Tag Archive: card games

Metagame Musings: Post M13 release in July

With a Pro Tour Qualifier coming up on Sunday in Nagoya (see my previous post) and a few more in early August, I think now is the best time to post the results… Continue reading

Breaking down the Meta game in Nagoya – June and July

It’s been a while since I did a metagame update about Nagoya. I guess I got caught up in the Magic World Cup Qualifiers and the M13 pre-release and didn’t think anything about… Continue reading

What to Expect: The Impact of M13 on the metagame – White

We’ve finally reached the last color! Thanks for sticking with me through the good (and the bad) card choices. I think most players already know which cards they’ll see the most of, so… Continue reading

What to Expect: The Impact of M13 on the Metagame – Blue

I like blue, and I think that blue got some decent cards for M13. A lot of them like Index and Essence Scatter won’t see much play until rotation in October, but overall… Continue reading

What to Expect: The Impact of M13 in Standard – Red

I hope you could get a little insight from yesterday’s Artifact list, but I think today will be a lot more useful.  Today I’ve decided to talk about Red. During the pre-release I… Continue reading

What to expect: Impact of M13 on the Metagame – Artifact and Lands

Well, you can’t win them all. I played on the second of day of the M13 Pre-release in Nagoya at Card Brunch and had pretty much the same results as the day before.… Continue reading

M13 Pre-release day 1 results: What I’ve learned

For most of you back in the USA or other parts of North and South America, you haven’t even opened up your first booster pack yet. However, I have just completed my first… Continue reading

M13 Pre-release: Play to your Weaknesses – White

Phew. We did it! We’ve reached the final color. I probably won’t have a chance to do the rares tonight, but do you even need me to? Most of the other websites on… Continue reading

M13 Pre-release: Playing to your Weaknesses – Blue

I’m almost done with my choices for cards I’d use during the pre-release on Saturday for M13. My friend has disagreed with me on a few of my choices, but that’s fine. I’ve… Continue reading

Quick Update: Nagoya World Cup Qualifiers Top 8 decklist

If you’ve been following Star City Games, you’ve probably already seen my article about the Top 8 at the WMCQ last weekend, but just in case, here’s the link to the article. http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/24410-The-Japan-Metagame-Diaries-World-Magic-Cup-Qualifier-In-Nagoya.html… Continue reading