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AuthorBrian DeMars

Brian DeMars lives in Michigan and has been playing Magic since 1995. He is a Vintage specialist and the creator of the "Danger Room" format.

How To Play The U/W Control Mirror

If you’re interested in U/W Control in Standard, be sure to read Brian’s guide to how to be successful in the control mirror before SCG Open Series: Atlanta!

All Things G/W In Standard

Join Brian DeMars as he brews with his favorite color combination to see if there’s anything you’d like to try at SCG Standard Open: St. Louis this weekend.

Good Sportsmanship Is The High EV Play

In this week’s article, Brian talks about the importance of good sportsmanship in tournament Magic and provides tips for how to achieve it.

Born Of The Gods Vintage Set Review

Check out Grand Prix Indianapolis Top 4 competitor Brian DeMars’ review of new set Born of the Gods for the Vintage format!

Thoughts On The Banned & Restricted List

This week Brian shares his thoughts about the banned and restricted list in Vintage, Legacy, Modern, and Standard. Post what you think in the comments!

Winning With BUG Control At RIW Vintage

Brian DeMars tells you about the BUG Control deck he used to win a local Vintage tournament along with a couple other decks he considered playing.

2013 Vintage Year In Review: July-December

Brian DeMars concludes his 2013 Vintage Year In Review with the large tournaments and top decks of July through December and some 2014 predictions.

2013 Vintage Year In Review: January-June

Check out the first part of Brian’s 2013 Vintage Year In Review in which he goes over the biggest events and decks in January through June of last year.

Magic Resolutions For 2014

Grand Prix Boston-Worcester winner Brian DeMars reflects upon how he did with his Magic resolutions in 2013 and shares his new ones for the upcoming year.

Bee Humbug

Today Brian focuses on Commander and shares a couple of Commander decks he has been working on recently to play over the holidays.

Black Standard

Brian tells you why he’ll be sleeving up B/W Control for the Standard PTQ he’s attending this Saturday and goes over the list and its matchups.

Comboing Off & Why You Should Be

Grand Prix Indianapolis Top 4 competitor Brian DeMars tells you why you should play combo decks in Legacy and Modern and shares a couple of his lists.

How To Win With A Bad Sealed Pool

Have you ever been passed a terrible Sealed pool? Brian gives you some rules you can follow to try to salvage your tournament that he learned at GP Toronto.

What’s Next For Vintage?

Brian talks about what’s next for Vintage in the wake of the recent Championship and the Oath Control deck he’s been working on.

Life & Legacy Are Not Fair

Grand Prix Boston-Worcester winner Brian DeMars tells you why you should embrace being unfair in Legacy with Omni-Tell at #SCGPROV this weekend.