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Current Article Series: (sorted alphabetically) |
Ahead of the
Rest.
This is a new name for an old series also known as the Top 30 lists, Top
20 lists, Top 10 lists, etc. It has been given a new name so that
anyone can continue it using creatures, spell types, artists, etc...
with any subject matter. It can be top 10, top 20, top 30, top
40.. whatever the author wants. |
A Call
Back to Vanguard.
This series has had many different names. The first of which was
Alternate Vortex by Yusuke. Since he left MDV, several authors
have touched on Vanguard which is a play variant. The current
author of the series is Luthervamplord. |
Casual Collections.
If you are new to Magic and want to build a collection of cards $10.00
at a time, I would encourage you to check out this series from the very
beginning. Currently hosted by Cashew. |
Dungeon of
Malefict.
If you enjoy reading fantasy novels, this series is for you. Lead
by Maleficent, this series will take you into the bowels of Magic
through story telling. |
Editorials.
Seems basic... and it is. Whether its Streetz, Tynion or DBB or
another member of the site, all editorial-like articles will be
catalogged here. |
First
Impressions
This series, by Chris Newton, is like a set
review, except with his own added humor. Typically, each new set
will get a series of articles focusing on one or more colors from the
new set. |
Fit the Flavor.
This is a contest series originally started by Chris Newton but that has
history before Chris took over the contest when Streetz started
something similar in the old Magic Trading Post forum extension for MDV.
It's fun and definately worth a look. |
Going Blind.
Going Blind is a series by Death_By_Beeble in which he talks about,
analyzes, and tears apart a forum game involving three, four and five
card hands. |
If I
Worked At R&D.
Luthervamplord is in charge of this series of card creation. Each
article he walks through an idea of making a card. He then goes
into some detail about how and why the card should be costed some way,
adds some flavor and presents the final card for all to see at the end. |
Irrational Love.
Have you ever loved a card or cards despite them being
useless or under-par? Or even mediocre? Irrational Love is a
series by Cashew that talks about some of these cards, while providing
combos throughout the article. It's fun. It's cool. Check
out this series. You'll like it, for sure. |
Mechanic Theme Week.
In April of 2009 the Writers Guild of MDV decided to do a
theme week around their favorite mechanics. Drathro provided the
introduction for the week and the writers covered several mechanics over
the course of the week. Check it out! |
MDV IDOL!
This is a compilation of all articles pertaining to the many MDV IDOL
contests held on MDV. Another project started by Sir Chris Newton. |
MDV Theme Week.
In June of 2008 the Writers Guild of MDV decided to do a theme week
around MDV, the Guild and anything relating to the site. This
series is really a theme week schedule but know that we may expand on
the MDV Theme Week concept of writing in the future. There were a
lot of facets not talked about during the original theme week that will
be expanded on in the future. |
Memories of an Old Magic Player.
One of the first articles on Magic Deck Vortex, Memories of an Old Magic
Player is a fan favorite. Chris Newton, also known as Tynion,
writes this series. In it he reminisces on his past dealing with
tournaments, metagames and playing Magic: the Gathering. If you
like stories and humor, this series is for you. |
[MINI-ARTICLES].
These articles are typically split articles with two different authors
covering a similar or contrasting topic. MDV did a theme week in
2008 full of nothing by MINI articles. |
Old Blog Archives.
Within these archives are all of the blogs from 2008 and 2007 that were
originally posted in the Wordpress version of MDV's blog.
Wordpress was inconvenient for the users of MDV and thus the new blog
can be found in the vB Forum. |
One
Card to Rule Them All
This series is similar to Single Card
Strategies from WotC, Deck a Day from Star City Games and MTGS Minis on
MTGSalvation except this one is on MDV. The author takes one card
and develops different ideas and at least one deck. This short
article series was started by John Streetz. |
Pauper Chronicles.
Another Series by Death_By_Beebles -- this
series talks about the Pauper deckbuilding format where all of your
cards are commons. |
Raiding
the Dollar Bins.
One of the original article series on Magic Deck Vortex, Raiding the Dollar Bins
focuses on the cheaper to build decks. Started and still kept up
by Death_By_Beebles, this is one of the more popular article series on
Magic Deck Vortex. |
Shifting
Lineaments.
Originally this series was about a shifting of card names, all related
to each other. In other words, talking about all of the "Vortex"
cards in magic. However, Tynion, has bigger plans for it. |
Tribal Coffee
This was originally started by Streetz to invigorate MDV with a little
energy and tribal. While Streetz wasn't able to focus on it,
Cashew picked it up and added some flair to it. If you like
Tribal, you'll like this series. |
Words from the Streetz.
Streetz's last name and handle seem to associate him with wrap and terms
like Streetz-smart and Word on the Streetz. And thus, this article
series was born. It's a cross between blog and editorial...
usually about MDV site stuff. |
Series that are looking for writers... or Retired
Series.
Contact the
webmaster if you are
interested. |
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Fictional Card Topics. |
Art Reviews
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Magic Issues
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Tournament Articles
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Celixia Files.
Celixia is a fictional set of Magic Cards created by John Streetz.
This series takes a fun approach to talking about the cards and concepts
of the set/block. |
Creature Feature.
Tekkactus likes bugs. And thus, his first article talking about
some buggy creature type turned into a series of talking about different
creature types. Typically there's some decks and combos in each. |
The Apprentice Magician.
This is the prodigy child of Amadeus. In this series, Amadeus
walks us through some basic and major Magic theory in a story-telling
format. You will NOT be dissappointed. |
Taking Charge.
I'm a little unsure about the real focus of the series, but one thing is
for sure: Ghurhgs (author) likes stories and history. |
In the Prime.
This series is currently without an author. Originally started by
FIRE REIGN 2, he looked at old deck types and provided everything to
know about them. |
Exit 267
Exit 267 is an article series that focuses on rumors and spoiler for new
sets. Originally started by FiRE REIGN 2, it currently needs a new
author. If you are interested, please let Streetz know. |
Ęther Pool.
Ęther Pool is a series originally started by Lionden_56 where the
subject matter involved drafting. While drafting isn't exactly
casual, it can both be made casual and be extremely fun. |
The Games
People Play.
TGPP, for short, was started by Lionden_56. Over the course of
this series, LD56 talked about the different Magic: the Gathering
variants including popular ones like Two Headed Giant, Points Magic and
Chaos. |
Delusions
of Mediocrity.
One of Streetz's many series, Delusions of Mediocrity takes mediocre
cards and makes fantastic decks out of them. |
Forgotten Power.
Forgotten Power takes under-valued cards and proves their worth.
Currently written by Michael Zeora, he adds a certain style to the
series that makes it a good read. ConManXVII started this series
originally. |
Mechanix: A MTGCast
Network
Mechanix is a podcast provided by DeathCompany from the MTGCast Network.
This podcast talks about different mechanics, their rules, impact, cards
and etc. |
Card Spotlights.
This series isn't really a series but an old feature of MDV. Many
writers have tackled Single Card Strategies and the like. If you
are interested in writing for this series - send the webmaster an email. |
Lands: More
than Mana.
Greyfell's article series all about... LAND! Each article focuses
on a particular theme of lands and provides a deck or two. |
Casual Violence.
Written by none other than Casual Violence, CV takes the rules of Magic:
the Gathering and turns it into an article with fun tidbits of the game
and more. |
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