Wednesday, March 17th – With Standard operating under a strict Jund regime, a number of strategies have arisen to combat this tricolor behemoth. Marijn Lybaert ran Green/White at Pro Tour: San Diego, and today he updates his list with a touch of Black and explains the pertinent sideboard strategies. Is this the Jund-killing deck that the metagame desires?
Wednesday, March 17th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Wednesday, March 17th – With Jund proving to be a perennial player in the current Standard metagame, news of its demise has been greatly overstated. To combat the Cascading menace, Zvi Mowshowitz revisits his popular Mythic strategy, and walks us through everything we need in order to bring the giant elephant to its knees. Unmissable stuff!
Tuesday, March 16th – In the first edition of a new weekly column, Pro Tour mainstay Ben Lundquist discusses the need for proper preparation when going into high-level Magic events. Scrubbing out is never a good feeling… but if we’re honest, do we always do all we can to avoid such an ignoble exit? Ben reveals all…
Tuesday, March 16th – Going into Grand Prix: Kuala Lumpur, Sam Black was set on playing Zvi Mowshowitz’s excellent Mythic list. However, he decided to audible into an innovative U/W build at the last minute, and it paid dividends. Today, he takes us through the reasons why, explains the decklist, and brings us a game-by-game breakdown of his performance.
Monday, March 15th – Jace, the Mind Sculptor is proving to be a hit across a number of Constructed formats. Patrick Chapin is one of the card’s biggest fans, and today he suggests strategies and decklists that utilize the powerful planeswalker in everything from Block Constructed to Vintage!
Monday, March 15th – In today’s So Many Insane Plays, Stephen Menendian is in a lyrical mood. He takes us through a fierce battle between the Dark Mage (the Perfect Storm) and the Bant Mage (Oath). With detailed thought processes and play-by-play analysis, who will emerge the victor?
Friday, March 12th – While Extended is largely a format in which a variety of strategies can flourish, it seems that Zoo and Dark Depths are a touch overpowering. However, if you dig a little deeper, there is gold to be found. Brian Kibler examines a selection of interesting Extended lists that are currently flying under the radar…
Friday, March 12th – With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open this Saturday, eyes are turned to the more popular Standard decks in the metagame: Boss Naya, U/W Control, and (of course) Jund. However, Craig Wescoe believes that his White Weenie build, recently seen in the Top 8 of Pro Tour: San Diego, could be the strategy that takes home the bacon. Do you agree?
Friday, March 12th – The more Standard changes, the more it stays the same. With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Indianapolis this coming Saturday, the world is poised to see how many Jund decks make the Top 8. Manuel Bucher played Jund at Pro Tour: San Diego, and today he takes us through his tournament games and sideboarding strategies.
Thursday, March 11th – Rise of the Eldrazi is right around the corner, but M11 isn’t far behind! In today’s edition of Insider Trading, Ben looks at the traditional cycle of values for Standard-legal cards, and gives his insight into the future values of cards from Magic 2010!
Thursday, March 11th – Two weeks ago, Cedric Phillips regaled us with part 1 of his Pro Tour: San Diego report. After a week off to bring us a timely Extended Dredge primer, Ced returns to round out his PT experience, with tales of Iona in draft, sandwich sales, turn 3 Baneslayers, and more!
Wednesday, March 10th – With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Indianapolis this weekend, the Ruel brothers have joined forces to test one of the most important matches in the metagame: UW Control versus Jund. Today, Antoine takes us through the matches from the UW Control perspective. Join us later in the week for the Jund opinion!
Wednesday, March 10th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Wednesday, March 10th – Legacy is becoming a hugely popular format, with a host of powerful decks and strategies. With this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Indianapolis looming, Sam Black investigates building a Counterbalance Control deck… is this the deck that can power you to the top of this Sunday’s tournament?
