Lessons From Grand Prix San Diego
Learning a Limited format on the fly, AJ analyzes his San Diego performance with a student’s perspective. If you’re interested in improving your Innistrad skills for a St. Louis Draft Open, class is in session!
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Rise of Aintrazi – The Story Of Worlds
Ali has returned from Worlds with tales and a tournament report, including a Solar Flare deck for this weekend’s Standard Open. As a bonus, he’s got a sneak peek at the green member of the “Power 5” in his new custom cube!
Standard Updates
Gerry’s looking forward to St. Louis and the Invitational, and evolving his gauntlet accordingly. Check out the top decks in Standard through Gerry’s eyes!
Post-Worlds Standard
Pat Cox fell just short of his goal at Worlds, but he’s gearing up to defend his Invitational title in Charlotte. Today, he breaks down the Standard format! Perfect prep for the Invitational and St. Louis coming up.
How Chalice Of The Void Teaches Deckbuilding
Beginning with an idea, Drew explores life without Brainstorm in Legacy as he prepares for St. Louis. See the format through non-blue eyes!
Godo, Braid of Fire, And The Next Modern Bannings
Patrick offers up the deck he did play and the deck he should have played for the Modern portion of Worlds, and a reasoned analysis of the format.
Magic Online Championships Report, Part 1 *1st Place!*
Reid Duke won the Magic Online Championship at Worlds, earning $25,000 and an invite to the new, exclusive 16-person Worlds next year. He recounts his win and the preparation that led to it, beginning with Standard and his W/G/r Wolf Run deck!
Drafting With Tim! ISD #8
Drafting With articles are one of the best ways to improve your draft skills. Read Tim Aten’s walkthrough for some helpful tips before the Draft Open at St. Louis this weekend.
Worlds Modern Review
Ari Lax takes a comprehensive look at the Modern Worlds metagame, focusing largely on the direction of the format and interesting new decks / tech. Make sure you’re ready for PTQ season, and give this article a read through.
An Awesome Year Of Magic – Worlds 2011 *53rd*
Fabian Thiele has had an awesome rookie year of Magic, narrowly missing Rookie of the Year. Read about his finish at Worlds, with some sweet tech for the SCG Open in St. Louis this weekend.
High-Level Learning
If you want to become an expert at something, it’s said you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. Jeremy Neeman, winner of GP Brisbane, has three useful tips for achieving mastery at Magic, or anything.
Going Infinite – High-End Foils And You
Jonathan Medina continues his series on enhancing your collection with rare and shiny Magic cards. This week is all about the foils, including foreign foils and special promos.
Analyzing The Worlds Standard Metagame
The format is jumping from week to week, even halfway through the season. Innistrad may be one of the best sets ever for both Draft and Constructed! Check out the latest new directions for Standard before the St. Louis Open.
Worlds And Adversarial Playtesting
Brian Kibler reflects on his 2011 performance and explains the best way to get to the best deck through adversarial playtesting.
Two Decks For Worlds
Marijn Lybaert did not have a successful last Worlds, but he did find two decks that, with some patching up, could be excellent choices for your next Standard or Modern event. Check out U/W Humans and U/B Control.