Tag Archives: magic the gathering

Magic: The Gathering – Butt Company

Posted on 05/16/2016 by

Here’s a TappedOut link to a Magic deck that I made for the Shadows Over Innistrad Game Day.  It’s called “Butt Company“, and it’s a fun little brew that I came up with when I decided that I didn’t want to buy very … Continue reading →

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Shadows Over Innistrad Preview at Paste

Posted on 03/23/2016 by

Earlier today an piece went up where I nerded out about the vampires of Magic: The Gathering as a way of talking about some of the cool new cards in the cool new set Shadows Over Innistrad. Check it out.

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Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch

Posted on 02/12/2016 by

I went to the latest Pro Tour event, and you can read my write up of the event over at Paste.

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Oath of the Gatewatch’s Most Interesting Cards

Posted on 02/09/2016 by

I’ve been writing lists of the most interesting cards of the most recent Magic: The Gathering sets, and the articles are somewhere between useful and total frivolity. I just wrote another one about Oath of the Gatewatch. I’m literally writing about the … Continue reading →

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A Magic Ad From 1997

Posted on 01/29/2016 by

I have nothing to say about this wonderful Magic: The Gathering ad other than it is perfect in all ways. “Like the magic of life, you can’t win if you don’t play.”

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How I Write About Magic: The Gathering

Posted on 01/08/2016 by

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of previewing some cards from Oath of the Gatewatch for Paste (if you haven’t seen that, it’s here). If you read the short blurbs I wrote about each card, you’ll notice that they don’t … Continue reading →

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Playing Defense in the Battle for Zendikar

Posted on 09/23/2015 by

The newest Magic the Gathering set, Battle for Zendikar, will go into prerelease this weekend. What that means, if you aren’t in the know, is that people will be able to go to events and play with the cards of the … Continue reading →

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The Most Interesting Cards in Magic Origins

Posted on 08/21/2015 by

I wrote about the most interesting cards in Magic Origins for Paste. Like the Archangel of Tithes: This is an angel who flies around and generally makes your life more difficult. That’s the general tone of angels in Magic, so … Continue reading →

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Sam Stoddard on the Philosophy of Reprints in Magic The Gathering

Posted on 08/12/2015 by

The philosophy behind why we reprint cards is not simple. Sometimes it’s because we really like what the original card was doing and see no need to try and improve on an already strong design. Other times it’s because the … Continue reading →

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On the Defense of the Indie Custom Cube

Posted on 10/24/2013 by

I only caught the tail end of the Indie Custom Cube tweets that were going around today, but I saw enough to hit the high notes. Later this evening I saw this defense of the Indie Custom Cube by one … Continue reading →

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