A new feature in 2012, achievements were originally conceived as a way of giving out prize packs to a greater proportion of participants in the grand melee league. In previous years packs have been distributed to winners, plus those in the top 8 or so at the end of the year (generally the winners again)…
November 2012 Update: This deck has been sold. The second of our melee library decks is a black/red goblin deck that will keep your opponents on the defnesive. It has a number of ways of dealing out the damage, other than simply attacking with lots of goblins – although you can do that too! This..
Fifteen players turned up to round nine, meaning a table of 8 and a table of 7 players. Each table returned a spread of points among the players there. On table 1, David K ran up his second win of the year, gaining 5 points and moving into second place, with Eddie C getting 2..
Round 8 of the 2012 Grand Melee league was held on the second day of Winter Legends. Only five eligible players turned up for the Cube Draft, which was disappointing. The round went ahead as normal, with 14 players divided into two tables. Table 1 saw Anthony H run out the winner with his indestructible..
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage is a planeswalker tailor-made to fit into blue control decks. Her abilities all work well in such a deck, strengthening its core functions. Tamiyo also strengthens such decks at the multiplayer table, and her ultimate ability should give you control of the table for as long as the game lasts. Tamiyo,..
The third incantation of Jace Beleren is closer to the first version than to the second. This blue planeswalker focuses around card drawing and emptying players’ libraries. As with the first Jace, this makes our Memory Adept version weak in multiplayer, where ‘milling’ strategies don’t do so well. Jace, Memory Dept costs five mana to..
Elspeth Tirel was first seen as Elspeth, Knight-Errant. This new version of Elspeth is still a creature-focused Planeswalker, but works in a very different way. Elspeth Tirel costs five mana to cast, two of which must be white. She enters the battlefield with four loyalty counters and has three abilities. The first ability adds two..
Gideon is a different kind of white planeswalker, one that emphasises individual strength. Used correctly, Gideon Jura can control the game for you almost by himself. Unlike other planeswalkers, Gideon has the ability to attack other players. Previous white planeswalkers Ajani Goldmane and Elspeth, Knight Errant have emphasised the stregnth of the group. Ajani encourages you to have lots of..
Nissa Revane is an elf planeswalker who hails from the exciting world of Zendikar, home of the mighty Eldrazi and a place of sudden, unexpected death. Nissa’s self appointed role is to protect the elves of Zendikar from the land itself. Nissa Revane costs four mana to cast, two of which must be green. She..
We had 18 players turn up to compete in round 3, split into two tables of nine players each. As usual the split was made on points gained so far this year, with tie breakers for wins, achievements, and rounds played in. Two new players came, Shannon and Alex S (another Alex S!). The new..
