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!
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!
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.
Sheldon breaks down the top new cards and most interesting reprints from the Commander 2013 decks, available for play starting this Friday!
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.
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?
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.
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!
After missing out on joining Todd, Brad and BBD with Mono Black Devotion at GP Louisville, CVM synchs up decks with BBD for the Invitational and reflects on Standard, Legacy, and getting better at the game.
Brad and Todd battle out Standard’s most-played matchup, Mono Black Devotion versus Mono Blue Devotion, to examine its critical points and the strategies it takes to gain an edge from either side.
Robert Martin returns Brian Braun-Duin to Inside The Magic Studio for a second visit now that he is the winner of Grand Prix Louisville and has accomplished a good deal of what he aspired to do very quickly.
Matt really loves Bow of Nylea. No, really, more than that. He builds two decks chasing different aspects of the card’s diverse abilities, throwing Skygames at the wall to see what sticks.
Mark takes Esper Control apart to find what gives it the just-right balance of cards to play its game-plan optimally. Which card drawing spells and in what quantity, what removal spells and counters, and how many of each are the right balance?
Just in time for Halloween, Justin Parnell fights The Fear – you know it, that fear you have when you get that foiled-out, foreign language custom alter… then lose sleep over whether it’s right to cut it from your Cube or keep it in even when no one is playing it.
John Friggin’ Rizzo returns to StarCityGames from the dark seclusion of his van down by the river to give you his thorough analysis of Theros in all formats (even Vintage) whether you like it or not. So you might as well like it.
