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Archetypes on the Radar: Titanic Standard
featured 442 days, 10 hours, 12 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 444 days, 11 hours, 39 minutes ago
Saturday, November 20, 2010 12:02:19 AM GMT Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:35:46 PM GMT
Archetypes on the Radar: Titanic Standard
Level 4 pro Joel Calafell takes us through a look at the current Standard metagame, analyzes the dynamics of the format, what he views as the dominant decks and most importantly what he thinks is the best positioned deck! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Scars of Mirrodin Standard, Standard
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Internal Card Value Theory (Part II)
featured 452 days, 10 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 457 days, 11 hours, 54 minutes ago
Tuesday, November 09, 2010 11:17:03 PM GMT Thursday, November 04, 2010 10:20:53 PM GMT
Internal Card Value Theory (Part II)
Level 4 Pro Joel Calafell presents his abstract approach to measuring the “inner value” of a card and explains how you can use this knowledge to your advantage in a match. Joel helps you understand the game and its dynamics by comparing cards and determining their power-level. (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 8 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Theory
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Deciphering Scars Sealed
featured 464 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 465 days, 13 hours, 14 minutes ago
Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:26:14 PM GMT Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:00:07 PM GMT
Deciphering Scars Sealed
In preparation for GP Bochum, Joel tackles the new sealed format and presents his Scars of Mirrodin list of underrated and overrated cards. In addition, he goes over the important aspects of the format and tells you how to master it. (more)
category: Limited | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, GP Bochum, Joel Calafell, Scars of Mirrodin Limited, Scars of Mirrodin Sealed
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Clash of the Titans – The State of Standard
featured 476 days, 13 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 481 days, 13 hours, 1 minute ago
Saturday, October 16, 2010 8:42:43 PM GMT Monday, October 11, 2010 9:13:40 PM GMT
Clash of the Titans – The State of Standard
Pro player Joel Calafell takes a look at how the new Standard format is developing. He analyzes the dominant decks, tries to find a solution to the format, and presents one of the most interesting Standard archetypes to come out of Scars of Mirrodin! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 16 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Constructed, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Scars of Mirrodin, Standard
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Mirrodin Is Back!
featured 499 days, 15 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 502 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes ago
Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:05:56 PM GMT Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:17:16 AM GMT
Mirrodin Is Back!
Level 4 pro Joel Calafell takes a look at some of the most promising cards from the old Standard format that might become tournament staples with the addition of Scars of Mirrodin. In addition, Joel speculates about new Standard deck types, underrated Scars of Mirrodin cards and which decks he expects to survive the rotation! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 13 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Constructed, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Scars of Mirrodin, Standard
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Internal Card Value Theory
featured 512 days, 16 hours, 1 minute ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 516 days, 12 hours, 5 minutes ago
Friday, September 10, 2010 6:13:36 PM GMT Monday, September 06, 2010 10:09:59 PM GMT
Internal Card Value Theory
Level 4 Pro Joel Calafell presents his abstract approach to measuring the “inner value” of a card and explains how you can use this knowledge to your advantage in a match. Joel helps you understand the game and its dynamics better by comparing cards and determining their power-level. (more)
category: Strategy | clicked: 12 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Card Value, Feature Sight, Game Theory, Joel Calafell
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Dissecting the NEW Extended: Part 2
featured 554 days, 19 hours, 1 minute ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 558 days, 9 hours, 12 minutes ago
Friday, July 30, 2010 3:13:27 PM GMT Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:02:41 AM GMT
Dissecting the NEW Extended: Part 2
Joel Calafell outlines the new Extended format and discusses some of the best strategies. He also shares his updated list of format defining cards and presents 8 promising decklists! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 12 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Constructed, Extended, Joel Calafell, Pro Tour Amsterdam
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Dissecting the NEW Extended: Part I
featured 561 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 565 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes ago
Friday, July 23, 2010 2:45:02 PM GMT Monday, July 19, 2010 10:06:00 PM GMT
Dissecting the NEW Extended: Part I
Joel Calafell outlines the new Extended format and discusses some of the most promising strategies. He also shares his list of format defining cards and focuses on new additions from Rise of the Eldrazi and specifically M11. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 19 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Amsterdam, Blackborder.com, Constructed, Extended, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, M11, Pro Tour, Rise of the Eldrazi
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Standard Innovations
featured 574 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 578 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes ago
Saturday, July 10, 2010 1:52:04 PM GMT Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:16:38 PM GMT
Standard Innovations
Pro player Joel Calafell brainstorms about the impact of M11 on Standard and presents several archetypes that will get a major boost from the new set. Make sure to check out his exciting deck lists! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 35 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Conference, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Standard
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Standard Market Report
featured 578 days, 20 hours, 38 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 586 days, 13 hours, 1 minute ago
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 1:36:32 PM GMT Monday, June 28, 2010 9:13:20 PM GMT
Standard Market Report
In this market report, pro player Joel Calafell speculates about the future of Standard and tells you which cards you should be picking up while they are still cheap. He identifies possible sleeper cards, overrated cards and gives you the lowdown on the hottest M11 cards! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 41 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Card Prices, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, M11, Market Report, Standard
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Not so Extended
featured 589 days, 21 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 593 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes ago
Friday, June 25, 2010 12:46:12 PM GMT Monday, June 21, 2010 9:42:30 PM GMT
Not so Extended
Level 4 pro Joel Calafell gives you his thoughts on the changes to the Extended format as well as the banned and restricted list announcement. He talks about the decks to watch, looks at hot cards, underrated strategies and even finds time to delve into the new Legacy format! (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 16 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Banned and Restricted List, Blackborder.com, Constructed, Extended, Joel Calafell, Legacy
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The New King of Standard?
featured 598 days, 22 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 606 days, 10 hours, 36 minutes ago
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:01:51 PM GMT Tuesday, June 08, 2010 11:38:13 PM GMT
The New King of Standard?
Two weeks ago, I anticipated a fierce UW vs. Jund battle for the title of best deck in the format. Brad Nelson’s deck at GP Washington proved to be a more than good enough solution for the omnipresent Bloodbraid Elf deck. Up to that point, it seemed like Jund was the true enemy. But is the BGR deck really what everybody has to worry about? (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 34 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Bant, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Standard, Vengevine
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The Time Machine
featured 609 days, 23 hours ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 613 days, 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:14:34 AM GMT Wednesday, June 02, 2010 6:06:46 AM GMT
The Time Machine
Pro player Joel Calafell brings you his new take on an interesting Standard archetype. Does Joel have the solution for Standard and is this the new deck to play? Make sure to check it out if you are looking for a fresh deck to play at the PTQs. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 25 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Open the Vaults, Standard
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Clash of the Titans
featured 610 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 620 days, 13 hours, 22 minutes ago
Friday, June 04, 2010 11:09:37 AM GMT Tuesday, May 25, 2010 8:52:42 PM GMT
Clash of the Titans
After GP Washington Joel takes a look at the state of the current Standard format and how it plays out. He discusses the top decks and tries to find out if Jund is under control. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 32 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Standard
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The Stack
featured 632 days, 38 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 634 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes ago
Friday, May 14, 2010 9:36:45 AM GMT Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:16:42 PM GMT
The Stack
Joel brings you the best casual format in the world, including all the basic and advanced rules. Looking to kill some time? Then "The Stack" is the perfect fun format for you. (more)
category: Limited | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Casual, Feature Sight, Fun Format, Joel Calafell, The STack
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Re-Evaluating Rise of the Eldrazi
featured 638 days, 1 hour, 3 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 642 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes ago
Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:11:20 AM GMT Monday, May 03, 2010 10:51:42 PM GMT
Re-Evaluating Rise of the Eldrazi
Grand Prix Lyon will be the first premier event featuring Rise of the Eldrazi, and there are still many things to discuss. There are always cards that seem good, when they are actually pretty bad, and cards that look average, when they are actually amazing. Let's find out more about overrated and underrated cards from Rise of the Eldrazi! (more)
category: Limited | clicked: 35 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Rise of the Eldrazi, Sealed
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Leveling Rise Draft
featured 640 days, 1 hour, 13 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 648 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes ago
Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:01:24 AM GMT Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:29:08 PM GMT
Leveling Rise Draft
Level 4 Pro Joel Calafell presents his latest Rise of the Eldrazi draft and sealed insights. He explains his favorite draft strategy for the new format, and lists the top commons of the archetype. Find out how to gain an edge in Rise of the Eldrazi Limited! (more)
category: Limited | clicked: 35 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Booster Draft, Joel Calafell, Limited, Rise of the Eldrazi, Rise of the Eldrazi Draft, Sealed Deck Competition
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Changing The GP Prize Structure
featured 667 days, 3 hours, 14 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 667 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes ago
Friday, April 09, 2010 7:00:19 AM GMT Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:39:15 PM GMT
Changing The GP Prize Structure
With a recent GP having more than 2’000 players battling for fame and glory (and money), is it time to make changes to the prize structure of these events? Level 4 pro Joel Calafell investigates this controversial topic and he comes to some interesting conclusions. (more)
category: News | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, GP Madrid, GP Prize Payout, GP Prize Structure, Joel Calafell
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Investigating The Jund Dominance
featured 673 days, 3 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 675 days, 13 hours, 44 minutes ago
Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:30:38 AM GMT Wednesday, March 31, 2010 8:30:39 PM GMT
Investigating The Jund Dominance
Joel looks at the history of Jund and how the deck evolved to become the monster we all know. He discusses what went wrong and why there seems to be nothing to stop the Jund menace. Joel speculates about the impact of Rise of the Eldrazi and if there should be bannings in Standard. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 25 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Bannings, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Jund, Standard
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Standard Thoughts For Brussels
featured 677 days, 3 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by BlackborderBlackborder 683 days, 11 hours, 54 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:15:52 AM GMT Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:20:50 PM GMT
Standard Thoughts For Brussels
The next stop for Standard action is going to be GP Brussels this weekend. Level 4 pro Joel Calafell goes over the top contenders and presents a completely new deck as a possible solution to the format. (more)
category: Constructed | clicked: 21 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com
tags: Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, Joel Calafell, Standard
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