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!
Wednesday, December 12th – Good people, good times, Top decks, top players, cut scenes, deleted scenes, emotional scenes, behind the scenes. Every format, and the most useful one of all – words. On Worlds.
Wednesday, December 9th – Hello folks, and welcome to the Kitchen Table, where you can get a chance to assuage your casual desires. In the past I have created and updated and brought to you various ways of playing Magic. Sometimes you get bored of the same format game after game, day after day. You want something new. That’s why I try to occasionally do something new for you. Today is going to be one of those days.
Wednesday, December 9th – In today’s edition of MTGCast, the guys talk about Worldwake, EDH, Planechase, and more!
Tuesday, December 8th – While Andre Coimbra grabbed the game’s attention at Worlds with Naya Lightsaber, Terry Soh managed a fine Top 8 finish with a Naya deck that was a little offbeat in its angles of attack. Today, Terry shares his thoughts on the deck, card choices, and sideboarding plans, in perfect time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis.
Tuesday, December 8th – Sam Black decided to try something a little different for States this year, and tuned a Jund build dedicated to beat the mirror. However, while the deck was perfectly fine, Sam found another powerful strategy: Green/White Tokens. Will it be enough to take the top prize at this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis?
