A Green Mage’s Lament
Bennie Smith examines today’s Standard metagame and notices something weird… it’s dominated by blue decks! Again! Why does blue keep returning to the top?
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Eternal Europe – Legacy Fundamentals
To truly understand Legacy, one must get at its fundamentals: what makes it tick and what makes decks viable in it. Carsten Kotter covers these for both new and old players.
U/B Fish In Modern
U/B Fish is a great deck that is a lot of fun to play. The card quality is through the roof, and this is a good place to be in a new format. If you loved playing Faeries or blue in Legacy, you should love this too.
Perfecting Esper Control – SCG Atlanta Standard 1/7/12 7th Place
Michael Braverman has been casting Grave Titans in Standard and Top 8ed with it in the last Open. Check out his Esper Control build and sideboard plans for various matchups in Standard.
The Modern Era: Splinter Twin Redux
Todd has been having tons of fun with Modern, and he wants to share his thoughts on the format. At the moment, he feels that Splinter Twin is the best combo deck. Check out what he’s been running.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 92 – Very Flavorful
Joey and Bigheadjoe are back to discuss the ever-evolving nature of Standard, what’s missing from the top 16 Legacy decks from SCG Atlanta, and of course, Dark Ascension previews!
The Kitchen Table #372 – Commanders From Commander
Abe Sargent reviews the fourteen legendary creatures from the Commander precon decks released six months ago. Now that they’ve seen the battlefield, which rose to the top? Which sunk to the bottom?
More Ways To Win – Looking At Innistrad’s Past (And Future)
With Dark Ascension coming out in less than a month, I thought it might be a good idea to reflect back on Innistrad this week. Looking back, what cards turned out to be over-hyped, which ones lived up to the hype, and what cards surprised us?
Legend Of Los Angeles
Join us at our second stop on the Open Series in 2012! This weekend, StarCityGames.com trips to the Los Angeles Convention Center; who will take down the Standard and Legacy Opens? Watch the live, HD broadcast on SCGLive!
The Sukenik Special – Improving Magic Online
Something I’d like to discuss today is something that I would really like the readers to get involved in. The topic? Improving Magic Online. Feel free to comment on your own thoughts!
Video: Splinter Twin In Modern
Todd Anderson runs Splinter Twin in a Daily Event using a stock list. If you want to prepare for the PTQ season, this deck will be a major player, so watch Todd play it out.
Vintage Avant-Garde – 8th At Meandeck Open With Bant Midrange Stoneblade
Brian DeMars makes Top 8 of the Meandeck Open with a Bant deck in Vintage. Find out the thought process behind the deck, how it performed overall, and how it can be improved.
The Swasey Shuffle: QPs-Gotta Catch ’em All!
Larry Swasey has started to grind those QPs, and the best way to do it is through the three most popular formats online: Block, Standard, and Modern. He has decks for all three, so if you want to win, try these tested decks.
Exclusive Preview: Loyal Cathar | Unhallowed Cathar
Check out the exclusive spoiler on StarCityGames.com, with an in-depth exploration by Patrick Chapin on its viability in various formats.
The Cast Of Characters
Sheldon introduces the cast that he plays Commander with every week and lists all his current EDH decks. With Dark Ascension on the horizon, it’s time to get ready to make new decks, so Sheldon does some “spring cleaning.”