Friends, readers, MTG players, lend me your attention (at least for a few minutes);
I come to speak of a format, not simply to praise it.
The articles of direct interest to a given reader are read immediately;
The articles on topics that are not of direct interest of a reader are oft ignored;
Let that not be with this article.
Okay, now I will stop pretending to be Mark Anthony. I think I have now butchered Shakespeare enough (at least for today anyway, not to mention it would be pretty difficult to finish the speech). The reason I demand your attention is that I want to share the love of my now favorite MTG format: Elder Dragon Highlander.
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Hello eveybody. A lot of talk is going around and speculations about some really strange mechanics appearing in Scars of Mirrodin have led me to write this article. This is for all you Vorthoses out there, the flavour of Standard. Let’s jump right in!
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Show 77 is ready to roll, and it’s the last show of series 6.
To kick off, I look at the art of metagaming. I explain what a metagame is, and provide some tips on how to metagame successfully.
After that is a look at playing a rogue deck competitively. It takes more than just having a good idea or relying on the surprise factor!
Finally, I take a look at some Scars of Mirrodin information that has been leaking out of the San Diego Comic Con taking place this weekend.
As always your feedback is muchly appreciated at show@deckconstruct.com, and don’t forget to check out the DC forums, too!
You’ll also find DC on the social side of the internet as always at Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
Thanks for listening, thanks for subscribing if you do so, and thanks for just generally interacting with DeckConstruct! The podcast will return on Friday, September 3rd 2010 with series 7 and, I guess, a lot of artifacts to look forward to in the new set!
- DC Couch Squad
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Show 76 is now online! But hang on, it’s Wednesday, not Friday. Why has the show come out today? Well, when my computer’s power supply blew up a couple of months ago, there weren’t any shows for two weeks, so I thought it’d be nice to do two shows this week and catch up a bit.
This show is about podcasting, and how to put together your own MTG podcast. This is another of those subjects that I’ve wanted to cover for ages, but never got round to doing until now.
To kick off, I talk about things to consider before you say the first word of your first show, things to plan which will make recording your show a bit easier later on.
After that is a discussion of hardware and software. I go over things like microphones, mixers, audio editors and sequencers.
Finally, I mention some tips that will hopefully improve your podcast, should you wish to do one (or if you do one already!).
As always, your feedback, suggestions and general email is very welcome at show@deckconstruct.com. Alternatively, why not head into the DC forums, or leave a comment to this post?
You’ll also find DC as usual on the social airstream that is Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
Thanks for listening!
- DC Rush
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I like Limited a lot. Generally it is more fun than constructed and is a bit more fair as the guy with the most overpriced, broken cards (this is a generalization, I don’t believe it is a fact) does not always win. That said, depending on the skill of your opponents you can end up with a stupidly broken deck as they pass you bombs and removal that you should never see in later picks. This can also allow for some members of a pod to have ridiculous decks while the rest of the pod has garbage.
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It’s Friday once more, and it’s time to launch show 75 into the internetosphere.
This week is quite a short show, but it’s short in three parts. First up is a recap of last weekend’s M11 prerelease in Richmond, London. I go over some of the cards in my sealed pool as well as the deck I eventually played.
Next is an explanation of Death Magic. It’s not as morbid as it sounds, and will be a nice change of pace from regular Magic.
Finally, I explain the new emblem rule that comes into force as of today.
As always your feedback, questions and suggestions are always welcome at show@deckconstruct.com, and don’t forget to check out the DC forums, too!
You’ll also find DC on the social swirl at Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
Thanks for listening!
- DC Ninja Patrol
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I know everyone wants to be a successful miscreant running rogue decks successfully. Being a mischievous scamp adds a lot to Magic as you can befuddle your enemies with their expensive decks while you are running an inexpensive pile of cleverness and synergy. So, as Disturbedone0777 has asked for my aid in becoming a rapscallion, I figured I should create a guide for all who desire to be mischievous and cunning. I cannot guarantee that a deck built following these steps will be successful but if success was all that mattered wouldn’t you just be netdecking?
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Hey everyone! I hope your Pre-Releases went well, I’m sure I had a lot of fun. I’m not going to speculate about the new environment since the appearance of Magic 2011, leaving that for the pros, I will instead go over some of the lovely green cards in this best of the best core sets, as well as going over some changes from the promised Beastmaster Ascension deck to a new M11 version. Here we go! (Also, I’ll be adding some “breaking the fourth wall” shenanigans using parentheses such as these)
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It’s still nice and warm in London, the M11 pre-release is tomorrow, and so it’s a great time to release show 74 onto the cables of the internet!
This week’s show is about how a deck can disrupt a metagame, using Red Deck Wins as the example in the current Standard. RDW has punched a hole in Standard, and so I look at why that is and how this could apply to any given meta.
Your comments, suggestions and thoughts on how best to freeze an ice lolly (liquid nitrogen seems quite good) are muchly appreciated at show@deckconstruct.com. Also, check out the DC forums, which have just recieved a bit of a re-shuffle.
You’ll also find DC on Le Web 2.0 at Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
Thanks for listening!
- DC Pack Warriors
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Having recently played in a tournament (the horror!) I thought I would relate some of the major flaws I saw in rogue decks from the vantage of playing a tier 1 deck.
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