Pondering
RUG: The Best Deck You’re Not Playing in Modern
August 1, 2013
5 min to read
My favorite color combination in all of Magic is RUG. Despite playing Delver in Standard and UW in Modern almost […]
Pondering
Last-Minute Notes
June 19, 2013
3 min to read
Faeries are great. Goblins are great. Blue is the best color and green is the worst. , , . Vegas […]
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First Impressions of Modern Masters Limited
June 12, 2013
10 min to read
Li Xu had a blast playing Modern Masters Limited this weekend, and shares his thoughts on the format.
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When Nature Calls
June 5, 2013
5 min to read
There was a time when playing anything higher than four mana was tantamount to suicide in Modern. But with recent shifts in the Modern metagame, Li Xu has discovered that Scapeshift (featuring Primeval Titan) is extremely well-positioned.
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Top 4 at Game Day
May 29, 2013
5 min to read
By the time I discovered my rekindled interest in Standard, it was too late to arrange travel for this past Saturday’s PTQ in Jersey, so I got some much needed sleep woke up around 11:00 am to go play in Game Day at the store.
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Return to Form
May 22, 2013
4 min to read
For the first time in a long while, I’m enjoying the Standard format again. I found a deck that’s both […]
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Grinding It Out With Grixis
May 15, 2013
3 min to read
I played Standard! Again! Me! Standard! Again! The last time I did, I played the horribly boring UWR Flash, came […]
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Dragon’s Maze and Six-Person Pods
May 8, 2013
2 min to read
For two of the three Dragon’s Maze drafts I’ve done since the set’s release, I took Putrefy pack-one, pick-one. Unconditional […]
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In Which the Commies Prevail
May 1, 2013
2 min to read
I had a blast at the prerelease. I correctly predicted that Wind Drakes would be huge role-players in the durdly, […]
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Attacking Along an Alternate Axis
April 24, 2013
4 min to read
I played Standard last week. Me! Standard! There was a time when that statement didn’t raise any eyebrows. Standard used […]
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Promo Cards and How I Wish They Didn’t Suck
April 17, 2013
2 min to read
The Dragon’s Maze prerelease, only a week and a half away, will mark one year since my return to Magic. […]