Friday, March 19th – While I guess there are some writers who write simply for their own enjoyment, I suspect most writers are like me—we write to create a shared experience with our readers and hopefully elicit dialogue on topics that interest us. Reader response through the forums and through email let writers know whether our columns are making those connections we’re looking for.
You may have noticed that we have made a slight change to our grading scale here at StarCityGames.com. The newest grade is MP (Moderately Played), and it is between Slightly Played and Heavily Played. Give me a moment of your time to explain the reason behind this change…
Thursday, March 18th – From 105th all the way up to Simon Goertzen in first, find out who was getting their first shot at fame, who was clinging on to Pro status, who was taking their chances, who had the awesome decks, and who Rich still has no clue about! All the ins and outs of the top tables from the booth and beyond.
Thursday, March 18th – A few weeks ago, some judges on a podcast – JudgeCast – answered an interesting question about triggers. They were not exactly wrong, but they did not look at the question carefully enough. They missed something – something besides the triggers. Other judges have had a variety of responses, and there may be no official right answer, but some answers are better than others. Intrigued?
Thursday, March 18th – There were some requests last week for some in-depth walkthroughs of actual games with Legacy Dredge. Instead of scripting game states myself, I have some reports for the last two tournaments I played in. I won the first tournament a few weeks ago, and lost in the semi-finals of the second last weekend.
Thursday, March 18th – Playing to win at PTQ level has a number of unwritten “rules.” One such rule is that when you’re mathematically out of Top 8 contention, you drop from the tournament. Craig Wescoe brings us a thoughtful article on why this course of action is not the optimal play.
Thursday, March 18th – While Jund is the best deck in the format, the metagame has its fair share of pretenders to the throne. The two most popular second-string choices – UW Control and Boss Naya – face a battle to the death today! Antoine Ruel brings us the lowdown from the UW side of the table today, with Manu coming tomorrow to talk all things Naya.
Thursday, March 18th – Adrian Sullivan has been a strong supporter of Mono-Red in Standard for many a month. In today’s Sullivan Library, he discusses the latest evolution to the deck, the strategy, and his outlook on the color in general. If you’re looking to set the world alight, let Adrian provide the matches!
Wednesday, March 17th – With Jund proving to be a perennial player in the current Standard metagame, news of its demise has been greatly overstated. To combat the Cascading menace, Zvi Mowshowitz revisits his popular Mythic strategy, and walks us through everything we need in order to bring the giant elephant to its knees. Unmissable stuff!
Wednesday, March 17th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Wednesday, March 17th – In this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss the Rise of the Eldrazi spoilers, Corey Haim, foil Bloodbraid Elves, Grand Prix: Kuala Lumpur, and more!
Wednesday, March 17th – With Standard operating under a strict Jund regime, a number of strategies have arisen to combat this tricolor behemoth. Marijn Lybaert ran Green/White at Pro Tour: San Diego, and today he updates his list with a touch of Black and explains the pertinent sideboard strategies. Is this the Jund-killing deck that the metagame desires?
Wednesday, March 17th – Last Friday, I packed my bags and headed out on the open road for Indianapolis, for yet another StarCityGames.com Open weekend. I’ll admit that I was slightly more excited for the Legacy Open on Sunday (because Legacy is awesome), but battling some Standard wasn’t out of the question by any means. If nothing else, these trips are always incredibly fun based on the sheer number of people and places to see, so as one might expect I had high hopes for the weekend.
Wednesday, March 17th – Grand Prix: Kuala Lumpur is the kind of event I used to resent: a Constructed tournament with a format different that that of the current PTQ season. What I used to dislike is the extra time required to learn a new format, decide where to position oneself in the metagame, and having to assemble a new deck of cards to play. Life is certainly simpler when you only have to work on one format at a time!
