The Kitchen Table #370 – The Ties That Bind
Abe Sargent gets sentimental this week, recalling the memories that have made Magic a huge part of his life and asks you to join him.
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More Ways to Win – Seeking Advice
In this week’s More Ways to Win, Ashley unearths many of the common fallacies and shortcomings that get in the way of improving as a player and tells you how to avoid them.
The Invitational And What Decks To Look Out For
Brad Nelson talks about some of the newest decks to pop out of the Invitational, like Five-Color Control, Ramp Pod, Adam Prosak’s Illusions deck, and U/W Humans. Read what he’d play this week!
Invitational Top 8
Gerry made top eight of the StarCityGames.com Invitational playing polar opposites—G/W Beatdown and Five-Color Control. Read about the Punishing Fire Maverick deck in Legacy and a special 5CC brew for Standard.
Statement Regarding the Suspension of Alex Bertoncini
An official statement from StarCityGames.com regarding the suspension of Alex Bertoncini.
The Sukenik Special – The Days Before Charlotte
Jonathan Sukenik tells the story of how he prepared for the Invitational in Charlotte and the decks he played. Be ready for late-night playtesting, brewing, and good times.
The Modern Era: Punishing Fire And The Will To Survive
Todd gets you up to speed on the upcoming Modern format with an in-depth analysis of the dance between Wild Nacatl and Punishing Fire and shares his thoughts on what he thinks is Modern’s next breakout star.
Counterfeiting Is Bad For Magic
Ben Bleiweiss, Director of Sales at StarCityGames.com, has a special article on counterfeits in light of Wizards’ recent legal action. Why are counterfeits so bad for the game?
Teetering On The Blade’s Edge Between Feast And Famine *26th*
After starting off 1-2 in the StarCityGames.com Invitational, Brian DeMars turned things around and won five matches in a row on day one. Read about how it all went down.
How To Kill Everyone With U/W Stoneforge
The Legacy metagame coming out of the Invi is the best I’ve seen. It has multiple aggressive archetypes, a powerful but not invulnerable control strategy, and several combo decks. Today, I want to talk about what won the Legacy Open.
Success and Failure At The Invitational
Thopter Foundry fueled one of the most degenerate Extended decks in recent years. Michael Caffrey played it at the StarCityGames.com Invitational in Charlotte to a less than spectacular record. Where were the problems?
Analyzing The SCG Invitational Metagame
As 2011 comes to a close, the Innistrad Standard Metagame is still on the move. Patrick Chapin tells you to think rogue and analyze metagames to make decks for the future.
Worlds 2011 Head Judge Report
Sheldon tells more awesome stories from Head Judging Worlds in San Francisco before retiring as a Level 5. There is cake, interesting rulings, and food.
Statement Regarding Alex Bertoncini
An official statement from StarCityGames.com regarding the allegations against Alex Bertoncini.
Drafting With Jeremy! ISD #1
Australia’s rising player, Jeremy Neeman, presents his first draft walkthrough on StarCityGames.com, in text format. So if you want some help drafting Innistrad, this is the place to look!