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GerryTV #14

Join Gerry Thompson and special co-host Glenn Jones as they discuss the 20 most off-the-radar cards in Dark Ascension!

Magic the Gathering Author: Gerry Thompson

By Gerry Thompson

Fri, 2/3/12

Springboard 22

Mike Flores strays from his usual Top 10 list into a Top 22 list for Dark Ascension. These cards are the best for launching new decks, shaping the metagame, and providing food for thought.

Magic the Gathering Author: Mike Flores

By Mike Flores

Fri, 2/3/12

Modern Metagame Brews

Kibler’s excited to see all the online creativity going on in the Modern format, and can’t wait to join the fray himself following Pro Tour Honolulu!

Magic the Gathering Author: Brian Kibler

By Brian Kibler

Fri, 2/3/12

Modern: A Brewer's Paradise

Modern is starting to shape up to be a brewer's paradise. Multiple new decks have emerged in the last couple weeks. Jund, Merfolk, and the terrifying Splinter Twin are becoming poor choices. Let's find out why!

Magic the Gathering Author: Brad Nelson

By Brad Nelson

Fri, 2/3/12

New Standard Decks For StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond

As always, with every set release, it's the perfect time to be a brewer. There are so many good ideas floating around, but so little time...

Magic the Gathering Author: Gerry Thompson

By Gerry Thompson

Thu, 2/2/12

Rise Of Aintrazi – New Ingredients To The Cauldron

Control decks get much better; Birthing Pod got some new toys; Burning Vengeance got another enchantment; and we now have a token deck. Can these contenders take down tempo at StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond?

Magic the Gathering Author: Ali Aintrazi

By Ali Aintrazi

Thu, 2/2/12

Drafting With Brad! ISD #5

Rev your engines and take your first pick, with Brad Nelson sitting in the passenger seat. Read or watch his draft and see what cards you'd pick with the same packs.

Magic the Gathering Author: Brad Nelson

By Brad Nelson

Thu, 2/2/12

The Innovator's Guide To Dark Ascension Standard: Part 2

Dark Ascension is broadening Standard, making more strategies viable. Patrick covers some of the new decks with real potential: Werewolves, Mono-Green, Zombies, and Dredge to start. Try something new at SCG Open: Richmond!

Magic the Gathering Author: Patrick Chapin

By Patrick Chapin

Wed, 2/1/12

Dark Ascension In Modern

Reid Duke looks at the creature-based strategies and non-creature strategies of Modern with Dark Ascension. What are going to be the big players? Will Tokens make a comeback? What will Faithless Looting do to the format?

Magic the Gathering Author: Reid Duke

By Reid Duke

Wed, 2/1/12

The Legacy Dark Ascension Set Review

Drew Levin goes in depth into Dark Ascension's impact on Legacy. He reviews Grafdigger's Cage and Faithless Looting in particular and their effects--which will be felt this weekend at Richmond's Legacy Open.

Magic the Gathering Author: Drew Levin

By Drew Levin

Wed, 2/1/12

How Strangleroot Geist Will Change Standard And Other Decks

Jeremy Neeman is Australia's star player and winner of GP Brisbane; what's caught his eye from Dark Ascension as he tests for the Pro Tour in Honolulu?

Magic the Gathering Author: Jeremy Neeman

By Jeremy Neeman

Tue, 1/31/12

First Pick At Dark Ascension

Ari Lax looks at Dark Ascension Limited from a bird's eye view, looking at each color's curve and seeing how Dark Ascension helps fill in the gaps. Get the low down before Richmond's Draft Opens on Sunday.

Magic the Gathering Author: Ari Lax

By Ari Lax

Tue, 1/31/12

The Innovator's Guide To Dark Ascension Standard: Part 1

Patrick Chapin begins his review of Dark Ascension. What updates should you be making to the old strategies of Standard? What cards are people underrating?

Magic the Gathering Author: Patrick Chapin

By Patrick Chapin

Mon, 1/30/12

Wise Buys – Are You Smarter Than A Magic 8-Ball?

Financial writer goes up against Magic 8-Ball in predicting the value of Dark Ascension cards. Who will win?

Magic the Gathering Author: Wes Wise

By Wes Wise

Mon, 1/30/12

GerryTV #13 - Top 10 Dark Ascension Cards!

In this week's episode, Gerry discusses his Top 10 cards from Dark Ascension!

Magic the Gathering Author: Gerry Thompson

By Gerry Thompson

Fri, 1/27/12

The Financial Value Of Dark Ascension

The anticipated financial review of Ben Bleiweiss is here! If you want to know an expert's opinion on the future value of Dark Ascension, check this guide before hitting up your Prerelease.

Magic the Gathering Author: Ben Bleiweiss

By Ben Bleiweiss

Fri, 1/27/12

Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Splinterfright?

Today, Kibler explores an Innistrad gem that might have received the support it needed from Dark Ascension. Will self-mill make a Standard splash?

Magic the Gathering Author: Brian Kibler

By Brian Kibler

Fri, 1/27/12

First Look Into Dark Ascension

Will the new Sorin fill in the shoes of Elspeth, Knight-Errant? What's going to happen to control? Can U/W Delver hold onto its title as the best deck? Let's find out.

Magic the Gathering Author: Brad Nelson

By Brad Nelson

Fri, 1/27/12

The Magic Show Complete Dark Ascension Set Review (Gold/Artifact/Lands)

The thrilling conclusion is here! In our final installment, Gerry Thompson, Todd Anderson and myself finish up our Dark Ascension review by discussing all of the Artifact, Gold and Land cards in the set!

Magic the Gathering Author: Evan Erwin

By Evan Erwin

Fri, 2/3/12

Video: Richmond Open Forum!

Sit down with Glenn Jones, Adam Bowles, Jason Reedy and pro player Nicholas Spagnolo to take a quick look at this weekend's Richmond Open! Get all the info on the event, where to play FNM nearby and hear the Top 5 (incredibly cringe-inducing) puns not to be featured during the player meeting this weekend!

Magic the Gathering Author: Glenn Jones

By Glenn Jones

Fri, 2/3/12

A Zombie Infestation

Joshua Cho Top 8ed both the Standard and Legacy Opens in DC, and he put Hovermyr on the map. Today he's here to make Zombies in Standard. Braaaiins!

Magic the Gathering Author: Joshua Cho

By Joshua Cho

Fri, 2/3/12

Searching For Diamonds

Valeriy has decklists, advice, and adorable plushies packed into his analysis of Dark Ascension Standard!

Magic the Gathering Author: Valeriy Shunkov

By Valeriy Shunkov

Fri, 2/3/12

Dark Ascension Set Review: Part Two

Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung wrap up their Vintage set review with Grafdigger's Cage, Gravecrawler, Tragic Slip, and some other surprising candidates.

Magic the Gathering Author: Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Ratchet Bomb… With Glissa

Building on his love of green, black, and Birthing Pod, Benny looks to combine Glissa with Ratchet Bomb in a Pod list featuring Dark Ascension for the Richmond Standard Open!

Magic the Gathering Author: Bennie Smith

By Bennie Smith

Fri, 2/3/12

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 95 - Kran-tastic

Joey is joined by guest Matt "Kranny" Kranstuber of the In Contention podcast to talk about why they're so pumped for the fresh Standard format! Afterwards, is netdecking making Legacy unfun?

Magic the Gathering Author: Yo! MTG Taps

By Yo! MTG Taps

Fri, 2/3/12

The Magic Show Complete Dark Ascension Set Review (Green)

Join Todd Anderson, Gerry Thompson and myself as we talk about all of the Green cards in Dark Ascension!

Magic the Gathering Author: Evan Erwin

By Evan Erwin

Thu, 2/2/12

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Are you a PHP guru? Do you love AJAX, LAMP setups and are familiar with Subversion? Then, have I got the job for you! Web Developers, get yourself a job at the World's Largest Magic: The Gathering retailer and work on the site you're reading now!

Magic the Gathering Author: Evan Erwin

By Evan Erwin

Thu, 2/2/12

Richmond Gets Richer

Dark Ascension makes its Constructed debut in Richmond, setting the tone for Pro Tour Honolulu and the Standard season to follow.

Magic the Gathering Author: Glenn Jones

By Glenn Jones

Thu, 2/2/12

Dark Ascension In Modern: Faithless Looting, Gravecrawler, And B/W Tokens

Todd Anderson believes there are a few Dark Ascension cards people are underestimating, especially in Modern. He explores Life from the Loam interactions and more in this article.

Magic the Gathering Author: Todd Anderson

By Todd Anderson

Thu, 2/2/12

The Sukenik Special – Burning The Secrets

Jonathan Sukenik really wants to make a graveyard-centric deck in Standard. Is staight U/R Vengeance the way to do it? Should it have Gravecrawler? Or should it play Havengul Lich?

Magic the Gathering Author: Jonathan Sukenik

Down In DC: Report And Reflection

When last you heard from me, I had just snagged my first Grand Prix Top 8 in Orlando with a sweet Humans deck, and I was gearing up for the StarCityGames.com Open in Washington D.C. This is the story of that tournament.

Magic the Gathering Author: Ben Friedman

By Ben Friedman

Thu, 2/2/12

Dear Azami – Commanding The Darkness (Part Two)

Sean McKeown provides his view of Dark Ascension from the Command Tower! If you love EDH, you'll love the new cards from the set.

Magic the Gathering Author: Sean McKeown

By Sean McKeown

Thu, 2/2/12

The Magic Show Complete Dark Ascension Set Review (Red)

In today's installment, Gerry Thompson, Todd Anderson and I talk about all the Red cards in Dark Ascension. Join us, won't you?

Magic the Gathering Author: Evan Erwin

By Evan Erwin

Wed, 2/1/12

Dark Ascension Cards I’ll Be Playing (And A Few That I Won’t)

Sheldon reviews Dark Ascension for Commander. He looks at the new Generals and every spell, creature, and land for their EDH potential.

Magic the Gathering Author: Sheldon Menery

By Sheldon Menery

Wed, 2/1/12

Dark Ascension’s Top 10 Constructed Cards

Without knowledge of the full spoiler, Jon Agley takes a stab at his Top 10 Constructed cards. Whether you agree with him or not, try to think of ways these cards might change Standard's landscape; maybe you'll see them in Richmond!

Magic the Gathering Author: Jon Agley

By Jon Agley

Wed, 2/1/12

Dark Ascension Vintage Set Review: Part I

Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung join forces to present this Vintage Set Review of Dark Ascension! There are definitely some doozies in this set for the oldest Eternal format, so tune in.

Magic the Gathering Author: Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung
 
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