Innovations – World Championships, Constructed PTQs, and Being Evil
Monday, December 13th – Patrick Chapin dives into Extended, and taking all the data from Worlds, breaks down the decks into Tier 1, Tier 1.5, Tier 2, and just plain bad.
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A Game of Inches, Worlds Report *22nd*
Monday, December 13th – Matt Sperling made a smart metagame decision for Worlds and played an Extended deck no one was expecting – Red Deck Wins. He was inches away from Top 8 and thousands of dollars, the biggest match of his life…
The Long & Winding Road – Questing at the SCG Invitational
Monday, December 13th – Have you ever stopped doing something for an extended period of time, and upon trying it again, wondered why you ever stopped in the first place? That’s me and the Standard format.
Going Infinite – Worlds, Titans, and Survival (Again)
Monday, December 13th – Survivals have passed the point of no return – at least on the market. Will it be worth holding onto them? Probably not. Jon Medina elaborates on Legacy and Standard and provides a list of cards to watch in Extended.
Drafting with JVL – Scars of Mirrodin #1!
Monday, December 13th – Jacob Van Lunen, Building on a Budget columnist on MagicTheGathering.com, won a Pro Tour on the back of poison counters back in 2007. Without Virulent Sliver though, will he continue poisoning opponents in Draft?
Flow of Ideas – Everything you Know is Wrong
Monday, December 13th – How does education limit the way we think? Gavin inspects age-old “laws” of Magic theory and questions what we take for granted, including the question of play vs. draw and life gain’s usefulness.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 48 – Chapin: On Everything
Friday, December 10th – We’re in Richmond for the StarCityGames.com Invitational and Open Series! This week, we’re joined by Patrick Chapin to discuss a huge variety of topics.
Mixed kNuts – Our New Control Overlords
Friday, December 10th – Ted analyzes the Worlds metagame and the potential takeover of blue decks. He discusses Brian Kibler’s Caw-Go, Wafo-Tapa’s U/B, Elves in Standard, and he finishes with Quotable Quotes from ‘kaib.’
The Icy Grip – Second Place at the SCG Standard Open in Richmond
Friday, December 10th – Shaheen fights multiple battles today, one with U/W Control against the Standard Open field, the other against Preordain. Is violence really the answer here?
Scrubland Podcast – Special SCG Invitational Double Feature!
Friday, December 10th – With special guests Gerard Fabiano, Sam Black, Alex Bertoncini (SCG Player of the year), Shaheen Soorani, and more! Listen to this fun-filled podcast only available on StarCityGames.com.
The Combat Phase – I Am Not A Smart Man
Friday, December 10th – I pick cards no one else is using and try to build a deck that’s interesting and surprising. Not being a smart guy, the only way I can do this is the “Rocky†method. I just pound meat until I get a title shot.
The Magic Show #214 – The Invi, Gerry and Chapin
Friday, December 10th – Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we have SCG Invitational champion Gerry Thompson and Patrick Chapin on Survival of the Fittest and Tomoharu Saito. Let’s go!
Good Stories and Good Friends from the Invitational
Friday, December 10th – Back-to-back winner of two SCG Opens, Dan Jordan went into the Invitational with high expectations. He then went 7-6 but came out a new man in other ways.
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Undefeated at Worlds with Caw-Go!
Friday, December 10th – If you got a text saying, “U/W Control with Hawks is very good. Japanese tech deck,†would you switch into it? Brian Kibler did and went undefeated on Day 1 of Worlds! Read all about the deck. Caw!
You Lika The Juice? Eye on the Little Things
Friday, December 10th – Bennie played U/W Clasp in the grinders at the SCG Open Weekend in Richmond featuring the Invitational. Failing there, he played Elves at the Standard Open. Read about all the moments in his weekend!