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Episode 27 – Extended, Bisected!

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – This week, Joey and Bigheadjoe talk in-depth about the new Extended format and share three new M11 spoilers!

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Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open: St. Louis

Live coverage of the StarCityGames.com Open Series in St. Louis!

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It has been seven months since the 2010 StarCityGames.com Open Series got underway. The city in which it began? St. Louis. The weekend of July 26-27 marked the first time the Open Series had returned to a city it had been to previously and expectations were high.

One player who had extremely high expectations was Alex Bertoncini. Why? Because he headed into the weekend the Open Points leader, gunning for the title of Open Player of the Year and the set of Power 9 that comes with it. The Standard day of competition was mediocre for the player, but he powered back on the second day of competition. In the Legacy format, Alex’s Merfolk deck proved tough enough to make the Top 8. There he squared off against Cody Damm in the Quarterfinals. Cody’s Zoo deck was a bad matchup for Bertoncini, but he proved just why he’s the Open Points leader by tearing through in two straight games.

Across the bracket Blue-White Control player Josh Guibault was headed to the Finals with all eyes on the prize. His Counterbalance/Thopter Foundry control strategy had a host of silver bullet targets for a powerful Enlightened Tutor engine. That proved key allowing him to fetch up the Foundry or Sword of the Meek for his combo, or occasional bullets like Moat. It was that Legends enchantment which let Josh lock Alex out of attacking in the pivotal game 3 and sent Bertoncini off in the lead for Player of the Year but without the second title he was gunning for.

Josh Guibault is your StarCityGames.com Legacy Open champion in St. Louis!
StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Photos on Facebook

StarCityGames.com Open Series

StarCityGames.com Open Series Event Coverage Photos on Facebook!

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The Pro Perspective – Next Level Bant versus Mythic Conscription: The Mythic Conscription Perspective

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – Antoine Ruel has spilled the beans on the NLB side of this matchup. It’s now Hall of Famer Raphael Levy’s turn to tell his story, with Mythic Conscription. If you’re planning on running either deck at this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Standard Open in St. Louis, this is the article series for you!

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Exclusive M11 Spoiler – Hoarding Dragon!

Friday, June 25th – M11 is shaping up to be an interesting set, and today’s exclusive preview card is no exception. Decent power / toughness, evasion, and card advantage in one tidy package: This is Hoarding Dragon!

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At the Gathering – Extreme Mega M11 Spoiler Happy Time!

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – M11 is less than a month away, and our friends over at MTG Salvation are busy compiling all of the various cards being spoiled across the web. Today I have (hopefully) 3 new cards to look at and add to the list. Let’s look at some of them, as well as some of the other previously spoiled cards.

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The Magic Show #194 – M11 Spoilers & New Extended!

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show… and boy, do I have a show for you. This week we’ve got a jaw-dropping preview from M11, along with a new Legacy banlist update and the biggest shakeup of Extended in years. You ready to dive in? Let’s go!

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Tribal Thriftiness #116 – Double Standard

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – Dave explored the new Extended format with an eye for cards that might be a good value to pick up now before things really take off.

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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Brainstorming the New Extended

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – Wizards of the Coast has recently changed Extended with some sweeping changes of late, and everyone is ready to cram their old Standard strategies into the format. Of course, there’s more to “Double Standard” than Faeries, and Brian Kibler is here to remind us that there are a few approaches we can take when examining a Brand New Format.

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You Lika The Juice? – EDH Miscellany

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – There’s quite a bit of EDH stuff to talk about, so this week’s column is going to be a bit scattershot, and I hope you’ll bear with me. There are new EDH bannings, first thoughts on Archenemy, a reboot for my EDH decks, and more!

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Duel with Ruel – Next Level Bant versus Mythic Conscription: The Next Level Bant Perspective

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Friday, June 25th – This weekend sees the StarCityGAmes.com Open Series return to St. Louis, and Antoine Ruel is here to help! Today, with the help of Raphael Levy, he throws two Bant powerhouses against each other: Next Level Bant and Mythic Conscription. Who will be the winner?

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #330 – UST: Are Affinity and Academy In or Out?

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Thursday, June 24th – I am finalizing the list of the 32 best Standard decks of all time to compete in the Ultimate Standard Tournament. The tournament will start soon. This week, I’m looking at the decks that were Standard legal for a time, but had critical cards banned before the Standard season ended. These cards include Skullclamp in Affinity, Tolarian Academy in Academy decks, Memory Jar in JarGrim, and so on.

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Ideas Unbound – Legacy: Chicken Little Should Chill Out

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Thursday, June 24th – Like Extended, Legacy helps reassure people that their cards will retain value over time. The problem is, you don’t want to point at your evergreen format and show someone a totally different game of Magic than what they’re used to. You want beatdown strategies to be good.

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Positive EV – Draft Observations and Standard Snippets

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Thursday, June 24th – In today’s Positive EV, Manuel Bucher looks at Rise of the Eldrazi Draft and modern Jund sideboard options in Standard. With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in St. Louis this Saturday, those folk planning on playing the RGB Menace should take note… and if you fail in the main event, Manu has tips for the side drafts too!

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Too Much Information: StarCityGames.com Legacy Open – Seattle

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Thursday, June 24th – While the Seattle Standard numbers were disappointing, the Legacy players turned out and gave us our lowest Day 1 to Day 2 drop since the Series began. 191 players came out in Seattle to try their luck in a vibrant Legacy format. With new bannings and unbannings announced last Friday, what decks are in position to rule the new metagame? Also, don€™t forget that this week€™s St. Louis Open Weekend slips in before the changes go into effect!

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The Wescoe Connection – New Extended, New Legacy, and a PTQ Report

The StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to St. Louis!
Thursday, June 24th – With the Extended and Legacy changes still fresh in people’s minds, Craig Wescoe shares his thoughts on how the formats will evolve in the coming weeks and months. He also has a cautionary tale from the PTQ trenches…

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