It’s natural to think Secrets of the Dead would fit into a Burning Vengeance deck, but Sam Black tells you exactly why it doesn’t and how Burning Vengeance should look in the new Standard.
Gerry looks at a handful of Dark Ascension cards that he feels are guaranteed to affect Standard. He then breaks down the U/W Aggro decks in Standard and their differences.
Carsten Kotter covers a fundamental technique of deckbuilding: the slot-based method. He uses examples from past and current decks; it’s a great resource for new and old deckbuilders alike!
Austin Yost did the unthinkable and won a Legacy Open with Mono Red Burn! He has had continued success with the deck but hadn’t won an Open until now. Read why mono-Mountains can get there.
Ashley has three interviews with grinders making a foray onto the Pro Tour in Honolulu with Dark Ascension. These are their stories, and their words of wisdom!
In another edition of “Bad Rares,” Abe Sargent reaches into his box full of bad rares and builds a deck around each one he pulls out. An interesting deckbuilding exercise that you can do at home!
Sheldon talks about other people’s decks, namely a blue-white control build using Isperia the Inscrutable as the General by Matt Newnam. It’s a deck that requires skill and clever board evaluation to play.
Reuben Bresler loves a blue aggro deck, but for some reason he just refuses to touch Delver of Secrets. He claims he has some kind of curse. What’s to believe?
Reid wants to combine discard spells and creatures in Modern. He did just that this weekend, en route finishing 6th in an MTGO PTQ!
Mono-Black fans, Patrick Chapin has your back. With every set that comes out, the potential of mono-black is on the radar. With its fresh Zombie additions, will it make the big stage?
If you are a Red Mage, these are exciting times we live in. With Dark Ascension fast approaching, the one thing we know we can count on is that burning your opponent from twenty life to zero always ends the game in your favor.
Thalia and the Cage are two of Dark Ascension’s most interesting options for Legacy. Drew sounds off on where you might see these cards succeeding and why!
David McDarby almost made a double Top 8 appearance in Washington DC, reaching 5th in Standard and 10th in Legacy with U/W Delver and Sneak and Show. Read about his experiences with both decks and why you should play them.
StarCityGames.com has had a box full of abnormal Magic cards sitting around, and Wes Wise was recently given the job of pricing them all. Here’s a look at the treasures inside and how to value your miscuts, misprints, and more.
This week we’ll be using a decklist very similar to Brad Nelson’s RUG Delver from last week, but with some minor changes. Over the next few weeks, I’ll probably begin to focus a bit more on Standard as Dark Ascension is fully released.
