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Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Louisville

Chris Kronenberger is your Louisville Legacy Open champion! Chris piloted a unique mono blue list into the Top 8, leaning on Vendilion Clique, Back to Basics, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor backed by a wall of counterspells. Once in the elimination rounds, he knocked out three Team America pilots in a row before hoisting the trophy, riding Back to Basics all the way. In a world with mental Misstep, many players have turned to Hymn to Tourach for attrition-based wins, but Chris showed players that you should watch where you point that sorcery. If it doesn’t hit a Spell Snare, you may find a Misdirection pointing it back the other way.

Meanwhile, following Alex Gonzalez’s Standard Open win with Caw-Blade, the Draft Opens were won by Lee Johnson and Andrew Shrout, deft players of the forty-card format. Thus concludes the last Open Weekend before the Indianapolis Invitational, where StarCityGames.com will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes as Gavin Verhey and Adrian Sullivan deliver commentary all weekend long!StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Coverage!
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Managing The Clock

Recently, Magic Online changed the time of its rounds from 30 to 25 minutes in length. How has this affected the way games play out, especially with Caw-Blade running around? How do you manage the clock in real-life versus online?

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Procedural Playtesting

There are a huge string of events coming up: Grand Prix, Pro Tours, StarCityGames.com Opens (including the Invitational in Indianapolis). How do you prepare for all of these formats? Ari gives you a step-by-step breakdown.

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The Long And Winding Road – The Best Card In Legacy

What’s the best card in Legacy? Matt Elias settles in his answer (hint: it’s blue). Find out if you agree with his reasoning and see Matt’s Top 10 Cards in Legacy.

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99 Problems – Commanding Phyrexia

Sean McKeown reviews New Phyrexia for Commander! There are tons of new options for Commander lovers in New Phyrexia, so jump in and discover what Sean feels are the best new cards for your 100-card decks.

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What Is Winning?

Player of the Year Brad Nelson delves into what winning means to him, why it means different things to different people, and how you should view winning in order to stay sane and validated in this hard knock life.

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Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Louisville

Chris Kronenberger is your Louisville Legacy Open champion! Chris piloted a unique mono blue list into the Top 8, leaning on Vendilion Clique, Back to Basics, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor backed by a wall of counterspells. Once in the elimination rounds, he knocked out three Team America pilots in a row before hoisting the trophy, riding Back to Basics all the way. In a world with mental Misstep, many players have turned to Hymn to Tourach for attrition-based wins, but Chris showed players that you should watch where you point that sorcery. If it doesn’t hit a Spell Snare, you may find a Misdirection pointing it back the other way.

Meanwhile, following Alex Gonzalez’s Standard Open win with Caw-Blade, the Draft Opens were won by Lee Johnson and Andrew Shrout, deft players of the forty-card format. Thus concludes the last Open Weekend before the Indianapolis Invitational, where StarCityGames.com will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes as Gavin Verhey and Adrian Sullivan deliver commentary all weekend long!StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Coverage!
By

Managing The Clock

Recently, Magic Online changed the time of its rounds from 30 to 25 minutes in length. How has this affected the way games play out, especially with Caw-Blade running around? How do you manage the clock in real-life versus online?

By

Procedural Playtesting

There are a huge string of events coming up: Grand Prix, Pro Tours, StarCityGames.com Opens (including the Invitational in Indianapolis). How do you prepare for all of these formats? Ari gives you a step-by-step breakdown.

By

The Long And Winding Road – The Best Card In Legacy

What’s the best card in Legacy? Matt Elias settles in his answer (hint: it’s blue). Find out if you agree with his reasoning and see Matt’s Top 10 Cards in Legacy.

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99 Problems – Commanding Phyrexia

Sean McKeown reviews New Phyrexia for Commander! There are tons of new options for Commander lovers in New Phyrexia, so jump in and discover what Sean feels are the best new cards for your 100-card decks.

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What Is Winning?

Player of the Year Brad Nelson delves into what winning means to him, why it means different things to different people, and how you should view winning in order to stay sane and validated in this hard knock life.

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Going Infinite – Behind The Scenes Of The TTT

What’s the TTT? Jon Medina assembled his own Tactical Trade Team for the Columbus Prerelease. He shows you the benefits of trading as a group and setting goals to improve efficiency and get results.

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Flow Of Ideas – When To Sideboard In Strange Ways

Sideboarded games make up most of tournament matches, so you should learn to do it right. Gavin teaches you how to actively sideboard in games instead of “going by the book.”

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Innovations – Analyzing SCG Orlando Standard With New Phyrexia!

Finally, New Phyrexia is here! Patrick Chapin goes over the results from StarCityGames.com Open: Orlando, the first major tournament to feature the new set. Make sure to read this to figure out how to play the metagame in Louisville.

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