Art by D. Alexander Gregory The gates are open, and all ten guilds of Ravnica are available to players old and new in Magic: the Gathering’s Standard format. This is one of the problems with the format, actually: every few months, the available cards change radically. Some previously robust deck solutions get the wind taken… Continue reading FNM: Walking After Midnight
Tag: Return to Ravnica
The Guilds of Gatecrash
Art by Cliff Childs The cards have been spoiled, the materials have been sent, and another Magic: the Gathering release event is upon us. The second set in the Return to Ravnica block, Gatecrash, hits the streets to open February, and with it comes a re-introduction of the five guilds not featured in the first… Continue reading The Guilds of Gatecrash
FNM: Opening New Doors
Art by Svetlin Velinov “Only a madman would create such a door. Only an imbecile would open it.” – Flavor text from [mtg_card]Door to Nothingness[/mtg_card] “Wow, that’s me all day long! Sign me up!” – me So in spite of the notion that I can give advice on Limited Magic, the truth of the matter… Continue reading FNM: Opening New Doors
FNM: You Can Dance If You Want To
Art by Slawomir Maniak To be blunt, I wouldn’t have this deck idea without Magic the Gathering Online. There was a time when I scoffed at the idea of playing Magic on the Internet through a sanctioned client. I’m not talking about Duels of the Planeswalkers, the 2013 version of which I’ll review once I… Continue reading FNM: You Can Dance If You Want To
FNM: The New Standard
Geist of Saint Traft, Art by Igor Kieryluk The wait is over. The rotation has occurred. We have returned to Ravnica, and the plane-spanning cityscape has not disappointed. As much as things change, however, some thing do remain the same. A challenge whenever a set rotates out of Magic is adapting old decks to the… Continue reading FNM: The New Standard
Returning to Ravnica
Hypersonic Dragon, Art by Dan Scott I must confess that, as much as I adore the setting and dynamics of Ravnica, I missed the block the first time around. I picked up Magic: the Gathering for the second time just as Time Spiral was debuting, after a long hiatus from the game stemming from the… Continue reading Returning to Ravnica
FNM: One More Time
Return to Ravnica is right around the corner. And when it comes, I will be wearing the blue and red of Izzet with pride. I have at least one Standard deck planned, and the guild is looking strong in Limited formats as well. On top of that, I’m planning on dipping my toe into Legacy… Continue reading FNM: One More Time
Why Izzet?
Ravnica is one of my favorite blocks in Magic: the Gathering‘s history. It provided a flavorful plane with lots of versatile deck ideas and all sorts of interesting guilds based on pairings of colors. So when Return to Ravnica was announced at PAX East, I pretty much lost my face. With the spoilers we’ve been… Continue reading Why Izzet?
