Ari Lax is the man with a plan—to make Birthing Pod work in Standard. He lists every option up the curve available in every color, and before showing you some well developed decklists. If you’re planning on playing Birthing Pod in Baltimore this weekend, you need to read this article!
Anwar Ahmad and Alix Hatfield co-wrote this article about Legacy High Tide and the best way to build it. With Mental Misstep out of the picture, it may be time for the tides to rise again in Baltimore.
Today, Usman Jamil talks about Size. Size of cube, size of individual sections, balance of spells to creatures, balance of multicolor and mana-fixing, and more. If you want to design your own cube, this article is a must-read.
Cassidy needed some help finding direction for his Damia, Sage of Stone Commander deck, so he wrote in to a fellow writer, Sean McKeown, for help! These are the results.
If you’re running a Standard gauntlet, Patrick Chapin recommends a focus on U/B Control, Wolf Run Ramp, and Mono Red. Where will the metagame take us next?
Modern has been announced as a PTQ season (officially), so what does that mean for you traders out there, looking to make some value? Which cards will be a good pickup for the Modern season? Medina shows you.
Before Gavin leaves StarCityGames.com to become an intern at Wizards of the Coast, he dedicates this article to his family of Magic. He will be greatly missed!
Congratulations to Chris VanMeter for making Level 8 in the StarCityGames.com Player’s Club as well as winning the Nashville Legacy Open with his U/W Stoneblade deck! If you’re looking to level up at Baltimore, read the changes he’d make.
Bigheadjoe is joined by returning guest Adam Styborski along with the fresh-faced Travis Hunt to discuss the results of the most recent SCG Opens (Indy & Nashville) just in time for The 2011’s!
Valeriy Shunkov talks about two decks before States: a RUG build with Werewolves as well as his own take on a red-green ramp deck, using his experience with Valakut to shape it.
Hoping to surpass a trio of runner-up finishes, Tim is gunning for a title at The 2011’s this weekend. As a special treat, he’s also included his tips for Innistrad Limited!
Mike Flores has his probable decklist for battling States tomorrow, a U/R Control deck with light splashes for flashback. In it, he has some old favorites like Frost Titan as well as new favorite, Brimstone Volley.
Jonathan Medina stirred some controversy last weekend by not including Mana Leak in his Solar Flare, but guess what? He got to the top anyway! Read about his choices and some more of his more contentious decisions.
The StarCityGames.com Indianapolis Standard Open featured the debut of Innistrad. Glenn’s got his first statistical breakdown of the format available, and his own predictions!
This week we sit down with Gerry Thompson to discuss the State Championships happening this weekend and a very special announcement!
