13 Articles by Kyle Nisswandt

January 21, 2016

Stream VOD - Legacy Cube

With this week's Thursdaddy canceled due to inclement weather, Kyle Nisswandt elects to spend the evening playing cube drafts out of spite.   Read more »
January 01, 2016

Stream VOD - Vintage Cube #2

Kyle Nisswandt and Devin McBride draft some medium to medium-good decks that perform medium-well. Putting Sneak Attack into every deck helped cook their opponents medium-rare.   Read more »
December 16, 2015

Stream VOD - Standard Abzan & Vintage Cube

Kyle Nisswandt and Clayton Long wait impatiently for the Vintage Cube to come online, filling their time by jamming Abzan Aggro in a Standard League, as well as showcasing Clayton's spectacular artistic talents. When the cube is finally live, they draft a 4-color control deck that puts their opponents in the dirt.   Read more »
October 05, 2015

SCG Indy & BFZ Standard

Kyle shares his thoughts after 15 rounds of the first Open in the new BFZ Standard.   Read more »
September 26, 2015

Legacy Cube Draft #1 & #2

In this iteration of the Legacy Cube, you will see Kyle Nisswandt and Clayton Long choose to kill their own lands, manage the clock poorly, and determine whether or not Upheaval is good.   Read more »
August 10, 2015

Triggers, Rules Violations, and You

There have been a handful of instances where certain rules or miscommunication have caused confusion during a match, and since Thursdaddy events aren't sanctioned and we don't have judges to act as the final arbiter, these incidents are often frustrating and leave one or both parties feeling bad. Because of this, I have decided to write a detailed overview that explains the rules behind some of the common occurrences that I've noticed and offer both preemptive solutions to avoid conflict as well as options for resolving errors after they happen.   Read more »
July 22, 2015

Holiday Cube Drafts #3, #4, & #5

If you like loose decks and loose plays that occasionally get rewarded, check out these holiday cube drafts with Kyle Nisswandt and Clayton Long.   Read more »
July 08, 2015

Holiday Cube Draft #1 & #2

Cube is great. Decks were great. Kyle was incredibly medium.   Read more »
June 17, 2015

GW Company #2

Kyle pilots an updated version of the GW Collected Company deck through a few rounds on Magic Online.   Read more »
June 14, 2015

Jeskai Tokens

Kyle thinks Jeskai Tokens is well positioned and poised for a comeback in the current meta. Is he correct? Let\'s find out as he puts his ideas to the test.   Read more »
May 19, 2015

GW Company - Standard Daily

Kyle tries to navigate Magic Online for the first time by piloting a GW Collected Company deck through a Standard daily event.   Read more »
May 07, 2015

Imbalanced Balance

During their round 1 Cube match at Thursdaddy 112, Ryon Wilson fires off a Balance against Clayton Long that didn't quite go as planned.   Read more »
April 06, 2015

A Look Back at Some Cube Blowouts

Kyle debuts the Play of the Week column by sharing some of his favorite Cube blowouts of all time.   Read more »