Archive: Monthly: April 2005
BOK's Flavour - Sweet or Sour? Part 2 (April 28th, 2005)
Betrayers' Flavour – Sweet or Sour? PART 2 If you joined me a while ago, you would have read my first article in a series of 3 focusing on the flavour of BOK.
Standardizing Standard: Mono Blue Control (April 27th, 2005)
Mono Blue Control.
Ways to Play Magic Online (April 27th, 2005)
by Ron Vitale No matter if you're new to playing Magic online or are a veteran, here is a guide that will help you decide what software will work best for you.
A Beginner's Guide To Limited (April 25th, 2005)
Today we enter the dynamic format of Limited.
Cranial Insertion: Where the Judgely Things Are (April 24th, 2005)
Cranial Insertion Where the Judgely Things Are or, Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too By Eli Shiffrin, Thijs van Ommen, and Jeff Vondruska Welcome to our yet another episode of Cranial Insertion! It’s time for some weird interactions, questions on t
Put Them Plains DOWN (April 21st, 2005)
If you were given a format full of slow decks that don't do much of anything until turn 4, you'd try and break that format with a fast deck right? You'd want to play one mana 2/2s, and one mana fliers.
How Did the Worlds Decks of '94-'04 Work? (April 20th, 2005)
Yes, this deck won Worlds.
Red is the New Grey: Burning the New Standard. (April 19th, 2005)
Now that the bland, grey shadow of Affinity is no longer with us, it's time to spice up our Magic and add some colour.
rancored_elf's Portal "Spoiler" (April 18th, 2005)
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Cranial Insertion: Who's Afraid of Continuous Effects? (April 17th, 2005)
Cranial Insertion Who's Afraid of Continuous Effects? By Eli Shiffrin, Thijs van Ommen, and Jeff Vondruska Hello everyone, and welcome to the fourth installment of Cranial Insertion, your weekly rules column! This week we'll be taking a somewhat differen
Here Comes the Rain Again, Blue/Black Control in Standard (April 14th, 2005)
In Magic, control decks have appeared in a wide variety of forms and colors, the three colors most often associated with control are Black, Blue, and White.
Gatherer: A Review (April 13th, 2005)
Gatherer, Wizards' card database, has been out for a while now.
Playing To Win Version II (April 12th, 2005)
Playing to win is one of the most important concepts in any competitive game.
Magic Theory From The Ground Up: Part II (April 11th, 2005)
Magic theory built from scratch.
Cranial Insertion: Dawn of the Dead (April 10th, 2005)
Cranial Insertion Dawn of the Dead, or: When a Body Meets a Body.
Limited Mana (April 7th, 2005)
It might just be the single most important question in the world today.
Wizards, Do Away with the Reprint Policy (April 7th, 2005)
By Ron Vitale Why does Wizards continue to adhere to their Reprint Policy? For the uninitiated, Wizards explains that this policy was created: “To maintain your confidence in the Magic game as collectible….
Mono-Green in t2 (April 4th, 2005)
This article starts with a pop quiz.
Magic Theory From The Ground Up: Part I (April 4th, 2005)
Magic theory built from scratch.
Cranial Insertion: Fly, Monkey, Fly! (April 3rd, 2005)
Cranial Insertion Fly, Monkey, Fly! By Eli Shiffrin, Thijs van Ommen, and Jeff Vondruska Welcome back to Cranial Insertion! If you missed the first edition by Woapalanne and are wondering what this article is about, you can read his introduction here.
Three Card Blind: A Whole Different Format (Part 3) (April 1st, 2005)
Since 3CB has no playskill and no luck, the only thing that determines whether you win or lose is your decklist.