On his way to becoming the StarCityGames.com Open Series Rookie of the Year, Chris VanMeter has come a long way in 2011. St. Louis is next on the list! Read about Standard, Limited, and Legacy if you need some pointers.
There hasn’t been a Legacy Daily Event on Magic Online in the past seven weeks. Michael Caffrey explores several reasons for the death of Online Legacy and offers suggestions for rejuvenating this once-thriving format.
If you want to become an expert at something, it’s said you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. Jeremy Neeman, winner of GP Brisbane, has three useful tips for achieving mastery at Magic, or anything.
There’s only one more Open Series weekend before the Invitational closes out the year in Charlotte, with players scrambling for qualification, byes, and the Player of the Year title!
With the Open in St. Louis and the Invitational/Open in Charlotte coming up, Gene Richtsmeier helps you with your Legacy preparation by sharing a few “Horizons” decks with Knight of the Reliquary—a Legacy powerhouse!
Fabian Thiele has had an awesome rookie year of Magic, narrowly missing Rookie of the Year. Read about his finish at Worlds, with some sweet tech for the SCG Open in St. Louis this weekend.
In this exclusive interview with Innistrad Lead Developer Erik Lauer, we discuss werwolves, flip cards, crafting Liliana of the Veil, support enemy colors, and creating one of the best limited environments in recent memory. Enjoy!
Sometimes, you have to lose to really appreciate winning. Brian may not have had the best Worlds, but he did have a good time at his first (and likely last) Worlds ever.
Ari Lax takes a comprehensive look at the Modern Worlds metagame, focusing largely on the direction of the format and interesting new decks / tech. Make sure you’re ready for PTQ season, and give this article a read through.
If you need a Standard gauntlet to test against, this article has all the lists you need to worry about for both the St. Louis Open and the Invitational in Charlotte.
Four mana is a critical turning point for aggro, control, and midrange decks. Today, Usman Jamil imparts his cube wisdom on the four-mana slot in Cube.
Sean McKeown helps out reader Aaron with a Konda, Lord of Eiganjo EDH deck. It’s got tons of fan favorites as well as Sean’s unique touches.
The format is jumping from week to week, even halfway through the season. Innistrad may be one of the best sets ever for both Draft and Constructed! Check out the latest new directions for Standard before the St. Louis Open.
The Modern Worlds analysis done by Michael Martin shows one thing strong and clear: be prepared for Zoo decks in the upcoming PTQ season. See what other decks under/overperformed on the weekend.
The first couple turns are vital to success in each game of Magic. Jonathan Sukenik shows you some neat tricks and examples of how the first four turns of a game can determine the winner.
