When last you heard from me, I had just snagged my first Grand Prix Top 8 in Orlando with a sweet Humans deck, and I was gearing up for the StarCityGames.com Open in Washington D.C. This is the story of that tournament.
Control decks get much better; Birthing Pod got some new toys; Burning Vengeance got another enchantment; and we now have a token deck. Can these contenders take down tempo at StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond?
Sheldon reviews Dark Ascension for Commander. He looks at the new Generals and every spell, creature, and land for their EDH potential.
Reid Duke looks at the creature-based strategies and non-creature strategies of Modern with Dark Ascension. What are going to be the big players? Will Tokens make a comeback? What will Faithless Looting do to the format?
Dark Ascension is broadening Standard, making more strategies viable. Patrick covers some of the new decks with real potential: Werewolves, Mono-Green, Zombies, and Dredge to start. Try something new at SCG Open: Richmond!
Without knowledge of the full spoiler, Jon Agley takes a stab at his Top 10 Constructed cards. Whether you agree with him or not, try to think of ways these cards might change Standard’s landscape; maybe you’ll see them in Richmond!
When Innistrad came out, I relished its many horror tropes. The only real surprise (for me, at least) was the lack of black cats. Dark Ascension took care of that!
In today’s installment, Gerry Thompson, Todd Anderson and I talk about all the Red cards in Dark Ascension. Join us, won’t you?
Drew Levin goes in depth into Dark Ascension’s impact on Legacy. He reviews Grafdigger’s Cage and Faithless Looting in particular and their effects–which will be felt this weekend at Richmond’s Legacy Open.
Brian DeMars and Mark Hornung join forces to present this Vintage Set Review of Dark Ascension! There are definitely some doozies in this set for the oldest Eternal format, so tune in.
With Standard as the format on everyone’s mind, let’s start this week by taking a look at exactly what decks are dominant and some potential candidates that could take the reins at StarCityGames.com: Richmond.
Tim Aten goes over every single card in Dark Ascension, just in time for DKA-ISD-ISD at this weekend’s Draft Opens in Richmond. For a rough idea of pick orders, check out this article.
Jeremy Neeman is Australia’s star player and winner of GP Brisbane; what’s caught his eye from Dark Ascension as he tests for the Pro Tour in Honolulu?
The Complete Dark Ascension set review continues with the Black Cards! Check out the new set with myself, Gerry Thompson and Todd Anderson!
Ari Lax looks at Dark Ascension Limited from a bird’s eye view, looking at each color’s curve and seeing how Dark Ascension helps fill in the gaps. Get the low down before Richmond’s Draft Opens on Sunday.
