Rise of the Eldrazi promises to shake things up in the Magic scene.  I got to a pre-release this weekend and thought I'd share my experiences.  Hit the link for the new cards. (more...)

Zendikar Pre-Release continued by hitting the link. (more...)

I got to a Zendikar Pre-Release tournament report.  Hit the link to start a new adventure in M:TG. (more...)

So, I know this is late, but I had a long day and a long weekend.  Time just ran out on me.  Here it is though, Shards of Alara and Alara Reborn sealed after the link. (more...)

I was able to get over to my new found shop for an actual live draft this weekend. Things run a little different when the person running the tournament is not into Magic. (more...)

I've got some Conflux on Shards of Alara action, after the link. (more...)

Anybody out in the Vegas area know a good place to attend the prerelease? I'm new to the area and would appreciate some ideas. Let me know in the comments or by shooting me an email at draftbetter[at symbol]draftbetter.com.

I got another Chance to do a live draft and I had a blast. Live drafting always has something that online drafting doesn't. I don't get upset when I lose at a live draft even though I know I could've won. I have my deck and the report after the jump. (more...)

Hey everyone, I had a chance to attend my first live draft of Shadowmoor yesterday. I managed to draft a good deck and I split the finals. I first picked a Murderous Redcap and got hooked up in black and red. My final deck included two Incremental Blights, a Puncture Bolt, Burn Trail, Fists of the Demigod, the BR Liege guy, three BR duos, the 3/3 BR flying wither guy (sorry about the names, I had not seen any of the cards until the packs were actually opened.) I had the goblin who's power/toughness is determined by how many red permanents you have as well as the elemental who's power/toughness is determined by how many black permanents you have. I have to say that drafting the set was quite fun, maybe because I thought my deck was kind of insane, but the color matters theme reminded me a bit of Ravnica draft which is still one of my all time favorites. But at the same time, it was something totally new. I can't wait for the set to be on MTGO, I hope to be able to draft it quite a bit. I don't have a deck list for you, by the time I remembered that I wanted to put it up, I had dismantled the deck and given away the non rares. In round one, I played against another BR deck and we traded removal until he got a bit flooded in game one. Then, the exact same thing happened in game two. In round two, I played against a BU player and in game one, I wrecked him with an Incremental Blight that he was unable to recover from. In game two, he kept a risky hand that didn't get there. I suppose I could have played out the round to try for the extra prize, but I have been on the wrong side of mana screw enough to know that I should quit while I was ahead. Plus, it was getting late. Until next time, draftbetter

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