Video: Bant Control In Standard
Having concluded that Abzan is the best deck in Standard overall, Gerry goes in search of a deck with a favorable Abzan matchup and takes a Megamorph-ish Bant Control deck out for a test drive.
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Dear Azami: Prismatic Tribal Notions
A reader is in desperate need of advice for their Horde of Notions deck, and Cassidy works his magic after being told that he has an unlimited budget to work from to make this Elemental playable for GenCon.
A G/R Dragons Standard Roundtable
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax discusses the recent successes of an aggressive, recursive build of G/R Dragons, joined by two guests who have had recently had strong finishes with the deck: Steve Rubin and Eric Rill!
Ask A Judge
A trio of Level 3 Judges take questions from both readers and fellow judges alike in this new StarCityGames Select column, to raise awareness about key interactions and the oddments and curiosities you can encounter while playing tournament Magic.
Daily Digest: When You Play This Deck, Everything Is (Over) Easy
In today’s Daily Digest, Gerry looks at a new take on the old Eggs archetype, using Krark-Clan Ironworks to put a new engine in a deck so good they had to ban a card out of it.
Todd VS. BBD: Bant Heroic VS. Sultai Control
Todd and BBD test out Standard decks they’d like to jam against the format boogeyman, G/R Devotion. They know they can stand up to the format’s top deck – but how do they do against some of the rest of the format? They find out by battling head-to-head!
My 100th Article Extravaganza
For his hundredth article here at StarCityGames.com, Mark takes a retrospective look at his growth as a player and as a writer since he started this series, sharing his favorite works and poignant thoughts.
Daily Digest: Aggro “Landstill”
Gerry takes another look at Legacy thanks to a recent 4-0 finish that evolves a well-known former archetype – Landstill – by taking out some of the key components, including Standstill itself.
Is The Modern Market Broken?
With several high-profile cards spiking in recent weeks, Chas takes a broader look at the price behaviors we’ve seen recently to determine what they say about our broader market structures as a whole.
Prague Eternal 2015
While he did not do so well as he might have hoped at the recent Prague Eternal event, Carsten takes a retrospective look at that weekend’s events thanks to the Top Eight results from the weekend.
Daily Financial Value Of Magic Origins – June 22nd
With spoiler season for Magic Origins finally in full swing, Ben Bleiweiss is here to share his thoughts on all of the rares and mythics officially spoiled to date, including three of the set’s iconic flip-Planeswalkers!
Daily Digest: An Old Favorite Returns, For Real This Time
Blue Devotion is a powerful strategy, and a lot of new cards have left people wondering when it will finally have its breakout performance. It’s just waiting for the right build, and this may be the one!
An Apology
I take a moment to apologize for a moment of poor judgment and explain my thought process behind publishing Jim Davis’s most recent article about women and Magic.
Collected Thoughts
Brian looks back on his performance at Grand Prix Charlotte and what led him to his Bant Company deck when a Wild Nacatl/Collected Company deck ended up tied for Top Eight.
Modern After Charlotte And Standard Moving Forward
Grand Prix Charlotte showcased some interesting and powerful new decks, and have helped to further convince Brian to just go broken in the format as long as they’ll let him. Now, what to play in Standard this weekend?