Dark Ascension Prerelease had just been concluded last weekend so I guess its about time to brew decks and test the cards from the latest set. For online playtesting, I’m pretty sure you are all familiar with the Magic Workstation. Continue reading
A fellow Magic: The Gathering blog Magic Game Plan has recently released an deck pricing tool which bases each of the card component prices on eBay. I’ve tried using it and it is quite an easy and helpful tool to sort out your card choices for your desired deck. Continue reading
Innistrad introduced to us the potential of the Magic: the Gathering Zombie tribe to be a deck archetype in Standard. Dark Ascension enhanced it further with more creature components and the Undying mechanic. In the set’s storyline, Continue reading
As a fan of the Magic: the Gathering card game, I know you really want to watch Grand Prix coverage in the actual tournament area or on live streams right in your homes. One issue regarding live streaming though is the time it is shown. Continue reading
Just a few hours earlier today, Wizards officially unveiled the complete card set of Dark Ascension. After checking each of the new cards, my general reaction regarding the set is a big “mehh…” Dark Ascension is good flavor-wise but most of the cards are not Standard-worthy. Continue reading
As Team Iloilo prepare for Dark Ascension to come in Standard, we had been brewing deck archetypes for the upcoming and expected changes in the format. The metagame is still (up to now) open for deck tech ideas, as Conley Woods has proved in GP Orlando. That means there are card combinations still waiting to be utilized and formed into a deck archetype.
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