Control players may have their work cut out for them with such a hostile format full of difficult-to-answer threats, and U/B is easy to make mistakes with, but nobody should be scared to give it a try. Reid Duke thinks it’s perfect for the DC Open.
Spoiler alert! Sorin is coming to town with his horde of tokens, and Patrick Chapin tells you now that he will go into a Tier 1 deck. If you want to be prepared for Standard after Dark Ascension, here’s a place to start.
Conley Woods isn’t the only one brewing up Jund decks. Jonathan Sukenik has his own version up his sleeve, using cards like Garruk Relentless and Olivia Voldaren. If you want something spicy this weekend at DC, this could be it.
Smi77y, as he is commonly known, is a brewer from the ground floor of the community. He comes out with unconventional ideas and fights the tide, but his decks have legs. Check out his Modern U/R Blood Moon deck.
Returning to the site of an Open Series record, StarCityGames.com and SCGLive welcome you to Washington, D.C. with commentators Gerard Fabiano and Patrick Chapin!
After a 10-0 start, what happened to Gerry Thompson at GP Orlando? Gerry talks about optimizing the deck, why he fell off to a top 32 finish, and what his plans are for StarCityGames.com Open: DC.
Sheldon lists 52 cards that he isn’t playing in Commander that he feels he should be. Check out the list and see if you agree with his choices!
Reuben Bresler is on U/W Tron in Modern. In the past he’s played mono-blue, blue-black, blue-red, blue-green, blue-white-black, blue-white-red, and even red-green! He loves a Tron! Find out what makes it great.
Patrick Chapin made the finals of GP Orlando with none other than Grixis Control, proving that rogue is not dead. Read all about the deck and its matchups here. Will it be a good choice for SCG Open: Washington DC?
Jon Agley made 3rd at the Indianapolis PTQ with Splinter Twin, losing in the semis to Affinity. He talks about the deck and what improvements can be made.
It’s Dark Ascension time! While the rest of the site drenches you in the latest Constructed tech, Limited tech, pricing tech, and possibly some biotech, I’m staring at the official spoilers and going, “Ooh, pretty.†Let’s talk about flavor!
It’s heartbreaking to see zero control decks in the entire Top 16 of a Legacy Open. So what’s a bunch of Brainstorm-loving control mages to do?
How do you beat the opponents who are better than you? A lot of it is about information: getting the read and sending false signals. Noah Weil hands you five tips to getting the best of your opponent in any game of Magic.
Oath of Druids is one of the major players in the Vintage landscape, and could get even bigger in the coming months. Mark Hornung tells you what the deck is all about, covering all the variations.
The thing I love about Esper Control is that it’s almost infinitely modifiable. The player who really puts in the time with it and adjusts it for their local metagame can beat anything, even a sea of Moorland Haunts.
