Continuing on with the bi-weekly schedule (not by choice mind you) Trick is back to present the best reads from this past week in Magic. Let's get into it.
Sunday, Nov. 8th
- Five with Flores - Finally a Deck with Baneslayer Angel - Always entertaining and quite enlightening, Michael J. Flores writes about a deck featuring the current day Tarmogoyf, Baneslayer Angel.
Monday, Nov. 9th
- ManaNation.com: Ep. 90 - Conley Woods - An interview with Conley Woods at Pro Tour Austin discussing deckbuilding, limited and more.
- QuietSpeculation.com: The Traveling Trader - A new contributor on QuietSpeculation.com, our writer Kelly Reid's home site. A great quick right up about the financial benefits of traveling to new stores for Magic.
- StarCityGames.com: Constructed Criticism - Dirty Jundies - Todd Anderson placed 8th at the SCG5k in Nashville, his wife won it all. But in this article he doesn't talk about it, he talks about Jund.
- ChannelFireball.com: LSV, Initial Technology - Don't get Bushwhacked - His insights are spot on, including his support for Vampire Nighthawk being the best pack 1 pick 1 in Zendikar.
Tuesday, Nov. 10th
- Wizards: What the Pack Doesn't Tell You - Steve Sadin looks a bit deeper into limited play and the card choices we face.
- ManaNation: Social Contracts - Ben McDole lays off the EDH deck lists and presents a reasonable case for understanding and behaving the social contracts among players.
Wednesday, Nov. 11th
- ManaNation.com: Magic the Classroom - Choices - Part IV - Dan deepens his look into the choices we make and the way we evaluate cards in part 4 of this series.
- StarCityGames.com: The Kitchen Table #311 - Silly Card Tricks: Sneak Attack - A fun romp through casual deck construction around a central idea: Sneak Attack.
- ChannelFireball.com: Breaking Through - Standard Through a Different Lens - Conley W. discusses tier 2 decks and some unusual/different lists.
Thursday, Nov. 12th
- ManaNation.com: Magic Economics - Magic the Gathering Online - Kelly shares his intro and some tips when it comes to exploring the financial sides of Magic Online.
- StarCityGames.com: Yawgmoth's Whimsy #301 - We Won! - Peter Jahn shares the excitement and stories from the Community Cup at Wizards.
- ChannelFireball.com: FFfreaky Friday - The Process of Preparation - An excellent overview of how to prepare for events. MUST READ.
Friday, Nov. 13th
- ManaNation.com: Magic Economics - Magic the Gathering Online - Kelly shares his intro and some tips when it comes to exploring the financial sides of Magic Online.
- StarCityGames.com: You Lika the Juice - A Very Green Weekend - Bennie shares another Green deck that was played at the SCG5k