Wednesday, May 27th – I am known to hate a spot removal spell. Occasionally you get something like Skred, sure, that is just so unbelievably good that I’ll swallow my pride and mark a 4 next to it on the deck-reg sheet. But even then I have to suppress a chuckle when people are talking about it as ‘the best card in the format.’ It kills a dude. Awesome.
Wednesday, May 27th – Suppose that one of your opponents has just played a Black Big Nasty Creature. If you are attacked by said creature, you will take the damage and die. You have no creatures out. You have ten mana of any color available to you, and one card in hand. You have a nicely stocked graveyard, since it is late in the day. The card in hand is Dimir Infiltrator. In your deck is a Terminate. What do you do?
Wednesday, May 27th – Out on the road and headed for Seattle, Dave tackles a few small topics prompted (and inspired) by his road trip to the Grand Prix.
Wednesday, May 27th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Duels of the Planeswalker, promo cards, cool Regionals decks, and much more!
Tuesday, May 26th – Drafting the a full three-set block is always exciting, and Alara Block is no exception. In today’s Feature Article, popular pro Gerard Fabiano shares his Top 10 tips for drafting in Alara Block. Shifting from Shards/Shards/Conflux to Shards/Conflux/Reborn isn’t as simple as it seems… Be prepared!
Tuesday, May 26th – With Barcelona gone and Seattle looming large, it seems the breakout Standard deck runs over forty lands… That’s right, Seismic Swans Combo is here to stay. Adrian Sullivan examines the various builds that succeeded at the Spanish Grand Prix, and suggests a useful amalgamated list for testing purposes.
Tuesday, May 26th – After weeks of talking about how Lorescale Coatl might make a big splash in Legacy, Doug finally gets around to making his own Coatl deck. Inside, find out why he abandons “natural” choices like Sensei’s Divining Top and instead, dips into Magic history for a different take on aggro-control. How can such a deck beat formidable problems in the format like Swords To Plowshares and Sower of Temptation? Can a player hitch their star to a fragile winged snake and fly it in to victory? Find out inside!
Tuesday, May 26th – I never miss Regionals if I can avoid it. Even if I scrubbed out, Lord knows I could use the diversion. I’d like to tell you about all my various decks I built for testing, but between the release of Alara Reborn and Regionals, it was mostly building decks with Jund Hackblade and discovering that they sucked. I ultimately settled on B/W Tokens…
Tuesday, May 26th – Winning the lottery is a pretty unlikely proposition, yet I am reliably informed that certain people participate. Having an uncontrollable desire to revisit some of my past columns here at StarCityGames.com is another statistically unlikely scenario, but just in case you turn out to be the man with a girlfriend out of town for the week and nothing in the fridge, I’m here to help.
Tuesday, May 26th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us more talk on Turbo Fog (particularly the sideboarding), Decks of the Week, movie reviews, and more!
Monday, May 25th – Barcelona has come and gone, and while Patrick Chapin didn’t set Spain alight with a strong finish, the deck he played has a definite role to play in the emerging metagame. He takes us through his pre-tournament deck thoughts, and shares his personal opinions on some of the top strategies in Standard.
Monday, May 25th – In this three-section Vintage article, Stephen Menendian talks us through a tournament in his usual meticulous fashion, shares his latest thoughts on Green/White Budget Beatdown, and answers a number of reader-posed questions!
Monday, May 25th – 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, May 25th – Alara Block Constructed is largely an unexplored country, but it’s very important for a few upcoming events like Pro Tour: Honolulu and the MOL Season II Championships. Today we will look at a few deck ideas, as well as a few of my top cards (around which the best decks should be built).
Monday, May 25th – Last Friday night, I had to make a decision for the next day’s Vintage tournament: Ichorid or Oath of Druids? I’ve piloted Oath to two Top 8s in my last three events including one win, and my overall win percentage is still north of 70% with the deck, even after going 2-2 at the Philly Open 3.
