Wednesday, January 6th – With the StarCityGames.com Open Series calling in his home town this coming weekend, Kyle Sanchez is ready to rock out with his customary rogue brew! Today, he shares a pair of tasty decks for the Standard portion of the weekend. Which will he choose for the actual tournament? Read on to find out!
Tuesday, January 5th – This past weekend, Luis Scott-Vargas rocked through the field at the StarCityGames.com Los Angeles Standard Open, piloting a powerful UWR Control deck that posted great numbers against the metagame. Today, Sam Black analyses the numbers behind the tournament, and suggests why Vargas’s UWR could spell a New Age of Standard for the StarCityGames.com Dallas / Fort Worth Open this coming weekend…
Tuesday, January 5th – Hot off the heels of a great Enchantress performance at the StarCityGames.com Los Angeles Legacy Open, Doug explores how to build an Enchantress deck to beat an expected metagame. Using Stephen Menendian’s innovative deckbuilding process, Doug walks the reader through expected matches and the key cards, culminating in a composite assembled to beat those specific matches. Get critical information on one of Legacy’s great under-the-radar decks, all in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, January 5th – Christmas is over. The leftover turkey has been picked clean. There’s a lull in Magic activity thanks to the holiday season. And all there is to see out Dave’s back window is snow, snow, and more snow.
Tuesday, January 5th – For the second week of his daily Twelve Decks of Christmas article series, Rich Hagon brings us Runeflare, Boros Bushwhacker, Vampires, and much more!
Tuesday, January 5th – Playtesting is the foundation for efficient Magic improvement, but the playtesting process can be flawed from the start. Without concentrating on the basics behind practice, any gains we make will be stood on shaky ground. Olivier Ruel sets out some playtesting basics, sharing tips to maximize our time and efforts.
Monday, January 4th – While the amount of Magic lingo centered on theory continues to expand at an exponential rate, such language for the subject of deckbuilding is relatively sparse. Today, Patrick Chapin discusses ideas first suggested by George Baxter, ideas that help clarify deckbuilding technique. He also discusses a selection of spoiled Worldwake cards! [Warning! Contains Spoilers.]
Monday, January 4th – With yesterday’s StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Los Angeles fresh on our minds, Stephen Menendian takes a fresh look at the CounterTop archetype for Legacy play. Using his excellent Five-Step construction process, he rebuilds the deck for 2010, and runs it through a local tournament to a promising result…
Monday, January 4th – 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!
Monday, January 4th – After a long and festive holiday vacation, I’m back to talk about Extended. Magic Online PTQs for San Juan have begun, and they are using Extended as the format of choice. Wizards is doing a great thing here, rewarding the player base for the online version and giving them incentive to buy Event Tickets from their store.
Monday, January 4th – I played my first game of Magic in 1993. I was thirteen years old. I’ve realized, sadly, that many of my memories from that time period have faded away. Too many, if I’m being honest with myself. Despite this fact, many memories regarding Magic remain.
Monday, January 4th – For the second week of his daily Twelve Days of Christmas article series, Rich Hagon brings us Runeflare, Boros Bushwhacker, Vampires, and much more!
Friday, January 1st – In 2009, Brian Kibler returned to Magic with a vengeance! In his comeback Pro Tour, he rocked out to the final table. In the second leg of his PT return, he took home the trophy. Today, he recaps his personal journey, and shares those lessons learned along the way…
Friday, January 1st – With the StarCityGames.com Open Series: Los Angeles this weekend, Cedric Phillips is suggesting an old favourite Standard deck… Vampires. However, is it wise to place your eggs in the vampiric basket, especially when they are an underdog to Jund? Let Cedric reveal all…
Friday, January 1st – As the Magic Community gets geared up for an extra-exciting year thanks to the StarCityGames.com Open Series & Invitational in 2010, I want to make sure that the more casual players out there don’t think that the weekends are going to be just about big cash prizes and accumulating points.
