Getting Into Constructed Magic Tournaments On a Tight Budget

February 9th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

It’s probably been eight years since I played in a constructed format Magic tournament, but after discovering that there’s a thriving Friday Night Magic scene at a local game store, I decided to arm myself and wade once again into battle. But is it possible to be competitive without spending $80 on cards? We’ll see.

Conflux Pre-Release Report – I Hate You, Magister Sphinx

February 2nd, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

The pre-release tournaments for the latest Magic: the Gathering expansion, Conflux, were held this past weekend. With amazing card art and a design that lends itself to three-colored (or more) deck building, Conflux is the kind of Magic set where it’s possible to go 0-6 at a sealed tournament and still have a great time. [...]

Behold Nicol Bolas, Elder Dragon God-King of Madara

January 13th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

Long-time Magic: the Gathering players were excited to see that one of the original Elder Dragon Legends would be returning in the new Conflux set. But when this image of the new Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker was leaked last month, it became clear that old sitting-in-a-chair-reading-a-book Nicol Bolas was long gone. This Nicol Bolas? He’s a [...]