Tag Archive: japan

The Japan Metagame Diaries: The Road

The Road The road to becoming a professional Magic Player in Japan is very difficult. When you live on an island of only 140 million people, and the majority of people live in… Continue reading

The Japan Metagame Diaries: Listening to Your Inner Voice

You can’t always believe in what other people tell you. Sometimes you have to go with your gut and listen to your voice, your inner voice that is. Magic is the same way.… Continue reading

The Japan Metagame Diaries: Picking up the Pieces

On June 2nd and June 3rd, Over 600 players descended on Nagoya, Japan for the final World Magic Cup Qualifier and a Pro Tour Theros Qualifier. Among them were many legends and professionals:… Continue reading

Unqualified

(Fellow Nagoya native and Magic player Kamiken gives us his insight into the final World Magic Cup Qualifier on June 1st, 2013. He did much better than any other foreign player in the… Continue reading

Fight for your Rites

(Fellow Nagoya native and Magic player Kamiken gives us some insight on the World Magic Cup Qualifier this weekend and what he thinks everybody is going to be playing and why.) This weekend… Continue reading

Out for Blood at the World Magic Cup Qualifier

I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth lately. It’s like I’ve bitten my cheek and liquid from the wound has been gushing down my throat. However, I grew used to the taste,… Continue reading

Betting on the Long Shot

As you may already know, I have been writing for the Magic website 60cards.com, but today I posted my new article on http://www.mythicmtg.com. Click on the link below to check it out.  http://www.mythicmtg.com/blog/2013/04/betting-on-the-long-shot/… Continue reading

Dragon’s Maze: First Reactions (and a store review)

We finally got some spoilers for Dragon’s Maze, and to tell the truth it kind of snuck up on me. I have been so engrossed in current metagame, always tweaking, always brewing .… Continue reading

Not Dead Yet – Rising from the Ashes

I just wanted to let my readers know that I’m not dead yet, and neither is this standard metagame. We are mere WEEKS away from a new set and people are still churning… Continue reading

Grand Prix Yokohama Report: What I’ve Learned

  Getting There Last weekend I went to Grand Prix Yokohama in Japan, which shattered all attendance records in Japan with 2,297 participants. It was the second biggest Grand Prix EVER (beaten only… Continue reading