The Great Aurora
Matt Higgs loves to take all sorts of weird cards and staple them together, and today’s weirdness is a melding of the minds between two very different things: The Great Aurora and… Dreadwaters?
CategoryMagic The Gathering
Dear Azami: Help Wanted
Sean McKeown visits to help a reader’s friend not quit Magic by fixing her Brago, King Eternal deck – and if you’ve ever wanted to write for Star City Games, you should definitely check this article out!
The 2015 World Championships – *7th*
So close and yet so far, Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren looks back at his result from this year’s World Championships and unpacks why he picked the decks he played for both Standard and Modern.
Uncle Istvan’s Maddening Deck
Commander is all about exploratory deckbuilding in a fun, flavorful format, and Abe takes that to heart while continuing to explore non-legendary creatures filling in that Commander’s role by building a new deck around a crazy axe murderer.
An Invitational Epilogue
While Anthony had high hopes for the Season Three Invitational and took some big risks in order to try and capitalize on the state of the Legacy format, there are lessons to be learned even when things don’t quite go your way – and those lessons can thankfully be shared.
We Did The Math: Prerelease Promos Versus Set Foils
Data is the best way to figure out a trend, so today Chas Andres answers the question of how prerelease foils have been valued as they have changed over time by digging deep into the data and slicing it as thin as it takes until he gets his answer.
Daily Digest: The Boss Returns
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Mono-Red do well in Standard, but new additions to compensate for the changes to the rest of the format might offer the deck a new lease on life now that the metagame is not fixated solely on attacking it out of existence.
Daily Digest: Bomberstone
Powerful combo decks utilizing two different combos that attack from separate angles will always give GerryT that warm fuzzy feeling, but it’s especially potent when the thing joining them is a tutor that otherwise optimizes the first combo anyway.
Lessons From Worlds Past
With the World Championships taking place this week in Seattle at PAX, Brian “The Dragonmaster” Kibler reminisces from the sidelines on the past World Championships he’s been fortunate enough to attend.
Brad VS. The Boss: Abzan Aggro VS. Bant Heroic
Brad and Tom prepare for the Season Three Invitational by testing one of Standard’s most pivotal matchups, current “Best Deck” Abzan Aggro and its critical predator, Bant Heroic.
BBD VS. CVM: Mono-Red Aggro VS. Temur Dragons
Join BBD and CVM as they test for the Season Three Invitational, bringing back the red beatdown machine and testing the greed level of G/R Dragons by splashing two other colors just to pump up the power level!
The Last Minute
The experience is the thing – what does it mean to just fully immerse yourself in the most difficult and prestigious event of the year? Sam Black shares what he can of his preparation for this event by showing what it feels like to be a competitor at a challenge this incredible.
Kytheon, Hero Of Commander
The five Magic Origins flip-Planeswalkers are all pretty exciting for Commander, and today Bennie explores a color he’d normally shy away from — mono-white — to build around Kytheon, Hero of Akros.
Re-Exploring Legacy
While Adrian Sullivan won’t be at the Season Three Invitational this weekend, he’s highly invested in seeing how Legacy plays out at that event – join him as looks at where the format stands after the last few major tournaments to see where it might be going at the #SCGINVI!
CEDTalks: Patrick Sullivan
Cedric Phillips sits down with Patrick “PSulli” Sullivan to chat about the results of #SCGCHAR, prepare themselves for the Season Three #SCGINVI, and recount a memorable hotel experience.