Passionate about 7PH? Itching to share your thoughts? Want some exposure and recognition? As some of you may have read, I am looking to increase and improve the content flow on this site. To that end, I believe that establishing a new content pipeline that involves the active players and members of the community will be a great foundational step!… Read More »Writing for the 7PH Website
Magic is expensive. It’s taxing, events are unlikely to provide fruitful returns on your investment, and keeping up with new set releases can really hurt your wallet. However, it’s also the greatest game and one of the best hobbies for making friends and lasting memories. Many readers of my articles have commented or reached out with appreciation as I have… Read More »The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Australian 7 Point Highlander
This weekend, the 6th Regional Championship was held with a 7PH side event: the Win-A-Time-Vault. As always, I decided to bring something fun, exciting and most importantly: spicy! I went 4-2 for 14th place. Here’s the list. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/EnrRHfk8akCQ0MgmtlA9Fw This deck came about due to a theory I’ve been verifying over the past few weeks; traditional Draw-Go control decks are not… Read More »Esper Control – A new era?
The Friday before the fifth RC held the largest Highlander event of the year since Cancon and CanBrawl. I committed myself early on to playing an 8 point deck and to put my money where my mouth is, and came out of the event with a top 8 result! If you frequent the Highlander decklists on Moxfield, you might have… Read More »An $85 Precon, an Eighth Point and a half baked hypothesis.
A few weeks ago, Coburg Town Hall hosted the newest large-scale 7PH event: The Mana Clash. The wonderful Plenty of Games, MTG Mate and Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar held an incredible event, and I would personally like to thank the teams involved. Working closely with my team, we came up with a seven and eight point version of a… Read More »Jeskai Stoneblade: an old favourite returns!
Move to combat? Welcome to Reckless Red, a mono red aggro deck for the Australian 7pt Highlander format.To start, I keep the updated decklist here. This is an 8 point deck since it’s awarded an extra point by forgoing any reserved list cards. This does make it “budget” compared to other decks in the format, however the $800usd price tag… Read More »Deck Primer: 8pt Mono Red Aggro (Reckless Red)
Hi, my name is Vi and I’m a grinder, ex-streamer, judge and currently an avid deck builder for Australian Highlander! I’ve been exploring the format and the restrictions and believe the possibilities with the Highlander Accessibility Rule have gone under the radar. The majority of Highlander players (and those keen to enter the format) agree that format accessibility is an… Read More »The Highlander Accessibility Rule: Eight Points and You
Hi all! This is the second part of a series, check out part 1 here! Applied Theory: How do you choose your eight points when building a deck? So we know why we’re playing eight points, but which points are we playing? There is no point in imposing a restriction on deck by not playing Reserved List cards, if the… Read More »Building an Eight Point List: Part 2
I love Stoneforge Mystic. She’s a poorly sized creature that generates a little (or a lot) of value, asks a little bit of you during deckbuilding and will impact most games she’s played in. However, for the longest time she was barely worth playing in Highlander due to both a lack of premium equipment and general power creep. Stoneforge Mystic… Read More »Pre-War Formalwear and Cryptic Coat: A new era for Stoneforge Mystic
Hi all! This is my guide to building your first Eight Point Highlander deck, some of my learnings and common pitfalls. Welcome! Building an eight point list isn’t as simple as adding a pointed card to an existing seven point deck. You should be striving to build a cohesive deck that capitalises on the extra point you gain access to.… Read More »Building an Eight Point List: Part 1