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Learning By Doing - GP Madrid *12th*
posted by BlackborderBlackborder 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:10:04 AM GMT
Learning By Doing - GP Madrid *12th*
GP Madrid is in the books and I bring you a detailed round by round report of how I (once again) came close to making top 8 at the biggest event in the history of the game! Join me as I battle my way through the Legacy format to a top 16 finish. (more)
category: Tournament | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
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tags: Andreas Ganz, ANT, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, GP Madrid, Legacy, Tournament Report
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Magical Motivation
featured 3 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 11 hours, 4 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:51:46 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:38:05 PM GMT
Magical Motivation
Being motivated is one of the most important things in life. No matter what you are trying to achieve. Level 4 pro Joel Calafell discusses the importance of motivation in Magic and illustrates several ways to keep your motivation high. (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Motivation
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Hating Jund And My Favorite Standard Deck
featured 3 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 2 days, 10 hours, 9 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:51:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:32:51 PM GMT
Hating Jund And My Favorite Standard Deck
In this installment of "Ask the Pro", level 4 pro player Nico Bohny answers the most interesting questions from Blackborder users. He explains which cards would be needed to deal with Jund, presents an updated version of his favorite Standard deck, discusses the value of Baneslayer Angel and much more! (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 22 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Ask the Pro, Baneslayer Angel, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, Jund, Nico Bohny, Standard
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Worldwake Uncommon Review
featured 3 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 2 days, 16 hours, 3 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:51:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:38:55 PM GMT
Worldwake Uncommon Review
Level 3 pro player Adam Koska looks at all the uncommons from Worldwake for the purpose of Limited formats. He shares his view of each particular card that you can draft or open in sealed deck and includes a rating for every card. (more)
category: Limited | clicked: 16 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Adam Koska, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Worldwake, Worldwake Review, Worldwake Uncommon Review
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California Dreamin' - A Rude Awakening
featured 5 days, 4 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 5 days, 10 hours, 26 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 5:30:55 AM GMT Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:15:31 PM GMT
California Dreamin' - A Rude Awakening
Level 5 pro Kevin Grove reflects about his GP Oakland and Pro Tour San Diego performances. Although the tournaments did not exactly go as planned, he learned some valuable lessons and shares his insights and experiences with you! (more)
category: Tournament | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, GP Oakland, Kevin Grove, Let's Groove, Report, Standard, Tournament
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PT San Diego - Animal Coins, Mythic Rares and a Big Orange Jumper
featured 6 days, 4 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 6 days, 13 hours ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 5:25:59 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:41:51 PM GMT
PT San Diego - Animal Coins, Mythic Rares and a Big Orange Jumper
Even though I didn’t put up an impressive performance in San Diego the trip itself was great fun, and so I decided I would share my experience with the world. This is technically a tournament report, but I’m not a huge fan of monotonous round-by-round write-ups, and so it will focus more on what happened outside of the tournament than what happened in it. (more)
category: Tournament | clicked: 11 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Breakfast With OJ, Matteo Orsini Jones, Pro Tour San Diego
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Reanimating Madrid
featured 5 days, 4 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 7 days, 8 hours, 41 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 5:30:55 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:00:56 AM GMT
Reanimating Madrid
Level 4 pro Joel Calafell brings you the deck he used to make day 2 in the biggest Magic tournament in the history of the game. If you are looking for the latest Legacy technology make sure to read on. Joel also includes his thoughts on the first card from Rise of the Eldrazi! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 11 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, GP Madrid, Joel Calafell, Legacy
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California Tales
featured 6 days, 4 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 8 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 5:25:59 AM GMT Monday, March 01, 2010 2:29:48 PM GMT
California Tales
Level 3 pro player Adam Koska is back from GP Oakland and PT San Diego. Adam has as mash-up from both events in store for you, details his playtesting process and presents the decks he ended up playing. (more)
category: Tournament | clicked: 3 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Adam Koska, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, GP Oakland, Level Up, Pro Tour San Diego
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From San Diego To Madrid
featured 9 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 12 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes ago
Monday, March 01, 2010 5:11:06 AM GMT Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:39:27 PM GMT
From San Diego To Madrid
Level 4 Pro Joel Calafell is back from San Diego, he brings you the deck he played in the Pro Tour together with a self-critical analysis of his performance and tops it off with an outlook on GP Madrid! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 9 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Legacy, Standard
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Road To Madrid And Quiz Winners
featured 11 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 13 days, 7 hours, 24 minutes ago
Saturday, February 27, 2010 5:01:13 AM GMT Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:18:08 AM GMT
Road To Madrid And Quiz Winners
IntroductionRecent postsBlackborder Pro TeamContact Support (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Ask the Judge, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Riccardo Tessitori, Rules, Rules Questions
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Teaching Extended
featured 11 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 13 days, 19 hours, 41 minutes ago
Saturday, February 27, 2010 5:01:13 AM GMT Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:01:01 PM GMT
Teaching Extended
Grand Prix Oakland is in the books, and so is the Pro Tour, with the Legacy GP a few days away. But today Rookie of the Year Lino Burgold is going to talk about the deck he used to make top 64 in Oakland and why you should be playing it if you want to win a ticket to San Juan on the PTQ circuit. Lino describes how each matchup plays out and presents his sideboarding strategy. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 10 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, Go 4 Gold, Lino Burgold, Mystical Teachings
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Building Brozek Boros
featured 13 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 17 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes ago
Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:55:16 AM GMT Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:32:32 AM GMT
Building Brozek Boros
The designer of Petr Brozek's breakout deck "Brozek Deck Wins", which he used to make top 8 at GP Oakland, tells you how the new deck to play in Extended was designed and takes you through the testing process. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 18 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Boros, Brozek Boros, Brozek Deck Wins, Extended, Jarda Bilek, Petr Brozek
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Oaklanded
featured 13 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 17 days, 13 hours, 9 minutes ago
Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:55:16 AM GMT Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:33:08 PM GMT
Oaklanded
This week we've got Grand Prix: Oakland behind us and Pro Tour: San Diego ahead. So we'll take a look at the top lists from the Grand Prix and view our potential big sellers and sweepers for this weekend's Pro Tour. So let's draw! (more)
category: Screencast | clicked: 5 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Anthony Palmerio, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, GP Oakland, The Proffessors, Worldwake
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The Dangers Of Overthinking
featured 12 days, 4 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 19 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes ago
Friday, February 26, 2010 4:56:17 AM GMT Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:50:41 PM GMT
The Dangers Of Overthinking
When players move on from being complete beginners to competitive PTQ players they often go through a phase in which they tend to start overthinking situations. In this brilliant article level 5 pro Matteo Orsini Jones gives you examples of such situations and shows you how to avoid them. (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 10 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Breakfast With OJ, Game Plan, Matteo Orsini Jones, Mental Game, Overthinking
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Turbo Zoo In Oakland
featured 12 days, 4 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 20 days, 17 hours, 57 minutes ago
Friday, February 26, 2010 4:56:17 AM GMT Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:44:31 PM GMT
Turbo Zoo In Oakland
Level 6 Pro Yann Massicard presents his new take on an established Extended deck, he takes us through the deck building process and brings you a round by round report of GP Oakland! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 12 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, GP Oakland, Massicard Advantage, Yann Massicard, Zoo
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Drafting With Nico - Zendikar #14
featured 18 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 22 days, 15 hours, 12 minutes ago
Saturday, February 20, 2010 4:30:34 AM GMT Monday, February 15, 2010 6:29:27 PM GMT
Drafting With Nico - Zendikar #14
Level 4 pro player Nico Bohny takes us through a Zendikar 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you're looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you! (more)
category: Limited | clicked: 11 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Booster Draft, Draft, Draft with the Pro, Limited, Nico Bohny, Zendikar Draft Booster Draft
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Calculated Risk: Statistic Purity
featured 14 days, 4 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 22 days, 20 hours, 53 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 4:50:19 AM GMT Monday, February 15, 2010 12:48:57 PM GMT
Calculated Risk: Statistic Purity
In this episode of Practice in Theory we look again at last week's lesson and the specific, simple example in which you can simply choose to block or not to block an opponent's creature. We then analyze how you can adapt to the psychology and preferences of those drafting around you. (more)
category: Screencast | clicked: 6 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Anthony Plamerio, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Practice in Theory, Statistic, Strategy, The Proffessors
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Extended Misses And Standard Thoughts
featured 18 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 23 days, 9 hours, 13 minutes ago
Saturday, February 20, 2010 4:30:34 AM GMT Monday, February 15, 2010 12:28:51 AM GMT
Extended Misses And Standard Thoughts
Pro Tour San Diego is mere days away, and level 4 pro Joel Calafell gives you a Standard decklist for the tournament. He discusses the most important matchups and the defining cards in the format. As a bonus, Joel shows you the deck he played at this weekend's GP Oakland! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 27 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Standard
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Shakespeare Quiz Time And Card Of The Month
featured 22 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 24 days, 14 hours, 43 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:14:45 AM GMT Saturday, February 13, 2010 6:58:34 PM GMT
Shakespeare Quiz Time And Card Of The Month
Level 5 judge Riccardo Tessitori brings you crazy rules interactions, interesting tournament situations, helps you spot cheaters and much more. Answer his questions and win Blackborder points! Sharpen your rules knowledge! (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Ask the Judge, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Quiz, Riccardo Tessitori, Rules, Rules Questions
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Extended Excavations
featured 23 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 25 days, 9 hours, 34 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 4:09:49 AM GMT Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:07:26 AM GMT
Extended Excavations
With GP Oakland just a day away, level 5 pro Kevin Grove gives you an in-depth look at his deck choice for the current Extended format. He goes over the most important matchups, and includes a detailed sideboarding guide. If you are looking for a deck to play at the PTQs or to win the GP with, don't look further. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 9 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Extended, Kevin Grove, Strategy, Tezzeret
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