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Ideas Unbound – The Survival of the Fittest Problem And How to Fight It

Thursday, October 21st – StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Nashville is the third tournament that Survival has made a strong showing, dismissing claims that it’s just a flash in the pan.

MTGCast #229 – (This is) Chewbacca in a Pepsi Can

Thursday, October 21st – Wow, it’s a star-studded cast with Conley, Gavin, Tom, Jack, Robert, and Adam Styborski!

Thirst for Knowledge – Feeling Green

Wednesday, October 20th – Elves won the StarCityGames.com Standard Open. Again. When everyone and his brother are playing Jace, ramp, or burn spells, what hope do little green men have?

The Puck Stops Here

Wednesday, October 20th – If you’ve ever opened an article by a great Magic theorist, and looked at the list, and said to yourself, “There’s no way I can afford to build this,” this article is for you.

Embracing the Chaos – Other People’s Decks

Wednesday, October 20th – It occurred to me that there are other people who are building cool and interesting decks for the format, and I’d like to start a semi-regular feature talking about them. This week: Aaron Fortino’s Teneb deck!

Flow of Ideas – Topical Blend #1: The Day Magic Died

Tuesday, October 19th – By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news. It’s been a crazy few days. But for all intents and purposes, Magic as we know it is dead.
I can’t help but wonder, “Where did we go so wrong?”

Constructed Criticism – Burnin’ Down the House

Tuesday, October 19th – Todd had a blast with Mono-Red at the last SCG Open and recommends a tweaked version for the upcoming StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Charlotte! Check out his detailed tournament report.

The Combat Phase – Chrome Mox, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

Monday, October 18th – Wendy is having a girls-only brunch, and we’ve been wondering where I’d hide, where I’d go, or what I’d do. Voila, this place is having a Legacy tournament. Oh my God, do you know what this means? I can play Secret Force!

In Case You Missed It… Week 10/11-10/15 on SCG!

Monday, October 18th – The writing was stepped up a notch last week when Jeff Cunningham and Mark Rosewater lended their expert writing and advice to the StarCityGames.com front page. Don’t miss these articles!

The Long & Winding Road – Finding the One

Monday, October 18th – The first game I played with Oath of Druids, I remember thinking: it’s that easy? And just like that, I knew it was the deck for me. Catching on to Diane took a lot more time.

Darksteele Cube – Art Fight: Red

Monday, October 18th – Welcome to Art Fight: Part Red! If you weren’t here a couple weeks ago, here is the first installment, which covers white, blue, and black cards in the cube. Thea goes over your favorite cube cards – which should you run?

You Lika The Juice? Clone Wars & Spitfires

Friday, October 15th – Bennie realizes how good Clone is when everyone’s running Titans and Wurmcoil Engines! Which of these cool decks from States should you be running at StarCityGames.com Open: Nashville?

The Magic Show #209 – Your New Scars Metagame!

Friday, October 15th – NOW WITH VIDEO! Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. The 2010s were this weekend and there was much innovation abound. Now we got the decklists and we’re barrelling toward the Nashville Open this weekend. Let’s go!

The Tribe

Friday, October 15th – Sam Stoddard discusses what it means to be a part of the Magic community, the tribe. What is our place? And how do we keep alive this game we love?

Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Nashville

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Jessie Butler

The nearly 200 players who showed up for the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Nashville all had one question on their mind: how would Scars of Mirrodin impact the Legacy format? The new set’s influence was felt from the first round as Affinity cluttered the tables. With powerful new additions to the archetype in the form of Memnite, Mox Opal, and Galvanic Blast players were looking to see if it could return to is previous prominence in Magic. Before long, the answer was in: not this weekend in Nashville. Midway through the day, there were barely any robot players to be found at the top tables!

The 2010 StarCityGames.com Legacy Open champion in Nashville is Jessie Butler!StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Coverage!