Insider Information – Pro Tour: Disasterdam
Friday, September 10th – Wake at 6:30. Tournament starts at 9. Goldfish with deck. Draws are insane. Realize I wasted them all.
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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Take A Moment At Pro Tour: Amsterdam *6th Place*
Friday, September 10th – It sure would have been cool to still be on stage for the finals when they announced that I’d made it into the Hall of Fame. I came close.
You Lika The Juice? Contemplating Scars!
Friday, September 10th – Sixth Sense was so good because the twist made you go back and look at things with a changed perspective. Proliferate is like that — every Magic card that uses counters needs to be thought about again.
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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #341: Change Happens II
Thursday, September 9th – I’m pretty sure I’m the senior writer here at StarCity… Until tomorrow, that is.
Reflecting Ruel – Pro Tour: Amsterdam (87th Place)
Thursday, September 9th – Olivier was so excited about going into Amsterdam that he couldn’t sleep. Yet his deck disappointed. What was wrong with his deck choice?
MTGCast #223 – Duel Decks: Oprah vs Precious Moments
Thursday, September 9th – It’s all about Scars! We discuss the awesome small infect creatures (will this affect EDH?), Metalcraft and its appearance on the long-awaited Mox Opal, the return of Imprint, and the amazing new planeswalkers!
The Long & Winding Road – Legacy Storm (Don’t Call It A Comeback)
Thursday, September 9th – Watch the metagame closely and see if you think you have more good matchups than bad with Storm right now. You might be surprised.
Positive EV – Turbofog vs. Naya Shaman: The Naya Shaman Perspective
Thursday, September 9th – Aggressive mulliganning is very important in this matchup. You won’t win if your first play is a Knight of the Reliquary on turn 3.
Too Much Information – StarCityGames.com Standard Open – Minneapolis
Thursday, September 9th – Jared crunches the StarCityGames.com Minneapolis Open to answer the vital questions: What decks were one-event wonders? Which pre-M11 decks are still putting up impressive results? Get the hard facts!
One Step Ahead – Bant Dredgevine FTW!
Thursday, September 9th – If you’ve got a little gamble in you, Hedron Crab is where you want to be. If nothing else, this Bant deck is certainly more fun.
Constructed Criticism – The DragonCon Experience
Wednesday, September 8th – I thought I’d seen every kind of draft until I saw the Grand Finale: a fifty-person Rotisserie Draft using all of Zendikar Block and Rise of the Eldrazi.
Drafting With Olivier – M11 #4
Wednesday, September 8th – Follow Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel, pick by pick, as he drafts a deck that he calls “close to being the strongest deck I’ve had in the format.”
Ideas Unbound – The Tendrils/Merfolk Matchup
Wednesday, September 8th – I wanted to evaluate the Tendrils/Merfolk matchup for myself, so I played Bryant’s and Ari’s lists against Saito’s deck to get a feel for it.