All I Care About Is Mana And The City That It’s From
Brian Kibler talks about one of the fundamental resources in Magic and how you can build your deck to utilize it more efficiently. Take a lesson from Paul Sligh.
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You Lika The Juice? Taking Heartless Summoning To 11
Heartless Summoning is not a card you see often in Standard anymore. But maybe looking at some recent decklists from States and SCG IQs will spur a little imagination.
Rise Of Aintrazi – Mayor Of Secrets Part Deux
Turn one Delver of Secrets into turn two Mayor of Avabruck has given Ali the fuel needed to create an amazing Standard deck. Check inside for decklist and card breakdown.
Constructed Criticism – Dissecting Fish (And Insectile Aberrations)
Illusions is the sickest Standard deck I’ve had the pleasure of playing in quite a while. Read Todd’s full primer on Illusions, and try it at the next Open in St. Louis.
Organized Play Changes – Let Your Voice Be Heard
Sam Stoddard composes a letter that he mailed to Wizards of the Coast (yes, the old-fashioned way). He recommends you do the same; read the contents of his letter here.
FNM Diaries #5 – Back To Back With Obliterator
Nostalgia is just as important to Magic as the pros that play the game and the company that prints the cards. Within the tournaments are memories that stick in our head and give us perspective on this ever-growing enigma we indulge in.
The Sukenik Special – RDW, Infect, And Combo
Jonathan Sukenik steps out and Watchwolf92 takes over. Read about his Magic Online adventures with decks in Standard as well as Modern.
Exploring U/B
Gerry thinks U/B needs to go in a new direction in order to keep pace with the Standard metagame. He ends up with a U/B Blade deck that could be the next big thing.
Tezzeret Infects Las Vegas
If you want to try something unconventional in Standard, take this Tezzeret Infect build from Chris Ferber and poison people out with artifacts!
Drafting With Tim! ISD #5
Tim Aten showcases a more unsual draft this time, focusing on a specific archetype. Figure out how it works and how to evaluate picks for it. GP San Diego is this weekend with SCG Open: St. Louis not long after!
Smithers… Release The Hordes!
Peter Knudson wrote about a Horde variant, which is a multiplayer cooperative game. This version is all about Zombies vs. Survivors! Read about it and try it out.
CounterBurn, Bant Pod, Illusions, And Heartless Summoning?!
Standard is defined by its manabases, and most of the manabases are horrible. What is the best way to spend your mana? Patrick Chapin covers last weekend’s results and looks to Worlds 2011.
The Forbidden Art Of Slaver
This deck is extremely flexible and has a unique game plan. It can play as a control deck and quickly gear up to be a combo deck. Only time will tell, but I believe this will be yet another viable and competitive option in the Vintage metagame.
It’s The End Of Worlds As We Know It…
Jon Agley takes a financial look into Hasbro’s inner workings and lays out how to make an argument to keep Worlds to the big wigs upstairs.
Compulsive Research – Shopping For Original Art, Steven Belledin Edition
Steven Belledin has painted such great works as Surgical Extraction, Duress, and Exotic Orchard. John Dale Beety helps you out if you’re looking to buy a new piece to hang on your wall.