Godo, Braid of Fire, And The Next Modern Bannings
Patrick offers up the deck he did play and the deck he should have played for the Modern portion of Worlds, and a reasoned analysis of the format.
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Worlds 2011 Interview: Mark Rosewater
In this exclusive interview from the World Championships, I speak in-depth with Mark Rosewater on the state of Magic in the last year. We cover Mirrodin Besieged all the way up to Dark Ascension. Over forty minutes of awesomeness!
How Chalice Of The Void Teaches Deckbuilding
Beginning with an idea, Drew explores life without Brainstorm in Legacy as he prepares for St. Louis. See the format through non-blue eyes!
One More Before The Invitational
On his way to becoming the StarCityGames.com Open Series Rookie of the Year, Chris VanMeter has come a long way in 2011. St. Louis is next on the list! Read about Standard, Limited, and Legacy if you need some pointers.
Reviving Legacy Online
There hasn’t been a Legacy Daily Event on Magic Online in the past seven weeks. Michael Caffrey explores several reasons for the death of Online Legacy and offers suggestions for rejuvenating this once-thriving format.
High-Level Learning
If you want to become an expert at something, it’s said you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. Jeremy Neeman, winner of GP Brisbane, has three useful tips for achieving mastery at Magic, or anything.
The Beginning Of The End In St. Louis
There’s only one more Open Series weekend before the Invitational closes out the year in Charlotte, with players scrambling for qualification, byes, and the Player of the Year title!
Preparing For The SCG Invitational/ Legacy: New Horizons
With the Open in St. Louis and the Invitational/Open in Charlotte coming up, Gene Richtsmeier helps you with your Legacy preparation by sharing a few “Horizons” decks with Knight of the Reliquary—a Legacy powerhouse!
An Awesome Year Of Magic – Worlds 2011 *53rd*
Fabian Thiele has had an awesome rookie year of Magic, narrowly missing Rookie of the Year. Read about his finish at Worlds, with some sweet tech for the SCG Open in St. Louis this weekend.
Worlds 2011 Interview: Erik Lauer
In this exclusive interview with Innistrad Lead Developer Erik Lauer, we discuss werwolves, flip cards, crafting Liliana of the Veil, support enemy colors, and creating one of the best limited environments in recent memory. Enjoy!
Vintage Avant-Garde – San Francisco Bay Blues
Sometimes, you have to lose to really appreciate winning. Brian may not have had the best Worlds, but he did have a good time at his first (and likely last) Worlds ever.
Worlds Modern Review
Ari Lax takes a comprehensive look at the Modern Worlds metagame, focusing largely on the direction of the format and interesting new decks / tech. Make sure you’re ready for PTQ season, and give this article a read through.
Running The Standard Gauntlet
If you need a Standard gauntlet to test against, this article has all the lists you need to worry about for both the St. Louis Open and the Invitational in Charlotte.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – The Importance Of Four Mana
Four mana is a critical turning point for aggro, control, and midrange decks. Today, Usman Jamil imparts his cube wisdom on the four-mana slot in Cube.
Dear Azami – Storming Eiganjo Castle
Sean McKeown helps out reader Aaron with a Konda, Lord of Eiganjo EDH deck. It’s got tons of fan favorites as well as Sean’s unique touches.