We're in a bit of a holding pattern this week, as there weren't too many big events and (as sometimes happens when a balance update hits) people have fallen back on some reliably brutal builds to stomp on anyone getting too clever with new ideas. That'll all change this coming weekend because we have the US Open Dallas, which will be a spectacular showcase for the new metagame in all its glory, so make sure to tune in for the results from that. For now, we're going with a quick one...

We've been busy building new features and support for new games and mission modes in Tabletop Battles! Come check out all the cool new stuff we've added in the last few months.

The Specter of Defeat is a tri-color Grixis resource management deck built around dropping specters and forcing discards from your opponents hands, then both rewarding yourself for their lack of hand and discards and punishing them. It's sure to make you super popular at any table, as people love having their pet cards removed from their hands. Nicol Bolas is like, the archenemy. Except for the Eldrazi. And except for the Phyrexians. They're dead though, or something, like a building fell on your favorite character. And the Eldrazi are locked up playing with toddlers shapes, or trapped in a moon,...

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for hundreds of models. They all, however, assume you know the difference between wet blending and glazing or what the hell “zenithal” means. Welcome to Hobby 102. This series will lay the groundwork to teach you the fundamentals and best practices to make your models shine.  The Hobby 102 series is sponsored by The Army Painter. Welcome back to our series of articles wherein we elucidate concepts that you can apply to take your...

We're in a bit of a holding pattern this week, as there weren't too many big events and (as sometimes happens when a balance update hits) people have fallen back on some reliably brutal builds to stomp on anyone getting too clever with new ideas. That'll all change this coming weekend because we have the US Open Dallas, which will be a spectacular showcase for the new metagame in all its glory, so make sure to tune in for the results from that. For now, we're going with a quick one - no Showdowns because they're all pretty familiar on top...