Sean McKeown responds to fanmail and a request to spruce up a Dakkon Blackblade deck! He also elaborates on his picks for the Hall of Fame this year; who to vote for out of so many good choices?
Patrick Chapin continues with his countdown of the best deckbuilders of all time, honoring Rob Dougherty and Alan Comer today. Taste a piece of Magic history, as Patrick covers their amazing contributions to the game.
Brian DeMars has played in the Vintage Championships for the past seven years, making Top 8 three times. He won’t be able to play this time due to Nationals, but he gives you important advice if you’re planning on attending.
Ari Lax lays out the Standard format; he goes through each deck, tells you its role, his opinions on the deck, and how the format/other decks should react to it. His perspective is invaluable for upcoming SCG events and Nationals.
Alex Ullman covers the results of the first Pauper Premier Event on Magic Online, and some awesome decks are popping up now that Frantic Search and the old Frantic storm combo deck are gone.
Patrick Chapin asked some of the game’s top players for a list of who they thought the top ten deckbuilders in the game were. Today, he starts the countdown with two of the greats. Tune in the rest of the week for the whole Top 10!
Maitland Cameron overcame threat after threat in the Constructed portion as well as his inexperience with Draft in the Australian National Championship to earn his spot on the team for Worlds.
Justin Parnell admits that he has a problem. He’s addicted to Cube Drafting. Today, he kicks off his new column at Star City Games: Cubers Anonymous.
Now that Modern has been confirmed as a real, future format, Jonathan Medina advises you on how to make smart investments now.
Gavin Verhey talks about one of his favorite draft archetypes: U/W Beatdown. He elaborates on exactly how highly he values each card from M12 to help you get a better sense of how to draft this deck!
Charles Wong finished in the Top 4 of the SCG Standard Open in Seattle. His weapon of choice for the event? Red spells. Charles goes through his card choices and why they are important for the current Standard environment.
For you control players out there, Reid Duke has updated both U/B Control and U/W Control for today’s metagame, so make sure to check out these decklists before SCG Open: Pittsburgh.
The Zoo master, Pat Cox, asks if right now is a good time to be playing Zoo (for Pat Cox, the answer is always yes). Read how to prepare Zoo for this weekend’s metagame at SCG Open: Pittsburgh.
Puresteel Paladin is not a deck to be underestimated, having put both Nate Pease and Caleb Durward consistently into the top of the standings. Nate provides a matchup guide and decklist.
Mike Flores discusses the importance of Technology: what is it and how does it interact with our resources? How do we stay on top of the curve?
