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Investigations | GP Cleveland Tournament Report
Context This call takes place at day 2 of a limited GP. This means that players drafted their decks and the REL is Competitive. The set has been out for a few weeks at this point, so presumably all the …
Updated! How Does the KCI Combo Work article
With over 1000 YouTube views and many instances of positive feedback received in person, it’s safe to say that my most popular piece of content in 2018 was my article on how the KCI combo worked. In recognition of this …
Eternal Weekend 2018 Tournament Report
Earlier this month, I judged at Eternal Weekend in Pittsburgh. I love the eternal formats and look forward to this event every year. The interactions you see in Legacy and Vintage are unlike anything more modern formats have to offer. …
Convoke, Delve, and Improvise Returning Mechanics Review
In preparation for Guilds of Ravnica, brush up on convoke (and related mechanics, delve and improvise) in the returning mechanics review article here.
Tales from the Con (Gen Con 2018 Tournament Report)
For those of you who aren’t from the midwestern United States, Gen Con is a gaming convention that takes place every year in Indianapolis. Cosplayers, gamers, and geeks of all types come from all over the world for “the best …
Tournament Report: Deck Checks for Constructed Team Trios
This month’s article is a different sort than I usually publish. It’s a tournament report from my experiences judging on the deck checks team for both days of the SCG: Cincinnati team constructed open the weekend of March 24-25, 2018. …
Leading the Deck Checks Team
Next in my series of Team Lead articles, I look at the deck checks team. Review the operations and best practices for this logistics-heavy team in the article here.
How Does the Krark-Clan Ironworks Combo Work?
用中文阅读: here Greetings, Friends! Today, I wanted to talk about the Krark-Clan Ironworks deck’s infinite combo. Now, you may have heard about this combo from GP Phoenix last weekend. A lot of pros were playing this deck, and so if …
IRL Rulings 03
My first GP this year was GP: Indianapolis, which I worked last month. The combination of a Team Sealed format and the fact that this GP fell on Rivals of Ixalan release weekend made for a lot of interesting calls …
Announcement about the Future of New Set Digests
The first piece of advice I give to judges I mentor is often “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” Today, I am taking my own advice. If you’re reading this here on my blog, you’re probably familiar with the …