The Metaworker – Life as we know it James LaPage August 2, 2017 The Metaworker I received some feedback and a well-reasoned counterargument from Daniel Duncan of The Blind Eternities in response to one of my previous articles (Hard Control Strategies, the Slowest Way to Lose). Daniel visi... Read More...
The Metaworker – Primers: A Primer James LaPage July 26, 2017 The Metaworker Today I'm going to get meta. Like, real meta. Today I'm going to write an article about writing about playing magic. Today we're going to take a deep dive into the wonderful world of primers! What is a deck pr... Read More...
The Metaworker – Hard Control Strategies: The Slowest Way to Lose James LaPage July 12, 2017 The Metaworker 8 I'm losing a lot. One guy repeatedly shows up to league night with a tiered competitive deck and spikes the event. It's scaring away new players and contributing to a miserable play environment. Tale as old as... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: A Tale of Two Thalias Ben Iverach-Brereton July 10, 2017 Rants of Valakut Since I first wrote about my deck featuring Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, it has undergone a number of changes to improve on its enter-the-battlefield synergies. Kaladesh had several great tools for it, and I ev... Read More...
The Metaworker – Hour of Devastation Technology James LaPage July 5, 2017 The Metaworker At the end of my last article (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor) I asked people to hit me up with stories of their playgroup evolution. These are some of my favourites! My main meta these days is literally a ... Read More...
The Metaworker – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor James LaPage June 28, 2017 The Metaworker Jim LaPage: Origins Early in my EDH career, my all-star deck lineup consisted of Aurelia the Warleader (double combat), Kresh, the Bloodbraided (double +1/+1 counters), and Vorel of the Hull Clade (d... Read More...
The Metaworker: Collection Management Using Staples Binders James LaPage June 13, 2017 The Metaworker 16 Note: For the purposes of this article, I will be using the following terms as defined below: Proxy: A card created and issued by a judge, intended to be used as a replacement for a card damaged during the cou... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Monumental Discoveries Ben Iverach-Brereton June 5, 2017 Rants of Valakut At the Amonkhet pre-release it didn't take long for me to learn the power of the new Monument cycle. In my first round I was facing off against a player with Oketra's Monument and a lot of white creat... Read More...
The Metaworker – Let’s Talk Lands James LaPage May 31, 2017 The Metaworker Note: For this article I will be using the term “budget” quite a bit. I’m defining budget to mean no individual land over $15, and going cheaper whenever possible. Good mana bases are expensive (my 2-colour com... Read More...
The Metaworker: Aspirational Deckbuilding James LaPage May 16, 2017 The Metaworker Today, I’d like to tackle a deckbuilding topic that’s going to be super relevant for the cEDH community but is really more of a thought experiment for the larger EDH community. Today, we’re going to talk about ... Read More...