MTG Salvation Article Archives: Monthly: March 2005

• Magic Online Online No More (March 31st, 2005)

  Today, Wizards announced that it would be discontinuing its popular Magic Online service, citing falling sales, coding issues, and rising costs.

• IMHO - A Terrible Trinket (March 30th, 2005)

  A Terrible Trinket Welcome to what is the first in a series of short articles (depending on the MTG Salvation powers that be) about, well, whatever has got my goat recently.

• What Does Blue Splash To In Legacy? (March 29th, 2005)

  By Lennie Brookes (AKA Qwerty)What Does Blue Splash To In Legacy? Basics of Blue in Legacy Part II In my article about The Basics of Blue in Legacy I discussed its core concepts like denial and draw.

• Rebuilding the Rock (March 28th, 2005)

  Originally when I volunteered to cover The Rock I was not particularly excited about doing so.

• Cranial Insertion: Full Saviors of Kamigawa Spoiler! (March 27th, 2005)

  Cranial Insertion "Full Saviors of Kamigawa Spoiler!

• 5-Color Primer (March 25th, 2005)

  by Tom Fowler In its earliest days, Magic was a game played for ante.

• BOK's Flavour - Sweet or Sour? (March 24th, 2005)

  Betrayers' Flavor – Sweet or Sour? PART 1 Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) has been released for some time now, continuing the block theme of Japanese folklore and other tales - complete with spirits and ninjas.

• The Chase For Ninth (March 23rd, 2005)

  A while back, we were told of the news that we would not see our beloved Birds of Paradise in 9th Edition.

• Extended: Out to Lunch. (March 22nd, 2005)

  After "The First," much of what was coherently Standard is no longer.

• Magic Theory: Zones of Attack (March 21st, 2005)

  Magic cards are a pretty diverse group, they represent spells, creatures, locations and objects in a fantasy setting.

• Legacy: A Survival Guide (March 20th, 2005)

  Legacy, formerly known as 1.

• Teaching Magic (March 18th, 2005)

  Our local elementary school started a weekly "electives" program whereby parents and other volunteers could sign up to teach "anything" for the last 50 minutes of each Tuesday for six weeks.

• Why Can’t I Play Vintage (Type 1) Online Legally? (March 17th, 2005)

  Simple enough question, right?

• The Year of the Rogue Decks (March 15th, 2005)

  The Year of the Rogue Decks As most of you know, the Pro Tour Qualifier season is here, and there have been a few good rogue combo decks in this format.

• Were The Bans Right? (March 14th, 2005)

  Were the Bans Right? by Tom Fowler Necro.

• ATS in Legacy (1.5) (March 13th, 2005)

  ATS stands for Angry Tradewind Survival, deriving its name from the three most powerful cards in the deck: Anger, Tradewind Rider, and Survival of the Fittest.

• STOP That! - Exploring Scepter-Chant in Extended (March 11th, 2005)

  Fast forward a few years down the road with the release of Mirrodin.

• Read Articles Win - A Red Deck Wins Primer (March 10th, 2005)

  Red Deck Wins has long been an essential part of the Extended format.

• Build it Yourself, Teen Titans (Welder-Reanimator) (March 9th, 2005)

  Despite having such an awful name, Teen Titans is one of the best decks for an Extended player to be using at the moment.

• Extended Reanimator (March 8th, 2005)

  Reanimator is an incredibly fast combo-aggro deck.

• Blue/Green In Extended (March 7th, 2005)

  A look at Blue Green in Extended By: Jake Sticka AKA: SorryGuy Look over there! There it is! An Odyssey block with a force that's obvious.

• GP Boston Report (March 6th, 2005)

  What began as an offhand suggestion (in the “Hey, wanna make a road trip to GP Boston?” way) turned into a very good trip.

• Playing Hunt Mulligan (March 4th, 2005)

  Today, I thought I’d cover one of those odd variants Wizards like to give us.

• Sealed Deck Sideboarding (March 3rd, 2005)

  After losing a game, start by swearing and stomping your feet.

• Scepter Control In Legacy (March 2nd, 2005)

  Scepter control is starting to see more and more play in Legacy; I have been playing it since Isochron Scepter was released.

• Ravager Free Zone (March 1st, 2005)

  I'm sure by now everyone has seen the news on the front page.