The Long & Winding Road – Legacy: Attacking is Awesome!
Friday, April 30th – Today, I want to talk about Legacy. I want to do so specifically in light of Max McCall’s article, Legacy: Attacking is Miserable…
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At The Gathering – Adversity and Eldrazi
Friday, April 30th – We humans are unique, but challenges are not. Overcoming challenges can be a very lonely road at times. We talk and teach about a lot of things here at StarCityGames.com. Things like expectations, Improvement, Advantage, work ethic, what’s your plan, do this, don’t do that, etc.
Tribal Thriftiness #111 – Eldrazi on the Rise
Friday, April 30th – Dave spends an entire weekend playing Magic, eagerly anticipating the release of Rise of the Eldrazi and playtesting for an upcoming PTQ. And, once he gets his hands on those giant Eldrazi, building decks to use them to crush his opponents!
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – The Will To Win
Friday, April 30th – For all but a select few, winning in Magic can seem nebulous at best. One tournament we’re on top of the world, but in the next we crash and burn. In today’s The Dragonmaster’s Lair, Brian Kibler examines just what it means to be a champion, with reference to one David Williams…
You Lika The Juice? – Throwing Flying Spaghetti Monsters Against The Wall
Friday, April 30th – Something about Rise of the Eldrazi has really got ideas churning in my brain for Standard decks. Maybe it’s because Standard has felt so stagnant for so long, or maybe Brian Tinsman and company just really juiced this set with tons of intriguing cards and synergies. Whatever the reason, I’ve got tons of decklists I’m throwing against the wall to see what sticks, and a lot of them involve casting gigantic nightmare world-eaters.
Duel With Ruel – Mythic versus Blue/White Tap Out: The Blue/White Perspective
Friday, April 30th – While the Standard format receives its first high-level shakeup at tomorrow’s StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta, understanding Standard can only spring from a clear perception on current matchups. Today, Antoine Ruel tests the deck of the moment – UW Tap Out – against Manu Bucher and the ever popular Bant deck.
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #323 – Legacy Lite or Super Extended?
Thursday, April 29th – The folks over at MTGSalvation are talking about a rumored Wizards plan to introduce a new format to deal with reserve list issues. It would be an Eternal format that the company could support by reprinting cards when necessary. The format would include cards from Mercadian Masques forward, and sets would never rotate out. Let’s assume that such a format is created – what would that do to Legacy, and what Metagame might we expect?
Positive EV – Grixis Discovery
Thursday, April 29th – This weekend sees the StarCityGames.com Open series hit Atlanta, and Manuel Bucher has a fun rogue option for Standard! His pre-Rise version of Grixis Discovery is serving him very well on MTGO… Today, he takes us through the matchups with the deck, and updates the build in two distinct directions.
The Wescoe Connection – The Best New Cards in Rise of the Eldrazi (Part II of II)
Thursday, April 29th – Last week, Craig Wescoe walked us through the hits and misses in the White, Blue, and Colorless cards in Rise of the Eldrazi. Today, he continues his mission to hunt out the gems in the new set, discussing the Red Green, and Black cards. He also gives his top 10 cards in the entire set!
Insider Information – Standard Questions
Thursday, April 29th – Rise of the Eldrazi is here, and Standard is undergoing a metagame shift. With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend, Cedric Phillips brings us a host of questions that no success-seeking mage can afford to ignore…
Practical Legacy – A New Horizon
Thursday, April 29th – Change is often difficult to perceive. A day can often feel just like the one before, and the one after. When situations change dramatically, it is sometimes hard to focus on anything else. However, more often than not, change comes in much smaller increments. But with enough smaller changes, the result is something than can be recognized as being different from what came before it.
Black Magic – Drafting Rise of the Eldrazi
Wednesday, April 28th – Rise of the Eldrazi has been on the shelves for less than a week, and drafting the set has begun in earnest. After posting a creditable record in his recent RoE drafts, Same Black shares a selection of tips and tricks for the new format, and lists a color-specific selection of the commons and uncommon he picks highly…
MTGCast #204 – Tom’s Man Crush
Wednesday, April 28th – On today’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Rise of the Eldrazi Limited, Archenemy, Jamie Wakefield, and more!
Too Much Information – Spotlight on Counter-Top
Wednesday, April 28th – Too Much Information readers have spoken and the first TMI Spotlight shines on Counter-Top Legacy decks. Check out all of the staples as well as the rogue strategies that utilize this powerful combo. Find all 48 deck list inside along with every Counter-Top result from Indianapolis and Orlando. A must read while prepping for the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Atlanta!
One Step Ahead – The State of Standard
Wednesday, April 28th – Gerry Thompson is planning to play his current pet deck at the upcoming StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend. In preparation for the event, he’s examined a number of archetypes in the current metagame, and today’s edition of One Step Ahead sees him share the lessons he’s learned thus far.