Magic: The Newsening – Episode 8
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CategoryMagic The Gathering
Looking Forward To M13 Standard And Modern
After the first weekend of Standard with M13, Valeriy Shunkov goes over his first impressions of the format from SCG Open Series: St. Louis. He also highlights two Modern Birthing Pod combo decks for those attending GP Columbus.
Thank God It’s FNM: W/R Tempered Steel
At last week’s FNM, AJ Kerrigan piloted W/R Tempered Steel modeled after a deck from the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis. Find out how he did with it and what he plans on playing tonight with M13 legal.
Livin’ La Yeva Loca!
The real joy of building Commander decks is to take a legend and make it a star, and M13’s got a green legend Bennie thinks is truly star material: Yeva, Nature’s Herald.
Trades?
2010 Player of the Year Brad Nelson has fallen in love with a new card in M13: Trading Post! He goes over the cards that work well with it and decks that could be good homes for it. Tell him which deck he should try it in at FNM tonight.
Building Within M13
See what tools from M13 Hall of Famer Brian Kibler is excited to use in Standard, including Quirion Dryad, Sublime Archangel, and more! Get ideas for what to play in Standard at SCG Open Series: St. Louis.
Eternal Europe – From Atlanta To Ghent
Carsten Kotter prepares for GP Ghent by looking at the decks that performed well in Atlanta and some less obvious ones that could be well positioned right now. See what decks you should consider for the SCG Legacy Open in St. Louis.
M13 Set Review Part 3: Green, Gold, And Colorless!
Patrick Chapin concludes his review of M13 with an eye to new brews by going over green, gold, artifacts, and land. Prepare for the new Standard format to kick off this weekend at SCG Open Series: St. Louis.
Battle And Door
Two of Adam’s favorite Magic cards are in M13: Battle of Wits and Door to Nothingness! See the decklists he’s already brewed up with these two cards if you like playing unusual Magic decks.
A Glance Into Gerry’s Notebook
Take a look inside Gerry’s notebook, where he’s been hard at work scribbling down all kinds of decks for post-M13 Standard. Get ideas for what to play at the SCG Standard Open in St. Louis this weekend!
SCG Open Series Preview: St. Louis, Sort Of
This weekend will mark the first major tournament to feature Magic 2013 in Standard and Legacy, so join us in St. Louis! Glenn Jones shows you everything you need to know.
Core Set Sealed Deck
Reid Duke’s best and favorite format is core set Sealed Deck, and he wants to offer you some tips for this weekend’s release events by combining his first impressions of M13 with general Sealed Deck strategy.
Preparing For A “New” Standard
Shaheen Soorani is back to tell you about the decks with which he made Top 8 of the SCGs Invitational in Baltimore and Indianapolis—Esper Control and Esper Stoneblade—and some ideas he has for Standard with M13.
The Best Decks In Each Format
If you’re looking for a Standard or Legacy deck to play at the SCG Open Series in St. Louis or a Modern deck for GP Columbus, then see what GP Nashville finalist Todd Anderson thinks are the best decks in these formats currently.
The Best Of M13
Just like when Avacyn Restored was released a few months ago, this week PT Kyoto Top 8 competitor Cedric Phillips goes over what he feels are the best cards in each color in M13 and why.