight. It’s clear that someone was buying all of this card that they could. We didn’t know why then and we still don’t have many answers.
From Door to Nothingness to the return of a familiar UW strategy, Standard is full of innovation right now. Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks that have surfaced recently.
In this installment Jason delves into the philosophy of speculation and the way we self-assess our success and failures, before addressing the results from Las Vegas, Toronto and Nagoya.
Mike Lanigan reports on the TCG Invitational in Indianapolis. After several days of battling against infinite Rakdos decks, he provides an updated version to combat the mirror.
Witness the unveiling of Ryan’s pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.
Jason comments on the precarious nature of online orders before a price spike, discusses the new trigger rules, and surveys tournaments from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
Ryan has compiled the definitive GP Toronto City guide that any player making the trip this weekend should be sure to check out.
Dana Kinsella returns from deep in the woods to join the usual degenerates in discussing Standard, the Holiday Cube and the beards of Magic. Also featured are tangents on Coors Lite, Monopoly and A+ card Cloud of Faeries (for all you Pauper fans).
Mike has stumbled upon an unlikely card for Constructed, which he uses as the centerpiece for a new Standard deck with some explosive synergies.
Stepping away from his normal constructed strategy articles, Ryan dives into discussion of his Pauper cube, a work in progress that sounds like an absolute blast.
Jason reviews some often overlooked and valuable sources for MTG financial information before going over the usual weekly tournament results.
Mike shares a recent brew of his combining Jund with elements of Boss Naya from years ago, notably the machine gun kill of Staticaster plus Nightshade Peddler.
