And From The Grave, They Rise… (Contains Spoilers)
We’re gathered here today to talk about some of the new graveyard interactions brought to us by Dark Ascension. This is part one of my two-part look into the Dark Ascension spoilers so far.
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Unless You Happen To Be The Greatest Deck Of All Time
Mike Flores delves into exactly what makes one card better than another card. Compare Incinerate and Volcanic Hammer, or Spark Elemental and Wild Nacatl. What’s a mana worth? If you love bball, theory, or Magic, this article’s for you!
12th At GP Orlando With Champion Of The Parish And Delver Of Secrets
Sam Black took U/W to a whole new level at Orlando, landing himself a 12th place finish. His deck combines elements from Delver decks and Humans decks, creating a rogue take on two popular builds.
Zombapocalypse
Who’s up for playing Zombies after Dark Ascension? Todd Anderson is pumped about the possibilities of Mono-Black Aggro using cards like Gravecrawler and Geralf’s Messenger, the new “Kitchen Finks.”
Malevolent Awakening
While Dark Ascension previews are in full swing, Valeriy discusses some of the new possibilities in Standard with the newest cards. He looks at Chalice of Life, Birthing Pod, and Werewolves. Time to brew brew brew!
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 93 – Liches And Hosers
Joey and BHJ go over the results of Grand Prix Orlando and SCG LA, and then dive into another batch of Dark Ascension previews!
Delving At The GP
After a 10-0 start, what happened to Gerry Thompson at GP Orlando? Gerry talks about optimizing the deck, why he fell off to a top 32 finish, and what his plans are for StarCityGames.com Open: DC.
Washington In Winter
Returning to the site of an Open Series record, StarCityGames.com and SCGLive welcome you to Washington, D.C. with commentators Gerard Fabiano and Patrick Chapin!
Eye Of The Beholder
Smi77y, as he is commonly known, is a brewer from the ground floor of the community. He comes out with unconventional ideas and fights the tide, but his decks have legs. Check out his Modern U/R Blood Moon deck.
The Sukenik Special – Junding Up Standard
Conley Woods isn’t the only one brewing up Jund decks. Jonathan Sukenik has his own version up his sleeve, using cards like Garruk Relentless and Olivia Voldaren. If you want something spicy this weekend at DC, this could be it.
Sorin, Lord Of Innistrad And A New Tier 1 Deck!
Spoiler alert! Sorin is coming to town with his horde of tokens, and Patrick Chapin tells you now that he will go into a Tier 1 deck. If you want to be prepared for Standard after Dark Ascension, here’s a place to start.
Blue/Black Jace Control
Control players may have their work cut out for them with such a hostile format full of difficult-to-answer threats, and U/B is easy to make mistakes with, but nobody should be scared to give it a try. Reid Duke thinks it’s perfect for the DC Open.
Modern Video: Affinity
Todd thinks Affinity will see major play this PTQ season, so it’s in your best interest to know the deck inside out. He runs the deck in a Daily Event and walks you through the major decisions.
How To Build A Control Deck In Legacy
It’s heartbreaking to see zero control decks in the entire Top 16 of a Legacy Open. So what’s a bunch of Brainstorm-loving control mages to do?
Dark Ascension: More Questions Than Answers
It’s Dark Ascension time! While the rest of the site drenches you in the latest Constructed tech, Limited tech, pricing tech, and possibly some biotech, I’m staring at the official spoilers and going, “Ooh, pretty.†Let’s talk about flavor!