Todd gets you up to speed on the upcoming Modern format with an in-depth analysis of the dance between Wild Nacatl and Punishing Fire and shares his thoughts on what he thinks is Modern’s next breakout star.
Jonathan Sukenik tells the story of how he prepared for the Invitational in Charlotte and the decks he played. Be ready for late-night playtesting, brewing, and good times.
An official statement from StarCityGames.com regarding the suspension of Alex Bertoncini.
Gerry made top eight of the StarCityGames.com Invitational playing polar opposites—G/W Beatdown and Five-Color Control. Read about the Punishing Fire Maverick deck in Legacy and a special 5CC brew for Standard.
Brad Nelson talks about some of the newest decks to pop out of the Invitational, like Five-Color Control, Ramp Pod, Adam Prosak’s Illusions deck, and U/W Humans. Read what he’d play this week!
In this week’s More Ways to Win, Ashley unearths many of the common fallacies and shortcomings that get in the way of improving as a player and tells you how to avoid them.
Abe Sargent gets sentimental this week, recalling the memories that have made Magic a huge part of his life and asks you to join him.
Sheldon tells more awesome stories from Head Judging Worlds in San Francisco before retiring as a Level 5. There is cake, interesting rulings, and food.
As 2011 comes to a close, the Innistrad Standard Metagame is still on the move. Patrick Chapin tells you to think rogue and analyze metagames to make decks for the future.
Thopter Foundry fueled one of the most degenerate Extended decks in recent years. Michael Caffrey played it at the StarCityGames.com Invitational in Charlotte to a less than spectacular record. Where were the problems?
The Legacy metagame coming out of the Invi is the best I’ve seen. It has multiple aggressive archetypes, a powerful but not invulnerable control strategy, and several combo decks. Today, I want to talk about what won the Legacy Open.
After starting off 1-2 in the StarCityGames.com Invitational, Brian DeMars turned things around and won five matches in a row on day one. Read about how it all went down.
Ben Bleiweiss, Director of Sales at StarCityGames.com, has a special article on counterfeits in light of Wizards’ recent legal action. Why are counterfeits so bad for the game?
This week’s Illusions deck is much more aggressive, and really shows you how good Geist of Saint Traft is against a variety of decks. It’s one of the best decks in the format, so get your taste of it here as Todd runs it in a Daily Event.
Mark Hornung decides to go over the creature decks in Vintage to give you a taste of the format’s diversity. You’ll be surprised to see what kinds of cards can see play in the format!
