Ensnaring Cambridge
More Twin Testing, Sibling Rivalry, and Skred Red
March 19, 2014
10 min to read
Shawn continues running the Modern gauntlet with UWR Twin. Will infinite Resto Angels seal the deal or will his brother’s deck Blood Moon him out of the game?
Modern UWR Twin, “Oops I Win,” and an Oceanic Undertaking
March 12, 2014
12 min to read
Shawn tests Modern UWR Twin against Merfolk. Will Twin prevail or will Kiki-Jiki drown in Spreading Seas?
MTG Finance/Speculation Review
March 5, 2014
12 min to read
Shawn reviews some specs from six months ago, offers up some new ones, and rethinks the basics of Magic finance.
Magic Writing & Orzhov Control, Week Two
February 26, 2014
15 min to read
This week Shawn discusses writing about Magic and updates his Orzhov Control list.
Orzhov Control
February 19, 2014
11 min to read
With Born of the Gods finally legal, Shawn runs Orzhov Control through a Standard Tournament. Is Blood Baron enough to take down the Mono Black Devotion menace? Bile Blight; great removal spell or greatest removal spell? Read on to find out.
IPA Draft (Video)
February 12, 2014
2 min to read
This week Shawn takes a snow-day from Standard and records an Invasion Block Draft instead.
Sacramentol Misstep: Born of the Gods
February 5, 2014
16 min to read
This week Shawn takes a trip to California, jams some dinner, makes fun of Mindreaver, and grinds out the Born of the Gods prerelease in Sacramento.
Orzhov Aggro
January 29, 2014
13 min to read
This week Shawn rekindles his interest in Standard by running Orzhov Aggro through a weekly tournament.
Golgari Midrange
January 22, 2014
12 min to read
This week, Shawn runs Golgari Midrange through a Standard tournament. Will he reap wilds or meet a heroic downfall? Read on to find out.
BG Devotion
January 15, 2014
13 min to read
This week Shawn takes BG Devotion for a spin, makes some trades, and anxiously awaits a new Standard format.
The Buylisting Odyssey
January 8, 2014
11 min to read
This week Shawn takes a week off from playing Standard to talk about the exhausting process of buylisting, complete with a how-to guide and some tricks of the trade.