CategoryMagic The Gathering

Embracing the Chaos – Hidden Gems, Part 1 of 2

Wednesday, October 6th – One of the things EDH deckbuilders must accept is that there are more good cards than room in decks. Picking exactly which can be an exercise in agony. Let me add some to that agony by giving you 99 more ideas for consideration.

Constructed Criticism – The Axis of Primeval

Wednesday, October 6th – The verdict is in! Primeval Titan is the best card in Standard by a mile, and it isn’t slowing down. What does this mean for you and your 2010 Championships this weekend? It means you should either be gunning for Primeval Titans, or siding with the Axis of Primeval.

Drafting With Anton – M11 #7!

Tuesday, October 5th – Anton enters some choppy waters in this draft. Follow each of his draft picks one-by-one, and try to draft along with him!

The Bumble

Tuesday, October 5th – Robert Frowney Junior lays down the beats this week during GT’s Sealed Deck event, and what bad timing… Also, play the “Loathsome Disease or Plane/Block Name?” game; guess who’s been paying visits to the GDS2 Wiki?

Innovations – Breaking Koth and Why the Naysayers Are Wrong About Scars

Tuesday, October 5th – The people that think Scars of Mirrodin is weak are just flat-out wrong! Most of the good cards in Scars of Mirrodin require planning, foresight, and precision. One of these is Koth. I introduce to you a new deck… Machine Red!

Black Magic – My Take on EDH

Tuesday, October 5th – Let’s be honest. If Sam didn’t try to break every game he ever played, he wouldn’t be Sam Black. EDH is no different. That said, he does offer advice on how to rein it in for more casual tables. Three EDH lists await within!

City of Brass – Riddle Me This

Monday, October 4th – Join returning writer, Andy Probasco, in his newest Vintage column! What has he been gushing about lately? Hmmm, more 2/1s for two? But not the ones you’re probably thinking of.

Flow of Ideas – The New Face of Fauna Shaman: Darkvine

Monday, October 4th – Last week, I offered up three new decks. However, if the 2010’s were tomorrow, this is the deck I’d play. Not quite the usual cards you’d expect to see paired together with Lotus Cobra and Fauna Shaman, now, are they?

Going Infinite – Trading on Magic Online

Monday, October 4th – MTGO is definitely a different beast from trading paper Magic cards! Jon Medina learns the hard way, as he starts from scratch and relays all that he’s learned from trading 60 hours in the past month!

Recap of Week 9/27 – 10/1 on SCG!

Monday, October 4th – Join Mulldrifting as she reviews an epic week of set reviews, Scars of Mirrodin Prereleases, and preparation for the 2010’s! If you play Infect or Scroll Thieves this weekend, extra special bonus points for you!!

The Long and Winding Road – The New Kings of Legacy

Monday, October 4th – Matt Elias takes us down a winding road into the new face of Legacy: Merfolk, Madness, and The Epic Storm. A metagame with all these, how will it react? Will Matt’s predictions come true?

Now Announcing: The 2010 Talent Search!

Monday, October 4th – This site got its start from readers like you submitting their thoughts to Ye Olde Editor for publication. It was the constant influx of new blood and new ideas that helped nurture StarCityGames.com into one of the cornerstones of the Magic community.

Making the Right Call

Monday, October 4th – How do we gain marginal utility when building and choosing our decks, sideboarding, and mulliganing? Terry Soh goes over these fundamental principles in his latest feature article!

Darksteele Cube – Stop Walking All Over My Cube!

Monday, October 4th – Recently, Wizards has been printing about four planeswalkers per year. They don’t cleanly replace other spells in the cube, so how do you include them without producing a fundamental shift in how your cube plays?

You Lika The Juice? Plundering Scars of Mirrodin for Your EDH Hoard

Friday, October 1st – Artifacts are sweet, because they can go into nearly any EDH deck — and when you have a set with so many artifacts, you can’t help but start adding cards to your EDH hoard.