Rocking The PTQ Season
Reid wants to combine discard spells and creatures in Modern. He did just that this weekend, en route finishing 6th in an MTGO PTQ!
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About This Tokens Thing
Ari Lax asks some pertinent questions about the new Tokens deck that is coming with Dark Ascension. What cards does it get? Is the metagame ready for it? How do you beat it?
What Does The Future Hold? You Never Would Have Geist
Jeremy Neeman, Australia’s Top Pro, and one of the three fastest players to reach 100 Pro Points, takes a look at some of the new aggro decks that he thinks will have an impact on Dark Ascension Standard.
Wise Buys – Rarities, Misprints, And More
StarCityGames.com has had a box full of abnormal Magic cards sitting around, and Wes Wise was recently given the job of pricing them all. Here’s a look at the treasures inside and how to value your miscuts, misprints, and more.
Ben’s Ten: Top 10 Cards That Have Risen In Value This Month!
Dark Ascension spoiler season is in full force, and the Modern PTQ season has started! The SCG Open Series has brought us new Legacy and Standard tech. Ben ranks the top ten cards that are on the rise!
*Audio* Unless You Happen To Be The Greatest Deck Of All Time
If you want to take Mike Flores with you on your iPod or listen to a StarCityGames.com article while working, now you can! This is the audio version of last week’s Flores Friday, voiced by Mike Flores himself!
Magic Candy! Modern Top 8
What should you be playing in your Modern PTQs? Brad Nelson lays it all out for you; if you’re not considering these eight decks,
Is It Time?
Brian Kibler has been tinkering in Standard, and he thinks it might be time for Daybreak Ranger to break open. For a new look at red-green, here’s something to experiment with–maybe at SCG Open: DC this weekend!
Unless You Happen To Be The Greatest Deck Of All Time
Mike Flores delves into exactly what makes one card better than another card. Compare Incinerate and Volcanic Hammer, or Spark Elemental and Wild Nacatl. What’s a mana worth? If you love bball, theory, or Magic, this article’s for you!
12th At GP Orlando With Champion Of The Parish And Delver Of Secrets
Sam Black took U/W to a whole new level at Orlando, landing himself a 12th place finish. His deck combines elements from Delver decks and Humans decks, creating a rogue take on two popular builds.
Delving At The GP
After a 10-0 start, what happened to Gerry Thompson at GP Orlando? Gerry talks about optimizing the deck, why he fell off to a top 32 finish, and what his plans are for StarCityGames.com Open: DC.
Sorin, Lord Of Innistrad And A New Tier 1 Deck!
Spoiler alert! Sorin is coming to town with his horde of tokens, and Patrick Chapin tells you now that he will go into a Tier 1 deck. If you want to be prepared for Standard after Dark Ascension, here’s a place to start.
Blue/Black Jace Control
Control players may have their work cut out for them with such a hostile format full of difficult-to-answer threats, and U/B is easy to make mistakes with, but nobody should be scared to give it a try. Reid Duke thinks it’s perfect for the DC Open.
How To Build A Control Deck In Legacy
It’s heartbreaking to see zero control decks in the entire Top 16 of a Legacy Open. So what’s a bunch of Brainstorm-loving control mages to do?
Second At Grand Prix Orlando With Grixis
Patrick Chapin made the finals of GP Orlando with none other than Grixis Control, proving that rogue is not dead. Read all about the deck and its matchups here. Will it be a good choice for SCG Open: Washington DC?