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Two Firsts And Two Near Misses

Eric Meng finished 26th place at Pro Tour Dark Ascension with B/R Zombies, then made his first Grand Prix Top 8 playing Frites at Baltimore. He shares his journey from hopeless scrub, to grinder, to Grand Prix Top 8 competitor.

Triple DKA Drafting For Fun And Profit

Looking to build your Magic Online collection for a reduced cost? Jon Agley tells you how you can achieve this through drafting triple Dark Ascension by going through six different drafts he did himself.

Women In Magic (Moved To Select)

The second half of Patrick’s article from today is now available on Select! Read it now!

The Dragonmaster

As promised last week, Sheldon builds a Commander deck in honor of Brian “The Dragonmaster” Kibler’s victory at PT Dark Ascension. He does a card-by-card breakdown of choices for his Dragon-themed deck.

Grand Prix Salt Lake City Gold Rush!

StarCityGames.com is announcing an unprecedented promotion to occur at Grand Prix Salt Lake City on March 31. Click here to find out!

Enjoying Life From The Loam

Legacy is a format that is wide open to innovative approaches. Gene Richtsmeier shares his updated Life from the Loam list and why he thinks it’s well-positioned in the current Legacy metagame.

Martyr’s Fancy New Toys

Larry Swasey tunes up the White/Black Martyr deck that made a splash at Grand Prix Lincoln. He also includes an updated U/R Twin list. Try one of these decks out at your next Modern PTQ!

Making Top 8 At Grand Prix Lincoln

Mary Jacobson, a grinder on the StarCityGames.com Open Series, made her first Grand Prix Top 8 at Lincoln. She gives you a play-by-play of how her Affinity deck crushed the rest of the Modern field.

Video: Loam Assault In Modern

Todd Anderson plays a Life from the Loam deck in Modern by Michael Hetrick. He runs it through a Daily Event on Magic Online, explaining his decisions and tweaks to the deck.

Cubers Anonymous – Talented Mr. Roto (Part 3)

Justin finishes his series on cube rotisserie draft. He goes over the reasons he and his fellow drafters succeeded or failed to draft successful decks in three different drafts. Try to put together this fun, casual draft with your friends!

Choosing A Weapon For Standard

Michael Martin details his process of choosing which Standard deck to play. Was Mono Red, U/B Zombies, Wolf Run Ramp, Humans, or B/W Tokens the best choice?

Dear Azami – Science Fiction Double Feature

Two different readers submitted letters about decks featuring Wydwen, the Biting Gale as their Commander. Find out how Sean considers both of their builds to make a solid little Wydwen tribal Faerie deck.

Dipping My Toe Into Modern Waters

Bennie Smith takes his first look at Modern to get ready for an upcoming PTQ. He provides a couple of Greater Good brews and calls for readers to help him make them even better. Could this be the next deck to shake up Modern?

Eternal Europe – The Rise Of The Linears

Linear decks have become very prevalent in Legacy. Carsten Kötter explains what exactly linear decks are and suggests strategies for beating them. Prepare to beat decks like Storm and Dredge at StarCityGames.com Open: Memphis.

StarCityGames.com Announces A Livestreaming Hub!

StarCityGames.com announces its latest feature! A livestreaming hub for all Magic streams on the web.