The Thin Line Between Winning And Losing
Monday, December 27th – Three mistakes. If Terry had made three fewer mistakes, he would have made the Top 8 at Worlds. So he analyzes those errors to show you how to improve your game…
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Time Spiral, Entomb, Glimpse of Nature, and Vengevine in Legacy
Monday, December 27th – Now that Time Spiral’s unbanned, how can we break it in Legacy? One of Magic’s greatest deckbuilders suggests six decks (plus one Vengevine and a Reanimator) in an exploration of this new format!
Just Go F***ing Kill Him!
Monday, December 27th – If you just play Phyrexian Dreadnought on turn 2, Survival is pretty dead on turn 4. And if you lose the roll, you aren’t tapped out on turn 1, so you can Spell Snare? Don’t worry – just go kill them!
Third Place in the Magic Online World Championships!
Monday, December 27th – Logan, a.k.a. Jaberwocki, on Magic Online, qualified for the MODO World Champs – but so did his cousin Reid duke, a.k.a. reiderrabbit! See how the two of them attempted to break the formats!
Going Infinite – Customer Service, Time Spiral, and the Banhammer
Monday, December 27th – When Time Spiral was unbanned and wise traders pounced, many stores refused to ship their Time Spirals. As a trader, what can we learn from this – and my father’s Mexican restaurant?
Preparing for Worlds *1st Place*
Monday, December 27th – The World Champion Magic player (and showdown finalist for Player of the Year) tells the story of how he prepped for the tourney – featuring a look at what’ll be hot in post-Worlds Extended, a post-Survival Legacy decklist, and great stories!
Flow of Ideas: So You Want To Win A PTQ?
Monday, December 27th – I’m not going to tell you how you should playtest rigorously, get a good night’s sleep, drink more water. These are tips that will help you win.
The Magic Show #215 – Worlds 2010 Part 1!
Friday, December 24th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show! This week we’re live in Chiba, Japan with Magic’s biggest personalities, talking about best decks, banning cards, and the hidden gems of scars limited. Let’s go!
*Required Reading* The Philosophy of Fire
Thursday, December 23rd – Michael Flores is the authority on Magic theory and one of the game’s best deckbuilders. The Philosophy of Fire is 1 of the 3 fundamental aspects of Magic resource management and is key in understanding MTG.
Ideas Unbound – Close Up of the Four-Color Control Mirror
Thursday, December 23rd – What’s the best way to approach the Extended 4CC mirror match? Two classic control decks, fighting for card supremacy and counterspell advantage… is the answer Anathemancer?
Too Hot to Handle – Worlds Top 8, Part One
Thursday, December 23rd – English National champion Jonathan Randle made Top 8 on the world stage in Chiba and returns to StarCityGames.com to share his U/W Control tech. Baneslayer Angel makes a sweet comeback!
One Step Ahead – The Latest Updates in Standard
Thursday, December 23rd – SCG Invitational winner Gerry Thompson takes a fresh look at Standard now that Worlds has come and gone. He reviews all of the decks and their position in the metagame and includes a new Valakut list!
Punts on the Big Stage: Tales from a Brick
Thursday, December 23rd – The “Lowest Rated Player at Worlds” entered the tournament having barely touched the paper cards. Experience Magic backwards with MTGO grinder Bing Luke, who goes from PC to paper.
The Field Report – Rogue Elements
Thursday, December 23rd – Data-cruncher and lover of numbers, Alexander Shearer examines the Worlds data and looks at the rogue decklists that may be the perfect metagame tools to take down your next Standard event!
Embracing The Chaos – Why I Hate My Own Deck
Wednesday, December 22nd – I have put together a pretty saucy deck featuring Intet, the Dreamer. It’s quite strong and has done quite well when I’ve played it. And I absolutely hate it. Let me tell you why.