Hot, Fresh, and Crispy Magic: The Gathering 11 Spoilers

We continue to fall into the good graces of the Wizards of the Coasts PR gods and have recieved 3 spoiler cards for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering 11 set.   With Origins in full swing and Gencon just a mere 40 days away, Magic fever should be at an all time high.  What better time to give you a sneak peek of a common, uncommon, and rare you can expect to see in the next set.  As a fan of red/green decks, I couldn’t be happier with Fiery Hellhound and Obstinate Baloth.  While I have been out of the game for quite some time, it seems that the Crystal Ball artifact may find itself right at home in any blue control deck.  Our resident MtG writer, Kyle Boddy, may just have to step in here and let us know exactly how good each card is and where it may find a place in tournament play.  Hit the jump for a complete view of all three cards!

PNG Bro-Down Episode 39 – Amateur Hour

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PNG Bro-Down Episode 39 – Amateur Hour Cast:  James, Dave, and Logan Slowly, we rebuild the PNG Bro-Down to the oppressive and unsympathetic giant of the podcasting world with an appearance by old school caster Logan Persons.  In this episode, we talk about Warmachine … Continue reading →

My Magic the Gathering Rise of the Eldrazi Spoilers, let me show you them!

 

We heard you crazy kids liked Magic.  We also heard you really like seeing spoiler cards and artwork, so we got you some.  We have 6 spoiler cards and a bunch of artwork from the upcoming expansion, Rise fo the Eldrazi, after the break.  I must say, it Wizard’s is pumping out some gorgeous and impressive artwork.  This is of course in my professional opinion as a gaming blogger.

Magic: The Gathering: Rise of the Eldrazi Release Info Hits the Internets

Wizard’s announced the next set in the Zendikar block’s name as you can see in the large logo above.  It’s scheduled release date is April 23rd, 2010 with pre-release event dates of April 17th – 18th, 2010 and the launch party dates of April 23rd – 25th, 2010.  Previews should start going up on MagicTheGathering.com on April 5th, 2010.  You can find more information in the official Rise of the Eldrazi press release.  Hit the jump to see the Rise of Eldrazi symbol and some artwork.

PNG Sneak Peek – Magic the Gathering: Zendikar Spoilers!

So we hear you guys like yourself some Magic spoilers, eh?  Do you dig tapping that land, walking those planes, and casting those spells?  Are you dying for a sneak peak at the next expansion for Magic the Gathering?  Well Pixels and Grids hit the mother load thanks to Wizards and their PR firm and got hooked up with spoilers for 11 cards for Magic’s upcoming expansion, Zendikar.  Zendikar also marks the beginning of a new block and has an emphasis on lands.  In the spoilers you’ll see examples of a couple of new mechanics and types of cards such as Landfall (Plated Geopede -R) and Trap (Windfall Trap – U).  In addition to some gorgeous artwork for the lands, you should definitely look at potentially powerful cards such as Teetering Peaks (land) and Oran-ReifSurvivalist (G).  Zendikar is scheduled to hit a game and hobby shop near you on October 2nd, 2009.   Hit the break for those hot new pics!

Magic: The Gathering & M10 > Dog Shit. A PNG point/counter-point.

Hail web travelers and lovers of dog shit (read on)! It is I, the truly laziest PNG writer, Peter Irace! I figured I’d weigh in on the latest Magic: the Gathering core set, M10, and share my thoughts. I have been meaning to compose a few articles on the subject, but simply have not found the time. Our esteemed resident, and designated Magic writer, Kyle Boddy, however, has written an article to which I thought I might add an interesting, if long-winded, counter-point. Click that link, reader, because Wizards of the Coast wills it. So it has been written, so it shall be done.

the lazy magic writer – magic sucks (at the moment)

This is the reason why Magic sucks.

Fellow PNG writer Logan Persons shot me an email about 30 minutes ago with the following content:

whose dick do i have to suck to get some MTG posts?  Just point me in the right direction.

Since I’m married and I don’t want it to have to get to that, here’s a small update with my thoughts about Magic in its current incarnation: It sucks.

Sorry, but those are my feelings about it. I’ll get around to it after I explain what I’ve been doing for the past few months since my last update.

In May, I prepared for Grand Prix: Seattle, where I placed 49th and won $200 and a pro point for my troubles. Here’s my list of opponents and the decklist I played:

Day One:
R1-R3: Byes due to a GPT win.
R4: David Dobis – U/W Reveillark w/ Borderposts. Win 2-1.
R5: Steve Sadin – Jund Aggro. Loss 1-2.
R6: Tom Martell – Swans Cascade. Loss 0-2.
R7: Joseph Peters – Bloom Tender Reveillark. Win 2-1.
R8: Kevin Rand – 5cc Planeswalkers. Win 2-1.
R9: Doug Potter – Faeries. Win 2-0.

Day Two:
R10: Brandon Willis – B/W Tokens. Win 2-0.
R11: Stan Bessey – 5cBloodbraid. Loss 1-2.
R12: Mauricio Blanco – B/W Tokens. Win 2-1.
R13: Cristian Calcaro – Faeries. Loss 0-2.
R14: Gabriel Nassif – Jund Aggro. Win 2-1.
R15: Thomas Huteson – Faeries. Win 2-1.

Final record: 11-4 (8-4 in matches).

Decklist follows after the cut…

PNG Gencon Hands On – Magic The Gathering: Planechase

Do you enjoy Magic?  Millions across the world do, and this September Wizards of the Coast is releasing their newest iteration of the popular card game called Magic the Gathering: Planechase. I was extremely fortunate over the weekend to get a sneak peak of their newest edition while at Gencon.  Before we get right into things, let me give you exactly what you want to know right here, right now.

Magic the Gathering: Planechase will launch on September 4th 2009, and each deck will retail for $19.99.  Here is what you’ll get inside the box…

• 10 all-new Plane cards
• Ready-to-play 60-card deck
• Six-sided planar die
  
• Planechase strategy insert with multiplayer rules

Check out my impressions and more details after the jump…

First Impressions – Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers

Before I get into my impressions, let me give you some of my history with Magic.  I’ve been out of the game for a good 6 or 7 years now, but that itch just never really went away.  You see, Magic the Gathering was, for the most part, my first foray into non traditional gaming.  I remember my older half-brother bringing home a bunch of Revised Edition commons and building some crappy starter decks for my younger brother and I back around 1996.  As I got older, I kept playing and got pretty decent at deck building and the strategy that is inherent to the game.  There was nothing better than rummaging through your shoe boxes of cards, making strategies with friends, and trying to come up with unstoppable combos and plays.  Unfortunately, playing the actual card game takes time and money, things that at certain times in everyone’s life they may not have to spare.  Magic Online released back in June of 2002 and helped alleviate the time restraint.  You weren’t really tied down to scheduled tournaments at libraries and hobby shops anymore, but you were spending just as much on virtual booster and tournament packs with nothing physical to show for the money spent.

Magic the Gathering:  Duels of the Planeswalkers alleviates both the time and the money concerns but by sacrificing what makes Magic fun in the first place.

PNG Gets Magic Street Cred Via Kyle Boddy

I’m actually a little bit surprised that Mr. Boddy didn’t make a post here yet about this.  Our very own Kyle Boddy managed to get his mono red deck put up as the Deck of the Day for April 21st, 2009 over at Wizards of the Coasts Daily MTG section of their site.  Congrats sir.