A new format is on its way in! The positive responses to Modern and Overextended have become impossible to ignore, and Gavin is preparing for the advent of one of them. What crazy new decks are possible in both?
Dan Barrett welcomes one new friend and says goodbye to another, with hilarious stories and wacky decklists.
Wes Wise is a buyer for StarCityGames.com and likes to speculate on cards and the various formats. In this article, he wonders what would happen if Wizards unbanned old Legacy powerhouses.
Larry won a Standard PTQ with his tried and true Blumanji (U/G Vengevine) deck and has Top 8ed multiple StarCityGames.com Opens with it as well. Watch him play out matches in this Daily Event, where he goes 4-0!
Sam Black did not have the most successful two weeks in Asia. However, he does get something out of it after realizing the power of Puresteel Paladin. Try his Puresteel Blade deck if you’re feeling adventurous and Stoneforge Mystic isn’t banned.
The Legacy Bros. analyze the results from GP Providence with nearly 1200 participants and 8130 matches played! That’s an astounding amount of data, making for some statistically compelling conclusions about the Legacy meta for Baltimore.
Mike Flores is the most contrarian person that Patrick Chapin knows. So to fit into that role, Mike is here to tell you why Spellskite is awesome now versus before, when it sucked. It’s all because of Twinblade, which headlined the Invitational.
Hall of Famer Brian Kibler made only one mistake when preparing for Pro Tour Nagoya: overestimating everyone else’s ability to prepare for the metagame. Read how he picked a suboptimal deck in anticipation of a phantom metagame.
GP Top 8er Ari Lax originally popularized the “Dinosaur” draft deck in Scars-only draft and provides an update to the archetype with New Phyrexia. He breaks it down for you by pack and teaches you how to value your picks.
Shaheen is a rogue deckbuilder, but he’s had enough with this Standard format. Not playing Stoneforge Mystic is a mistake, and he seeks to rectify that but by playing a slightly “off” version of Caw-Blade without Hawks.
Bo King cares about the balance of cards in Standard, and he points out issues he has with Wizards development in recent months and proposes solutions to fix them. See if you agree!
Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. Yes, we’re back, my hiatus is complete, my new son Miles is here, SCGMobile is now officially a thing, and we’re ready to talk some Magic. Wanna look at some Commander and M12 goodies while we lament the power level of Stoneforge Mystic? Let’s go!
This week, the guys take a break from the competitive grind to take a look at the more casual side of the game. Bigheadjoe is joined by Adam Styborski to discuss the Community Cube project and the new Commander products (available today!).
Ben Hayes reflects on the Invitational, his friends, and this Magic community that we’re all a part of. He tells you how you can make huge strides in your game, and outside of it. His Top 8 is a culmination of important lessons learned.
Abe Sargent encountered two annoying decks on Magic Online in the casual rooms. If you’re going to play this kind of deck (even though you shouldn’t), Abe lays out how they work and what kind of cards go in them.
