Friday, December 11th – The Standard Metagame, packed with Jund decks, took a shot in the arm last weekend at the 2009 State Championships. With the SCG 10K Open St. Louis this weekend, Adrian Sullivan looks at the Top 4 finishers from Wisconsin, and discusses their relative strengths.
Friday, December 11th – This past weekend was the “2009s,” or State Championships as we stubborn old farts of the game will insist on calling it no matter what. I had been very bad at attending States for the past few years… But this year was to be different.
Friday, December 11th – Man, it feels fantastic to type that title! While I’ve gotten more than a few condolences on my finish (since 2nd place also means you were this close to 1st place), personally I’m just thrilled to have returned to the Top 8 tables of States after way too long…
Friday, December 11th – Friday evening was fast approaching, and I still didn’t have an idea of what I wanted to play. I had settled on a Bant concoction intent on trying to abuse the awesome power of Aven Mimeomancer in conjunction with one-drop accelerators and token producers such as Emeria Angel and Elspeth…
Friday, December 11th – 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!
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!
