Innistrad Sealed Deck Build #1

November 4th, 2011 by zak

Zak opens a sealed pool and discusses how he would build it in preparation for this PTQ season.

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Grand Prix Toronto – Tournament Report (Scars of Mirrodin Sealed)

November 4th, 2010 by zak
Slightly bigger than a 100-man PTQ.

Zak recalls his exploits at Grand Prix Toronto, including his first match against a pro and a plane that got hit by lightning.

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Tales From The Magic 2011 Prerelease: Part 2

July 15th, 2010 by zak

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.

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Tales From the Worldwake Prerelease

January 30th, 2010 by zak

I discuss my success at the first of 2 worldwake prereleases, held at Wizard’s Comics and Collectibles in Sherwood Park.

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Zendikar and Worldwake: A Combined Limited Format

January 29th, 2010 by zak

With the prerelease for Worldwake fast approaching, I identify certain cards that have enormous potential, but which might not be recognized immediately as being relevant.

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Power 9 Pro Online Workshops

November 22nd, 2009 by messels

In case you’ve heard a little about our Pro-Player workshops or caught one of my tweets about them, I thought I’d post a bit more info and a couple of clips to give everyone a better idea of what we’re putting together over here. After all, I’m a player, always looking to improve my game [...]

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Halfway Between the Zendikar Prerelease and Launch Party

October 1st, 2009 by zak

I discuss the sealed and draft environments provided by the Zendikar expansion.

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A Limited Analysis: Magic 2010 Sealed and Draft

July 7th, 2009 by zak

With the Magic 2010 Prereleases just around the corner, we’re going to have a much more interesting time playing limited with this core set than any other. So, in order to give you a better shot at winning your tournamnt, I’m going to discuss which common cards you should look out for, in both draft and sealed events.

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Embracing M10 rule changes

June 21st, 2009 by Dillon

Dillon examines Magic 2010′s interesting reprints, new duals, and refined rules. He explains why he is excited for Grand Prix Boston and why he is behind all of Wizard’s changes.

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Tales from the Alara Reborn Prerelease

May 3rd, 2009 by zak
My Dragon

I know it’s a week late, but I’m sure you all had fun at last week’s Alara Reborn Prerelease. I got to my sealed pool and was amazed by all the juicy Naya goodness that awaited me. I had both Spell and Spearbreaker Behemoths, as well as a total of eight removal spells. Needless to [...]

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PTQ-Kyoto At Superstars

October 28th, 2008 by messels

This past Saturday I had the great pleasure to compete in the Pro Tour Qualifier: Kyoto at Superstars in San Jose. We had a pretty good turnout considering there was a PTQ: Kyoto a few weeks ago in Sacramento–I wasn’t able to go. I believe there were 188 players; I finished 16th which I was [...]

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