Wednesday, January 12th – Jon Agley has made it to the Top 8 of the SCG Talent Search! He brings us some new spins on old decks in Standard and Extended, including Boros, Kuldotha Red, and White Weenie. Make sure to vote!
Wednesday, January 12th – Jeremy Froggatt, the card alterer, has made it to the Top 8 of the SCG Talent Search! Steve Argyle, who has drawn cards like Admonition Angel and Everflowing Chalice, joins in for a special interview.
Wednesday, January 12th – The Power Nine dominate in Vintage, but what are the Legacy equivalents to the Power Nine? What are the format defining cards? Brian DeMars lists his Legacy Power Nine.
Tuesday, January 11th – Prepare yourself for this article, data lovers. Matt Elias breaks down all the recent major and minor Vintage tournaments. See what the major decks are and which decks are over- and under-performing.
Tuesday, January 11th – Andy Probasco tells an epic tale about a tournament in New York where he played against monkeys and lost five cards from his deck with Power in it, all while playing some exciting matches and making deep plays.
Tuesday, January 11th – Adrian Sullivan gives a vast overview of Extended, comparing the decks to their Standard counterparts – it’s a New World. But not too new.
Tuesday, January 11th – Adam Prosak has used the Fearless Magical Inventory over the years to vastly improve his game, and he wants to help you out by pointing out mistakes he constantly sees players making that hold them back.
Monday, January 10th – Thea Steele has five ways to test new cards for the cube in any situation and lists their pros and cons! Make sure your cube is perfect for you and your playgroup.
Monday, January 10th – “Never play a bad something else.” That is The Prime Directive, and Patrick Chapin, world-class deck designer, is here to tell you how to avoid building decks that are just worse versions of something else.
Monday, January 10th – A shark is a value trader that takes advantage of people at any cost. Jon Medina is here to give you the tools to distinguish between sharks and other traders and avoid bad trades. Don’t lose to the shark matchup!
Monday, January 10th – I don’t know what it is about Rootwater Alligator, but people in the TSE queues constantly make mistakes against him, throwing games away like Lindsay Lohan discarding a court-ordered tracking anklet.
Monday, January 10th – Lately, no one’s been playing graveyard hate in Extended, and Gavin has not failed to notice! He has built a deck that abuses Crypt of Agadeem and Pyrrhic Revival to give you the graveyard deck for Extended.
Friday, January 7th – It’s back to basics this week, as Joey and Bigheadjoe bring in the new year discussing the new Extended PTQ season and analyzing some of the Mirrodin Besieged spoilers.
It’s over. After eight grueling rounds and a stacked Top 8, the Kansas City Legacy Open has wound to a close. Our Champion is Chris Osinski, a Goblins player from Minnesota who audibled from the Draft Open to the Legacy Open at the last-minute, running the tables after a Round 1 loss. It was a tribal battle, with Corbin Hosler’s undefeated Merfolk list falling prey to Goblin Piledriver in three games. The story of the day was that Legacy is healthy, and even ripe for innovation. We saw plenty of interesting new takes on existing archetypes over the course of the day. Everyone should be even more excited for the San Jose Open Series next weekend—SCGLive will be there! |
Friday, January 7th – Following his incredible return to StarCityGames.com, Mike Flores brings you three playtesting videos with his new U/W Mashup. Includes a special guest appearance from Bella Flores!
