Ben’s Corner is back, and is now a Monday feature! Read all about the latest news, deals, and product updates from the world of StarCityGames.com. In today’s column, I talk about some exciting new changes coming to the site, including updates to our Foreign and Misprint card categories!
Ever wondered what it takes to don the black-and-white judge’s shirt? The pay is surprisingly meager and the acclaim almost nonexistent… But the satisfaction from a job well done can make it all worthwhile. Peter explains the judging process, telling you everything you need to know in order to start your career as a Level One Judge!
It’s movie review week at StarCityGames.com, and Peter Jahn will be your reviewer! Each day, Peter takes a look at a classic (or not-so-classic) film and builds a theme deck based around the characters and plot of said movie.
Today’s film? None other than The Princess Bride!
In the last installment of Nathan’s daily column, the Xaxson one is writing, collecting, answering questions, and takin’ names, punk! This one has it all: Reader Q&A, a please to the Magic community, and Nathan’s list of the most essential lands to add to your Magic: The Gathering collection.
Blisterguy continues his blog, straight from the Magic: The Gathering World Championships in Japan! How did this StarCityGames.com featured writer win five of his six matches in the Standard portion of Worlds? Read today’s article to find out!
Rochester is the format that the countries are playing at Worlds this Saturday to determine who’s on top… And Eli walks you through the essentials of the format and some of the basic Ravnica strategies so you can follow the action! If you’re not familiar with Rochester, start here. If you are but haven’t done it in Ravnica… Start here, too. Oh, heck, just start here.
Martin goes off on a variety of topics that always seem to spiral around to the same thing, including the current decks to beat in Extended, thoughts on beating Dimir in Ravnica Limited, the sad narrow structure of Two-Headed Giant, and the illusion – or is it reality? – of “feast or famine” nature of Guild-specific booster packs.
Since States, White Weenie splashing Red has been relegated to Tier 1.5 status as the heavy hitters in the format — which are shaping up to be Flores Blue and multi-colored Gifts Ungiven decks, among many others in the wide-open metagame — have shown the ability to handle White Weenie, regardless of what color gets splashed into it. But its number of high finishes at Champs — if not overall wins — should be an indicator that a) the deck is good but b) people were ready for it. They adapted, so WW/r should adapt as well.
Looking for some new decks to spice up your life? Nathan reveals four of his favorite casual decks of all-time. Learn the secrets of DarkSlide, Oshawa Zakkai, Savannah’s Revenge, and Wizards inside!
It’s been a slow week for non-Premium strategy articles, so we figured we’d give you the next best thing – a freebie John Rizzo article! If you’ve never read the man, now’s your time to start as he looks at his pet card for Extended and discusses how netdecks and Hollywood are all part of the same dang thing.
Everyone’s favorite Ray is going to Worlds to compete… And he’s going to give you the day-by-day breakdown! Today, you hear much complaining about the lousy movie selection on international flights!
Once again, Abe delves into his box of crappy rares, picking five crappy cards to build five crazy decks! Any normal columnist would just build an Atog deck when confronted with an Atogatog… But Abe? He has different plans for Atogatog, and Onulet, and even Barl’s Cage!
Tune in for today’s thrilling conclusion to Nathan’s odyssey into the world of four-pack Ravnica Booster Draft. Will Nathan’s Boros deck be able to win the mirror match? Find out inside.
Nathan’s known for his groundbreaking insights into the Legacy format. He’s proven himself again and again in the Constructed arena. But our readers wanted to know – how good is Mr. Xaxson’s Kung-Fu when he’s facing five friends in a four-pack Ravnica kitchen table booster draft? Find out inside!
I’m sure that the suggestions put forth in this article will already be second nature to many of you… But on the off chance that intarweb social graces aren’t your area of expertise, I’ve taken the time to provide a simple guide to help you test online in a courteous – and, more importantly, efficient – manner. I’ve taken some excerpts from TheManaDrain.com’s MWS/APPR Horror Story thread and my own experiences to highlight some specific examples of some infractions of these rules.
