Drew Levin is a StarCityGames.com Grinder on track for Level 8 in the SCG Player’s Club. He and Gerry Thompson made 4th and 2nd place, respectively, with a U/W Legacy deck at SCG Open: Orlando. Find out if it’s a good choice for Louisville.
Abe Sargent returns to StarCityGames.com after his hiatus! Check out his extensive archives. Today, he covers Type Four, a fun, infinite-mana format. Try it out at your kitchen table.
Player of the Year Brad Nelson delves into what winning means to him, why it means different things to different people, and how you should view winning in order to stay sane and validated in this hard knock life.
Sean McKeown reviews New Phyrexia for Commander! There are tons of new options for Commander lovers in New Phyrexia, so jump in and discover what Sean feels are the best new cards for your 100-card decks.
What’s the best card in Legacy? Matt Elias settles in his answer (hint: it’s blue). Find out if you agree with his reasoning and see Matt’s Top 10 Cards in Legacy.
There are a huge string of events coming up: Grand Prix, Pro Tours, StarCityGames.com Opens (including the Invitational in Indianapolis). How do you prepare for all of these formats? Ari gives you a step-by-step breakdown.
Recently, Magic Online changed the time of its rounds from 30 to 25 minutes in length. How has this affected the way games play out, especially with Caw-Blade running around? How do you manage the clock in real-life versus online?
 
Chris Kronenberger is your Louisville Legacy Open champion! Chris piloted a unique mono blue list into the Top 8, leaning on Vendilion Clique, Back to Basics, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor backed by a wall of counterspells. Once in the elimination rounds, he knocked out three Team America pilots in a row before hoisting the trophy, riding Back to Basics all the way. In a world with mental Misstep, many players have turned to Hymn to Tourach for attrition-based wins, but Chris showed players that you should watch where you point that sorcery. If it doesn’t hit a Spell Snare, you may find a Misdirection pointing it back the other way. Meanwhile, following Alex Gonzalez’s Standard Open win with Caw-Blade, the Draft Opens were won by Lee Johnson and Andrew Shrout, deft players of the forty-card format. Thus concludes the last Open Weekend before the Indianapolis Invitational, where StarCityGames.com will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes as Gavin Verhey and Adrian Sullivan deliver commentary all weekend long! |
Player of the Year Brad Nelson delves into what winning means to him, why it means different things to different people, and how you should view winning in order to stay sane and validated in this hard knock life.
Sean McKeown reviews New Phyrexia for Commander! There are tons of new options for Commander lovers in New Phyrexia, so jump in and discover what Sean feels are the best new cards for your 100-card decks.
What’s the best card in Legacy? Matt Elias settles in his answer (hint: it’s blue). Find out if you agree with his reasoning and see Matt’s Top 10 Cards in Legacy.
There are a huge string of events coming up: Grand Prix, Pro Tours, StarCityGames.com Opens (including the Invitational in Indianapolis). How do you prepare for all of these formats? Ari gives you a step-by-step breakdown.
Recently, Magic Online changed the time of its rounds from 30 to 25 minutes in length. How has this affected the way games play out, especially with Caw-Blade running around? How do you manage the clock in real-life versus online?
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Chris Kronenberger is your Louisville Legacy Open champion! Chris piloted a unique mono blue list into the Top 8, leaning on Vendilion Clique, Back to Basics, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor backed by a wall of counterspells. Once in the elimination rounds, he knocked out three Team America pilots in a row before hoisting the trophy, riding Back to Basics all the way. In a world with mental Misstep, many players have turned to Hymn to Tourach for attrition-based wins, but Chris showed players that you should watch where you point that sorcery. If it doesn’t hit a Spell Snare, you may find a Misdirection pointing it back the other way. Meanwhile, following Alex Gonzalez’s Standard Open win with Caw-Blade, the Draft Opens were won by Lee Johnson and Andrew Shrout, deft players of the forty-card format. Thus concludes the last Open Weekend before the Indianapolis Invitational, where StarCityGames.com will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes as Gavin Verhey and Adrian Sullivan deliver commentary all weekend long! |
Bo King laments the days when Magic art was whimsical, nonliteral, and weird. He explains what the problem is with modern Magic art and the way Wizards of the Coast directs its artists.
