Thursday, May 22nd – Richard Feldman is on a mission. What mission, you ask? Break Standard the day before the Pro Tour? Build a mechanical suit that can fly? Parody as many Star City writers as possible in one article? He only had time to complete one of these missions…read on to find out which one.
Wednesday, May 21st – In a break from his usual articles, GerryT regales us with the tale of his own personal quest to take the crown in the StarCityGames Standard Open tournaments. While he didn’t have as successful a weekend as Alex, he made the Top 8 on the second day, and his own home-spun brand of Faeries has been the talk of the town. For his own particular take on the highs and lows of the metagame, look no further!
Wednesday, May 21st – At the recent StarCityGames.com Mega-Magic Weekend, the real winner was the Faeries deck. After multiple rounds of grueling swiss and single elimination competition, Faeries met in the finals of both tournaments. The pilot of the winning deck each time? Alex Bertoncini. Today he shares his story, alongside invaluable advice on how to get the most from the Fae…
Tuesday, May 20th – With Pro Tour: Hollywood only days away, the debate still rages over what can be done to curb the Blue/Black Faerie menace. One popular option is Mono-Red Aggression, with copious amounts of burn ready to keep the Bitterblossom players on their toes. Is such a strategy ready for the big time, or will the Fae seize the day?
Tuesday, May 20th – Triple Shadowmoor Draft offers up a variety of exciting strategies for the more discerning Limited player. There are the usual strategies, like Blue/White Aggro or Black/Red Heavy Removal. There are the fringe strategies, like The Gun and the Mill archetype. And there’s Green/Red, which requires an unhealthy reliance on mana acceleration…
Monday, May 19th – At the StarCityGames Mega-Magic Weekend, Stephen Menendian took full advantage of two days of competitive Vintage play. Unfortunately for the Vintage World Champion, things didn’t quite go his way on an intriguing Day 1…
Monday, May 19th – Hollywood is fast approaching, and pro players everywhere are preparing to break the format. Of course, the biggest threat in the metagame flies on gossamer wings. What can be done to conquer the Fae? Do we act like Evan and bring the burn, or do we pack a dangerous 0/5 treefolk…?
Friday, May 16th – With the data from the StarCityGames.com Mega-Magic Weekend pointing to a cold winter of Faerie dominance, Adrian looks at the various Fae builds from the two Top 8s in Richmond in order to discern the direction of the deck. Come Hollywood, will the Blue/Black flying menace be victorious?
Friday, May 16th – Come join Mike in the madcap mathematical adventure that we call metagaming. Why is The Basic Test of Metagaming Competence the most useful article in modeling metagaming that you will ever read? Because just one paragraph in you may realize that everything you ever thought about metagaming was a lie… Or at least a gross series of very sad misunderstandings. And we can prove it. A must read.
Thursday, May 15th – With the shadow of Pro Tour: Hollywood breathing down out necks, it’s time to get serious with the Standard metagame. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez take us through the highs and lows of the standout decklists hailing from last weekend’s Star City Games Mega-Magic Weekend, How will results there impact the upcoming Pro Tour?
Thursday, May 15th – Last week, Richard ended his article with a midrange beatdown deck for Standard, called The Siege. It stirred up discussion in the forums, and so today Richard takes a closer look at the design and tunes up the list based on advice and ideas accumulated over the past seven days…
Wednesday, May 14th – Last weekend, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy sleeved up his trusty Reveillark deck and braved the fierce Standard competition on both days of the StarCityGames.com Mega-Magic Weekend. While he didn’t fare well on Day 2, on Day 2 he came agonizingly close to the money. Today’s Peebles Primers sees BPM take us through the tournaments, offering sage advice on the position of Reveillark Combo in the Faeries metagame…
Wednesday, May 14th – With the eyes of the world set firmly on Standard and the upcoming Pro Tour: Hollywood, Luis Scott-Vargas takes a preliminary look at the next important Constructed format: Lorwyn Block Constructed. He offers his thoughts on the all-conquering Faeries, and posits that, in Block at least, they may not be as strong as you might think…
Tuesday, May 13th – Tom LaPille is having a week off… in his place, we have StarCityGames Mega-Magic Weekend Top 8 player Gerry Thompson! With a Block Constructed PTQ season on the horizon, and a Block Constructed Grand Prix in the UK mere weeks away, GerryT takes us through an exciting Elemental-themed control deck that has fine matchups against the aggro creature decks in the evolving format…
Tuesday, May 13th – With Shadowmoor draft being the current Limited format of choice, Nick Eisel has been experimenting with some more off-the-wall strategies in order to gain an edge on the field. One of his more successful strategies involves Power of Fire and everyone’s favorite untapper, Pili-Pala…
