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The Weekly Guild Build: Happy Birthday To Me

Read The Ferrett... every Monday at StarCityGames.com!In the days of yore, back when I was the managing editor of This Here Site Here, I used to hold an amnesty day, wherein all articles sent to me to be published on my birthday were published without any editing at all. This is now a proud tradition of StarCityGames.com, and it helps to make you all understand just how much work we do here to make the articles appear, you know, readable. But alas, what can I do to give myself a birthday prezzie in an article?

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RGD Limited: The Beauty of Bad Cards

In our neverending quest to bring you the best writers and theorists, today sees Daniel O’Mahoney-Schwartz join our ever-growing ranks of Featured Writers. In his first article, Dan shares his thoughts on some of the undersung heroes of Ravnica Block Limited. Do some of those fifteenth-pick “powerhouses” require a second look?

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A Ravnica Draft Walkthrough

We have a second StarCityGames Featured Writer making his debut today – Paul Jordan, one-third of the Flores/Sadin/Jordan team for Pro Tour Charleston, Two-Headed Giant. In his first article, Paul takes us through his drafting process, providing a full RGD Draft walkthrough from first to last pick. He shares his opinions behind each chocie, and runs through the games he played with the resulting deck.

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Drafting With Rich #5

Rich continues his excellent series of RGD Draft walkthroughs, presenting each pick as it happened and highlighting each card chosen. He shares his final decklist, and gives us a brief overview of his results and processes. As usual, for more detailed draft deconstruction, come visit us in the forums!

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #146: Playing Magic!

Ingrid, my wife, was out of town for a few days. I had Thursday off, and nothing but some chores over the weekend. I had a couple dozen tix, a virtual pile of unopened packs, and some ideas for new decks I wanted to try out. I was ready to play Magic — what could possibly go wrong?

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SCG Daily – A Deck is Like a Car: The Two Engines

Engines in Magic are relative to the cards around them. They are, at their best, pure synergy. The cards in an “Engine,” whether that is a combo, aggro, or control deck, work best when they’re all in play. When you draw all of them, you almost always win. Your “engine” is running. Your “game” has begun.

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Extracting Bad from Bad – A GP Torino Report

While Grand Prix Torino is naught but a distant memory for most, it still lingers in the darkest depths of Craig Jones’s fractured psyche. Luckily for us, the format is still very relevant – the qualifiers for Pro Tour Kobe are all RGD Sealed Deck – and so the Professor’s take on the Limited format is welcome. Add to this the fact that Craig’s report is packed with the usual good times and excellent writing, and we have a sure-fire winner!

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Drafting With Rich #4

Another day, another draft from the Canadian Limited master! As usual, Rich presents his full 45 picks, and shares the decklist and some brief analysis on both build and performance. For more detailed description on the thoughts behind each choice, be sure to join us in the forums!

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Magical Hack: Big In Japan

Read Sean McKeown... every Friday at StarCityGames.com!

In today’s edition of Magical Hack, Sean looks back at the results from Grand Prix Tolouse. As we know, the Japanese ran rampant through the field… but does their deck construction technique follow the pattern of four-color “greedy” madness that others espouse as the Great Way Forward?

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A Scrub Brushes Up, #3: Championship is a State of Mind

It was, charitably, a disaster. Though my venture at the Two-Headed Giant Limited State Championship ended in the Top 4, the Individual Limited Championship last Saturday saw my Two-Headed teammate David and I collectively going 2-7-1 over the course of the main event and two side drafts, with our friend Chris contributing an additional 2-3. I myself managed to play two rounds in the main event and another in a side draft without winning a single game.

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Selecting 10th Edition: Troll Ascetic!

Troll Ascetic is one of the finest Green creatures ever printed. Ravenous Baloth is also one of the finest Green creatures ever printed. Why should you vote Troll over Baloth? The answer, my friends, is freedom of design constraint. Read on!

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Selecting 10th Edition: Ravenous Baloth!

Teddy Card Game, fresh from his glorious victory with the mighty Paladin en-Vec, is convinced that this vote is a complete no-brainer. In the battle between Beasts and Trolls, it’s Boom Boom all the way…

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Selecting 10th Edition: Erhnam Djinn, the True Hollywood Story

“I am not a bum. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and my thermos. My story? I was born a poor Green child…”

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Vore: Still Awesome

Mike returned from his nearly-man Pro Tour with a clear goal in mind: play more Constructed Magic. Armed with a number of viable decks, he cut up the floor of the MTGO 8-man Standard queues… and came to a Blue/Red conclusion. Magnivore, powered by Steam Vents, is still the deck to beat. With strategic deconstruction and game walkthroughs, he pitches the case for the so-called Strongest Deck in Standard.

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SCG Daily – Attack of the Week of Lists, Part 5

Mark rounds off his Week of Lists with a look back at the articles that have particularly pulled his chain. He presents his very own Top 10 Non-Tournament Report Articles… have you read them all?

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