There’s nothing like a tournament to put your Magic skills to the test and Wizards gives us plenty of opportunities to compete at a variety of levels. Friday Night Magic gives us weekly tournaments with the chance to win packs and promo cards that change monthly. At pre-release and release events we get the first…
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Playing casual is a lifestyle. As a casual player, you think less about sideboards and more about Fatties. You spend less time following the big decks from last week’s Grand Prix, and more time innovating combos that will rock your playgroup. Most of what you do is “Just for Fun” and we think that’s awesome….
Being a casual player means quite a lot. One thing it means is that Magic isn’t your sole source of income and therefore probably isn’t something that you typically spend a significant portion of your income on. In the coming weeks we’ll have some great posts on budget Magic, but for now I’d like to…
Glistening Oil got you down? Another day ruined by an inconvenient breakout of phyresis? Well, fret no more! We’ve got your ultimate stain-remover, ready to redeem even the most seemingly hopeless situations. Well, Melira, Sylvok Outcast isn’t exactly a stain-remover, but she is a fantastic shield against the…
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One of the things I love about Magic: The Gathering is the fact that the fan base is big enough to allow for not only a fully-developed subculture and a universal sense of camaraderie, but it’s also big enough to produce it’s own internet memes. If you haven’t already looked up Storm Crow on Gatherer,…
The Casual Planeswalker guys talk about their experiences and thoughts on mass removal, M12 Spoiler, and more! Show Notes: check out one of our favorite card alterers! Eric Klug at http://klugalters.blogspot.com/ https://casualplaneswalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/TCPPC052711.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
When the Casual Planeswalker Crew went to the New Phyrexia Pre-Release, some of the cards we were most looking forward to snatching up were those employing the new Phyrexian mana symbols. Cards like Porcelain Legionnaire Porcelain Legionnaire and T-t-t-Thundering Tanadon Thundering Tanadon (inside joke, but I hope everyone else feels as silly as I do saying…
Wrath of God is a very intimidating card. Its text box contains few words but it is one of the strongest effects in Magic: “destroy all creatures”. They can’t even be regenerated! The effect is quite appropriate for white, clearing the battlefield and starting fresh. But there is more than one way to end the…