Tag Archive: cards

Theros: Playing to your Weaknesses – White

(NOTE: “Playing to your Weaknesses” is a series of articles I have been doing on my own blog since Avacyn Restored that cover all of the uncommons and commons in a new expansion… Continue reading

The Japan Metagame Diaries: A Weekend in Magic Land

The Magic Market Open I’ve talked about it on and off in my blog, but this last weekend was the Magic Market Open (MMO) in Nagoya, Japan. What is the MMO? It’s the… Continue reading

A Whole New World: MTG After Rotation – Innistrad Block Black Cards

Note: “A Whole New World” is a series of articles that I do before each block rotates out of standard. In these articles, I take a look at all of the cards that… Continue reading

TJMGD: Grand Prix Kitakyushu – Learn to Walk Before you Run

It’s hard to accept failure. You try so hard, for so long, and you fall short. When I was in high school I played for my school’s soccer team. We were the “ghetto”… Continue reading

Magic Stores in Japan: Master’s Guild 2.0

I’ve been drowning in work since my summer vacation ended, as well as madly preparing for GP Kitakyushu. I continue to evolve my deck and I feel pretty confident about it. I’m leaving… Continue reading

Scouting the meta before GP Kitakyushu – a Weekend in Tokyo

Last weekend I went to Tokyo. My girlfriend really wanted to go to Disneyland this summer and there was a Theros Pro Tour Qualifier so it worked out perfectly. Friday was extremely hot… Continue reading

Duality

I’m having an identity crisis right now. I don’t know what kind of deck to play, and I don’t know what kind of player I am anymore. Back during the Dragon’s Maze metagame,… Continue reading

Bang for your Buck: Investing in Cards for M14 – Izzet and Gruul

Disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for any poor decisions I make in regards to any cards you might buy in response to my article. I’m going to post my thoughts and… Continue reading

The Japan Metagame Diaries: (not) The Last Cardboard Samurai

Players overseas (or should I say those NOT living in Japan) tend to believe that players in Japan have some kind of secret skill or technique and that Magic is played differently over… Continue reading

Bang for your Buck: Investing in cards for M14 – Rakdos and Dimir

Disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for any poor decisions I make in regards to any cards you might buy in response to my article. I’m going to post my thoughts and… Continue reading