Jacob’s Ladder – Revelations
Friday, November 19th – Michael Jacob breaks ground in Scars of Mirrodin Block Constructed, earning back many squandered tix. He also discovers the powers of Tumble Magnet and explores its role in Standard control decks.
Jacob’s Ladder – Metagaming
Friday, November 5th – Linchpins provide the pommel, playtesting forges the glowing steel, and sideboarding finishes and provides that wonderful shine. But there is another step, and that is choosing your battles, metagaming.
Jacob’s Ladder – Updating R/U/G Cobra and Sideboarding
Friday, October 22nd – Michael Jacob provides an excellent guide to sideboarding with plenty of examples using today’s Standard environment. R/U/G Cobra had much success at States; consider it for the upcoming StarCityGames.com Open: Charlotte!
Jacob’s Ladder – Playtesting
Friday, October 8th – Playtesting. The part of Magic everyone loves to try and hates to see the results of. You have a Linchpin, and you’ve fleshed out a deck based on sound theory. Now to take it for a ride and see if you have an Aston Martin or an AMC Pacer.
Always Order Your Ticket In Advance – Building Decks Around a Linchpin
Thursday, September 23rd – What’s a linchpin? It’s the focus of every deck, as well as the path to victory. Michael Jacob’s second article on StarCityGames.com gives you both the theoretical and practical know-how to build your decks right!
Always Order Your Ticket In Advance – Pro Tour Amsterdam Report *3rd*
Tuesday, September 14th – I want to show you not just how we built the deck that got me to third, but to show you how to further your own decks for the next Extended.