The Metaworker: Is the Commander Rules Committee Ruining the Format? (Part 3, Promoting Growth) James LaPage August 8, 2018 The Metaworker Today we’re going to wrap up our three-part series about the Commander Rules Committee. If you’ve missed the first two parts of this series, you can read them here and here. I’ve saved this one for last because... Read More...
The Metaworker: Is the Commander Rules Committee Ruining the Format? (Part 2, Maintaining the Banlist) James LaPage July 19, 2018 The Metaworker 5 Today we’re going to move right along and evaluate the Commander Rules Committee by the next item on the list of things I think they should be doing. If you haven’t read part 1, please do that before reading th... Read More...
The Metaworker: Is the Commander Rules Committee Ruining the Format? (Part 1, Rules Management) James LaPage July 11, 2018 The Metaworker 4 I think a big part of growing as a Magic player and as a person is stepping back every so often and evaluating how firmly your deeply-held beliefs are rooted in reality. It’s super easy to say that a card belon... Read More...
Snap Keep – Video Content from The Metaworker! (Dominaria Tech) James LaPage April 27, 2018 The Metaworker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9bqYA4anL0... 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...
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...
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...