The Field Report – Rogue Elements
Thursday, December 23rd – Data-cruncher and lover of numbers, Alexander Shearer examines the Worlds data and looks at the rogue decklists that may be the perfect metagame tools to take down your next Standard event!
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Punts on the Big Stage: Tales from a Brick
Thursday, December 23rd – The “Lowest Rated Player at Worlds” entered the tournament having barely touched the paper cards. Experience Magic backwards with MTGO grinder Bing Luke, who goes from PC to paper.
One Step Ahead – The Latest Updates in Standard
Thursday, December 23rd – SCG Invitational winner Gerry Thompson takes a fresh look at Standard now that Worlds has come and gone. He reviews all of the decks and their position in the metagame and includes a new Valakut list!
Too Hot to Handle – Worlds Top 8, Part One
Thursday, December 23rd – English National champion Jonathan Randle made Top 8 on the world stage in Chiba and returns to StarCityGames.com to share his U/W Control tech. Baneslayer Angel makes a sweet comeback!
Ideas Unbound – Close Up of the Four-Color Control Mirror
Thursday, December 23rd – What’s the best way to approach the Extended 4CC mirror match? Two classic control decks, fighting for card supremacy and counterspell advantage… is the answer Anathemancer?
*Required Reading* The Philosophy of Fire
Thursday, December 23rd – Michael Flores is the authority on Magic theory and one of the game’s best deckbuilders. The Philosophy of Fire is 1 of the 3 fundamental aspects of Magic resource management and is key in understanding MTG.
The Aftermath of Worlds
Wednesday, December 22nd – Looks like U/B Control is top dog in Standard after Worlds, and Dan Jordan is looking ahead to strategies and decks to beat the new menace. Check out his updates to RUG and U/B Control!
Results from Chiba: Worlds Report
Wednesday, December 22nd – Our newest Hall of Famer and two time Pro Tour Champion Gabriel “YellowHat” Nassif, was inducted at Worlds in Chiba and shares his experiences and his updated lists for U/B Control and Extended Valakut in this amazing report.
I Love Robots!
Wednesday, December 22nd – Kevin An talks robots. Transformers, Voltron, …? More like Ornithopters and Mox Opals! Read about the Tempered Steel deck in Extended – Affinity without affinity!
Jacob’s Ladder – MTGO Video with U/B Control
Wednesday, December 22nd – Michael Jacob records Constructed videos of a Standard Daily Event with Guillaume Matignon’s winning U/B Control list. Watch the DarkestMage, as he recounts his matches in high res!
Embracing The Chaos – Why I Hate My Own Deck
Wednesday, December 22nd – I have put together a pretty saucy deck featuring Intet, the Dreamer. It’s quite strong and has done quite well when I’ve played it. And I absolutely hate it. Let me tell you why.
Rise of Aintrazi – The Crucible of Worlds *19th*
Tuesday, December 21st – Ali Aintrazi finished at an impressive 19th at the largest stage in Magic and writes about his U/W Control Standard deck and his 4-Color Control deck for Extended, where he didn’t drop a single match!
Vintage Avant-Garde – “Mana Drain Is Back!” In Control with Vintage Control
Tuesday, December 21st – Brian DeMars concocts a sweet Vintage Control deck which he uses to win a local proxy “20-man/all-ringers” tournament. Who doesn’t love a good Mana Drain?
Fifth at Worlds in Chiba, Part 2
Tuesday, December 21st – EFro, poker pro, has come back to Magic and is wrecking the scene. He played Conley Woods’ Necrotic Ooze combo deck for Extended. Read about this crazy brew and EFro’s Top 8 games with R/B Vampires.
Pro Perspective – Pride on the Line, Worlds Report *70th*
Tuesday, December 21st – Expectations and optimism at an all-time low, Raphael Levy battles both his opponents and his self-esteem at the Worlds front. But at the end of Day 2, he realizes something…