Regional Championship Qualifier 9/18/22

1st- Quinn McGarry Age: 30 Occupation: Math Teacher What deck did you play, and why did you choose it? Boros Heroic. It has a fair matchup against most of the metagame. You just have to dodge the Rakdos matchup. What was the best card in your deck, and why? Illuminator Virtuoso. Attacking your opponent for

Community Spotlight: Seth

How long have you been playing Magic: The Gathering? I started playing magic in 2014 around the start of khans block. What got you into Magic? I got into magic through some friends at my LGS (local game store.) I was a competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! player, wasn’t happy with the state of the game and was

Team Trios 2/19/22

1st- Gavin Connor, Team You Already Know, Legacy Age: 21  Occupation: Army What deck did you play today, and why did you choose it? Jeskai Daybreach for the combo control elements attacking the field best What was the best card in your deck, and why? Flusterstorm for the fact that I played against combo decks

Legacy Showdown 10/17/21

1st Place- Sean Mahoney Age: 24 Occupation: Project Manager What deck did you play, and why did you choose it? Classic GB Turbo Depths. I own all the cards, it’s fast and explosive!  What was the best card in your main deck, and why? Once Upon a Time – It’s a free spell that helps me dig

Modern Showdown 9/12/21

1st Place- Aaron Davis Age: 31 Occupation: Content Producer What deck did you play, and why did you choose it? Jund Living End – I tested the Blue version and the Jund version. The problem Blue was having Jund was overcoming and it’s able to cast it’s creatures a lot more consistently. It doesn’t have the tools

Legacy Showdown 8/8/21

1st Place – Aaron Davis  UW Miracles  2 Snapcaster Mage 2 Narset, Parter of Veils 2 Teferi, Time Raveler 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1 Predict  1 Deprive 1 Entreat the Angels  1 Council’s Judgment 2 Portent 2 Force of Negation 2 Back to Basics 3 Terminus 4 Brainstorm 4 Force of Will 4 Ponder 4 Swords to Plowshares 2 Spell Pierce  1 Polluted Delta 1 Misty Rainforest 1 Mystic Sanctuary 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium  3 Plains

On the Subject of Making Plans

March 8, 2021 “… we lost ourselves In that orange glowing moment And your upturned face Seemed to answer all my questions But when I ask myself As I do from time to time now Where it all went wrong Is there really any point in making plans?” – Making Plans, Above and Beyond Laurie

Kaladesh Remastered Drafts – First Impressions

November 18, 2020  I can still see the faces when I close my eyes. My draft decks screech in the night like Frankenstein banshees,  “Why, Chris?! What were you thinking?!”    I did three Kaladesh Remastered drafts, ending with an overall record of 4-4. It’s not horrendous, but it got me thinking about what went

Why We Game

November 12, 2020 Mara locked herself in her room. It was just another night. Around 7pm—like clockwork—the shouting match had begun. Headphones on.    The music drowned the sounds that tried to seep through her bedroom walls. It wasn’t enough, but it was the best she had.    Mara picked up a pile of Magic: The Gathering