Sweet Tweets: #71Countries1Cup
This edition of Sweet Tweets covers what went on in the Magic world last week, from the inaugural World Magic Cup at Gen Con to the release of the full contents of From the Vault: Realms.
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Destroy All Monsters Redux (AKA Brewing Bonfires)
Want to beat up on all the creature-based decks at SCG Standard Open: Denver? Then check out the R/G Post deck championship deckbuilder Mike Flores has been working on to prey upon the current metagame.
Eternal Europe – Fundamentals: What Is Combo?
German Legacy specialist Carsten Kotter defines and breaks down combo into three different types so you can better identify and understand how to play with and against this archetype in time for the SCG Legacy Open in Denver.
Team USA At The World Magic Cup
US Team Captain Brian Kibler goes over his experience at the first World Magic Cup, where he, Luis Scott-Vargas, Alex Binek, and Joe Pennachio played to a 12th place finish.
Return To Innistrad
SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Brian Braun-Duin looks to his extensive experience with Innistrad Block Constructed to find lessons that will probably be valuable to know for Standard when we Return to Ravnica.
Trading Up!
Pro Tour Amsterdam finalist Brad Nelson is making one last-ditch effort to get people to try out his latest Trading Post brew. If you want to be competitive and have fun at SCG Standard Open: Denver, then check out his R/G post deck.
Thank God It’s FNM: W/B Post
AJ wasn’t able to play in FNM last Friday, so instead he tried out his friend’s W/B Post brew on Magic Online. Read on to see if this is a version of Trading Post that you’d be interested in playing at the SCG Standard Open in Denver this weekend.
Trust; Maverick Breakdown
If you enjoyed eight-time SCG Legacy Open Top 8 competitor Todd Anderson’s playtest video with Maverick last week, then don’t miss his breakdown of his current decklist. See if you should play this deck at SCG Legacy Open: Denver.
Too Much Information – Buffalo And DC Standard Opens
Join SCG Invitational finalist Michael Hetrick as he breaks down the metagame with the numbers from the SCG Standard Opens in Buffalo and Washington, DC so you can know what to expect at SCG Open Series: Denver.
SCG Open Series Preview: Denver Of Secrets?
U/W Delver won the last SCG Open Series, but has the Magic World Cup shaken up Standard? Find out this weekend in Denver!
Prepping For The Legacy MOCS (And Some Standard)
GP Denver winner Gerry Thompson talks about the process he went through to choose a deck for the Legacy MOCS and lets you know what he’s been playing in Standard lately. Get ready to play both formats at SCG Open Series: Denver!
NO Bant
Want to play something off the radar at SCG Legacy Open: Denver? Then learn about NO Bant in this different, entertaining article from Grand Prix Philadelphia winner Gerard Fabiano.
Vintage Avant-Garde – The Power 3 Reigns Supreme
Adapt or be destroyed—Brian DeMars learned this lesson and more about Vintage and its current metagame from participating in last weekend’s Vintage Championship at Gen Con.
League Update And The Kokusho Test
Sheldon brings you up to speed on the changes for Armada Games EDH League 16 and then talks in a little detail about their eight-week test of having Kokusho, the Evening Star unbanned.
Draft The Good Cards
Want to improve your M13 Draft skills? Then read GP Atlanta Top 8 competitor Sam Black’s continuation of the discussion generated by his popular article from last week. Find out why you shouldn’t “draft scared.”