Ensnaring Cambridge
UW Control, Week Two
January 1, 2014
13 min to read
This week Shawn plays through a Maxpoint Silver event with UW Control, becomes an honorary member of the Wolfpack, loses to his brother, bashes Phyrexians, and finishes the whole thing in ninth place.
UW Control
December 25, 2013
10 min to read
This week Shawn discusses the flavor of Huey Jensen’s UW Control list from GP Dallas and runs the deck through a weekly Standard event.
GB Dredge, Week Two
December 18, 2013
14 min to read
This week Shawn takes back everything nice he ever said about Conley Woods’ GB Dredge deck after getting annihilated in a weekly Standard event.
BG Dredge
December 11, 2013
14 min to read
This week Shawn discusses luck vs. variance and plays a Conley Woods’ brew through a Standard tournament.
Jundredge, Week One and Never Again
December 4, 2013
10 min to read
This week Shawn makes Paperboy references, talks about a play he wrote, and runs his own brew through a Standard tournament.
Rakdos Aggro, Week Two and the Magic Guild
November 27, 2013
14 min to read
This week, Shawn writes about his old LGS and the unsettling actions of its owner. He also runs Rakdos Aggro through another Standard tournament with mixed results.
Rakdos Aggro
November 20, 2013
15 min to read
This week Shawn investigates Rakdos Aggro, the winning deck from GP Santiago, to see if it is the real deal or just a fluke.
Theros Sealed at the Providence PTQ
November 13, 2013
15 min to read
This week Shawn takes a break from Standard to play in a Sealed PTQ. He starts off 5-0 before tragedy strikes.
Drafts and Drafts
November 6, 2013
13 min to read
This week Shawn discusses drinking at sanctioned Magic events, talks about a local Tavern Draft, and offers up a new speculation target.
Maze’s End, Week Two
October 30, 2013
18 min to read
This week Shawn goes in-depth about the individual card choices and considerations for his Standard Maze’s End deck and finalizes a list.
Maze’s End
October 23, 2013
15 min to read
Shawn discusses the biggest obstacles in the way of Maze’s End becoming a real deck in Standard and offers a few possible solutions.