CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Magic Show Avacyn Restored Set Review – White

Evan Erwin and Brad Nelson team up to bring you a set review of Avacyn Restored, one for each day of Avacyn Restored Week on StarCityGames.com! They start with white and the lands.

Six Of The Most Underrated Cards In Avacyn Restored Draft

After finishing 11th at her third GP in a row at GP Manchester, Jackie Lee spent Prerelease weekend analyzing Avacyn Restored Draft. Find out which six cards she thinks are most underrated so far.

Cube Chronicles Quarterly – Avacyn Restored White, Black, And Green Review

For Avacyn Restored Week, Cube aficionado Justin Parnell evaluates relevant white, black, and green cards from the new set for Cube. Which cards does he think should be auto-includes?

Avacyn Restored Set Review Part 1: White And Blue

What white and blue cards is renowned deckbuilder Patrick Chapin most interested in from the new set? Read on to find out in part 1 of his set review for Avacyn Restored Week. and consider using some of these cards in Providence this weekend.

The StarCityGames.com Open Series – A Million Reasons To Play

Hello. I’m Pete Hoefling, President of StarCityGames.com. I know that you don’t hear from me often, but I was so excited about today’s Open Series announcements that I wanted to make them personally.

Dear Azami – The Angels Of Asymmetrical Warfare

Sean McKeown builds two Angel-themed Commander decks with two legendary creatures from Avacyn Restored: Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Which one will you try out first?

Cube Holistic Wisdom – Enablers Part 1: Reanimation

With the first part in a series on enablers (cards that enable deck archetypes but are versatile enough to be used in many different ones), Usman Jamil takes a look at cards that can support reanimation in a cube.

Commander Bruna, Light Of Alabaster

What new goodies does Avacyn Restored have for Commander? This week Bennie Smith tries out one new legendary creature when he constructs a deck with Bruna, Light of Alabaster.

Walking For Two

Grand Prix DC 2010 winner Brad Nelson gives new planeswalker Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded some well-deserved love! Check out the Tibalt Flare deck he’s brewed up for Standard once Avacyn Restored comes out.

Titans Restored

Pro Tour Austin champion Brian Kibler discusses how he thinks Cavern of Souls will affect the Standard metagame. He also brainstorms ways to fight the probable rise of ramp decks with Titans post-Avacyn Restored.

War Of Worldcraft – Episode One

Want to learn more about the creative process for developing a game like Magic? Then join David Heilker as he demonstrates the development process while he creates his own worlds for Magic with your input!

Mistakes And Opportunities With 10.5 Commonly Played Cards

Ever made a misplay that made you *facepalm* immediately? Legendary Magic author Mike Flores goes over some of the mistakes he’s seen (and made!) most often with cards commonly played in today’s Standard.

Wolf Run Ramp And Tezzeret Control

Grand Prix Kansas City 2008 winner Tim Landale likes two decks in Standard right now: Wolf Run Ramp and Tezzeret Control. Find out more about Tezzeret Control with his card-by-card breakdown.

Saving Before Avacyn Is Restored

Check out Russian Constructed specialist Valeriy Shunkov’s breakdown and analysis of the metagame from three events held in Europe on April 14-15: World Magic Cup Qualifiers in England and Russia and a SCG Invitational Qualifier in Italy.

Confessions Of A Losing Magic Player

Gene Richtsmeier recently traveled to two SCG Open Series events: Des Moines and Phoenix. Read how he dealt with not doing as well as he hoped and learn the way he tries to turn losses into lessons for improvement.