Presenting: Team ChannelFireball Fire
Team ChannelFireball Fire’s roster sizzles with talent both old and new.
Wrapter
Deck of the Day – Wrapter’s Atarka Tokens
Atarka Red has been a relatively stable deck in Standard, but Wrapter introduced some big changes that could reinvigorate the archetype!
Getting Nassty – Brewing Bant in Standard
Matt Nass is at again, this time brewing up a sweet Bant list that he has played to success at recent local tournaments!
Team Fireball Gunslingers this Weekend in SJ
This Saturday January 29th at the Channelfireball Headquarters in San Jose we’ll be featuring four, that’s right four, team Fireball gunslingers for you to battle …
Utter Beatings – PTQ San Jose Report *1st*
As the title indicates, Josh was successful at last week’s PTQ in San Jose. Today he brings you his report.
Utter Beatings – Telepathy
Josh explains how you can try and figure out what your opponent may have.
Utter Beatings – The Cadillac of Magic
Team drafts, the “Cadillac of Magic” are quite different from normal drafts, and today Josh begins to cover some of the important differences.
What’s The Pick? #1: LSV and Josh Utter-Leyton Debate Draft Picks
Luis Scott-Vargas sits down with Josh Utter-Leyton to share their views on “What’s The Pick” in different draft scenarios.
Utter Beatings – Pointing M10 Limited
osh takes a first stab at M10 Limited today, going through and rating every common on a 1 to 5 scale.
Josh Utter-Leyton at the Superstars $5K in San Jose, CA
Josh Utter-Leyton sits down to talk with Mashi Scanlan as he plays in the Superstars Game Center $5K Tournament in San Jose, CA.
Utter Beatings – Undervalued in Standard
Josh runs us through a list of cards that just aren’t seeing the play they deserve in Standard, so be sure to check out the cards you are missing today!
Utter Beatings – Flexible Drafting
Josh offers a slightly different hypothesis regarding how flexible you should be during your SCR drafts.
Utter Beatings – Puzzles to (Fewer) Punts
Josh examines some interesting scenarios he encountered and how the people involved played them!
Utter Beatings – Rational Backlash
WB Tokens is the most played deck by a fair margin, but that doesn’t mean it is automatically the best deck. Josh argues that it is quite overplayed.
Utter Beatings – Not Elfball for Regionals
After domination of Extended, Elfball returns to dominate Standard! Or not, as Josh describes the problems faced in trying to port the deck.
Utter Beatings – MOCS Season 1 Champs *5th*
As promised, Josh delivers a tournament report about his 5th place finish in the Magic Online Championships.
Utter Beatings – Projecting SCA Draft
Josh jumps right into SCA draft, and takes a first look at the new mechanics and cycles offered.
Utter Beatings – Improving your Intuition
As usual, wrapter bluntly explains why you have stopped improving, and how to start again.
Utter Beatings: Drafting Bant
Instead of consigning Bant to the “undraftable” category, Josh details how you can actually draft the oft-maligned shard in a different way!
Utter Beatings: The Value of Life
Today, Josh tackles the truism that “life total only matters when you have none left”.