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"So what do you know about [I]M11[/I] draft that others don't?"

That was my question, and one player happy to answer it was none other than four-time Player of the Year Kai Budde. "Actually, there's not much," he said. "In [I]M11[/I] you don't go for specific archetypes but rather for good cards, plain and simple."

"Green and red are much weaker than the other colors, they just don't have as many good commons. Basically, the only reason to go in that direction is rares. I just went in that direction and I am quite happy with my deck," he said, flashing some awesome bombs from the second draft which had just finished, "but usually, I consider red-green a trap."

Last year's Rookie of the Year, Lino Burgold, had the following insight into the intricacies of [I]M11[/I] draft: "White..."

"White

This weekend we have got a brand-new format on our hands, one that has never been played before. But wait. Actually, it has been played before. For the past couple of weeks players have been busy on [B]Magic Online[/B] trying out the new environment, brewing decks, and testing the waters for this Pro Tour.

So how much impact did [B]Magic Online[/B] have in shaping the metagame? How much testing did the pros do online?

"Not much," said Brad Nelson. "The breakout decks are here. They weren't online. No one's taking his secret deck tech to the online 32-player events. I did some private testing on [B]Magic Online[/B] with my friends, though. Two weeks testing on [B]Magic Online[/B], and then one more week here in Amsterdam."

Tomoharu Saito had a similar answer when asked whether he used the

From the notes of Brian David-Marshall, what do the following cards each have in common?

Boggart Ram-Gang

Boartusk Liege

Treefolk Harbinger

Bloom Tender

Thieve's Fortune

Quest for the Pure Flame

Wall of Roots

Honor of the Pure

Declaration of Naught

Answer?

They're all sitting at the undefeated tables after three rounds of play. And a free stat from Rashad Miller, diligently pounding away on the metagame breakdown:

How many Needle Drops are at this Pro Tour:

A. 0

B. 1, registered in a sideboard because it was the only Extended legal card the player could find before registration ended to finish his sideboard

C. 4

D. 16

The answer is the same letter as the one that starts the name of the emirate that has the largest population in the United Arab Emirates.

Every player who has ever played a major event knows what it's like to sit down and prepare for the first round. You have your deck, dice, a notepad, pens, inspirational tunes rocking on your iPod. And an unlucky few know the feeling of having a tournament official approach you at that point with  match slip, say "Excuse me, are you *YOUR NAME HERE*? Please come with me."

*GULP*

There are few worse feelings at the big show, and it's where Belgian Jan Doise found himself as he sat down to play the first round of Pro Tour-Amsterdam. Pro Tour manager Scott Larabee of Wizards of the Coast had cornered Jan as he was shuffling to begin the day, calmly waiting for a missing opponent.

But luck was smiling on Doise! The Pro Tour-Berlin Top 8 competitor had nightmares of game losses, deck

Du 3 au 5 septembre se déroulera le Pro Tour Amsterdam. Oui, mais seulement voilà : vous n’êtes pas qualifié. Hélas, hélas, hélas (oui, trois fois hélas) ! Pour autant, faut-il se résigner à rester chez soi ? Que nenni ! d’une part, vous pouvez encore vous qualifier et d’autre part, vous pourrez participer à une multitude de tournois annexes, en plus de profiter du spectacle du tournoi principal.

La dernière place

Ou plutôt les quatre dernières seront offertes au Top 4 du Qualificatif de la Dernière Chance qui se tiendra sur les lieux mêmes du Pro Tour le 2 septembre. Bien sûr, les joueurs déjà qualifiés ne peuvent participer. Pour autant, le niveau est des plus relevés, car les participants à ce tournoi ne sont pas venus pour faire du tourisme. Du moins, ils

The following locations will be hosting Pro Tour Qualifiers for the first Pro Tour Paris this autumn:

Details of each event location can be found in the calendar section of the community webpage.

The format for these PTQs is Scars of Mirrodin Sealed Deck

Pro Tour Paris will be held on 10-13 February 2011 as detailed in this announcement: www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.a...

Le ProTour Amsterdam, qui débute vendredi, va donner lieu à l'apparition d'un nouveau format. Afin de rendre l'Étendu accessible au plus grand nombre, les blocs Ravnica, Mirrodin, Kamigawa, Souffle Glaciaire et la 9ème édition ont été poussé vers la sortie. Sont donc autorisés en Étendu :
Zendikar
Worldwake
L'ascension des Eldrazi
Éclats d'alara
Conflux
Renaissance d'Alara
Sombrelande
Coucheciel
Lorwyn
Lèveciel
Spirale Temporelle
Chaos planaire
Vision de l'avenir
10è édition
Magic 2010
Magic 2011

Petit topo sur l'état de l'Étendu à 24h du début du PT.

Les disparus

Zoo souffre bien trop du départ de ses fixeurs pour rester performant, quant à Affinité, il perd son essence même avec la sortie du bloc Mirrodin. La disparition de Profondeurs obscures prive les amateurs de combo des jeux

So this wont be the most interesting report , in fact, it wont be at all but I wanted to post some random thoughts about the most recent GPT I attended at Samurai Comics on 107th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix AZ.

A whole 16 people showed up , wheee. 4 Rounds cut to Top 8

My sealed was just ok, if I could start with 5 mana on turn 1.

Ancient Hellkite, the 7/7 Green dude, Yavimaya Wurm, Magma Phoenix, 2 Chandra Outrage, typical Green / Red beats - but I had no ramp, but whatever, I just had to win 2 to make Top 8.

Round 1 - Bye

Round 2 - Played a guy who was running an awkward 3 color deck, 2-0

Round 3 - Played, lost 0-2

Round 4 - ID

You know what I'm tired, I'll post the rest later with my frustration and thoughts about the draft and the finals.

Les dernières retouches apportées au format Étendu l'ont réduit de sept à quatre Blocs et Amsterdam est le premier tournoi dans ce format. Même si l’Étendu a gardé son nom, c'est presque un nouveau format tellement le changement est radical. D'autant plus qu'avec les bannissements d'Hypergenèse et d'Épée des humbles, ce format risque d'avoir de moins en moins de points communs avec le dernier Étendu. Au final cela ressemble plutôt à un super Standard, quatre blocs couvrant les trois derniers formats Standard. Ainsi, il va de soi de se baser sur les meilleurs decks Type 2 de ces quatre dernières années pour approcher le format.

Faeries

Faeries a dominé son époque pendant presque deux ans. Même si ses ardeurs se sont calmées avec l'impression de Retombées volcaniques