SCG Weekend Preview: #SCGLA At Comikaze
The StarCityGames.com Open Series hits the West Coast this weekend for two good old-fashioned Magic tournaments in Los Angeles, California!
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Choosing Your Battles For Legacy
Fresh off a Legacy Open win at the StarCityGames Open in Indianapolis, Reid reflects on the perspective it took to find a deck good enough to win and what it takes to succeed in Legacy on the meta level.
Enter White Weenie
After a pair of frustrating outings with Pauper control decks, Jason turns to honest white creatures! See how the resurgent archetype performs as he breaks down its key cards and tunes his deck using recent winning lists.
My PostModern Jukebox
Glenn looks at the past three Grand Prix worth of Modern results to analyze the top tiers of the metagame and which decks are the top contenders right now.
IndianaPolis Crusher
Brian ran back Mono Black Devotion at the Invitational and made it to the semifinals. But he credits the best play of them all to fixing his life a year ago, in order to succeed today.
Video: Theros Sealed #1
Join Ari in this Theros sealed deck walkthrough as he practices the format for Grand Prix Toronto!
Sullivan Library: The Zen Of Being Sith
Adrian takes a look at the benefit of playing blow-out hate cards, and they don’t make them quite like they used to. Lifebane Zombie is no Anarchy, but then so very few things are.
The Kitchen Table #424: From Toolkit To Commander #5
Abe has been working on a pair of Commander decks, each built out of a single Deckbuilder’s Toolkit and the cards he was able to trade out of that card-pool for improvements. They’re nearly done, and ready for some games!
Video: Esper Control In Standard
Hall of Famer William Jensen has been on a tear with Esper in Standard lately, with back-to-back Top Eights at GP Louisville and the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis. Join him in this video ridealong with the deck!
Storytime With GerryT
Gerry Thompson has moved to Seattle to take an internship with Wizards of the Coast, and Todd reflects on their time working together and the stories that brought them together in the first place.
Commander 2013
Sheldon breaks down the top new cards and most interesting reprints from the Commander 2013 decks, available for play starting this Friday!
Beating The Best Deck
Shaheen is famous for battling with control decks no matter what, and always finds a way to build the deck to face any Standard metagame. Read how he developed the deck and why it is better than Esper against Mono Black Devotion.
True-Name Nemesis
Sam is interested in updating a few decks for Grand Prix DC next week with four copies of a card from the Commander 2013 decks. What metagame changes come along with True-Name Nemesis the Baby Progenitus?
The German Gambit
Jim played a more tap-out version of Esper Control at the Invitational and played it to a solid finish. He walks us through how he built the deck and why it looks so different than the more typical versions.
The Industry Standard: Winning Indy With Esper
Harry Corvese took down the Standard Open in Indianapolis this weekend, piloting Esper Control through ten rounds of swiss and then a grueling Top Eight ending with a mirror match in the finals. Read about how he triumphed here!