Rogue Report – Kansas City Rogues, Part II
And here is part two of Jon’s journey at US Nationals in Kansas City. Follow the tale and also offer a suggestion for his next article topic.
And here is part two of Jon’s journey at US Nationals in Kansas City. Follow the tale and also offer a suggestion for his next article topic.
Jon recounts the first half of his rogue adventures at US Nationals. He did manage to win a game with rogue bullet Footbottom Feast.
Despite a strong showing by the Time Sieve/Warp deck at Finnish Nationals, Jon has turned his back on his beloved pet deck for his run at US Nats.
Cascade and Reveillark are two of the more powerful things to do in Standard. Jonathon manages to squeeze both into a deck.
Jon revisits an old idea of his that may have gotten the key card it needs to dominate the post-M10 landscape.
Jon happened to be at Origins giving demonstrations on his miniature game. However, he did get some time for himself to game with Magical cards and win an iPod.
And now for the conclusion of Jon’s exciting journey to his first Pro Tour. You definitely don’t want to miss the ending on this one.
To find out how Jon did at his very first Pro Tour, you have no choice but to click and read his action-packed tournament report.
The easiest way to lose is by scooping. Why give your opponent that luxury?
What did the master of rogues brew up for Regionals this year? Why just your boring, old 5CC deck. He did make some slightly roguish choices.
Inspired by a PTQ-winning Bant deck with Shorecrasher Mimic, Jon tries out the other four mimics.
Jon goes over the changes that Alara Reborn brings to the Draft format, both in the form of new cards and with the loss of one pack of Shards.
What does the master of rogues make of the Bant offerings? Join Jonathon as he rates and raves about forum favorite, Wall of Denial.
Today Jonathon goes over a number of ways to take extra turns, courtesy of some nifty new Alara Reborn cards!
Today you get a look at the myriad of ideas swirling around in Jon’s brain. He muses about all sorts of unused cards in Standard.
After winning a PTQ with an extremely rogue deck, Jonathon muses about the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a rogue strategy.
by Jonathon Loucks
Jon piloted his innovative Kiki-Jiki deck to a PTQ victory last weekend, showing that sometimes going rogue is the right call!
Not to ruin the surprise, but Jon won a PTQ with the theoretical Kiki-Jiki deck he discusses in this article (written before his PTQ victory!).
Mono-W Martyr is a deck that has enjoyed success at the PTQ level? One of the decks original designers, Jonathon takes us through the process.