Friday, December 11th – Knowing when to mulligan a sketchy hand is tricky. Of course, it’s an invaluable skill; correctly deducing that your opening seven is weaker than a random six can be the difference between a win and a loss. Olivier Ruel investigates the art and science of the mulligan, with math examples and sample hands all the way!
Friday, December 11th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to go over States 2009, what I played, how Jund is dominating our Standard format, and what you can do in the days ahead. We’re also going to go over some incredibly juicy leaks from Worldwake and get our spoilin’ started off right. Let’s go!
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Sunday, December 13th – The StarCityGames.com Open Series launched with a bang in St. Louis! The tournament information presented here is new and improved, as Jared Sylva has the scoop on Day 1 and the surprising results from a field full of Jund. If you are looking for information on the Standard metagame, you€™ve come to the right place!
Thursday, December 10th – Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa concludes his excellent tournament report from Worlds, in an article packed with Draft and Extended match summaries. He also discusses the sideboard options for his Extended deck of choice: Thopter Foundry Combo.
Thursday, December 10th – At States this year, Cedric Phillips ran the fringe deck strategy, and opted for the oft-forgotten Time Sieve deck. While he never set the tournament alight, he still believes the deck may be a fine choice for the SCG 10K St. Louis this weekend…
Thursday, December 10th – Subgames are prevalent throughout games of Magic. No, not the kind of subgame created by Shahrazad, but mini-games within Magic that send the game down another path entirely. When you can set up a subgame you force your opponent to end it or lose, and when your opponent sets up a subgame you need to do the same.
Thursday, December 10th – I head judged Wisconsin States – the 2009s – last weekend. It was a blast. A big blast. We had a lot of players – and I have decklists. It’s States from a judge perspective – with decklists.
Thursday, December 10th – At tournaments recently, a couple of players have remarked on the fact that I haven’t reported on my experiences at PT: Austin from a few months back when I was testing for Level 3. The reason for that was quite simple: too painful!
Thursday, December 10th – In today’s feature article from Ben Rubin, the accomplished deckbuilder examines the art of deck brewing. With examples from deep within the history of the game to modern decklists and strategies, Ben supplies some interesting tips to get those creative juices flowing!
Wednesday, December 9th – At Worlds, Manuel Bucher rocked into the Top 8 on the back of some excellent Constructed choices. Today, he deconstructs his Standard GWu deck, in time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis! He shares the latest build of his deck, plus sideboarding plans against the format’s big dogs.
Wednesday, December 9th – Last week, Kyle Sanchez brought us an innovative Ranger of Eos / Hedron Crab deck for Standard. Today, he outlines the dark direction of the deck, and shares his performance from States. He also brings us the current version of the deck, in time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis!
Wednesday, December 9th – Last week, I spoke about how States is, in essence, a chance to play what you like, not necessarily what is just hands-down the best deck. While that recommendation is certainly very solid, I failed to take my own advice this past weekend at Michigan States.
Wednesday, December 9th – In the first installment of a new regular feature on StarCityGames.com, Events Manager Jared Sylva brings you a comprehensive look at the Virginia and West Virginia 2009s Championships. Here€™s all of the information that you need to break down the tournaments and draw your own conclusions. Get the info, do the math, and get a leg up!
