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The Kitchen Table #377 – The Nexus Commander

This week at The Kitchen Table, Abe Sargent remakes his old deck, The Nexus, which he’s written about previously. Check out the changes he made to his original 80-card Highlander deck to make it into a fun-to-play Commander deck.

Tainted Wood Infect vs. Stompy In Pauper

Alex Ullman is back with more information about Pauper. This time he talks about two viable green decks: Infect and Stompy. Check out which one you should choose the next time you sit down to play Pauper.

StarCityGames.com Open Series Preview – Sacramento

This week, Jeremy Noell goes over the Sacramento Open Series events that are happening this weekend and a metagame analysis with Gerry Thompson.

Soul Searching In Legacy

Todd Anderson played G/W Maverick in Legacy last weekend at GP Indianapolis. Find out which version of the deck he played and why he’s probably going to switch to Esper Stoneblade for the SCG Invitational in Baltimore.

Gifts Rock In Modern

Daniel Unwin won a Modern PTQ for Barcelona with an untested brew. Find out how his Gifts Rock deck was good enough to get him the blue envelope, and see if you should play it at your next Modern PTQ.

All A Loam: Playing Pox In Indianapolis

Jon Agley played Loam Pox this past weekend at GP Indianapolis. Although he didn’t do that well, he thinks the deck still has potential in Legacy. Check out the changes he would make for this weekend’s SCG Open: Sacramento.

Hidden Gems, Redux

Sheldon Menery returns to finding hidden gems for Commander decks. He lists 50 cards that have been flying under the radar that you can use to improve and spice up your own Commander decks.

Every Magic Article Ever

Strong writing and opinions from [serious columnist] and an [irrelevant finish] report from [some grinder’s] recent trip to [tournament name]! Read Dan Barrett’s parody of every Magic article ever.

Moving Up The Chain: PTQ Win With Melira

John Guttermuth recently won a PTQ with Melira Pod. Find out how John changed his mind about Modern as a format as he played well and ran good to get a "blue envelope" to Barcelona.

G/W Maverick vs. U/W Stoneblade: A Closer Look

Michael Caffrey took U/W Stoneblade to the Top 4 in the Tampa Legacy Open. Today, he’s analyzing one of its most frequent matchups before StarCityGames.com Open: Sacramento.

Grand Prix Seattle Report

Alex West got tenth at Grand Prix Seattle. Read his report about his Sealed and Draft decks in order to prepare for Grand Prix Nashville and Draft Opens at StarCityGames.com Open: Sacramento.

From PT Dark Ascension To GP Baltimore – A Tournaments Report

Jason Ford reflects on his experiences at Pro Tour Dark Ascension, Grand Prix Baltimore, and everything in-between and since. Read his unique take on how Magic and tournaments impact his life.

PTQing With Delver And Identifying Shortfalls

Michael Martin learned an important lesson while playing RUG Delver at a Modern PTQ in Richmond. Check out his tournament report to find out how you can use the lesson he learned to improve your own tournament play.

Dear Azami – Singing For Souls (For My Supper)

Dear Azami continues this week with Sean McKeown improving another Commander deck at a reader’s request. Find out what constructive changes he makes to a Rubinia Soulsinger deck.

G/W Trap With Kenny Mayer

Bennie Smith interviews Kenny Mayer, who recently got second at a Modern PTQ in Richmond. Find out all about G/W Summoning Trap from one of its best pilots along with updates to Bennie’s Glissa Pod Standard deck.