Stifle and Wasteland
Friday, January 7th – The 2011 Open Series kicks off with Kansas City this weekend, and Drew Levin teaches a valuable lesson about Stifle and Wasteland in the format and their usage in various decks throughout MTG history.
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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Better Beatdown!
Friday, January 7th – Brian Kibler loves attacking. He’s been piloting Zoo, Next Level Bant, and Doran to GP and PT Top 8s for years and wants to continue this trend with the latest Extended season. Watch out, Faeries.
You Lika The Juice? Commander Savra and Her Incubi
Friday, January 7th – Lord of the Pit is one of Magic’s greatest villain cards, with as much history as Serra Angel and Akroma. So Bennie decided to honor the Lord with his own Commander deck filled with Demons!
Constructed Criticism – Bringing Back the Boogeymen: Part I
Thursday, January 6th – They’re back! The boogeymen of Standard’s past have all come back to haunt you. It’s like WotC cast Reanimate on every deck I’ve ever wanted to set on fire. Welcome to my world.
Jacob’s Ladder – MTGO Video with Tempered Steel (Extended)
Thursday, January 6th – Michael Jacob, Pro Tour scenester, continues making excellent high-res videos of an Extended Daily on Magic Online. He discusses his deck, his plays, and explains sideboarding for the hot, new Tempered Steel.
No Gamble, No Future – Standard B/R Vampires
Thursday, January 6th – The SCG Open in Kansas City is coming up in just a few days, so sleeve up EFro’s update on his 5th place Vampire list from Worlds and beat up on control!
Rise of Aintrazi – Restin’, Testin’, and Bestin’: An Extended Compendium
Thursday, January 6th – Ali Aintrazi is a successful deckbuilder and SCG Open grinder. His article has everything you need on Extended, including interviews and debates on sideboard choices.
Embracing the Chaos – More Other Peoples’ Decks Again Redux
Wednesday, January 5th – Sean McKeown is a long-time StarCityGames.com columnist and manages to keep Sheldon happy with his new Memnarch list by keeping it fun.
Faeries: The Early Front Runner
Wednesday, January 5th – Beware, Faeries and non-Faeries players alike, Reid Duke has the tech for both sides of the coin. If you want to beat Faeries, and if you want to beat with Faeries, read this article.
Innovations – Beating Faeries: It’s Getting Worse Before It Gets Better
Wednesday, January 5th – Patrick examines the latest Extended PTQ results, and it looks like Faeries may yet again be public enemy number one. Check out Patrick’s brews for beating the flying fiends.
The Past, Present, and Future
Wednesday, January 5th – Julian Booher, a young Magic Online grinder, has learned incredible lessons from some of the best in the game and wants to pass them onto you. Read how you can improve your game.
Tempered Steel: A History in the Making
Wednesday, January 5th – Jon Smithers, GP Toronto champion, brought the gift of Tempered Steel to the world and wants to share his innovation with you. He tells you why you should play it and why you may have seen it fail.
Kicking Off 2011 in Kansas City
We’re kicking off 2011 with a bang! The first SCG Open of the year is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and will be debuting our long-awaited SCGLive production. Glenn Jones will be managing coverage and has the low-down.
Darksteele Cube – Best of 2010 and a Wish List for 2011
Tuesday, January 4th – 2010 was a good year for cube, and Thea hopes 2011 will be even better! What are your wishes for the new year?
Worlds Report *2nd*
Tuesday, January 4th – Guillaume Wafo-Tapa made the finals at Worlds in Chiba and faced off his best friend, Guillaume Matignon. How did he prepare his decks and what was it like to face down Matignon at the finish line?