Tuesday, November 18th – The StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open comes to Philadelphia in a few weeks. In preparation, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy looks at a pair of the more unsung strategies blossoming from the recent State Championship tournaments: Bloom Tender Aggro and Planeswalker Control/Combo. If you’re looking for a deck with the element of surprise, look no further!
Tuesday, November 18th – While Elves was silently destroying the unprepared masses at Pro Tour: Berlin, a number of the perceived powerhouses of the format failed to perform. Certain strategies, however, can now be tweaked to combat the pointy-eared menace. Today, Marijn Lybaert looks at the non-elf decks that sprang from his team’s intensive testing, and investigates ways they could topple the lean Green machine…
Monday, November 17th – Nick continues his Drafting With series, bringing us a triple Shards of Alara draft from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. Along with Rich, he shares his pick process and draft thoughts with each one, and supplies more detailed analysis in the forums.
Monday, November 17th – Canadian Draft maestro Rich Hoaen returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com. Each day, he brings us a triple Shards of Alara draft from Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, sharing his insight on the more difficult picks along the way. For more in-depth analysis, visit the forums!
Monday, November 17th – Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Vintage Master Stephen Menendian in fine form. He takes his TPS deck to a local tournament in the quest to pick up some jewelry… his report is typically intense, intricate, and illuminating.
Monday, November 17th – For his 100th article, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin looks back at the first half of his prolific output here on StarCityGames.com. He brings us the highs and lows, the great decks and failed experiments. Congratulations, Patrick… here’s to the next 100!
Friday, November 14th – Nick continues his Drafting With series, bringing us a triple Shards of Alara draft from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. Along with Rich, he shares his pick process and draft thoughts with each one, and supplies more detailed analysis in the forums.
Friday, November 14th – Canadian Draft maestro Rich Hoaen returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com. Each day, he brings us a triple Shards of Alara draft from Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, sharing his insight on the more difficult picks along the way. For more in-depth analysis, visit the forums!
Friday, November 14th – With the States Top 8 decklists rolling in, it’s time to examine the new face of Standard. Adrian looks at the Top 8 decks from Wisconsin, and walks us through the strengths and weaknesses of each in their respective Top 8 matches…
Friday, November 14th – Going into Pro Tour: Berlin, most folk believed that Zoo would be the deck to beat. Things didn’t quite pan out for the multicolor menagerie, but Paulo played it anyway. In today’s exhaustive tournament report, Paulo delivers the details behind his strong finish, and explains why Zoo isn’t quite dead yet…
Thursday, November 13th – Nick continues his Drafting With series, bringing us a triple Shards of Alara draft from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. Along with Rich, he shares his pick process and draft thoughts with each one, and supplies more detailed analysis in the forums.
Thursday, November 13th – Canadian Draft maestro Rich Hoaen returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com. Each day, he brings us a triple Shards of Alara draft from Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, sharing his insight on the more difficult picks along the way. For more in-depth analysis, visit the forums!
Thursday, November 13th – Richard Feldman stuck to his guns last weekend, and threw his powerful U/W Merfolk build against all comers at States. His faith was not misplaced, and he picked up an impressive Top 8 berth in style! Today, he shares his tournament performance match by match, and provides valuable insight into the intricacies of the archetype.
Thursday, November 13th – In the follow-up to his last article about Promotional cards, Ben looks at the ugly end of Promo cards. Does Wizards have the right strategy for distributing Promotional cards? Are there too many or too few promo cards out there? And what happens when a Promotional Card is more common than the regular version of that card? All these topics and more are in this week’s Insider Trading!
Wednesday, November 12th – Canadian Draft maestro Rich Hoaen returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com. Each day, he brings us a triple Shards of Alara draft from Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, sharing his insight on the more difficult picks along the way. For more in-depth analysis, visit the forums!
