Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 72 – FFFreak And Geeks
Joey and Bigheadjoe are joined by reigning Player of the Year Brad Nelson to discuss the upcoming post-M12 Standard format and to discuss a major project Brad has been working on for months!
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The Kitchen Table #359 – The Death Of A Casual Format
How do formats die? Specifically, how did the format Five Color die? Abe Sargent tells the tale of its stagnation and how to keep Commander and other formats from falling into the same pitfalls.
Too Much Information – Baltimore Legacy Open
Jesse and Alix Hatfield, the Legacy brothers who developed High Tide, analyze the Baltimore Open in preparation for the Cincinnati Open this weekend, with M12 for the first time. See which decks are on top in the metagame.
Six Decks For Cincinnati
Nate Pease, winner of SCG Standard Open: Charlotte, is brewing for Cincinnati this weekend—the first Standard Open with M12 post-bannings. Find out if any of these decks suit your play style!
Constructed Criticism – A Song Of Steel And Fire
Todd Anderson discusses Ponder’s return to Standard and the premier aggro deck of the format, Tempered Steel. Don’t miss SCG Open: Cincinnati for the first major M12 tournament post-banning.
The Start Of A Legacy!
Drew Levin and Brad Nelson have joined forces, and they have one goal: Teach Brad Nelson about Legacy and make him a master in time for GP Amsterdam. Learn how you can be involved!
Painting Cincinnati Red
Grim Lavamancer and the rest of Magic’s newest Core Set promise to shake up Standard—join StarCityGames.com in Cincinnati for our first Open Weekend with Magic 2012!
Compulsive Research – Last Friday Night (Magic)
This article is dedicated to Friday Night Magic in honor of John’s finally being able to attend this celebrated, weekly Magic tournament. Here are his favorite FNM promos, a Katy Perry song parody, and more goodies.
U/B Control And Life Without Jace, The Mind Sculptor
Reid Duke’s favorite deck not only survived the bannings, but may be better than ever because of them. He breaks down U/B Control, plus sideboarding; don’t miss it before the first Open post-bannings this weekend in Cincinnati.
Embracing The Chaos – Monocolor Week
Sheldon is not a huge fan of monocolor Commander decks, but he had a chance to change his mind when he ran Isamaru and Azusa, Lost but Seeking for Generals in the last League tournament.
The State Of Play – Magic In The UK
Is UK Magic in as dire straits as some would have you believe? Dan Barrett investigates, with opinions from a wide range of players.
Drinking From The Deadguy Ale – A New Era Of Removal
Removal in Legacy is not just about running four Swords to Plowshares anymore. Gene Richtsmeier looks at different removal packages in Legacy for dealing with Stoneforge Mystic and Mental Misstep.
99 Problems – Smashing Face With The Guru Of Spores
This week, Sean McKeown gets to help out Chris with his Ghave Commander deck. He’s tired of running all the same stuff in his decks; how can Sean spice it up for him?
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Commander Decks And M12 Review
Usman Jamil talks about the cards from M12 and the Commander product that should go in your cube along with some borderline ones that are on the fringe of playability. Bonus section for Pauper/Peasant cubes!
The Banning Of Frantic Search And M12 Thoughts
Jace and Stonefoge Mystic got almost all the face time when they were banned on June 20, but Alex wants to focus on the third card that was banned on that fateful day: Frantic Search in Pauper.