Ari Lax describes his testing sequence, archetype by archetype. If you want to know what testing for a big event entails, check this article out, and get the scoop on the Standard format for Charlotte this weekend.
Black is all about excellent removal, graveyard recursion, disruption, and little creatures. Pauper captures the essence of black, and Mono-Black Control is still a good deck!
Steve Sadin waves good-bye and is onto bigger and better things. Here’s to a year of superb content management, a year of tremendous growth for StarCityGames.com, and a year full of good times…
Swans of Bryn Argoll creates an incredible engine when combined with Seismic Assault, turning every land in hand into two cards. Larry talks about this combo in Modern and what role it plays.
Jesse Smith talks more about deckbuilding, about Jon Finkel’s pace of play, and a near-mono-black Tezzeret brew for Standard.
Jeremy Neeman and his Australian team came up with a number of interesting ideas for the Pro Tour but cast them aside to play Ramp. Now Jeremy is taking a second look at Birthing Pod and Esper Control.
Alex West talks about the evolution of his Pro Tour deck, from UWR Burning Vengeance to a more Reanimator style with Elesh Norn, Unburial Rites, and of course…Faithless Looting. Try it out at the Charlotte Open this weekend!
Today, Alex Ullman talks about blue in Pauper and why it’s so incredibly strong! Sometimes all you need are commons. Join us all this week for a new Pauper article, one on each color of Magic.
AJ Kerrigan takes a break from Standard to talk about Innistrad Block Constructed, the consensus best way to go infinite on Magic Online. He talks about a deck he thinks will make a huge impact: Spirits.
Sean McKeown finally tackles the General for which the column is named: Azami, Lady of Scrolls. Instead of being super-overpowered for Commander, this deck takes a different approach.
Patrick Chapin talks about his preparation for Hawaii, with a team of all-stars. He discusses the decks they created that didn’t hit the limelight and lists his Top 10 New Cards to Watch from Dark Ascension.
Michael Martin gives his take on Standard Zombies and talks about his recent performance at StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond. Congrats to him on a Top 16 finish in Legacy!
New to Pauper? Alex Ullman introduces you to each of the colors and what roles they play in this fun-filled, budget format. Join us this entire week for one color, each day of the week!
AJ addresses two common criticisms of Innistrad’s design (too weak, too flavorful) and why they’re wrong. He also lists his hits and misses in terms of flavor and design.
Joey and Bigheadjoe discuss all the exciting decks to come out of SCG Richmond, and take a look ahead to this weekend’s events, Pro Tour Honolulu and StarCityGames.com Open: Cincinnati!
