The 2015 World Championships – *7th*
So close and yet so far, Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren looks back at his result from this year’s World Championships and unpacks why he picked the decks he played for both Standard and Modern.
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Dear Azami: Help Wanted
Sean McKeown visits to help a reader’s friend not quit Magic by fixing her Brago, King Eternal deck – and if you’ve ever wanted to write for Star City Games, you should definitely check this article out!
The Great Aurora
Matt Higgs loves to take all sorts of weird cards and staple them together, and today’s weirdness is a melding of the minds between two very different things: The Great Aurora and… Dreadwaters?
Being Unorthodox
With Standard having come around full-circle, it should come as no surprise that Mark Nestico wants to circle back to one of his old favorites too – if this format really is all about Hangarback Walkers, shouldn’t Kolaghan’s Commands (and thus Mardu) be king?
The Best Deck In Legacy
GerryT and two friends played Grixis Control to a combined 24-5 record in the Legacy portion of the Season Three Invitational, and as far as he’s concerned he’s found the best deck to play in all of Legacy!
Daily Digest: An Unlikely Champion
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen U/W Control at the top of the standings in Modern, but this weekend saw not one but two strong finishes for the archetype as it begins making its resurgence.
Lessons From Worlds
While Worlds could have gone better for Ari, there’s still a lot he learned over a momentous weekend of Magic and he’s here to share his thoughts on multiple formats and how things will be shaken up by new rotations and the Vancouver Mulligan rule.
Daily Digest: The Boss Returns
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Mono-Red do well in Standard, but new additions to compensate for the changes to the rest of the format might offer the deck a new lease on life now that the metagame is not fixated solely on attacking it out of existence.
We Did The Math: Prerelease Promos Versus Set Foils
Data is the best way to figure out a trend, so today Chas Andres answers the question of how prerelease foils have been valued as they have changed over time by digging deep into the data and slicing it as thin as it takes until he gets his answer.
An Invitational Epilogue
While Anthony had high hopes for the Season Three Invitational and took some big risks in order to try and capitalize on the state of the Legacy format, there are lessons to be learned even when things don’t quite go your way – and those lessons can thankfully be shared.
Uncle Istvan’s Maddening Deck
Commander is all about exploratory deckbuilding in a fun, flavorful format, and Abe takes that to heart while continuing to explore non-legendary creatures filling in that Commander’s role by building a new deck around a crazy axe murderer.
CEDTalks: Patrick Sullivan
Cedric Phillips sits down with Patrick “PSulli” Sullivan to chat about the results of #SCGCHAR, prepare themselves for the Season Three #SCGINVI, and recount a memorable hotel experience.
Re-Exploring Legacy
While Adrian Sullivan won’t be at the Season Three Invitational this weekend, he’s highly invested in seeing how Legacy plays out at that event – join him as looks at where the format stands after the last few major tournaments to see where it might be going at the #SCGINVI!
Kytheon, Hero Of Commander
The five Magic Origins flip-Planeswalkers are all pretty exciting for Commander, and today Bennie explores a color he’d normally shy away from — mono-white — to build around Kytheon, Hero of Akros.
The Last Minute
The experience is the thing – what does it mean to just fully immerse yourself in the most difficult and prestigious event of the year? Sam Black shares what he can of his preparation for this event by showing what it feels like to be a competitor at a challenge this incredible.