Archive for October, 2009

Stark Reality - Building a Better Sealed

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

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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!

Careful Consideration - You Are Not a Pretty Pretty Princess

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

FFfreaky Friday - Expensive (and Valuable) Lessons

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Brad Nelson

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!

Breaking Through: GP Not So Tampa *2nd*

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Conley Woods

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!

Chasing Victory - Inside the Pro Tour

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!

According to Webster - Grand Prix Tampa Report *9th*

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!

Silvestri Says - ZendiKard Spotlights

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Josh Silvestri

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!

In Development - Building Up From “Good Enough”

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.

Channel LSV: Zendikar Draft #2 - Match 3, Game 2

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Luis Scott-Vargas shares his thoughts while playing game two of the third round of Channel LSV: Zendikar Draft #1.
 
 
 

Channel LSV: Zendikar Draft #2 - Match 3, Game 1

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Luis Scott-Vargas shares his thoughts while playing game one of the third round of Channel LSV: Zendikar Draft #2.