Alex Ullman

January ChannelFireball Articles

Looks like I’ve neglected publishing these here. Let’s fix that: Life Begins at 16 January Power Rankings On Improving Consistency Spoiler Spotlight: Anoint With Affliction

January 14-15 Pauper Winner’s Metagame Recap

Biggest Winner: Bogles Biggest Surprise: Orzhov Ephemerate What I’d Play Next Week: Mardu Synthesizer Win +: Measures all wins better than X-3 in Swiss (X-2 is 1, X-1 is 2, etc). Measures a deck’s relative strength against the field in that event K-Wins: Measures all wins less all losses, Top 8 inclusive. Measures a deck’sContinue reading “January 14-15 Pauper Winner’s Metagame Recap”

Rumbling Crescendo – Bryant Cook

When I was thinking about this series I knew I wanted to get Bryant in early. He and I share a love of the New York Mets but also have similar taste in some music. I was excited to see his responses and I hope you are as well. Tell us a little bit aboutContinue reading “Rumbling Crescendo – Bryant Cook”

Rumbling Crescendo – An Introduction

The people who play Magic aren’t just Magic players. One thing the kept me engaged with the game for so long are the stories that were told about competitors at major events. Magic is a game but it can be so much more. When I first started writing a blog, it took me forever toContinue reading “Rumbling Crescendo – An Introduction”

January 7-8 Pauper Winner’s Metagame Recap

Biggest Winner: Bogles Biggest Surprise: Bogles What I’d Play Next Week: Flicker Tron Win +: Measures all wins better than X-3 in Swiss (X-2 is 1, X-1 is 2, etc). Measures a deck’s relative strength against the field in that event K-Wins: Measures all wins less all losses, Top 8 inclusive. Measures a deck’s strengthContinue reading “January 7-8 Pauper Winner’s Metagame Recap”

Powerful vs Popular

I’ve had the opportunity to jump into a few league runs over the past few days and while my results are not where I’d like them to be (read: I’ve been losing more than winning), I have been learning a lot about the current lay of the land. Late Saturday night I posted the aboveContinue reading “Powerful vs Popular”

Catching Up: December 24, 2022 – January 1, 2023

Biggest Winner: Kuldotha Red Biggest Surprise: Mardu Synthesizer What I’d Play Next Week: Naya Gates Win +: Measures all wins better than X-3 in Swiss (X-2 is 1, X-1 is 2, etc). Measures a deck’s relative strength against the field in that event K-Wins: Measures all wins less all losses, Top 8 inclusive. Measures aContinue reading “Catching Up: December 24, 2022 – January 1, 2023”

Transliteration: Playing Catch Up

Things have been hectic. When I wrote about Pauper mana bases over two months ago I anticipated the series becoming a regular feature on this here blog. Turns out life had other ideas and time was at a premium. But now as work slows down and I can find my footing once more now seemsContinue reading “Transliteration: Playing Catch Up”

December 17-18 Pauper Weekend Recap

Biggest Winner: Grixis Affinity Biggest Surprise: Izzet Faeries What I’d Play Next Week: Naya Gates Win +: Measures all wins better than X-3 in Swiss (X-2 is 1, X-1 is 2, etc). Measures a deck’s relative strength against the field in that event K-Wins: Measures all wins less all losses, Top 8 inclusive. Measures aContinue reading “December 17-18 Pauper Weekend Recap”

A Bridge too Far: Epilogue

Earlier this week I wrote about the current status of Affinity and part of the issues surrounding the strategy as it relates to Pauper. There has quite a bit of discussion around the article and instead of rehashing the content of the piece I want to pose a rather broad question: When should bans beContinue reading “A Bridge too Far: Epilogue”