Michael J. Flores: Deckade
by Michael J. Flores
“When it comes to the history or theory of Magic: The Gathering, few are as well qualified as Mike Flores. I should know: It was a deck of his design – Napster – that I piloted to the 2000 National Championships. What I learned then is equally true today: When Mike Flores says something about Magic, you’d do well to listen.”
– Jon Finkel, Hall of Fame Inductee, subject of Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids
For over a decade Michael J. Flores has been using the internet to write about Magic: The Gathering. As the game has grown so has Mike’s voice. Today he is one of the game’s leading theorists and deck designers. He writes weekly columns for two different websites, including the official site of the game, and provides color commentary for the game’s webcasts.
For the first time ever Mike’s output is being collected into a print collection that starts in 1995 and continues through his 2005 work. All of his seminal theories and decks are included in this massive 700 page tome; from “Investment” to “How We All Learned to Break The Rule of Four” to “Silver Bullets” to “The Philosophy of Fire”. Offered exclusively at Top8Magic.com.
If it appeared on the old Usenet boards, The Magic Dojo, Neutral Ground, Brainburst, or Star City Games it is all collected in Deckade with new commentary by Michael J. Flores and introductions by some of the top names in Magic including Randy Buehler, Brian David-Marshall, Zvi Mowshowitz and more!
This essential piece of Magic history is only available here. Order your copy of Deckade now!
ISBN-10: 0-9778395-0-8
Price: $25.00 USD
Shipping: Domestic options available. Please email Matt@top8magic.com for international shipping rates.
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Five With Flores » Alara Reborn - Jund Hackblade
| April 9, 2009 | 10:34 pm
[...] you’re over there, mise well be a pal and pick up a copy of Deckade, [...]
Five With Flores » Alara Reborn - Thought Hemorrhage
| April 11, 2009 | 5:48 pm
[...] Those and numerous other triumphs of the pre-Clark Flores Apprentice Program can be found in Deckade, triumphantly back in print over at [...]
Five With Flores » Alara Reborn - Lord of Extinction
| April 20, 2009 | 11:04 pm
[...] P.S. Both of the TDC Heat tournament reports and my Mono-Black Regionals report which includes the arduous development of the Laquatus’s Champion sideboarding strategy are detailed in Deckade. These are tough reports to find (and in the Mono-Black report’s case, basically impossible unless you still have Brainburst Premium). But they and close to 700 more pages of great Magic strategy await you over at Top 8 Magic! [...]
paul
| May 28, 2009 | 10:39 am
So this is basically a blook
Five With Flores » Five [Reasons to be Grateful] (with Flores)
| June 21, 2009 | 1:29 am
[...] at my wedding. Ditto to Matt Wang and Brian David-Marshall, who published my first book, Deckade (buy Deckade at Top 8 Magic!). “Magic” friends any and all. I would hazard that most of my friends [...]
CMH2003
| October 6, 2009 | 11:06 pm
Lets get this stuff on the Kindle
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| January 28, 2010 | 6:16 am
[...] My Files by Zvi Mowshowitz and Deckade by Michael Flores over at [...]
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| April 8, 2010 | 11:56 pm
[...] Michael J. Flores: Deckade [...]
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| April 23, 2010 | 5:16 pm
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| May 14, 2010 | 1:30 pm
[...] not to mention the possessor of the single greatest book cover of all time (Deckade: buy it here), and just an all around good-guy. Please, I implore you, follow him on the Twitter @fivewithflores [...]
Hero of Fiction! — Flores Rewards
| September 26, 2010 | 10:39 pm
[...] – Top8Magic.com Kindle Edition – AMZN.TO/Deckade Share and [...]
101 Deck Building Resources for Magic: The Gathering Accumulated Knowledge
| October 20, 2011 | 9:25 pm
[...] Michael J. Flores: Deckade – Another Magic the Gathering literature classic, this book provides incredible insight into the mind of one of the game’s greatest deck builders. [...]
Uda
| March 16, 2012 | 4:59 am
Hey, is the book still available? Can’t seem to find it anywhere
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[...] this fall I decided to spring for his book, Deckade. I didn’t have any expectations about the book and I didn’t even really read to see [...]