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AuthorMatt Elias

Matt Elias is an ex-PTQ grinder that now plays mostly Eternal formats. He won SCG Legacy Open: Philly in 2010 and has made dozens of Top 8s in East Coast Eternal events and Top 4 in Legacy Champs in 2008 and Top 2 in Block Champs the same weekend.

The Long And Winding Road – The Magical Murderous Mansion

Step into The Magical Murderous Mansion Of Evil Elias Educational Toys And Vengeance Enablers! Matt Elias presents the maniacal toys you get to play with in New Phyrexia–for a price!

The Long And Winding Road – The Magical Murderous Mansion

Step into The Magical Murderous Mansion Of Evil Elias Educational Toys And Vengeance Enablers! Matt Elias presents the maniacal toys you get to play with in New Phyrexia–for a price!

The Long And Winding Road – Mental Misstep Hysteria

Thursday, April 28 – The mass hysteria over Mental Misstep has flooded Matt’s Facebook wall, and he wants to set things straight. He outlines exactly which decks will and won’t use the new counterspell that has everyone in an uproar.

The Long And Winding Road – Mental Misstep Hysteria

Thursday, April 28 – The mass hysteria over Mental Misstep has flooded Matt’s Facebook wall, and he wants to set things straight. He outlines exactly which decks will and won’t use the new counterspell that has everyone in an uproar.

The Long And Winding Road – The Q1 Vintage Metagame Report

Tuesday, April 26 – Matt Elias drops a bomb today in the form of an extensive, number-crunching look back at Vintage’s first quarter season this year. Is Workshop still on top? Are Mana Drains and Gush making a comeback?

The Long And Winding Road – The Q1 Vintage Metagame Report

Tuesday, April 26 – Matt Elias drops a bomb today in the form of an extensive, number-crunching look back at Vintage’s first quarter season this year. Is Workshop still on top? Are Mana Drains and Gush making a comeback?

The Long And Winding Road – Legacy: It’s Like Having Tiger Blood

Thursday, March 10 – This article by Eternal expert Matt Elias has everything you need for this weekend’s Legacy Open in Memphis: Legacy cards you should be buying, Affinity decklists, a much-too-large sandwich, and more.

The Long And Winding Road – Mythbusters: Vintage Edition

Friday, March 4 – How do you win Vintage tournaments, and how is Vintage similar (and different) from other formats? The answer is simple. Matt Elias explains. (And don’t miss the two bonus decklists at the end!)

The Long And Winding Road – Attacking In Every Format

Thursday, February 24 – How would you like to attack in every format? Matt Elias covers all the best aggressive strategies you can be running – in your PTQs and at the StarCityGames.com Open in DC this weekend!

The Long And Winding Road – R&D Reanimator, And Hitting 100

Wednesday, February 16 – Matt Elias, long-time Eternal writer and deckbuilder, has reached his 100th article on StarCityGames.com! Today, he brings us a Reanimator deck in Vintage. Live, Stormtide Leviathan! Live!

The Long and Winding Road – Deck Archaeology with Team R&D

Wednesday, February 9 – Deck lists reveal a wealth of information. They’ll often speak about how that individual viewed the format, and where there were opportunities to exploit. So how can you learn to read decks?

The Long and Winding Road – Blightsteel Colossus and the Golden Gun

Wednesday, February 2 – Today, we’re going to look at a new Oath deck. With the printing of Blightsteel Colossus, we now have two creatures capable of effectively winning with one swing: Blightsteel Colossus and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn.

The Long and Winding Road – New Year, New Tech, New Decks

Friday, January 28 – Matt Elias has his finger on the pulse of Eternal and gives you updates on all the latest tech and builds for both Legacy and Vintage! Take it to SCG Open: Indianapolis!

The Long and Winding Road – The Q4 Vintage Metagame Report

Tuesday, January 11th – Prepare yourself for this article, data lovers. Matt Elias breaks down all the recent major and minor Vintage tournaments. See what the major decks are and which decks are over- and under-performing.

The Long and Winding Road – The Best of 2010

Tuesday, December 28th – The top 10 best cards of 2010? The best expansion? The biggest Magic blunders of the year? The best… videogame? Matt ranks ’em all!