Ladies and gentlemen Legacy is on fire! GP Madrid has beaten any previously attendance record and that’s something Spain is really proud of. Well, we (eternal players) should all be proud of! Every now and then, the attendance records gets beaten but that ain’t new. What’s new and surprising is that GP Madrid was played [...]
Focus on Legacy – Ad Nauseam Doomsday Hybrid
In the world of Legacy Storm combo there are a handful of shells and options available to the Real Men Who Play Combo. There are speed versions of Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT), versions with the powerful Burning Wish as a tutor (which also give you the power of Empty the Warrens), and other unique creations [...]
ICBM Retro Vintage Open 1 Results
Vintage players have either grown to love or hate the card Gush, and the effect that it had on the metagame over the past half decade during the times when it was allowed to be played. When Gush (and Brainstorm, Flash, Merchant Scroll, and Ponder) landed on the Restricted List again on June 1 2008 [...]
The GP Madrid epic report! Part III
Chapter 3: The rise of the golems.
So it’s finally Sunday, our last day in Madrid, and we are heading again to the GP with brand new objectives. I still need to visit Mark Poole to get some stuff signed & altered, and I’m planning on conquering the Vintage side event that starts at 9 am.
So, [...]
Thoughts on Breaking the Reserved List
Over the past couple of months there has been much consternation and discussion in online forums and articles discussing the rise of prices in older Magic cards. There has also been much discussion lately of the Reserved List on the Official Reprint Policy.
In Stephen Menendian’s recent article Visiting Wizards, Reprints, and the Reserved List [...]
The importance of playing competitive
When it comes to games such as MtG, Poker, Settlers, etc… where’s the edge between playing casual or doing it like a pro?
When you play a game, no matter which, you should always be able to distinguish the line between fun and competition. The real key to answer the question is finding the right balance [...]
Focus on Legacy – Alternative Sideboarding With Bant Survival
Following up on our previous Focus on Legacy columns Constructing Bant Survival and Playing Bant Survival, we can now look at some alternative sideboarding strategies with the deck. This can provide opportunities to shore up weak matchups, throw an opponent off guard, and take the deck in a new direction with different and unexpected lines [...]
The “Real men play combo” T-Shirt is up for grabs!
I don’t know if you guys noticed that we are running a Team Pataners Store (you can find it at the upper menu tabs). Right now we can only offer few designs, and we hope to be adding more really soon.
If there’s a T-Shirt I would wear while playing at GP Madrid would definitely be [...]
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Altered Swamps by Ron Spencer
Ron Spencer has always delighted us with his excellent Yawgmoth’s Will alterations, but he does other cool stuff worth watching and commenting. One of the most amazing things I’ve seen from Ron Spencer are his playsets of altered swamps. What makes these swamps special is that they usually connect one to each other to create [...]
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Focus on Legacy – Ad Nauseam Doomsday Hybrid
In the world of Legacy Storm combo there are a handful of shells and options available to the Real Men Who Play Combo. There are speed versions of Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT), versions with the powerful Burning Wish as a tutor (which also give you the power of Empty the Warrens), and other unique creations [...]
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Dan Frazier is visiting Spain!
On the weekend of Grand Prix Madrid (epic report) I was told that Dan Frazier was coming to Spain. Where? – I asked!
I found the answer to that question in a matter of minutes! A guy around there was handling these fliers:
The card reads:
Freak Games I – 10th & 11th of April
Saturday: 600+€ Standard tournament. [...]
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ICBM Retro Vintage Open 1 Results
Vintage players have either grown to love or hate the card Gush, and the effect that it had on the metagame over the past half decade during the times when it was allowed to be played. When Gush (and Brainstorm, Flash, Merchant Scroll, and Ponder) landed on the Restricted List again on June 1 2008 [...]
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Anthony Francisco is in da house!
When one of my regular dealers mentioned that he would have the chance of getting some cards signed by Anthony Francisco, I told him if he had 2 Tezzeret the Seeker and an Inkwell Leviathan in stock. How could I doubt about him!
These two are going straight to my Vintage deck!
I might be selling my [...]
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The GP Madrid epic report! Part III
Chapter 3: The rise of the golems.
So it’s finally Sunday, our last day in Madrid, and we are heading again to the GP with brand new objectives. I still need to visit Mark Poole to get some stuff signed & altered, and I’m planning on conquering the Vintage side event that starts at 9 am.
So, [...]
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Decks from GP Madrid 2010 Top8
The lists from the Top8 players from the GP Madrid were known for quite a while already. Buf if you missed them, you can now find them here as well.
Can’t stop laughing at Ruben’s T-shirt! He’s wearing it the other way around!
By the way, I’ll hopefully have the 3rd part of the report finished later [...]
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Yawgmoth’s Will altered by Ron Spencer & Terese Nielsen
I was going to post this card within the third chapter of The GP Madrid epic report! (Part I + Part II) but I believe this deserves its own post.
I’m very, very, very proud to show you my ultimate acquisition (thanks to Angelo) at the Grand Prix Madrid 2010: A Yawgmoth’s Will altered by Ron [...]
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The GP Madrid epic report! Part II
Chapter 2: The assault
It’s finally Saturday and the biggest GP of the history of MtG is just about to begin. Once there, we see huge queues to register again. Luckily for us we don’t need to queue anymore so we move inside and wait, and wait, and wait, and w…
When 2220 people show up in [...]
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Solutions to the High Price of Cardboard
Following our discourse on the potential Breaking of the Reserved List, the community and Wizards of the Coast seemingly need to contemplate a solution to the spiraling cost of older cards if Wizards’ feels that these prices are too high and would prevent a legitimate barrier of entry for newer players. If Wizards’ is going [...]
Articles
Thoughts on Breaking the Reserved List
Over the past couple of months there has been much consternation and discussion in online forums and articles discussing the rise of prices in older Magic cards. There has also been much discussion lately of the Reserved List on the Official Reprint Policy.
In Stephen Menendian’s recent article Visiting Wizards, Reprints, and the Reserved List [...]
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