New MTG Gateway Promo Cards
March 6, 2009 by Mark Ian
Filed under Magic The Gathering
I don’t know if you already know about this but for the sake of those who don’t, here are the two new Conflux cards (with an alternate art) that will be included in the Conflux Gateway kits.

The kit is actually composed of the following:
- 40 each of 2 different alternate art promotional cards
- Conflux Magic The Gathering Gateway Kit poster
- Gateway Kit Information Sheet
- Gateway League Tracking Sheet
- How to Run a Magic The Gathering Tournament information
- How to Schedule and Report a Casual Event information
- 5 DCI membership cards to sign up new players
More info about MTG Gateway here.
Info source: The Rumor Mill.
How to Defeat the Hype of Banefire
February 12, 2009 by Mark Ian
Filed under Magic The Gathering
I have been observing the prices of Conflux since it was released and I was a bit overwhelmed with the prices. They are so freaking expensive. The top Conflux cards based on the prices are Nicol Bolas Planeswalker, Noble Hierarch, Banefire and Maelstrom Archangel. The elder dragon got the highest price, ranging around 20 dollars a piece. (Wtf!) Banefire also experienced the hype with a price of 10 to 11 dollars, equivalent to around 500 pesos here in my area. I’d rather take my chances in buying booster packs instead. Read more
Top Standard Decks for the First Week of Conflux
February 10, 2009 by Mark Ian
Filed under Magic The Gathering
Hey all. Looking at the recent online tournaments at Magic League and the Standard decks posted at Deckcheck.net, I’ve decided to give you an update on the top Standard decks people are playing just after Conflux entered the scene. Read more
Red Decks After Conflux: The Second-Degree Burn
February 4, 2009 by Mark Ian
Filed under Magic The Gathering
Hey y’all, I’d like to say welcome again to my new blog and I hope you enjoy reading the posts on the new categories. I’ve decided to write a second part about my analysis of what red decks will look like after Conflux and here it goes. In Conflux we have three red cards which I think will have a place in the decks. To recap, the cards were Banefire, Volcanic Fallout and Hellspark Elemental. Here is my suggested decklist if you are going into the Mono Red version. Read more

