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Black Magic – Understanding a Battlecruiser: When Control Decks Become the Beatdown

Wednesday, October 13 – This week Sam discusses the idea of “Battlecruiser Magic” and its current impact on the game, the results of the 2010s and what it means for this weekend’s Nashville Open, and his GDS2 essay.

Innovations – Overtime: Inspired by True Masters

Wednesday, October 13th – Begin by focusing on the data. What can we learn? Let’s start with the gauntlet you should be testing this week if you are preparing for the StarCityGames.com Open in Nashville this weekend, or even just an FNM.

Drafting with Noah – M11 #2!

Wednesday, October 13th – Some unbelievable picks in this draft! Follow Noah’s draft where he discusses almost every pick, including when to hate-draft and when to pick up sideboard slots.

Sullivan Library – Eminent Domain for Standard

Wednesday, October 13th – Adrian played a fresh update to a deck he won States with a while back with Wildfire. U/R is back with powerhouses like Destructive Force, Frost Titan, and… Volition Reins?? Try it out at SCG Standard Open: Nashville!

Conversations – I Never Promised You a Rosewater, Part 1

Tuesday, October 12th – When I started working on this series back in the summer, the final person I wanted to talk to was a wildcard I had no idea if I’d be able to get. Thankfully, I didn’t need to recruit him very hard – he came to me.

The Pro Perspective – A Take on Scars of Mirrodin Sealed Deck

Tuesday, October 12th – “How are we supposed to build a deck when there are so many building restrictions?” Raphael Levy investigates this bizarre Sealed format and makes some key discoveries.

Cloudy with a Chance of Pnaps – The Life and Times of a PTQ Grinder

Tuesday, October 12th – Pnaps, infamous PTQ grinder, joins StarCityGames.com to tell us all the bitter truths needed to improve our game and regales us with his hilarious and embarrassing stories.

The Long and Winding Road – Vintage Deck Explosion!

Tuesday, October 12th – I heard a rumor that you guys like decks. You may have heard a rumor that I like Vintage.
Put those two together, and what do you get? Vintage Deck Explosion!

Too Much Information – StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Baltimore

Tuesday, October 12th – What has changed in the Legacy metagame? Does Survival continue to dominate? Which staple isn’t doing so hot? Prepare for the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Nashville with these stats!

Drafting With Anton – M11 #9!

Tuesday, October 12th – Another fabulous draft with Limited favorite, Anton Jonsson! He makes some tough picks when trying to decide his colors. Follow along pick by pick, and gain insight into Anton’s process!

Darksteele Cube – You’re My First Pick

Monday, October 11th – Thea Steel got married yesterday! (Congratulations!!) And she celebrated by playing Magic with some old friends, who have been evolving their own cube starting with Thea’s current list.

The 2010 Talent Search Details!

Monday, October 11th – I get a little choked up when I think of everything the game has given me, and it all happened because I entered an article submission contest back in 2002. Now it’s your turn.

Exploring Infect in Scars Limited

Monday, October 11th – When we found out that poison was coming back, if you’re anything like me, you probably rolled your eyes. But I’d go as far as to say that the best possible deck you can get in Scars of Mirrodin Limited is an infect deck.

In Case You Missed It… SCG 10/04/10-10/08/10!

Monday, October 11th – SCG provided you with tons of decklists last week for your States/Provincial Champsionships. Revisit them to prepare for the upcoming StarCityGames.com Open in Nashville! Leave feedback in the forums on the deck you ran!

Going Infinite – How to Build a Robot (on MTGO)

Monday, October 11th – If you read last week’s article you might have noticed how much of a pain in the arse it was to trade on Magic Online. I knew that the smartest way do this was to get a bot going. The question was, “How do I do that?”