MTG Salvation Article Archives: Monthly: November 2005

• Extended Season Take 2: How the GPs and/or PTQ Results Changed the Meta (November 30th, 2005)

  Hello there! Today we take a second look at the Extended metagame.

• What Are You Doing On Turn Two? (November 29th, 2005)

  What are you doing on turn two? Think about your FNM deck.

• GoodForm, the Past, the Present (November 28th, 2005)

  A while ago (back when Mirrodin was still Standard material), I read some posts concerning a deck called "GoodForm", which had something to do with casting Form of the Dragon as soon as you could, and such shenanigans.

• Cranial Insertion: Attack of the Doppelgangers (November 27th, 2005)

  Today we'll look at copy effects and their rules.

• Then and Now: Portal and Ravnica in Vintage (November 25th, 2005)

  Recently the Vintage world was introduced to several new sets all in one shot.

• The Quest for Magic (November 24th, 2005)

  We can learn a lot from Sir Lancelot du Lac.

• The Art of Suffocating: Smother vs. Last Gasp (November 22nd, 2005)

  On the Air I'm a big fan of black removal spells that apply a power and toughness reduction to the targeted creature.

• Drafting Thundersong (November 22nd, 2005)

  I started analyzing why this deck had done so well, while it seemed for the most part made up of very mediocre cards (which is not meant insulting to fans of Viashino Slasher).

• Cranial Insertion: Phasing and Flanking and Bands, Oh My! (November 20th, 2005)

  Cranial Insertion Phasing and Flanking and Bands oh my! or, You Put the Right Foot in, You Chop the Left Foot off.

• Battle of the Sets VII - FINALS REPORT (November 17th, 2005)

  Don't have a clue what this is? Then read this.

• GP Philly and Its Effect on Legacy (November 17th, 2005)

  By: CynicalSquirrel Legacy players have awaited the arrival of GP Philly for months, ever since Wizards made the surprising announcement on their main page that Legacy, the least played of the four major formats, was going to get its very own Grand Prix.

• Remember the Weatherlight, Pt 4: Downward Spiral (November 16th, 2005)

  The Weatherlight Saga finally returns to the Weatherlight crew, with the highest stakes imaginable.

• Battle of the Sets VII - Division Finals & Final Four Reports (November 14th, 2005)

  Don't have a clue what this is? Then read this.

• Cranial Insertion: (Kinda) (Sorta) Live from LA! (November 13th, 2005)

  Cranial Insertion (Kinda) (Sorta) Live from LA!

• Battle of the Sets VII - Round of 16 Match Reports (November 10th, 2005)

  Don't have a clue what this is? Then read this.

• PTLA: Innovation, Strategy, and Controversy (November 9th, 2005)

  Last weekend in Los Angeles, Pro Tour players got their first shot at the post-rotation Extended format.

• Boros Articles... Doesn't Have the Same Flow, Does It? (November 9th, 2005)

  CHAPTER 1: In Soviet Russia, Deck Builds You! What pulled me out of hiding? Well, I started playing Magic again, obviously.

• Battle of the Sets VII - Round of 32 Division III and IV (November 7th, 2005)

  Don't have a clue what this is? Then read this.

• Cranial Insertion: City of Angels (November 6th, 2005)

  Cranial Insertion City of Angels By Eli Shiffrin, Thijs van Ommen, and Tom Fowler Edited by Goblinboy Magic players the world over had their eyes trained on Los Angeles this past weekend, and not just for the celebrities and Hallowe’en costumes.

• Battle of the Sets VII - Round of 32 Division I and II (November 3rd, 2005)

  Don't have a clue what this is? Then read this.

• Pro Tour: LA, The Report for Everybody Else. (November 2nd, 2005)

  This report is for all the little people.

• Big Toothy Grins and Being Shot Down in Flames (November 1st, 2005)

  What we can learn from Pro Tour Los Angeles? Start your Engines please Pro Tour Los Angeles is over now and it's time to draw some conclusions from it for the coming PTQ Season.