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The Undefeated Standard Decks Of The World Magic Cup

This week Adrian takes a look at the Standard decks that did well at the World Magic Cup. Get an idea of what the metagame looks like before playing in SCG Standard Open: Minneapolis or the first SCG Classic Series in Knoxville!

G/R Aggro: Refinement And Playing Versus Delver

AJ Sacher breaks down the matchup between two popular Standard decks: G/R Aggro and Delver. Gain valuable insight into both of these decks to prepare for SCG Classic Series: Knoxville and SCG Open Series: Minneapolis.

Lessons Of A Year

With the Magic year coming to a close soon (in terms of block cycles), five-time SCG Open Series Top 8 competitor Ari Lax decided to go back and figure out what he’s actually learned in the past year.

Complexity

In his farewell to StarCityGames.com and Magic for the foreseeable future, PT San Juan Top 8 competitor and two-time GP winner Jeremy Neeman tells you why he played Magic.

Not In The Cards

This week, Chas begins to tackle the array Magic products and collectibles that have been made besides cards so that you can identify a valuable find when you see it.

The Best Team

Worlds 2007 finalist Patrick Chapin goes over the value of having a good playtesting group, how to choose the right people to work with, and what you can do to get to the next level with your team.

Trading Up!

Pro Tour Amsterdam finalist Brad Nelson is making one last-ditch effort to get people to try out his latest Trading Post brew. If you want to be competitive and have fun at SCG Standard Open: Denver, then check out his R/G post deck.

Team USA At The World Magic Cup

US Team Captain Brian Kibler goes over his experience at the first World Magic Cup, where he, Luis Scott-Vargas, Alex Binek, and Joe Pennachio played to a 12th place finish.

Destroy All Monsters Redux (AKA Brewing Bonfires)

Want to beat up on all the creature-based decks at SCG Standard Open: Denver? Then check out the R/G Post deck championship deckbuilder Mike Flores has been working on to prey upon the current metagame.

NO Bant

Want to play something off the radar at SCG Legacy Open: Denver? Then learn about NO Bant in this different, entertaining article from Grand Prix Philadelphia winner Gerard Fabiano.

Prepping For The Legacy MOCS (And Some Standard)

GP Denver winner Gerry Thompson talks about the process he went through to choose a deck for the Legacy MOCS and lets you know what he’s been playing in Standard lately. Get ready to play both formats at SCG Open Series: Denver!

Creativity Isn’t Dead

Two-time SCG Legacy Open finalist Drew Levin highlights some interesting decks from two major Legacy events that took place this past weekend. Get some ideas for this weekend’s SCG Legacy Open in Denver!

Draft The Good Cards

Want to improve your M13 Draft skills? Then read GP Atlanta Top 8 competitor Sam Black’s continuation of the discussion generated by his popular article from last week. Find out why you shouldn’t “draft scared.”

Run That Back

GP Atlanta Top 8 competitor Ari Lax recently asked Twitter, "What cards currently legal in Modern are too good/miserable to reprint in Standard?" See a few of the cards that generated the most interesting discussion.

Why Brains Should Be Your Next Meal

Zombies had quite a good showing at the World Magic Cup, with three copies in the Top 4. GP Brisbane champion Jeremy Neeman tells you why he thinks Zombie Pod and B/R Zombies are good choices for the SCG Standard Open in Denver.