Jun 13, 2013

This is the first in a series of articles encouraging you to apply poker concepts to M:TG. One of the most famous articles on “going infinite” is Beginner’s Guide to Going Infinite on Magic Online by Brandon Large over at SCG. On the surface, the advice he offers is solid. Get a few tickets together, get into cheap formats such as Momir Basic...

Jun 5, 2013

So the last few weeks I’ve been super busy! By weeks, I mean the last two months, and by busy, I mean changing jobs, purchasing a new house and a new car, and planning another child. Needless to say, Magic was not at the forefront of my mind. Relocating really sucked. I hate moving – not just leaving everything behind, but also bringing everything...

Jun 3, 2013

Putting it simply, I let myself down. I went into the Roanoke PTQ with a certain set of expectations that I wasn’t able to deliver upon. In my head there were a hundred other players in the room who were all standing in my way of a Pro Tour invitation and none of them had worked hard enough or wanted that invitation bad enough to stop me from taking first...

May 31, 2013

I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth lately. It’s like I’ve bitten my cheek and liquid from the wound has been gushing down my throat. However, I grew used to the taste, and now I’ve even come to crave it – blood, that is. Naya Blitz, Junk reanimator, Jund midrange, and UWR control drew blood first. They are the ones that brought this...

May 28, 2013

Author’s note: “Play to your Weaknesses” is a series of articles I have been doing on my own blog since Avacyn Restored that cover all of the uncommons and commons in a new expansion and which ones I would choose to use as one of the 23 cards in a 40 card Limited deck. For those of you uninitiated to Limited, it simply means sealed and booster...

May 23, 2013

Hello 60 Cards readers! Its time for another Peters Ponders decklist and analysis! This one is pretty short and sweet. One of the most fun and financially-efficient ways to play Magic is playing Pauper on MTGO and it’s something I love to do when I’m bored. I have recently been running the following list in the Pauper queues on the...

May 22, 2013

Author’s note: “Play to your Weaknesses” is a series of articles I have been doing on my own blog since Avacyn Restored that cover all of the uncommons and commons in a new expansion and which ones I would choose to use as one of the 23 cards in a 40 card Limited deck. For those of you uninitiated to Limited, it simply means sealed and booster...

May 21, 2013

It’s been a very long time since I sat down to write this. So long, actually, that I’m wondering if the site left my WordPress login active… (We did! –ed.) First, an apology to my loyal readers – if there are still any of you out there, that is. I am sorry. To say life has become busy is the understatement of the year. Summer months...

May 20, 2013

This week, everyone’s attention was on an exciting Block Constructed format as the stars of Magic converged on San Diego, California for Pro Tour Dragon’s Maze, but it’s going to take focus on the Standard format to get me to Pro Tour Theros in Dublin this fall. The SCG Open in Charlotte left me feeling a bit crushed (see Grinder ish #7!...

May 17, 2013

As promised, I’m going over the Simic and Gruul cards today. There is a lot of power between the two guilds, and I think that Dragon’s Maze will help to draw it out. I also wanted to say that my friend pointed out a problem with how I’m posting my lists. If you go Wizard’s website and check out their full gallery, you’ll be able to...