Letting the Black Cat out of the Bag
Justin Duewel-Zahniser tells you how to properly taste Chocolate and gives you his first impressions of Dark Ascension Limited.
View ArticleA Tale of Two Launch Parties
The sealed format is a fickle mistress and I am only beginning the journey of learning the key to her heart. Today, I will bring you a tale of two launch parties. In the first act, things go well. In...
View ArticleHeavy Mattock in a Haunted Attic
You may have heard of the term “flavor draft.” This concept, popularized by Luis-Scott Vargas and friends, involves modifying the rules of a draft based on flavor concerns. A classic example: should a...
View ArticleLong Shot
Spectators of the Legacy Challenge at SCG DC were treated to a rare sighting: the piloting of a deck last seen before some of the participants in the event were old enough to walk. Justin walks you...
View ArticleThings I Have Learned About MTG Writing
Straight from Justin's blog. It may be deemed inappropriate for some but in a lot of ways it's aptly appropriate.
View Article0 Tweets: Don’t Worry, it’s Only Temporary
That’s right. This week, we’re presenting you with exactly 20 fewer tweets than usual. We’ve been covering SCG Open Series events when no other major events (such as the Player’s Championship or a...
View ArticleCommander: Sigarda, Host of Enchantments
After exploring a variety of blue-based strategies, Justin ended up converting his love of Enchantress from Legacy to Commander. Enter Sigarda, Host of Herons.
View ArticleBack to the Future of Ravnica
Justin Returns to Ravnica about six times (a Limited sample size, admittedly) and tries to figure out how the guilds work and what strategies they need to take over the city.
View ArticleDrafting Golgari for Fun, Profit and Spare Parts
Think drafting Golgari is garbage? That the guild stinks? That you're burying your chances? Justin says think again.
View ArticleA Trip Down Memory Lane
Justin reminisces about the early days of Magic when DCI numbers, Swiss tournaments and the Internet were avant grade.
View ArticleThe Old Bait and Lich
What's more impressive? That Justin constructed another Commander deck without any Islands or that he built a Golgari deck without reanimator?
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cities
Justin travels to SCG Baltimore and SCG Las Vegas, learning some lessons along the way.
View ArticleSolForge: Owned by Tech
In this week's SolForge game update, Heather gets annihilated by some hot computer-controlled tech.
View ArticleThe Legit MTG Magic Dictionary
Magic the Gathering has its own language known only to the initiated. We've created a dictionary to help you turn your vacant nodding and smiling into broken bouncing and barning.
View ArticleThe Sound of Gates Crashing
Despite witnessing a lot of extortion in five Gatecrash prereleases, we didn't have to twist Justin's arm to get his opinion of the format.
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