The Kitchen Table #375 – Chaos Magic
Do you like alternate ways of playing Magic? Then learn how to play Chaos Magic, an RPG-feeling, casual-style game. Let Abe Sargent teach you the rules!
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The Colors Of Pauper: Red
Alex Ullman continues his series on the colors of Pauper with red! Find out what red in the all-commons format is all about and what decks are at the top.
My Best Pro Tour Finish
Gerry Thompson put up his best finish yet at Pro Tour Dark Ascension. Find out how his Esper Spirits deck helped him book a ticket to Barcelona, and how it can help you find similar success in Standard.
The Sukenik Special: Observing Zombies In Hawaii
Jonathan Sukenik takes a look at how both Mono-Black and B/R Zombies did at Pro Tour Dark Ascension. Should you consider eating brains in Standard at the Charlotte Open? Find out here!
Greetings From Mulldrifting!
Lauren Lee, aka Mulldrifting, has undergone a transformation of sorts. What’s happening to StarCityGames.com’s former Copy Editor?
Primer On Caw-Blade For GP Lincoln
Known online as haiSOOOOdesu, Marco Orsini Jones is a UK player who’s seen a lot of success with Caw-Blade on Magic Online, Top 8ing the first two PTQs of the season. He’s adopted his deck for GP Lincoln and shares all its secrets.
I’ve Got 99 Problems But A Cage Ain’t One
Dredge’s death in Vintage has been greatly exaggerated. Have Grafdigger’s Cage? No problem! Mark Hornung and Matt Elias have a deck, and its name is Cagebreaker.
The Colors Of Pauper: Black
Black is all about excellent removal, graveyard recursion, disruption, and little creatures. Pauper captures the essence of black, and Mono-Black Control is still a good deck!
A History From Hawaii: Archetype By Archetype
Ari Lax describes his testing sequence, archetype by archetype. If you want to know what testing for a big event entails, check this article out, and get the scoop on the Standard format for Charlotte this weekend.
How To Think About Legacy As A Format: Black, Red, And Green
Drew Levin finishes his discourse on Legacy, going color by color through the format. Which cards should see more play, and which cards should you leave by the wayside?
StarCityGames.com Open Series Video Preview: Charlotte
For all the information on the Open Series happening this weekend in Charlotte, watch this video! Evan Erwin is joined by Jason Reedy and Nicholas Spagnolo to cover event info as well as the Standard and Legacy metagames.
The Basic Land, Beyond The Basics
What basic land costs $65 on StarCityGames.com? Basic lands have a long, long history in Magic; John Dale Beety takes you through the best of them.
Grinding: A Question Of Values
Jon Agley reevaluates his Top 10 cards from Dark Ascension and compares his list to the top cards used at the Pro Tour. He also discusses whether Magic players take the grind too seriously.
Armada League Points System
The League Points System rewards Commander players for doing good/fun things, while punishing them for doing unfun things in multiplayer. Cast land destruction? Boo. Controlling lots of tokens? Yay!
Spirits In Block Constructed
AJ Kerrigan takes a break from Standard to talk about Innistrad Block Constructed, the consensus best way to go infinite on Magic Online. He talks about a deck he thinks will make a huge impact: Spirits.