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.
As you might have guessed from the title of this here article, it’s going to be devoted to the Splinter Twin archetype in Modern. Larry recently took the deck to 11th in a MTGO PTQ.
Jeremy Neeman, Australia’s Top Pro, and one of the three fastest players to reach 100 Pro Points, takes a look at some of the new aggro decks that he thinks will have an impact on Dark Ascension Standard.
Brian DeMars has noticed that creatures are slowly taking over the Vintage metagame. It used to be that creatures were terrible! What is happening? Are blue decks in trouble?
Ari Lax asks some pertinent questions about the new Tokens deck that is coming with Dark Ascension. What cards does it get? Is the metagame ready for it? How do you beat it?
Usman Jamil goes deeper into cube theory and why power level isn’t everything in cube. Sometimes it’s all about what unique effects can be found in each color / mana cost. For cube designers, Usman’s column has indispensable advice.
Sean McKeown loves taking on a challenge, and trying to work on a casual Kangee, Aerie Keeper Commander deck is definitely going to take some finesse. Send in your EDH decks to Sean, and he’ll offer handy deck advice.
If you want to take Mike Flores with you on your iPod or listen to a StarCityGames.com article while working, now you can! This is the audio version of last week’s Flores Friday, voiced by Mike Flores himself!
Michael continues to discuss the possibilities of Dark Ascension. Specifically, he looks at a variety of takes on Tokens. Which will be the best color to go with white? Black? Green? Blue?
Dark Ascension spoiler season is in full force, and the Modern PTQ season has started! The SCG Open Series has brought us new Legacy and Standard tech. Ben ranks the top ten cards that are on the rise!
Joey and BHJ go over the results of Grand Prix Orlando and SCG LA, and then dive into another batch of Dark Ascension previews!
While Dark Ascension previews are in full swing, Valeriy discusses some of the new possibilities in Standard with the newest cards. He looks at Chalice of Life, Birthing Pod, and Werewolves. Time to brew brew brew!
Who’s up for playing Zombies after Dark Ascension? Todd Anderson is pumped about the possibilities of Mono-Black Aggro using cards like Gravecrawler and Geralf’s Messenger, the new “Kitchen Finks.”
Sam Black took U/W to a whole new level at Orlando, landing himself a 12th place finish. His deck combines elements from Delver decks and Humans decks, creating a rogue take on two popular builds.
