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StarCityGames.com Open Series Preview: Cincinnati

Glenn Jones is joined by Jason Reedy and Jacob Van Lunen to talk about StarCityGames.com Open: Cincinnati this weekend! Catch up on the Standard and Legacy metagame, know where to catch a late-night bite, and more!

The Sukenik Special – Just Hit The Same, Boring Winner

Jonathan Sukenik speaks of tennis and Magic, of the virtue of hitting the same, boring winner (play the deck that wins, not the shiny, cool, new thing).

Standard Dungrove Aggro For Cincinnati

Todd Anderson covers the tweaks he’d make to the Dungrove Aggro deck he ran at StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond. Was the deck a fluke, or will it be a contender at Cincinnati this weekend?

Magic Online Season Championship: Top 4 With Mono-Blue Faeries

Bing Luke, or prolepsis9 on Magic Online, made top 4 with Mono-Blue Faeries, one of the major decks in the Modern format. If you want a good deck for the PTQ season, check it out.

How I Learned To Stop Hating And Love Affinity

Ken Bearl made the finals of a PTQ with Affinity, a deck he initially underestimated. This article covers exactly why he was wrong.

The Isperia Challenge

A few weeks back, I posted an Isperia deck. One criticism was that the deck was full enough of staples that it wasn’t particularly interesting, so I put out the challenge to come up with a better one.

Cube Chronicles Quarterly: Dark Ascension, Part 2

Part 2 of the Cube Chronicles Quarterly covers the rest of Dark Ascension from Monday. Usman and Justin discuss cards like Hellrider, Strangleroot Geist, and more.

Putting Dark Ascension To The Test

Dan Barrett takes some new Standard decks out for a spin and reports on his findings, including Zombie and Glissa lists! Get some new ideas spinning for StarCityGames.com Open: Cincinnati this weekend.

Open Ears

Have you ever met someone who rejected your opinion before even hearing it? Jesse Smith explains his trials as a deck brewer and trying to share new ideas. This article is about having open ears.

Dark Excitement Comes Standard

Looking over the spoilers for the 19,275th time, I’m still finding cool interactions and fun things to be doing. Are they going to turn the StarCityGames.com Open Series on its head?

Modern Musings With A Splash Of Dark Ascension

Peter Ingram talks about his PTQ experience with Splinter Twin and dives into some other decklists for Modern as well as reasons to play each of the colors in the format.

Dear Azami – So I Hear You Like Elves…

Ezuri, Renegade Leader put Elves back on the map in Standard, but how does it do as a General in Commander? Sean McKeown helps out a reader with his mono-green concoction.

Cube Chronicles Quarterly: Dark Ascension, Part 1

Usman Jamil and Justin Parnell team up to evaluate Dark Ascension for cube! If you’re a cube enthusiast, you can’t miss this two-part article series.

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Ratchet Bomb… With Glissa

Building on his love of green, black, and Birthing Pod, Benny looks to combine Glissa with Ratchet Bomb in a Pod list featuring Dark Ascension for the Richmond Standard Open!

Dark Ascension Set Review: Part Two

Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung wrap up their Vintage set review with Grafdigger’s Cage, Gravecrawler, Tragic Slip, and some other surprising candidates.