MTG Salvation Article Archives: Monthly: May 2007

• The 2007 Regionals Primer (May 31st, 2007)

  I hate studying for a test.

• The Quest for Multiplayer Mono-Black Control (May 30th, 2007)

  In an article that has absolutely nothing to do with the Holy Grail, Luis learns first-hand why the urge to play mass destruction in multiplayer should be supressed, and how to turn a classic duel strategy into a viable deck for group play.

• Mike Flores for Dummies (May 29th, 2007)

  If you've just started playing Magic, or if you're still relatively new to the game, then before you stretches a giant expanse of infinite opportunity.

• MTGCast #56: GLEEMAX INSISTS YOU LISTEN NOW (May 28th, 2007)

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• Cranial Insertion: Hot, Hot Rules Questions Inside (May 27th, 2007)

  Hey, look, Future Sight's legal! Well, it was legal last Monday, too, but no one really cared - this past Friday was the first FNM with Future Sight, and people cared about that.

• T'rade of Abuse (May 24th, 2007)

  Today I shall be discussing the virginal adventures of TonyBoydell and on-line card trading; more specifically, how I traded away my Foil, Signed, Misprint Foreign Edition [CARD]Virulent Sliver[/CARD] (the one I said would have to be surgically removed al

• The Basics of Card Design (May 23rd, 2007)

  In his first article for MTG Salvation, Eliminator talks about when a player-created card isn't balanced just because it's rare, when cards do too much, and when being underpowered isn't always bad.

• Favorite Magic Stories (May 22nd, 2007)

  I believe that one of the best things about the game of Magic is the fact that everyone who has been playing Magic for a while has a story they enjoy telling the people they meet.

• The Future of Standard (May 21st, 2007)

  The old norm of set reviews involved going over every card in every color one article a time.

• Cranial Insertion: Three Spheres for Sister Sara (May 20th, 2007)

  It's Monday, so it must be time for another edition of Cranial Insertion.

• Scathe Zombies Strike Back . . . in TIME! (May 17th, 2007)

  Scathe Zombies Strike Back .

• Future Sight in Limited (May 16th, 2007)

  Behold, the future of Magic is upon us.

• Predicting the Future (May 15th, 2007)

  With the release of Future Sight, Wizards of the Coast has promised something they've never done before: a preview of R&D's plans for upcoming blocks long before they're released, or even decided on.

• MTGCast #55: Is Flash Going to Kill Vintage or Legacy? (May 14th, 2007)

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• Cranial Insertion: Magus Delay (May 13th, 2007)

  Cranial Insertion returns with flashbacks, wiffleball bats, color-changing sunglasses, no Stuffy Doll (!) and no delay! Well, maybe something about Delay.

• The Market Research Set: A Design Look at Future Sight (May 10th, 2007)

  Another Set, another time to look at where Wizards is taking this beloved game of theirs -- and ours.

• Seeing Legacy's Future (May 9th, 2007)

  Future Sight has a plethora of cards which will affect Legacy in one way or another.

• Seeing the Future: Extended (May 8th, 2007)

  A set themed around possible futures is an interesting one for Extended, since the future of this format includes a major set rotation in October 2008.

• MTGCast Episode #54: What happened to Dom? (May 7th, 2007)

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• Cranial Insertion: The More Things Change (May 6th, 2007)

  So, the Future is on the shelves and legal for limited.

• [MTGS Classics] Encyclopedia Magica (May 3rd, 2007)

  What's a bounce spell? Why is Meddling Mage called Pikula?

• A Future Sight of Vintage (May 2nd, 2007)

  As has been noted by many set reviewers before myself, any card from a new set will have a difficult time making it into any competitive deck, let alone significantly impacting the format.

• The Flashy Play: Living Ends (May 1st, 2007)

  I am a straight line, by the book kind of guy.