MTG Salvation Article Archives: Author: Tom FowlerHip to be Square: Day of Judgment by Tom Fowler In case you missed it, there's a new Wrath on the horizon in Zendikar. HIP TO BE SQUARE: CUBE SEALED By Tom Fowler Recently, the Cube forum here has started doing a weekly sealed cardpool. HIP TO BE SQUARE: LAND, HO! By Tom Fowler Lands. Hip to be Square: 8x10 By Tom Fowler Part One: An Eight-Man Draft What do you do when you see a pack with no clear first pick in it? Seeking a Friend for the End of the World by Tom Fowler[/center] If you've been living under a rock, then you may not have heard about the sweeping rules changes coming with Magic 2010. Hip to be Square: The Cube by Tom Fowler[/center] Cube drafting is the most popular pastime to be cubic since Emo Rubik sprang his eponymous Cube onto the world. It’s getting to be that time of year again. “Welcome to the new world, sir. Exercises in Existentialism By Eli Shiffrin, Tom Fowler, and Diane Colley Greetings, loyal readers, Ahoy, and welcome to another edition of Cranial Insertion! [I]Eventide[/I] Prereleases are in the books; and by the time you read this, Launch Parties will be finished, too. [i]Eventide[/i] Prereleases are this weekend. One card has generated more questions than any other recently. Welcome back to another edition of CI! This week, we’re covering all kinds of questions, [i]Shadowmoor[/i] and otherwise. Greetings from the dusky, twisted shores of what used to be Lorwyn! Last weekend, Prerelease events for Shadowmoor happened all over the world. Q: Can you answer some questions about how Godhead of Awe interacts with some other cards?
A: Generally we don’t answer questions about preview cards. Today, we’re turning our mailbag upside down, shaking it, and seeing what falls out. Fly, you fools![/float] Morningtide has been on store shelves for weeks, but it's Extended that's getting the PTQ season love at the moment. We got several questions about [i]Morningtide[/I] cards this week, but with Extended PTQs in full swing, we also got questions about old favorites. A bright, shiny no-prize will go to the person who can identify which song gave us the subtitle to this week's column. The new year is upon us. It's Monday, so it's time for another edition of Cranial Insertion. Well, the weather outside is frightful. It’s been a few months (the Future Sight release) since we did one of these, and we know they’re always popular with you, our awesome readers. Another week, another CI – and plenty more questions plucked from our overflowing mailbox. Now that the Lorwyn Prerelease is in the record books, it’s time to start focusing on Magic’s latest expansion. Welcome to another CI that's just dripping with knowledge and fun. Welcome back to another edition of Cranial Insertion! US and UK Nationals are in the books, so it’s time for Standard to become irrelevant in those countries again. It's been quite the week for us here at CI. If you’ve played competitive Magic, you've probably been cheated at some point. Welcome to another fun- and fact-filled edition of CI. A time of change is coming to Standard, as 9th Edition prepares to yield to the black-bordered 10th on this very day. Happy July, and welcome to another edition of Cranial Insertion. Regionals events just wrapped up in the US, as thousands of Magic players across the country battled it out for the invitations to Nationals. It's Monday, so it must be time for another edition of Cranial Insertion. 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. This just in! As a special bonus to you, our esteemed readers, we’re doing part of this column quiz-style! It's bunny season for a lot of people right now, but a look at our banner will show you that we always have bunnies on the brain at CI. No, it's not that other movie with Daniel Craig. Color pie shenanigans have taken the Magic world by storm as Planar Chaos hit stores Friday. In this article originally published April 12, 2006, Tom takes a look at cards that aren't quite broken and aren't quite junk, but are designed "just right. Planar Chaos is looming. The new year is rapidly approaching. In this article originally published on Oct. In the spirit of gift-giving, we here at CI have a gift for you, our loyal and awesome readers. The new year is rapidly approaching. By now, Thanksgiving has come and gone in the USA. Champs events are in the books for most of the world now. Welcome back to another edition of Cranial Insertion! It’s the third Monday of the month, so we’re going to do a single-topic article this time. This week, we’re all about Time Spiral! We’re going to cover general questions on the set, including its new and returning mechanics, and answer some questions lifted directly from the floors of the Prerelease. Welcome back to another edition of Cranial Insertion, kids. From time to time, we’ve done several one-topic articles here, where we spend the entire piece telling you all there is to know about one Magical subject. Welcome to this week’s Cranial Insertion, from the frozen tundra of Dominaria. Last weekend, a record 525 players, representing 175 teams, descended on Charleston, SC for the first ever Team Constructed Pro Tour. If you’ve played competitive Magic, you’ve probably been cheated at some point. Dissension is in the books, we’ve emptied the mailbag, and we’ve taken a look at the wonderful word of abilities and effects. The effects of Ravnica Block have already been felt in Extended. WHEREAS, it has been resolved that this entertaining, informative column (hereafter “Cranial Insertion”) dedicated to explaining the rules and intricacies of Magic: the Gathering trading card game (hereafter “Magic”) to an audience of thousands (h
The Prerelease weekend for Dissension is now officially behind us, and the final set in the Ravnica Block has been welcomed to the Magical landscape. Over the years, thousands and thousands of cards have rolled off the presses. As soon as it was announced as a Pro Tour format, Team Constructed has generated a lot of buzz in the player community. First, I’m going to do some Q&A, like we always do. Welcome, ladies and germs, to yet another stellar edition of the most stupendous rules column on the internet. Word begins to spread of a new unsanctioned format that got its roots in Wisconsin. Last week, all of us were treated to a rare and gracious appearance by Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind. Will Guildpact have an impact similar to Ravnica's, or will it barely be a blip on the Extended radar? Let’s find out. Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Let’s hope not, because then you might not read this column anymore! I hope everyone had an awesome new year and didn’t resolve to do the impossible. The new year is rapidly approaching. By the time you peruse this column, friends, it will be Christmas Day. Then my friend Anthony told me about this card game he’d been playing. Worlds this weekend gives us the perfect backdrop for this edition of Cranial Insertion.
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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.
by Tom Fowler
Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for 1993.
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Matters of State
By Tom Fowler, pinch-hitting for Eli Shiffrin, Thijs van Ommen, and Jeff Vondruska
Edited by Goblinboy
“Hey, you’re awesome and all, but you don’t normally write this column.
by Tom Fowler
Two good Extended decks,
AND comments by two people?!
NOW how much would you bid?!By the time Pro Tour LA and Extended PTQs come around, Disciple of the Vault and Aether Vial will have been banned for over a month.
by Dr.
The release of Eighth Edition in 2003 marked the 10th anniversary of Magic.
By Tom Fowler
In a June 6th feature article on magicthegathering.
By Tom Fowler
As it has in the past and will in the future, world without end, MTGSalvation has used mad ninja skills to obtain the full 9th Edition spoiler.
By Tom Fowler
With Regionals looming close on the horizon, you’ll need to be armed with knowledge of the important matchups.
Saviors Set Review: Sinking Into Takenuma
By Tom Fowler
Fresh from the worldwide Prerelease events are the 165 cards in Saviors of Kamigawa. By Tom Fowler
If you’ve played competitive Magic, you’ve probably been cheated at some point.
BRING THE PAIN: MBC IN TYPE 2
By Tom Fowler
Pop Quiz: What deck could clear the board with a unique Wrath of God effect, make you discard your hand, remove over half your library from the game, and then kill you with one hit from an arbitrarily la
by Tom Fowler
In its earliest days, Magic was a game played for ante.
Were the Bans Right?
by Tom Fowler
Necro. What began as an offhand suggestion (in the “Hey, wanna make a road trip to GP Boston?” way) turned into a very good trip.
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