tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:35:24 +0000DeckTournamentStandardLimitedWorldsReportDeckbuildingDraftExtendedArt of winningLegacyMagic AspectsMetagameRulesTribalSealedColorsMultiplayerProfilepaintingpro tourhttp://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)Blogger74125en-usnonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5556470493740440675Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:17:00 +00002010-02-23T03:22:15.953-08:00pro tourStandardTop Decks from Pro Tour San-Diego: http://wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptsd10/topstddecksDeck lists from Top 8: http://wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptsd10/top8decksLuis-Scott Vargas made crazy path, but he was stopped by the best deck of the current format.Gongratilations to Simon Görtzen, who beat Kyle Boggemes in Jund http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2010/02/pro-tour-san-diego-standard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-1161941857354374916Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:02:00 +00002010-02-24T09:53:53.856-08:00paintingI want to present you very cool service - http://www.pix2paint.com. You can simply upload image you want to be painted - it may be your photo, photos of your relatives, even magic the gathering card. It will be painted with Oil!You can also select existing picture from pix2paint database and order it.Want to see a Baneslayer Angel on your wall, then go to Pix2Paint.com and make your fantasy real!http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2010/02/paint-photos-cards-or-any-you-want.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-865640671573821317Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:39:00 +00002009-11-23T23:54:25.661-08:00ExtendedStandardTournamentWorldsJund. jund? jund! 35 % of decks were jund decks. Unbelieavable card advantage made choise of many players from many countries. But there were also another type of decks. So what we have - metagame breakdown:Archetype Count Jund* 143 Boros Bushwhacker 62 Junk 38 Bant * 33 Eldrazi Green 31 Naya *http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2009/11/worlds-2009-results.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-8128102658570750465Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:15:00 +00002008-12-04T01:18:59.126-08:00TournamentWorldsThe 2008 Magic: The Gathering World Championships is the culmination of the Magic year. Players from more than 50 countries will come together in Memphis, Tennessee for the pinnacle of international Magic competition. National Champions, Pro Tour winners, the highest-ranked DCI players, and more will square off to earn the coveted title of "World Champion."Worlds also features the best public http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2008/12/magic-gathering-worlds-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-7733516262372332724Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:03:00 +00002008-10-04T02:13:58.396-07:00DeckReportStandardTournamentby TheInfernoThis year regionals was held at a venue called Great Escape Games. My girlfriend and I arrive at the scene with neither of us having slept in the last thirty hours. ( No we aren't tweakers we just had a lot to do the night before.) My girl and I immediately get in an argument when we find that mapquest skipped a step when explaining where this place was. Great Escape is conveniently http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2008/10/california-regionals-standard-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5327821883310244973Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:31:00 +00002008-02-16T20:40:36.050-08:00DeckExtendedTournamentDeathCloud //Lands3 Overgrown Tomb 4 Bloodstained Mire 3 Wooded Foothills 1 Polluted Delta 2 Tainted Wood 3 Golgari Rot Farm 3 Snow-Covered Forest 4 Snow-Covered Swamp //Creatures4 Ravenous Baloth 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder 4 Tarmogoyf//Spells4 Garruk Wildspeaker 2 Liliana Vess 4 Thoughtseize 3 Smother 3 Pernicious Deed 4 Sensei's Divining Top 3 Death Cloud 2 Damnation //Sideboard1 Smother 1 Damnation http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2008/02/extended-tournament-16-february-top-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5558050810183120757Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:48:00 +00002008-01-15T09:51:21.992-08:00DeckExtendedYeah, I know, it sounds disgusting doesn’t it? Still, that’s the word that Craig the Editor used earlier this week to describe the act of playtesting Extended with Mind’s Desire, a.k.a. The Extended Perfect Storm, a.k.a. TEPS. This article is primarily intended for those of you who are fairly new to Extended, or Combo decks, or TEPS specifically. If you’re a 1950-ranked Pro, you might just find http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2008/01/teps-for-new-extended.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5126069655719777254Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:57:00 +00002008-01-12T20:02:41.034-08:00DeckExtendedI can't remember when the last time I was allowed to play in a non-team format PTQ. I believe it has been 3 years since I had hit the gravy train and never had the chance to join the party. Today, Level 3 is no longer Level 3. It is virtually “Level 3”, but without the appearance fee, it often meant less than $2500 per annum for a Level 3 player. But in exchange, Wizards allows us to participate http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2008/01/doran-rock-extended.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-7018269397430012502Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:15:00 +00002007-12-25T20:34:39.899-08:00DeckLimitedTournamentGP Stuttgart is over, and we have a new leader for the Player of the Year race: Shuhei Nakamura, Japanese level five pro, is the winner of the first big batch of points this year. His unorthodox draft strategy took him to a win, with a deck that met very mixed reactions among the spectators. However, it’s hard to argue with success. His runner-up, Robert van Medevoort, failed to produce his http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/top-8-at-gp-stuttgart-lorwyn-limited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-1172057235465484542Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:29:00 +00002007-12-28T06:25:48.863-08:00DeckStandardTribalWorlds has just ended and a three color Doran deck took the trophy home while mono-red Dragonstorm decks were a hit. However, I have noticed the major changes in the metagame include the absence of Cryptic Command decks and a lot of Black Green variations floating around. I can understand that, from the previous, that Monoblue had been consistently losing to Elves due to its speed and Treetop http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/power-of-black-green-elves-standart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-1644515683737411714Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:06:00 +00002007-12-19T07:16:46.638-08:00DeckDraftLimitedTribalHow to collect Elves: The basic colors.If you take the first or second peak Garruk Wildspeaker or Imperious Perfect (if you saw these draft top peaks, most likely you will take it over other), then you will just play green. These cards are really good not only in a deck on Elves, although there, too, but in their own right: Garruk simply wins the game (though it's best not to stand too early, http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/lorwyn-draft-elves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-4556243655493596325Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:26:00 +00002007-12-18T09:32:37.082-08:00DeckExtendedThe first Pro Tour Qualifier of the Pro Tour-Hollywood qualifying season has come and gone at Worlds this year and if you've already missed it you're doing yourself a disservice. Here's a link for you lazy kids who weren't watching the Worlds coverage this weekend. Take a moment to review while the res to of us wait…Notice anything? If you said “those decks are all mopey mid-range decks!” give http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/extended-affinity-deck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-6071028247602819109Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:47:00 +00002007-12-28T06:26:03.821-08:00DeckMetagameStandardWorldsOK. So Worlds is finally over and after many battles between dueling Vanquishers, Siege-Gang Commanders and Garruk Wildspeakers, one man, Uri Peleg, was able to weather the storm and take home the trophy with a funky little B/G/w deck whose primary selling point was its ability to bust out a fat 5/5 treefolk on the second turn. (No, I'm not talking about Sheltering Ancient… although I've been http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/guide-to-post-worlds-metagame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5087918314537779725Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:42:00 +00002007-12-15T20:45:41.398-08:00LimitedReportTournamentAs the Lorwyn Sealed PTQ comes to a close, I must say, I'm disappointed. Not with the format, but with myself. I was hoping to follow up my States win with a bang, traveling to a total of four PTQs and one GP with the hopes of qualifying for my first Pro Tour. After hitting up Grand Prix Daytona and PTQs in Madison, Daytona Beach, Indianapolis, and Chicago, a record of 17-12-1 is all I have to http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/ptq-with-chad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5992679966145524294Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:38:00 +00002007-12-28T06:26:25.158-08:00DeckStandardTournamentSonic Boom 1st - XZEROMain Deck1 Urza's Factory1 Tolaria West3 Dreadship Reef4 Desert17 Snow-Covered Island3 Venser, Shaper Savant2 Guile1 Draining Whelk3 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir 1 Logic Knot4 Remove Soul3 Faerie Trickery3 Think Twice4 Cryptic Command4 Ancestral Vision4 Rune Snag2 Pact of Negation Sideboard1 Loxodon Warhammer3 Phyrexian Ironfoot2 Razormane Masticore2 Jace Beleren4 Riftwing http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/standart-top-8-decks-december.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-3782006966937728022Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:47:00 +00002007-12-28T06:26:41.812-08:00DeckMetagameStandardTournamentWorldsThe Best Decks in the Worlds – 2007Standard Innovations and insights from the 2007 World Championships.1 Doran Aggro2 Dragonstorm 3 Black-Green Elves 4 Black-Green Midrange 5 Mannequin There is a beauty and a danger to the current status quo, to holding the World Championships at the end of the year, after States and Champs, after Standard has been allowed to germinate for a few weeks on http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/best-decks-in-worlds-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-4152075009940228918Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:57:00 +00002007-12-14T19:39:50.778-08:00RulesQuestion: Does Cloudpost mana for more changeling-cards because, in theory, they too Locus. Sticking to what I do not know, Locus is only land type (such as Swamp), or it may be creature type too? Thanks in advance.Answer: Locus is only land type. Creature types and Land Types are different things. Also there is no "Locus" creature type in creature types list.Question: I apologize for asking thishttp://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/some-changeling-questions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-1846146239819368526Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:53:00 +00002007-12-13T22:55:59.071-08:00RulesThis article is designed to describe and explain Rule 418.5 of the Comprehensive Rulebook, highlighting the changes that occurred with the Ravnica update. This rule and it's subrules cover the interaction of continuous effects, which is one of the most complicated concepts in the game. I hope this article will make it easier for players and judges to understand it. Next week, I'll follow up with http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/layers-in-magic-gathering-rules.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-2751888319799097180Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:28:00 +00002007-12-13T22:31:25.615-08:00Art of winningMagic AspectsI've seen it happen, and it's not a pretty sight. A player goes to a PTQ full of hopes and dreams but picks up a crucial game loss or even a disqualification for an innocent mistake and his dreams of Top 8 are dashed. Even worse, he's been accused of cheating, and that's not something anyone wants to be known for. It's a horrible feeling and it leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouths. The good http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/avoiding-unnecessary-game-losses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-1643283450045310554Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:26:00 +00002007-12-12T22:28:00.294-08:00WorldsGreat match!http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/quarterfinal-peleg-vs-mori.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-4740926713118222316Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:23:00 +00002007-12-12T22:24:21.752-08:00DeckLegacyVideo about Legacy Enchantress Deck!http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/legacy-deck-tech-revamped-enchantress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-5093897669463862443Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:32:00 +00002007-12-12T01:34:23.538-08:00Art of winningMagic AspectsNo, this will not be a primer for the “Mental Magic” format developed and used by avid players with nothing better to do, but rather, it will address the fundamentals of winning the game within the game- the psychological battle between you and your opponent. So many times people with inferior decks are able to win games simply because they have a talent for exploiting their opponent's http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/how-to-win-mental-magic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-8378843125072399914Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:46:00 +00002007-12-11T07:48:38.744-08:00DeckLegacyTournamentWorldsThese decks finished with records of 4-1 or better during the Legacy format of the 2007 World Championships.Top Legacy Deckshttp://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/top-legacy-decks-at-worlds-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-7361369566426896448Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:43:00 +00002007-12-09T19:52:29.589-08:00TournamentWorldsQuarterfinals:Christoph Huber   -   Koutarou Otsuka, 1-3 Katsuhiro Mori   -   Uri Peleg, 0-3  Gabriel Nassif   -   Roel van Heeswijk, 3-1 Yoshitaka Nakano   -   Patrick Chapin, 2-3Semifinals:Koutarou Otsuka   -   Uri Peleg, 1-3Gabriel Nassif   -   Patrick Chapin, 2-3FINAL:Uri Peleg   -   Patrick Chapin, 3-1URI PELEG - 2007 WORLD CHAMPION!http://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/worlds-champion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281332191963577635.post-4403979337891282633Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:59:00 +00002007-12-08T21:03:03.326-08:00DeckLegacyMetagameWorldsMuch has been said about the addition of Legacy to the Worlds competition formats this year. Were the pros going to take things seriously? Would they create some new decks unseen before on the competitive circuit? Would they take the lazy road and simply spruce up an Extended deck, or scramble for whatever they could find on site? The answer, as it turned out, was a little bit of all of the abovehttp://cardgatherer.blogspot.com/2007/12/legacy-format-analysis-and-breakdown-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alexey Suhih)