CategoryMagic The Gathering

Magic Show Extra – Mark Rosewater Interview!

Friday, January 7th – In this Magic Show Extra, we sit down for a full half hour with the man at the helm of Magic design. We talk the long journey of poison, favorite designs, how they design Planeswalkers these days and more! Let’s go!

One Step Ahead – Aggressive Tendencies and Wargate with _ShipitHolla

Friday, January 7th – Gerry, SCG Invitational and GP Nashville champion, explains why attacking is miserable and interviews MTGO ringer and SCG Talent Search contestant, Michael Hetrick, about playing Wargate in the MTGO PTQ.

Inexorable Tech – It’s About Time (Spiral)

Friday, January 7th – There are tons of cards viable in Legacy now with Survival gone – Lewis is brewing up a storm and wants to play with some sweet new ones: Lotus Cobra, Time Spiral, Explore…Time to win SCG Open: Kansas City is now!

Ideas Unbound – 4CC vs. Faeries: Looking at Trumps

Friday, January 7th – Max McCall includes what you need to know about this matchup: game one matchups, sideboarding, post-board tactics, and more. Is your sideboard against Faeries and 4CC effective?

Flores Friday – How to Make a Mashup

Friday, January 7th – Earlier today, I tried to call Steve Sadin and Patrick Chapin, but neither one felt like picking up the phone. It’s not like they’d spent the last 2 months trying to get me to come back to StarCityGames.com or anything…

Playtesting the U/W Mashup

Friday, January 7th – Following his incredible return to StarCityGames.com, Mike Flores brings you three playtesting videos with his new U/W Mashup. Includes a special guest appearance from Bella Flores!

Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Kansas City

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It’s over. After eight grueling rounds and a stacked Top 8, the Kansas City Legacy Open has wound to a close. Our Champion is Chris Osinski, a Goblins player from Minnesota who audibled from the Draft Open to the Legacy Open at the last-minute, running the tables after a Round 1 loss. It was a tribal battle, with Corbin Hosler’s undefeated Merfolk list falling prey to Goblin Piledriver in three games. The story of the day was that Legacy is healthy, and even ripe for innovation. We saw plenty of interesting new takes on existing archetypes over the course of the day. Everyone should be even more excited for the San Jose Open Series next weekend—SCGLive will be there!StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Coverage!

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 51 – Faction-Packed!

Friday, January 7th – It’s back to basics this week, as Joey and Bigheadjoe bring in the new year discussing the new Extended PTQ season and analyzing some of the Mirrodin Besieged spoilers.

Rise of Aintrazi – Restin’, Testin’, and Bestin’: An Extended Compendium

Thursday, January 6th – Ali Aintrazi is a successful deckbuilder and SCG Open grinder. His article has everything you need on Extended, including interviews and debates on sideboard choices.

No Gamble, No Future – Standard B/R Vampires

Thursday, January 6th – The SCG Open in Kansas City is coming up in just a few days, so sleeve up EFro’s update on his 5th place Vampire list from Worlds and beat up on control!

Jacob’s Ladder – MTGO Video with Tempered Steel (Extended)

Thursday, January 6th – Michael Jacob, Pro Tour scenester, continues making excellent high-res videos of an Extended Daily on Magic Online. He discusses his deck, his plays, and explains sideboarding for the hot, new Tempered Steel.

Constructed Criticism – Bringing Back the Boogeymen: Part I

Thursday, January 6th – They’re back! The boogeymen of Standard’s past have all come back to haunt you. It’s like WotC cast Reanimate on every deck I’ve ever wanted to set on fire. Welcome to my world.

Kicking Off 2011 in Kansas City

We’re kicking off 2011 with a bang! The first SCG Open of the year is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and will be debuting our long-awaited SCGLive production. Glenn Jones will be managing coverage and has the low-down.

Tempered Steel: A History in the Making

Wednesday, January 5th – Jon Smithers, GP Toronto champion, brought the gift of Tempered Steel to the world and wants to share his innovation with you. He tells you why you should play it and why you may have seen it fail.

The Past, Present, and Future

Wednesday, January 5th – Julian Booher, a young Magic Online grinder, has learned incredible lessons from some of the best in the game and wants to pass them onto you. Read how you can improve your game.