The Metaworker: Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain and Fringe Storm Decks in Commander James LaPage March 30, 2018 The Metaworker 2 So I know I’m not the only one whose jaw dropped when the new Jhoira was spoiled. As most of you know, I play a lot of Izzet so I took a crack at brewing. This is pretty rough, but I’d love to get a discussion ... Read More...
The Metaworker – Get Ready to Brawl! James LaPage March 21, 2018 The Metaworker 2 In case you missed it, Dominaria is bringing with it a new Commander variant - Brawl! Let’s start by talking about what this new format is. Brawl Is a Singleton Format This means that you can only play one of... Read More...
The Metaworker – Fargo Judge Mini-Conference James LaPage February 21, 2018 The Metaworker I don't talk about judging much because I don't actually judge a lot of events, but I am a L1 judge who is relatively involved in the local judge community. Back in October of 2017 at the Fusion Gaming 5k at Ce... Read More...
The Metaworker – A Great Traveling Experience James LaPage February 1, 2018 The Metaworker 2 For those of you wondering where I've been, I've just returned from balmy Calgary, AB. It feels like I've been gone for months, even though it was really only about a week. You can read all about how I prepared... Read More...
The Metaworker – EDH on the Road James LaPage January 20, 2018 The Metaworker I'm heading to Calgary, AB next week for work. I'll be there for about a week, and I don't have any colleagues coming with me. I'm fairly used to travelling for work, but this is one of the first times I've tra... Read More...
The Metaworker – Deckbuilding Resolutions (part 1 of 3) James LaPage January 17, 2018 The Metaworker Well, it's January. For many people, that means breaking old habits and perhaps even starting some new ones. While I was looking back over the articles I wrote in 2017, I noticed a theme—I talk a lot about what... Read More...
The Metaworker – What’s in a Colour? James LaPage January 10, 2018 The Metaworker I think Magic's colour pie is one of the more interesting things in the world of gaming. Wizards, in their efforts to develop a rich atmosphere for the game, has assigned certain things to certain colours. If y... Read More...
The Metaworker – The Man from Nebraska James LaPage January 3, 2018 Daily Featured Research, The Metaworker One would think that I would use my time off of work over the past few weeks to write a ton of articles for the upcoming year. One would be entirely wrong about that, though. Between visiting my parents and my ... Read More...
The Metaworker – Building and Disrupting James LaPage December 20, 2017 The Metaworker 1 Lately we've been talking a lot about trade-offs and opportunity cost—the idea that doing one thing means you're acting at the expense of doing something else. If you have a budget of $20 to spend on ... Read More...
Un-Un-EDH James LaPage December 7, 2017 The Metaworker Before we begin I wrote the bulk of this article before Sheldon Menery's rules announcement on Friday, December 1. I won't be brewing silver-bordered EDH or incorporating any of the cards into my decks because... Read More...