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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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 [...]
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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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GP Madrid, the eternal event of the year
Grand Prix Madrid is coming soon, very soon! At this point, no one doubts about this tournament being the most important event on eternal this year.
Europe has a huge tradition of playing Vintage and Legacy. Tournaments like the Eurovino, Bazaar of Moxen, UAL Power9 Series, DDAY, etc… had proven to be successful at gathering eternal [...]
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Extended Tech – BUG Faeries
Normally on TP we focus on Magic for big boys, that being the Eternal formats of Legacy and Vintage. But that won’t stop us from dropping the knowledge about some Extended tech for our loyal readers who are trying to take their game to the next level by qualifying for the Pro Tour. Extended is [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Focus on Legacy – Playing Bant Survival
In the previous Focus on Legacy column we analyzed the common choices for constructing Bant Survival. This companion article will hopefully shed some light on playing against some of the common matchups you might find to expect in your upcoming Legacy tournaments, whether it’s a smaller weekly tournament or a massive tournament like GP Madrid. [...]
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Random thoughts: Perish
Last Sunday I went to play this GPT for Madrid with my (not so) budget Affinity deck. From the decklist I ran, there’s one card I’m really satisfied with: Perish.
I’m not sure whether or not is the right time to include Perish maindeck. With the uprising hype of Bant decks packing Natural Order / Progenitus, [...]
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Focus on Legacy – Constructing Bant Survival
Survival of the Fittest has long been one of the most powerful spells available in the Legacy format. Decks such as RecSur, Full English Breakfast, Angry Tradewind Survival, RGB Survival Advantage, Survival Elves, Welder Survival, and countless other variants have all utilized the powerful tutoring capability and overwhelming card advantage that Survival of the Fittest [...]
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Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!
David de la Iglesia, lvl 2 DCI judge from Madrid (Spain), has written his first article for Star City Games. It’s free and also a very, very informative read. He talks about the upcoming Legacy Grand Prix in Madrid, complicated card interactions, reports his judging experiences on latest GPT’s, etc…
If you are going to play [...]
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Is ANT the best combo deck to play at GP Madrid?
With the upcoming eternal event of the year, Legacy Grand Prix Madrid, many players are seeking the best deck to play at it. In the following article I’d like to analyze some possibilities for those of you who like to play combo decks.
First of all, we must understand what kind of tournament a Grand Prix [...]
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