MTG Salvation Article Archives: Author: DarkRitual

• The Comeback Kid (January 1st, 2009)

  What does basketball have to do with [b]Magic: the Gathering[/b]?

• DarkRitual's Theory of Interblock Design Revisited (May 1st, 2008)

  For those that don't remember, last block I made a hypothesis about how R&D goes about doing their interblock design.

• Lorwyn Design in Review (October 31st, 2007)

  Lorwyn is a mechanically designed set.

• 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.

• PC Casual: A Little Bit of Old, a Whole Lot of New (February 14th, 2007)

  Time Spiral Block is a great block for the casual Magic player, especially if you are one of those casual magic players like me that has been playing for a long time.

• Sliver Wars: The Tournament (November 9th, 2006)

  Six sliver decks enter, one sliver deck leaves! DarkRitual and LightSpecter pit the decks against one another in a battle for supremacy among one of Magic's most loved creature types.

• Sliver Wars: The Beginning (October 27th, 2006)

  A long long time ago, in a galaxy far away.

• Going Back In Time: Time Spiral Design Review (October 12th, 2006)

  It's finally here! Time Spiral has finally arrived and it looks like it has lived up to the hype.

• Ravnica Block Constructed: The Format That Never Was (September 13th, 2006)

  Around the time the third set in the block comes out, Block Constructed starts becoming really popular.

• Fun With Thrumming Stone (August 11th, 2006)

  DarkRitual: So, is there anything I can break in Coldsnap?

• Coldsnap Casual Review (July 14th, 2006)

  I'm really excited about what Coldsnap is offering the casual player.

• Casual Magic: Talk Show (June 26th, 2006)

  Welcome to today's episode of Casual Magic with yours truly, DarkRitual, as the host.

• Casual Magic: Instants and Sorceries Galore (June 5th, 2006)

  Welcome back, folks.

• Casual Magic: Fun with Enchantments (May 11th, 2006)

  There are different types of casual cards.

• Casual Halcyon Glaze in Block (April 25th, 2006)

  I remember seeing Halcyon Glaze for the first time in the Ravnica spoiler.

• BWG Aggro in Block (April 3rd, 2006)

  Ravnica block is completely different from the other blocks in terms of the styles of the decks.

• Mo'Land (March 7th, 2006)

  Ever get mad because you lost the game due to mana screw or mana flood? You draw 5 lands in a row, but you keep a cool head knowing it has to end sometime, only to look at your next card and see another land.

• Multiplayer: It's Not Just for n00bs (February 13th, 2006)

  Sometimes, you forget how fun Magic use to be.

• The Whole Tooth and Nothing But the Tooth (January 26th, 2006)

  When I first looked at the Mirrodin spoiler, I saw a card called Tooth and Nail.

• How to Build Your Own Deck (January 12th, 2006)

  Building a good deck is as important as being able to play the deck.