Welcome back to part two of my series on the Magic illustrations of Rebecca Guay. In Part 1, I covered Guay’s first work, way back in the Alliances expansion (1996), and came chronologically through Weatherlight (1997). We saw a few examples of the classic style Guay is known for, as well as some experiments and [...]

I discuss and analyze my performance at the Magic 2011 Launch Party.

I discuss my sealed deck and rounds at the second Magic 2011 prerelease, with an analysis of my top role-playing cards and match by match description.

I discuss my experiences at the Magic 2011 prerelease, including my sealed pool and deck, as well as my top performers that day.

Rebecca Guay has long been my favorite Magic card artist. In this series, I take a chronological tour through her artistic contributions to the game, examining every card she’s ever done to date, including some which never saw print. While her career as an illustrator is not limited to Magic card illustration, the artwork which [...]

I examine merfolk as a potential deck for the new extended format.

Team Power9Pro is thrilled to bring another set of spoiler cards to our Magic: the Gathering readers. We like having the group discussions when possible, so we’re going to stick with that format for this set of preview cards. Don’t forget to checkout Power9Pro Teammate Zak’s exclusive preview post. Mana Leak Dillon Mana Leak is [...]

Wizards announced today the next installment of their Premium Deck Series, a deck called “Fire & Lightning.” What intrigued this author about the announcement was the following line: “[The deck] contains famous flames, bolts, and beats from across Magic history, including several never before released in foil!” And the image by Christopher Moeller seen below: [...]

The June 18, 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement is a whopper! Extended as we know it is changing dramatically, and Legacy will see some upheaval as well. Effective July 1, Extended will go from having seven years worth of Magic sets to having four years worth. A whopping eleven (11) sets are rotating [...]

Behold, Sun Titan: Looks like a beast. Wizards announced that this will be the promo card for the upcoming Magic 2011 pre-release, July 10 and 11. Giddy Up!

After I finished 2nd at the TCGPlayer.com 5k at the beginning of May, I must’ve thought I was “the man” to break a promise I made to myself that this standard season I would figure out one deck I wanted to play and stick with it. I ran UW Control at the PTQ the next [...]

After my top 2 finish at the Boston 5k a few weeks ago, I was looking good going into the GP with at least one bye and if I played well in any of the PTQs on the following two weekends I could be looking at 2 byes. That didn’t happen. The day after the [...]