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AuthorJim Davis

Jim Davis is a fifteen year Magic veteran with accomplishments at every level of organized play. He spent the the late 2000s playing on the Pro Tour, and after taking a few years away from the game he reemerged as one of the most accomplished players on the SCG Tour. After winning the 2015 Players' Championship Jim took on Magic full-time and now travels to events as part of Team BCW, produces content both here on Starcitygames.com and on YouTube, streams, and coaches.

Getting Multimodal

See if you should consider playing U/W Control at #SCGCOL or #SCGOAK this weekend by watching Jim play a match with it and reading his thoughts about it.

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Jim tells you about what he learned at SCG Open Series: Providence last weekend, where he played Goblins in Legacy and U/W Control in Standard.

So You Think You Can Brew #4

In this episode of Jim Davis’ So You Think You Can Brew, newcomer Brian Schlactus takes on defending champ Rob Caporino. Be sure to vote in the comments!

Odds & Ends II

Jim talks about problems with Magic Online, a unique idea he has for a team tournament, and cards he’s adding to his Cube from Commander 2013.

“You What?”

Read Jim Davis’ fun story recalling a lesson he learned about Magic culture from fellow writer Frank Skarren at SCG Open Series: Philadelphia.

The German Gambit

Jim played a more tap-out version of Esper Control at the Invitational and played it to a solid finish. He walks us through how he built the deck and why it looks so different than the more typical versions.

Level 2-1

Find out what level of the Standard metagame you want to be on for #SCGINVI this weekend by reading Jim Davis’ thoughts about the current state of the format.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Read Jim’s analysis of the Top 8 decks from Pro Tour Theros to prepare for this weekend’s SCG Standard Open in Seattle, Washington!

So You Think You Can Brew #3

Will the current champ’s reign of terror continue or be overthrown by the challenger? Find out in this episode of Jim Davis’ So You Think You Can Brew!

Diary Of A Brew

In this article, Jim takes you through the genesis of the W/G Aggro deck that he’s working on and might play at SCG Standard Open: Worcester this weekend.

Sleepers

Join Jim Davis as he takes a look at some sleeper cards from Theros that he thinks might make an impact on the new Standard format!

Pay No Heed

Jim talks about his experience at a recent M14 Limited PTQ, where he managed to make the Top 4 despite having very little knowledge of the format.

So You Think You Can Brew #2

In this episode of So You Think You Can Brew, defending champ Gary Fingers faces off against Danny Jessup. Vote for your favorite brew in the comments!

September Call-Ups

Jim writes about some of the less flashy changes that will take place in Standard post-rotation and five cards that will be stepping further into the spotlight.