Archive for October, 2009
Thursday, October 29th, 2009

by Ben Stark
In his first article for Channelfireball.com, Pro Tour veteran and recent GP Boston finalist Ben Stark goes over some rules to follow when building a sealed deck in Zendikar. He outlines some common deckbuilding traps to avoid, and even provides examples of good and bad sealed decks he has made in recent events!
Tags: Ben Stark, Stark Reality
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009

by Zaiem Beg
Dear Zaiem. I beat the snot out of my opponent, said “Good game,” and then he wouldn’t shake my hand. What gives? -Miss Manners
Tags: Careful Consideration, Zaiem Beg
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009

by Brad Nelson
Austin and Tampa may not have gone Brad’s way, but all is not lost. He discusses the valuable lessons gained even when losing, and then jumps into everyone’s favorite format: Standard. If you want to see what FFfreak is grinding with on MODO, look no further!
Tags: Brad Nelson, FFfreaky Friday
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

by Conley Woods
After a stellar 2nd place finish in Tampa (actually, Bradenton), Conley has a report of the highlights of the trip, including decisions made in his sealed and interesting situations that came up during draft!
Tags: Breaking Through, Conley Woods
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

by Gerry Thompson
Although he has already written a report about his matches at PT Austin, there is much more for Gerry to tell. In this entertaining report, he goes over the day to day experiences during and leading up to the Pro Tour, complete with various hijinks!
Tags: Chasing Victory, GerryT
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

by David Ochoa
Webster put up another good finish last weekend, and even if he narrowly missed Top 8, his tournament report is quite entertaining. He details both his Sealed and Draft matches, letting this report pull double duty as the second Sealed Deck article in the series!
Tags: According to Webster, David Ochoa
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

by Josh Silvestri
Josh has been brewing all sorts of lists, and this week he takes a look at three different Standard decks that are built around some interesting cards from Zendikar!
Tags: Josh Silvestri, Silvestri Says
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

by Alexander Shearer
Today’s lesson plan includes the ever-continuing need to adjust your deck despite getting good results and a look at why sometimes what’s not good enough for the main deck might be good enough for the sideboard.
Tags: Alexander Shearer, In Development
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Luis Scott-Vargas shares his thoughts while playing game two of the third round of Channel LSV: Zendikar Draft #1.
Tags: Channel LSV, lsv, luis scott-vargas, Zendikar
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Luis Scott-Vargas shares his thoughts while playing game one of the third round of Channel LSV: Zendikar Draft #2.
Tags: Channel LSV, lsv, luis scott-vargas, Zendikar
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