Michael Majors takes an in-depth look at some of the Magic Origins cards spoiled so far, with a mind to start building new decks around key cards that are bound to shift how the Standard metagame plays out – with a few bonus Modern decks too!
BBD and Brad battle Standard with a pair of intriguing decks, pitting Naya Dragons against a fast, aggressive Jeskai deck that delivers the beats.
In today’s two-player brouhaha, Justin and Stephen battle it out with two different artifact Commanders in a turf war for the mastery of Mirrodin itself!
Gerry looks back to Modern for a moment to examine an intriguing deck from Grand Prix Copenhagen. Do you like Chord of Calling and Restoration Angel? How about Eternal Witness and Kiki-Jiki? All value all the time, plus a sweet combo finish!
With spoiler season for Magic Origins finally in full swing, Ben Bleiweiss is here to analyze the financial prospects of the set’s rares and mythics as they are officially spoiled – today’s update includes a card that shares an awful lot in common with one of the Power Nine!
Having spent several weeks preparing all sorts of brews for the StarCityGames Standard Open in Indianapolis, Matt recounts his tournament weekend and his expectations for Standard going forward.
With Magic Origins spoilers officially hitting high gear, Shaun takes a first look at some of the Standard implications of the last-ever Core Set, examining key cards that might fit into existing archetypes or spawn new decks of their own.
With official preview season for Magic Origins in full swing, Cedric Phillips is here with a mouth-watering new card that is sure to have an impact across all sorts of formats.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 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!
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.
