There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
For those who missed it or don't follow competitive Magic here's a breakdown of the final results:
- Devin Koepke - Bant Company
- Ali Aintrazi - Sultai Control
- Kyle Boggemes - Bant Company
- Eric Rill - G/W Tokens
- Dan Jessup - Bant Company
- Matthew Voltz - G/R Goggles
- Kasey Walton - B/G Seasons Past
- Ronnie Ritner - B/W Angel Control
A full list of all the standing and decks used can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/znw964nOverall, I was pretty underwhelmed by the lack of new or creative decks. I understand the timeframe between the release of EM and the Columbus Open was quite short but it was disappointed to see that the majority of decks continue to be Bant Company. I'm excited to see Collected Company rotate out in a few months. It's a great card but I think it's to strong in the current Meta.