Daily Digest: Aggro “Landstill”
Gerry takes another look at Legacy thanks to a recent 4-0 finish that evolves a well-known former archetype – Landstill – by taking out some of the key components, including Standstill itself.
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My 100th Article Extravaganza
For his hundredth article here at StarCityGames.com, Mark takes a retrospective look at his growth as a player and as a writer since he started this series, sharing his favorite works and poignant thoughts.
Todd VS. BBD: Bant Heroic VS. Sultai Control
Todd and BBD test out Standard decks they’d like to jam against the format boogeyman, G/R Devotion. They know they can stand up to the format’s top deck – but how do they do against some of the rest of the format? They find out by battling head-to-head!
Dragonlord Ojutai In Modern
Dragonlord Ojutai and Silumgar’s Scorn in Modern. Do we really need to tell you anything more? Check out Adrian’s latest creation and test it out for yourself!
Double The Weird Fun
Bennie is not very Izzet at heart – he bleeds Golgari, through and through – but a snazzy full-art copy of Melek, Izzet Paragon has him walking the planes in Ral Zarek’s footsteps with his latest Commander deck!
Brad VS. Todd: U/B Control VS. Abzan Aggro
With a big weekend ahead of us for Standard, Brad and Todd battle with two decks that are both well-positioned to handle G/R Devotion to see how well they can handle each other.
BBD VS. CVM: Abzan Aggro VS. Mardu Aggro
BBD and CVM prepare for this weekend’s events by battling with two of Standard’s more important archetypes, trying out Mardu Aggro to see if it can withstand the aggressive power of Abzan Aggro!
Modern After Charlotte And Standard Moving Forward
Grand Prix Charlotte showcased some interesting and powerful new decks, and have helped to further convince Brian to just go broken in the format as long as they’ll let him. Now, what to play in Standard this weekend?
Collected Thoughts
Brian looks back on his performance at Grand Prix Charlotte and what led him to his Bant Company deck when a Wild Nacatl/Collected Company deck ended up tied for Top Eight.
An Apology
I take a moment to apologize for a moment of poor judgment and explain my thought process behind publishing Jim Davis’s most recent article about women and Magic.
Daily Digest: An Old Favorite Returns, For Real This Time
Blue Devotion is a powerful strategy, and a lot of new cards have left people wondering when it will finally have its breakout performance. It’s just waiting for the right build, and this may be the one!
Video: G/R Devotion In Standard
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax takes G/R Devotion out for an intensive test session to prepare for Grand Prix Providence this weekend!
Five-Color Green Dragons
Dragons are a powerful creature type, and the Dragons of Tarkir are especially deadly. Chris takes a look at Mike Flores’s successful Blue Dragons deck with an interest to port it over into a different color.
Daily Digest: The Day Nourishing Shoal Sold Out
Sometimes, just sometimes, Nourishing Shoal does crazy things it shouldn’t be able to do – usually involving Griselbrand. Gerry takes a look at the latest iteration of the Goryo’s Vengeance deck, courtesy of Grand Prix Charlotte.
Video: Temur Artifacts In Standard
With the Standard metagame seeming to be very well-defined, Gerry wanted to try out a new archetype to see how good it is – check out this unusual Temur deck based around powerful artifact interactions.