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You CAN Play Type I #41 (Unless You’re Geordie Tait): Stop Hyping The Wishes!

Don’t believe the hype! Everyone and his mom are telling you how Judgment’s Wishes will break Type One in – but if you look closely, you’ll see that what you have to give up might not be worth the wish…

Hurting Cats

And so I ask you, the Magic community, a critical question that has never been answered in Magic before or since: What makes a team win? Help me find one of the core fundamentals of Magic that the Lucky Seven never answered.

CASUAL FRIDAYS #130: Biweekly, Bipartisan, And Bifurcated

Now on a slower pace, Anthony has time to think about life’s great questions: What is the best way to play Emperor with eight people? And what is the Secretly Forbidden Topic of StarCity?

Double Or Nothing: One Casting Cost Goodness

“For a long time, testing seems to have shown me that four cantrips seems to be like playing an extra two lands – but am I really right?” Jim goes stat-crazy in an attempt to figure out how Opts, Peeks, and Sleight of Hands affect your draws!

StarCity Will Be Changing – Give Us Your Feedback Now!

Since I’ve recently been promoted to Webmaster of this site as well as editor, I’ll be looking to make some major changes here – and soon. The question is, what do YOU want to see done here to help you play Magic better? Check out the discussion in our forum, and let me know what I can do to help you!

C-3 and OBC

Bennie attended the Central Championships – the ccgprime.com-sponsored Midwest tournament where Type 2 and OBC met head-to-head. So how did Bennie do?

Green/White In Post-Judgment Standard: To Suck Or Not To Suck?

With the influx of powerful new white and green cards in Judgment, the question of the day becomes: Will W/G be any good in Standard?

8 in 10: You CAN’T Write Infinite Articles On Type 1

We didn’t think he could do it… And by God, he couldn’t, only managing to produce a paltry eight daily articles before collapsing in a heap of body fluids. Still, he manages to pound out a tourney report that lovingly takes Oscar Tan and bends him over his knee.

Wacky Wednesdays #22: Infernal Drinks

As usual, win $5 in StarCity credit for your craziest multiplayer story! On the table this week: Brandy-fueled Necratog shenanigans!

My Limited Experience

“You’re smart, though. You learn fast. How hard could attending your first tournament three days after you learned to play be?” “That brings me to my problem, Jack.” “What’s that?””It turns out I suck.”

Why Threshold Is The Weakest Link

U/G or U/G/x decks that are overly focused on threshold seem to be prone to falling into card disadvantage traps, spending their effort to get to threshold at the cost of a positive beatdown position.

Five in Five: Friday Night Magic And Creative Civil Disobedience

For the seventh day in a row, this maniac is submitting amusing reports mixed in with Type 2 information. How long CAN he keep it up? In the meantime, enjoy some thoughts on Kibler’s RUG and why it’s okay to take a whiz on a statue of Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker.

Quick Thoughts On DCI Penalties And Enforcement

In real life, very good lawyers witnesses who bear allegational testimonies to pieces. It’s facts and tight reasoning that drive decisions. That, and solid arguments. Hey, I testify for a living. I know.

A Response From A Professional: The Housing Administrator Discusses Crime And Punishment

I have a Masters in Public Administration, and I have worked in this field doing both confrontations and adjudications for six years now. .. And the largest misunderstanding from those who criticize the DCI is the assumption that the DCI should follow criminal law.

Compulsive Victory: A CounterBurn Tournament Report

I have to warn you, though, my tournament report is long – almost definitely long-winded. But this deck is quite complex to play and describing the interactions with discarding and paying madness requires a lot of extra words in each sentence.