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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – MTGO Video: Standard Daily with Caw-Go!

Thursday, January 13th – Brian Kibler debuts his first high-res MTGO videos! Watch the Dragonmaster play the deck he went undefeated with at Worlds, Caw-Go.

Jacob’s Ladder – SCG Open: Kansas City (10th)

Thursday, January 13th – Michael Jacob has a goal: Make Level 7. But that doesn’t mean he can’t make both Level 7 for the Pro Tour and Star City Games, right?

Innovations – Physics, Menendian, Legacy, and Seeing the Future

Thursday, January 13th – How do we predict the future? Patrick Chapin, Magic theory expert, analyzes the Kansas City Legacy metagame and tries to do just that. Come out to San Jose this weekend to make history!

Vintage Avant-Garde – The Legacy Power Nine

Wednesday, January 12th – The Power Nine dominate in Vintage, but what are the Legacy equivalents to the Power Nine? What are the format defining cards? Brian DeMars lists his Legacy Power Nine.

The Icy Grip – Playing Control: The Basics

Wednesday, January 12th – Shaheen Soorani is the U/W Master, so suit up his latest decklist (0 Preordains) and come to SCG Open in San Jose! Soorani teaches you to eat, think, and breathe like a control player.

Sullivan Library – The New World: Extended As Super Standard

Tuesday, January 11th – Adrian Sullivan gives a vast overview of Extended, comparing the decks to their Standard counterparts – it’s a New World. But not too new.

City of Brass – Grudge Match 2: A Vintage Love Story

Tuesday, January 11th – Andy Probasco tells an epic tale about a tournament in New York where he played against monkeys and lost five cards from his deck with Power in it, all while playing some exciting matches and making deep plays.

Going Infinite – Sideboarding for the “Sharks” Matchup

Monday, January 10th – A shark is a value trader that takes advantage of people at any cost. Jon Medina is here to give you the tools to distinguish between sharks and other traders and avoid bad trades. Don’t lose to the shark matchup!

Innovations – Winning a PTQ, Not Violating The Prime Directive

Monday, January 10th – “Never play a bad something else.” That is The Prime Directive, and Patrick Chapin, world-class deck designer, is here to tell you how to avoid building decks that are just worse versions of something else.

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Better Beatdown!

Friday, January 7th – Brian Kibler loves attacking. He’s been piloting Zoo, Next Level Bant, and Doran to GP and PT Top 8s for years and wants to continue this trend with the latest Extended season. Watch out, Faeries.

One Step Ahead – Aggressive Tendencies and Wargate with _ShipitHolla

Friday, January 7th – Gerry, SCG Invitational and GP Nashville champion, explains why attacking is miserable and interviews MTGO ringer and SCG Talent Search contestant, Michael Hetrick, about playing Wargate in the MTGO PTQ.

Flores Friday – How to Make a Mashup

Friday, January 7th – Earlier today, I tried to call Steve Sadin and Patrick Chapin, but neither one felt like picking up the phone. It’s not like they’d spent the last 2 months trying to get me to come back to StarCityGames.com or anything…

Playtesting the U/W Mashup

Friday, January 7th – Following his incredible return to StarCityGames.com, Mike Flores brings you three playtesting videos with his new U/W Mashup. Includes a special guest appearance from Bella Flores!

No Gamble, No Future – Standard B/R Vampires

Thursday, January 6th – The SCG Open in Kansas City is coming up in just a few days, so sleeve up EFro’s update on his 5th place Vampire list from Worlds and beat up on control!

Jacob’s Ladder – MTGO Video with Tempered Steel (Extended)

Thursday, January 6th – Michael Jacob, Pro Tour scenester, continues making excellent high-res videos of an Extended Daily on Magic Online. He discusses his deck, his plays, and explains sideboarding for the hot, new Tempered Steel.