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Building A Legacy – Killing Your Opponent On Turn 2 With Glistener Elf

Friday, April 29 – If you’d like to chalk up Legacy wins for pennies on the dollar, then Drew may just have the deck for you. It’s infectious, so handle with care!

New Phyrexia And An Old Favorite In Legacy

Friday, April 29 – Reid’s looking forward to brewing with a fatty from New Phyrexia. Turn 2 Jin-Gitaxias might be good enough to take down Grand Prix Providence, and Reid’s here to share his starting point for the Reanimator renaissance!

You Lika The Juice? Pod People And Souleaters

Friday, April 29 – The Souleater cycle of New Phyrexia with the Phyrexian-mana activated abilities has gotten Bennie interested in Necrotic Ooze. What kind of powers does the Ooze gain with the new set?

Flores Friday – Other People’s White Decks

Friday, April 29 – Mike Flores is having more fun playing Magic now than he has in months–and Jace is nowhere to be seen. He continues to take Mono White in Standard to new heights and has videos to demonstrate its power!

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Beyond Magic: A Trip To Boston And The SCG Open

Friday, April 29 – Brian Kibler is originally from the Northeast. He decides to travel back to the region to trail his old haunts and visit his old schools and friends–the nearby SCG Open is as good an excuse as any!

Behind The Curtain – Another Hawk And Hidden Relics

Friday, April 29 – Valeriy is excited about another Hawk deck for Standard. And these aren’t the Hawks you’re thinking of. What Standard deck might break out after New Phyrexia?

Tales From The Grind – An Introduction To Block Constructed

Friday, April 29 – Chris Mascioli, aka brimstone, is an extensive Magic Online grinder, and in preparation for Pro Tour Nagoya, has collected SOM Block data from various events and analyzed it for your perusal.

StarCityGames.com Is Looking For A Video Director / Producer!

StarCityGames.com is ready to engage a full-time position in the director’s chair of our SCGLive broadcasts!

Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open Series: Charlotte

AJ Sacher is our Charlotte Legacy Open champion! Hoisting the second trophy distributed on Sunday, AJ nearly clinched both, falling short in Standard against the Standard Open champion Nate Pease. AJ’s double finals finish and victory guarantees him Level 8 status, and he’s not alone. Joining him and Gerry Thompson on that level are Alex Bertoncini, courtesy of a Top 16 in Legacy with Merfolk, and Edgar Flores on the back of two Top 4 finishes in our weekend’s events. AJ and Edgar have made major names for themselves with their strong recent finishes, and AJ’s first championship was an important one–now, he’ll receive a full playset of New Phyrexia, as will all of our Level 8s when the set debuts.

Standard will experience a shakeup once the new set becomes legal at the Orlando Open, a scant two weekends from now. Glenn Jones will be joined there by Joe Panuska and Joey Pasco, as SCGLive continues to bring you the best in Magic broadcasting. We’ll see you there!StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Coverage!

The Adapting Metagame: Sweet Sixteen

Thursday, April 28 – Carsten Kotter reviews the entire Top 16 of SCG Open: Boston, one of the most innovation-filled standings recently. If you’re looking for some new, viable decks to play this weekend in Charlotte, check here!

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – MTGO Video with Infect (Standard)

Thursday, April 28 – Brian Kibler runs one of his favorite Standard decks as of late, U/B Infect. It’s about to get a lot spicier with New Phyrexia!

New Phyrexian Updates To Caw-Blade

Thursday, April 28 – New Phyrexia will have a huge impact on Caw-Blade, both detrimental and beneficial. Brad Nelson discusses the cards that will both plague and boost the reigning deck of Standard.

One Step Ahead – SCG Open: Boston

Thursday, April 28 – Gerry Thompson, Level 8 in the StarCityGames.com Player’s Club, has some of the best stories of any Magic grinder in the scene. This week, he details the nonsensical tales from SCG Open: Boston.

Constructed Criticism – NO Bant And Mental Misstep In Legacy

Thursday, April 28 – Mental Misstep is going to bring about a new world order in the Legacy format. Prepare for its upheaval and be ahead of the curve with this updated NO Bant deck with 4 Mental Missteps.

Painting It Black In New Phyrexia

Thursday, April 28 – AJ Kerrigan wants to present the new face of black in Standard. With Phyrexian Obliterator, Lashwrithe, and others, black gets a lot of new toys, so check out AJ’s mono-black build!