ARTICLE BY BRIAN WEISSMAN ORIGINAL DATE APRIL, 1996
“Whatever style you wish to play, be it fast and frenzied or slow and tactical, the surest way to defeat your opponent consistently is by dominating him or her in the war of card advantage.”
About the article
In one of the seminal Magic theory articles, Brian Weissman sets up the concept of Card Advantage in a way that’s both easy to understand and still relevant to this day.
It’s one of the first steps Magic authors ever took to understand basic theoretical approaches to the game and one that’s relevant for every Magic player to understand.
Goblin Tutor Series #1
Brian’s article is the first on the Tutor series not only because it was probably the first in depth strategy article in MTG but also because Card Advantage is the best place to start understanding Magic theory.
About the Author
Brian Weissman is mostly know in the Magic community for popularizing what came to be the mythic The Deck, a deck so powerful and dominant that couldn’t have a different name, and that would prove card advantage to be an important concept in the game.
