Drew Levin admits to making a terrible mistake last weekend at the Nashville Open. What happened and why did it happen? He updates you on both Standard and Legacy, so read up before the 2011’s this weekend.
Snapcaster Mage graduates to Vintage, where he flashes back Mana Drains and Ancestral Recalls. Is there a format where he doesn’t shine? Read about Brian DeMars’ tournament experience.
Matt Elias was durdling after dinner one day when a decklist popped into his head in a flash of brilliance. In this article, he attempts to bring back an old Vintage favorite…
I set out for SCG Nashville with one goal: Play flimsy U/B do nothing control decks in both formats and try to win as few matches as possible. (Not really.)
Who doesn’t love multiple choice tests? Read an entertaining and interactive tournament report from Top 4 competitor Chris Mascioli, who took Mono Red all the way to $1000.
Two weeks ago, a 10K event was held in Philadelphia, featuring the Innistrad Standard. The results of that tournament (as well as the top finishing decklists) are brought to you by Pro Tour Historian and Coverage Reporter, Brian David-Marshall!
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a slew of decks win events. Valakut, Caw, Red, Birthing Pod, and now Solar Flare. Tempered Steel is not on that list, but why is Ari so high on the deck?
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born is the perfect General for a Zombie deck looking to play with a variety of cool themes like revival, looting, and sacrifice. See how Sean fixes up Ben’s Zombie deck and submit your own for next week!
Everyone is looking for a deck to take to States. After examining the metagame from the past two SCG Opens, Patrick has found an engine that can attack from all angles while drawing a ton.
Matt Ferrando teamed up with Steve Sadin and Tim Landale at the multi-format Grudge Match in Philadelphia. He put in work on his U/B Control deck, and it seemed to pay off. Check out the deck for States this weekend.
When I initially heard about The Grudge Match, a tournament with three new formats, I knew I definitely wanted to play all of them; there was even a team portion!
Cards like Liliana, Snapcaster Mage, and Stromkirk Noble have spiked in price recently. How should you plan on capitalizing on the rising price of Innistrad cards? Also, congrats to Jonathan for making Top 4 at Nashville!
Gavin has some big news to share with the Magic community. You do not want to miss this article! In it, he shares the bucket list of all the articles he would’ve liked to have written.
Tim Landale took down the Grudge Match in Philadelphia with a unique take on U/W Control with an emphasis on planeswalkers. This might be the next big thing in Standard, so take a gander before the Nashville Open.
Which 3.5 cards will change how Standard Magic is played? There are two kinds of very good Magic cards: super-efficient utility cards and cards that change the nature of the metagame. Today, Mike talks about the latter.
