Battle of the Blocks: Urza’s Block Vs. Mirrodin
The Battle of the Blocks continues! In this week’s edition, Urza’s Block takes on Mirrodin Block in a heads-up fight between two misbehaving culprits full of broken and banned things.
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Team SCG Pro Tour Theros Limited Conversation
Team StarCityGames.com held a long team discussion about Theros Limited in The Castle prior to Pro Tour Theros in Dublin. Finally, the video chronicling that conversation is available – join the discussion from the vantage point of a fly on that most impressive of walls!
Circular Logic With Theros Gods
Riki looks at the rules oddities that Gods bring, thanks to overlapping (and seemingly contradictory, in their specific case) rules that govern what card types they count as when. He also sheds light on some odd facts about new high-caliber tournament staples.
Fear And Loathing And Black Lotus
Pat takes a gonzo-reporter tear through recent Vintage results in a quest to unearth a deck that fits his craving of the moment. He wants to see something different, but still build something good – how do we get there from here?
Omenspeaker Is The New Preordain
Michael was in the first wave on Mono Blue Devotion, and now he’s trying to see how far that Nightveil Specter will stretch – presenting Mono Dimir Devotion? Is that a thing you can do? Read on and find out!
Secrets Of Theros Limited
Frank takes a critical eye in his second pass over the set, trying to understand what makes Theros Limited work and what cards have been over-valued… and what key role-players aren’t getting enough attention.
Commanding Your Wallet
Chas looks at developing market trends in anticipation of the release of the Commander 2013 decks, and picks his winners (and sleepers!) for the set – what potential Legacy playables should you pick up at the ground floor price?
Video: Drafting With Kibler! THS #2
In this week’s Magic Online videos, Pro Tour Hall of Fame member Brian Kibler walks us through his latest Theros Draft and the latest information about how the Limited metagame has developed after Pro Tour Theros in Dublin.
Brad Vs. Todd: Naya Control Vs. Esper Control.
Our latest Invitational Champion, Brad Nelson, battles his Standard deck from the Invitational weekend, Naya Control, against Todd Anderson representing Esper Control in this pre-Invitational playtest session.
Video: Mono Blue Devotion
Hot off of a Pro Tour Top 4 and a Grand Prix Top 8, Sam takes his Mono Blue Devotion deck (with updates for the Invitational!) into battle so you can ride along and learn how to play the deck.
Drafting With Reid! THS #1
Join Reid for his first video draftalong with Theros on Magic Online, and learn what he has to teach after mastering the format for Pro Tour Theros in Dublin last week!
What Next?
Mike looks at this past weekend’s results, comparing these seismic metagame shifts to historic past archetypes and trying to project whether we’ll see yet another this weekend at the StarCityGames Invitational in Indianapolis.
A PTQ Report, And The Invitational
John has to skip the Invitational, but he has a decklist for what he’d sleeve in the Standard portion. He also looks at how badly a sealed pool can go when you open a Planeswalker… so be careful what you wish for, when you beg Fate for the chance.
Eternal Europe – The Combo Continuum
This week we look at the trade-off between speed and resilience in the face of opposition in Legacy’s combo decks. Is faster always better, or just better when they don’t have a Force of Will?
The Cult Of Personality
Brian first made a name for himself as “The Dragonmaster,” sticking Armadillo Cloak onto Rith, the Awakener and serving a righteous beating. Now, he measures the benefits and pitfalls of going rogue for its own sake.