Innovations – World Championships, Constructed PTQs, and Being Evil
Monday, December 13th – Patrick Chapin dives into Extended, and taking all the data from Worlds, breaks down the decks into Tier 1, Tier 1.5, Tier 2, and just plain bad.
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SCG Talent Search – Constructed Knockout Round 3
Monday, December 13th – Who will make the final Top 8 of the SCG Talent Search? Will it be Jon Agley, who tackled theory, Valeriy Shunkov, Valakut/tech expert, or Carsten Kotter, the Eternal writer? One will have to go home… who’s it gonna be?
Darksteele Cube – DIY Cubing on Magic Online
Monday, December 13th – If you’ve ever wanted to cube online with your friends, there is a way… Thea Steele provides some step-by-step instructions on how to build a cube on Magic Online, draft, and play out games!
You Lika The Juice? Eye on the Little Things
Friday, December 10th – Bennie played U/W Clasp in the grinders at the SCG Open Weekend in Richmond featuring the Invitational. Failing there, he played Elves at the Standard Open. Read about all the moments in his weekend!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Undefeated at Worlds with Caw-Go!
Friday, December 10th – If you got a text saying, “U/W Control with Hawks is very good. Japanese tech deck,†would you switch into it? Brian Kibler did and went undefeated on Day 1 of Worlds! Read all about the deck. Caw!
Good Stories and Good Friends from the Invitational
Friday, December 10th – Back-to-back winner of two SCG Opens, Dan Jordan went into the Invitational with high expectations. He then went 7-6 but came out a new man in other ways.
The Magic Show #214 – The Invi, Gerry and Chapin
Friday, December 10th – Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we have SCG Invitational champion Gerry Thompson and Patrick Chapin on Survival of the Fittest and Tomoharu Saito. Let’s go!
The Combat Phase – I Am Not A Smart Man
Friday, December 10th – I pick cards no one else is using and try to build a deck that’s interesting and surprising. Not being a smart guy, the only way I can do this is the “Rocky†method. I just pound meat until I get a title shot.
Scrubland Podcast – Special SCG Invitational Double Feature!
Friday, December 10th – With special guests Gerard Fabiano, Sam Black, Alex Bertoncini (SCG Player of the year), Shaheen Soorani, and more! Listen to this fun-filled podcast only available on StarCityGames.com.
The Icy Grip – Second Place at the SCG Standard Open in Richmond
Friday, December 10th – Shaheen fights multiple battles today, one with U/W Control against the Standard Open field, the other against Preordain. Is violence really the answer here?
Mixed kNuts – Our New Control Overlords
Friday, December 10th – Ted analyzes the Worlds metagame and the potential takeover of blue decks. He discusses Brian Kibler’s Caw-Go, Wafo-Tapa’s U/B, Elves in Standard, and he finishes with Quotable Quotes from ‘kaib.’
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 48 – Chapin: On Everything
Friday, December 10th – We’re in Richmond for the StarCityGames.com Invitational and Open Series! This week, we’re joined by Patrick Chapin to discuss a huge variety of topics.
Advice from the Fae – Pulling the RUG Out from the SCG Invitational *2nd*
Thursday, December 9th – SCG Player of the Year, Alex Bertoncini, finished off the 2010 Open Series by making the finals of the SCG Invitational – what better way to end the year? Read about the deck that continues to dominate SCG events.
SCG Talent Search – The Other Deckbuilder’s Toolkit
Thursday, December 9th – Brandon Isleib begins with a single card, Capricious Efreet, and uses some basic deckbuilding principles to construct a deck around it – check out his clear-cut explanations on basic deckbuilding!
SCG Talent Search – Knowledge, Profit, and You: A Twitter Primer
Thursday, December 9th – Want the inside scoop on how to use Twitter to further your Magical career? In a break from his tales of drunken debauchery, Dan Barrett tells all.