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More Ways To Win – Changing Priorities

Ashley had to miss States this past weekend due to a flat tire, but it gave her an opportunity to reflect. Read about the deck she would’ve played as well as the position of cards like Consecrated Sphinx, Dismember, and Doom Blade.

Too Much Information – Music City Magic

The data from the Nashville Standard Open is in, and Glenn’s got the breakdown from top to bottom. Where’s this metagame going to go next?

The Sukenik Special – Burning Through States

Jonathan Sukenik decided he’d let his hair down for States and took a “for fun” deck that played a bunch of card draw, burn spells, and Snapcaster Mage. Read about his Top 8 with Burning Vengeance. Will it pop up at Baltimore this weekend?

Constructed Criticism – Garruk vs. Garruk For Baltimore

Todd played Wolf Run Ramp at States, and this week he’s sharing the experience and explaining why you might want to switch planeswalkers in Baltimore!

Four! An Arizona States Report *1st*

Adam Prosak rocked U/B Control at his States in Arizona and took it down for the fourth time in a row! Is this deck one of the answers to today’s metagame? We’ll find out on Saturday in Baltimore.

That Bearl Is Poison

Ken took a mean Mono-Black Infect deck to States and had a good time Lashwrithing people out of the game within minutes! If you’re looking for a fun, fast, relatively low-key deck at Baltimore, this is it.

Everyday I’m Shufflin’ – A Magic Midlife Crisis

Reuben Bresler comes to some important realizations about his life, Magic, and his life in Magic. Is it time to put down the cards?

Embracing The Chaos – Karador’s Angelic Performance

Karador and his Angels is a load of fun to play. It provides interaction, decision-making trees, beats, and the opportunity for the epic plays that truly Embrace the Chaos.

A Unique Approach To Legacy High Tide

Anwar Ahmad and Alix Hatfield co-wrote this article about Legacy High Tide and the best way to build it. With Mental Misstep out of the picture, it may be time for the tides to rise again in Baltimore.

Tradin’ Tales Of The Wild West

It’s the mid-19th century, and everyone is heading to a new land of opportunity out West. But in this brave new world, not everyone plays fair…

The One Where Hornung Battles DeMars

Mark Hornung plays in The Mana Drain Open 15, putting down his usual Dredge deck and picking up something new. If you like a good Vintage, perhaps this deck is for you.

Mentoring Standard

Now that we know what the metagame looks like, Michael Martin takes a stab at various Mentor of the Meek builds for this weekend’s Baltimore Open. He hopes to see you there!

Making Level 8 At Nashville (1st)

Congratulations to Chris VanMeter for making Level 8 in the StarCityGames.com Player’s Club as well as winning the Nashville Legacy Open with his U/W Stoneblade deck! If you’re looking to level up at Baltimore, read the changes he’d make.

Flow Of Ideas – A Family Of Magic

Before Gavin leaves StarCityGames.com to become an intern at Wizards of the Coast, he dedicates this article to his family of Magic. He will be greatly missed!

Dear Azami – Writing Damia’s Wrongs

Cassidy needed some help finding direction for his Damia, Sage of Stone Commander deck, so he wrote in to a fellow writer, Sean McKeown, for help! These are the results.