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One Point of Damage
August 9, 2013
7 min to read
Have you ever lost a game of Magic when your opponent is at one life?
Getting a Handle on M14 at SCG Somerset
August 2, 2013
10 min to read
This past weekend was the big StarCityGames Invitational weekend in Somerset, NJ—and, of course, I didn’t participate in a lick of it except for the Sunday Sealed Classic.
Lost Cities
July 26, 2013
6 min to read
Last week I was away in Tulum, Mexico, with my fiance Kim—and Magic is not her game.
Shame, Thy Name Is Keeping a Five-Land Hand
July 19, 2013
11 min to read
Magic is a stern teacher, as I learned this past weekend in—of all events—the M14 Two-Headed Giant flight.
Every Last M14 Common Reviewed
July 12, 2013
34 min to read
Hunter Slaton and Zach Barash wrote approximately a billion words reviewing all of the commons in M14. Read up and get ready for this weekend’s prerelease!
Running It Back on the Day Two Tip at GP Vegas
July 5, 2013
12 min to read
After trudging the 3.2-mile walk of the destitute to Grand Prix Las Vegas, your hero cut an X-2 swath through the field to make his second-ever day two.
Surviving the Wreck of the Titanic at GP Vegas
June 28, 2013
20 min to read
“The only people I’ve ever heard of taking a long walk in Vegas are people without any money.”
Crashing and Burning in Modern Masters
June 21, 2013
13 min to read
I haven’t played much Modern Masters in the run-up to GP Vegas—but what I have played (Tarmogoyfs aside) hasn’t gone so hot.
Breaking the Two-Bye Barrier at Grand Prix Providence
June 14, 2013
18 min to read
The team format, fixed seating, and VIP bottle service (J/K!) made GP Providence even better.
2,600 Words About One Dragon’s Maze Draft
June 7, 2013
14 min to read
Last Friday I had a hell of a good time at FNM at Twenty Sided Store, even if it didn’t turn out to be one of my better draft results.
Cracking the Team Sealed Code
May 31, 2013
9 min to read
Team sealed is no easy nut to crack. But over the past two weeks, my team has been meeting up to practice.