The One Where Hornung Battles DeMars
Mark Hornung plays in The Mana Drain Open 15, putting down his usual Dredge deck and picking up something new. If you like a good Vintage, perhaps this deck is for you.
CategoryMagic The Gathering
Mentoring Standard
Now that we know what the metagame looks like, Michael Martin takes a stab at various Mentor of the Meek builds for this weekend’s Baltimore Open. He hopes to see you there!
Flores Friday Tuesday – 12th Place With U/R Satchel
Mike Flores made some waves at New York States with his Druidic Satchel Control deck. Check out the list he would recommend for this week’s Baltimore Open. Gain some life, put some lands into play, maybe make a dude!
Making Level 8 At Nashville (1st)
Congratulations to Chris VanMeter for making Level 8 in the StarCityGames.com Player’s Club as well as winning the Nashville Legacy Open with his U/W Stoneblade deck! If you’re looking to level up at Baltimore, read the changes he’d make.
Flow Of Ideas – A Family Of Magic
Before Gavin leaves StarCityGames.com to become an intern at Wizards of the Coast, he dedicates this article to his family of Magic. He will be greatly missed!
Going Infinite – Guess Who’s Back (Modern)
Modern has been announced as a PTQ season (officially), so what does that mean for you traders out there, looking to make some value? Which cards will be a good pickup for the Modern season? Medina shows you.
Innovations – U/B Control And R/G Ramp Are The Top Two Strategies
If you’re running a Standard gauntlet, Patrick Chapin recommends a focus on U/B Control, Wolf Run Ramp, and Mono Red. Where will the metagame take us next?
Dear Azami – Writing Damia’s Wrongs
Cassidy needed some help finding direction for his Damia, Sage of Stone Commander deck, so he wrote in to a fellow writer, Sean McKeown, for help! These are the results.
Cube Holistic Wisdom-Cube Anatomy 101
Today, Usman Jamil talks about Size. Size of cube, size of individual sections, balance of spells to creatures, balance of multicolor and mana-fixing, and more. If you want to design your own cube, this article is a must-read.
Rise Of Aintrazi – The Fall Of Troy
Ali-Cats is the new Esper Control variant that finishes off the opponent by making a bunch of Cats (me-ow!) and maximizes Snapcaster Mage by running nearly all sorceries and instants! A true draw-go control deck and a viable States candidate.
You Lika The Juice? Commander And Socializing At States
Bennie’s got the results of last week’s Standard poll and his States decklist, plus a Commander deck featuring Ghave, Guru of Spores!
Magic Candy! States Edition
Brad Nelson makes a Top Ten list of decks he thinks are the best in the format right now and what he would play this weekend in each archetype. Brad’s looking to take it down this year!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Viridian Emissary: The New Squadron Hawk
Brian Kibler took 11th at the SCG Open in Nashville this past weekend and was most impressed by this little 2/1. Why is this card so good right now? What changes would Kibler make to his RUG deck for this weekend?
The Magic Show #245 – Talkin States with GerryT
This week we sit down with Gerry Thompson to discuss the State Championships happening this weekend and a very special announcement!
Too Much Information – Indystrad!
The StarCityGames.com Indianapolis Standard Open featured the debut of Innistrad. Glenn’s got his first statistical breakdown of the format available, and his own predictions!