Hi, my name is Bernie Hoelschen. I’m a level one judge, and I’ve been playing Magic since about 1994. I have wanted to write articles about aspects of Magic: The Gathering tournaments and judging for some time, and decided that the first topic I would write about would be appeals and the appeals process for […]
Author: redlion
Welcome to your first GP
Is your first Grand Prix or tournament held at REL (Rule enforcement level) competitive ahead of you? Then this document might just be what you need to read. I want to take the time to welcome you. Many people feel nervous and that these events are very daunting Here are a few tips and tricks […]
Card of the Month – Hadana’s Climb
Sultai Energy, or Sultai Constrictor, is a deck that has recently reappeared in Standard. The deck plays different creatures that enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on them, or that can earn them (e.g., ). We add to the mix, and we notice that flipping is definitely feasible. The ability of the gives flying and […]
Card of the Month – Angrath, The Flame-Chained
Silently, without too much clamor, this card begins to appear in some Standard decks. If our opponent plays Rakdos or Grixis colors, we should not be surprised by this Minotaur … Angrath is also an interesting multiplayer card – the first and third abilities hit “each opponent,” and the second one is what it takes […]
Card of the Month – Blood Sun
Loved and hated by equal, it will surely bring some headaches to Standard. Blood Sun is, clearly, a tribute to Blood Moon. Let's discover its secrets in the new Card of the Month.
Out-of-Order Sequencing
We all know that Magic is a complex game. There are thousands of unique cards, and these cards are governed by a ton of very boring rules (a loooot of pages of rules). Magic is also a game with actions and decisions and the order in which players must do these is detailed in the […]
Card of the Month – Hostage Taker
Have we met before? It’s simply natural to compare this new card with which, by the way, is now rotating out of Standard. Actually, there’s a huge difference between them. Spell Queller, a white and blue creature, is very similar to a counter and therefore it is a tempo-oriented choice – we would love to […]
Triggers in Competitive Events
. . . . What do all of these multi-format all-stars have in common? Their power comes from triggered abilities. What is a Triggered Ability? A triggered ability is anything that happens because something else happened — it might be that you started a certain part of the turn, another permanent entered or left play, […]