Vintage Avant-Garde – The Legacy Power Nine
Wednesday, January 12th – The Power Nine dominate in Vintage, but what are the Legacy equivalents to the Power Nine? What are the format defining cards? Brian DeMars lists his Legacy Power Nine.
Vintage Avant-Garde – Vintage: The Best of 2010
Tuesday, January 4th – Brian DeMars writes a yearbook retrospective of the Vintage cards that shaped the format in irreversible ways in 2010. Here is the Vintage graduating class of 2010!
Vintage Avant-Garde – B/U/G Tempo and the 2011 Metagame
Friday, December 31st – I’ve had my deck laid out on a table, and an observer glanced at the deck and asked: “A new Vintage list?†If that isn’t a strong initial selling point for this deck, I don’t know what is.
Vintage Avant-Garde – “Mana Drain Is Back!” In Control with Vintage Control
Tuesday, December 21st – Brian DeMars concocts a sweet Vintage Control deck which he uses to win a local proxy “20-man/all-ringers” tournament. Who doesn’t love a good Mana Drain?
Vintage Avant-Garde – Breaking Into Eternal: Getting Cards Without Paying A Fortune
Tuesday, December 7th – Is Standard wearing you down? Maybe it’s time to break into Eternal, a format where cards don’t go to waste.
Vintage Avant-Garde – Sick Plays, Tech, Decks, and More
Tuesday, November 23rd – There’s something for everybody in this article: thoughts on Survival of the Fittest in Legacy, a revamped Control Slaver deck for Vintage, the best card in EDH that nobody knows about, and more.
Vintage Avant-Garde – Identifying Trump in the Mishra’s Workshop Head-to-Head
Tuesday, November 9th – I’m going to discuss how the Workshop head-to-head works, which is no small feat, considering that it’s possibly the most complex, skill-intensive, and often misunderstood matchups in all of Vintage.
Vintage Avant-Garde – Sideboard Strategies
Tuesday, October 26th – In this week’s installment, I’ll disclose the techniques I use to construct optimal sideboards for Vintage tournament decks, as well as the criteria that I use to evaluate the usefulness of potential cards and strategies.
Vintage Avant-Garde – At Least I Know Where I Stand
Monday, October 11th – In Michael Flores’ article “Who’s the Beatdown?†he states that “Misassignment of Role = Game Loss.†While it’s certainly true when applied to Vintage, it’s often difficult to distinguish who is, in fact, the beatdown.
Your Ideas Aren’t As Bad As People Say They Are!
Tuesday, September 21st – You need to be able to tweak a decklist for an evolving metagame. I’ll show you how I created a new deck, Snake City Vault, in a format that most people consider to be stagnant.
Feature Article – The Masters of the Vintageverse
Monday, May 24th – The five individuals I chose to talk Vintage with in this article are clearly five of the most revered Vintage card-slingers ever to answer this metaphorical ‘call of the wild’: Luis Scott Vargas, Paul Mastriano, Rich Shay, Stephen Menendian, and Tommy Kolowith.
Feature Article – The Steel City Vault Deck Unleashed
Tuesday, August 25th – I am going to give you the skinny on the new “Steel City Vault†deck that I piloted to a third place finish at Worlds – a deck that I believe may become a major player in the post Champs metagame. In the two last events I have played in (Vintage Champs and the Steel City Power tournament) I have racked up a total match record of 13-2-2 (the two draws were intentional) playing this deck.
Four Tips on Winning With Mana Drain
In this article I’d like to share with you four subtle tips and strategies that will grant you new insight into Mana Drain decks, as well as improve your overall game and the consistency of your play. If you take these four tips into account at the next Vintage event, playtest session, or weekly tournament, I promise you will see improved results in your play, and have a better understanding into the workings of your deck.
How to Play Control Slaver Now
Vintage expert and frequent Power 9 Top 8 competitor Brian DeMars makes his first appearance on StarCityGames.com today to deliver an excellent primer on Control Slaver. If you have any interest in playing or beating this deck, you should read this article.