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Velocity
Did you ever notice that certain decks out there always seem to have cards moving from place to place… It’s not accurate to call what these decks do card drawing per se; their focus, or advantage if that is the element in question, is not based on bulk or even necessarily qualitative card advantage. Like sharks, these decks need to move in order to live… Should they stop, they don’t typically get up again. That’s the topic we will be discussing today, along with a look back at some great decks in history that have exhibited these traits.
Mind Your Step – A Grand Prix: Lisbon Report *T8*
You want to know how one of the best Limited players of all time added yet another Grand Prix Top 8 to his busty resume? Today StarCityGames.com delivers.
SCG Daily – Chad’s War Stories Five: Pure Silliness
This has been a fun mini-column to write. For my final installment, I’m not going to talk about Magic – at least, not entirely – I’m just going to share a random stream of consciousness. Why? Because that’s who I am.
From Right Field: Eradicate This!
Due to some timing issues, Chris couldn’t finish the Rat’s Nest evolution article this week, but in its place you get a budget deck that includes some swell things to do with three colors, Lifespark Spellbomb, and Eradicate.
What to Expect at Waterbury
One of the hottest deck designers and most amusing Vintage writers around gives you a sneak peak at what decks to expect at this weekend’s Waterbury megatournament. As if that weren’t enough, he also provides decklists for players of all shapes, sizes, races, creeds, and budgets and tells you what he’s playing this weekend. How could you not read this?
Theme Deck Week — The Winner, And Next Week’s Challenge!
Theme Deck Week was an interesting contest to judge, since how do you judge a theme deck? Playability? Creativity? Adherence to theme? But the two best decks were two things dear to my heart: Metroid and Ender’s Game. They were both great decks, but the tiebreaker was playability – and based on that, Sean Coleman’s 8-bit U/R Magic Metroid deck took the $20 prize!
This past week was creativity. Next week, however, we’ll reward storytelling with a very open-ended contest:
My Funniest Win Ever.
That’s right; everybody loves Ben Bleiweiss’s and Geordie Tait’s wacky stories about their friends and the weird games they’ve played in, so now it’s your chance to share entertaining stories with the crowd! Remember, the several thousand people who visit StarCityGames.com every day have absolutely no clue what you or your friends are like — so the better you can paint a picture in words, the greater your chance of actually making us laugh. Remember, it’s not just how the cards flopped, but the good times you had along the way!
Send your funniest win into Mail us at https://sales.starcitygames.com/contactus/contactform.php?emailid=2 today, and you could win $20!
Another Evening at the ‘O’
Well, it’s Tuesday again. Anyone who reads me regularly will know that Tuesday means a night of drafting at CMU.
return of (beep)
blisterguy makes his triumphant return to regular writing today by covering the goings on in the Standard Premier Events on Magic Online – events that should be an interesting barometer for the early Regionals metagame.
SCG Daily – Chad’s War Stories 4: Savage Beatings
Some games of Magic are close. Others aren’t. When one player’s deck craps out, that’s boring. But sometimes your deck works fine and the other person’s deck works fine and neither of you makes any horrible plays and it’s still a rout. That can be a lot of fun.
The Real Problem
Some time ago, Ben Bleiweiss started a bit of a ruckus over the “decline of American Magic.” He wrote that “The single most problematic element hurting American Magic…is a highly destructive communitywide attitude.” I propose the following: The single most problematic element hurting American Magic is our inability to argue with one another.
When Flores is Wrong: The Truth About the Top and G/R Tooth
Mike wrote another fantastic column about a new deck he has developed. What’s new, right? Read the title of this column. That’s what’s new, or at least unusual.
Weak Among the Strong: London Bound!
What must it be like to be Chad Ellis? Beautiful wife and baby, designing games for a living, gets frequent hugs from lesbians. Oh, and he has now qualified for three out of the four Pro Tours available since he came back from an extended retirement. Find out all the details from this latest PTQ victory inside.
Redesigning Green
Jamie’s reintroduction to Magic has had a few bumps in the road, as expected. It’s hard to win when your collection consists of five-year-old cards and a few Lone Wolves. Today you get a peak at the evolution of his current Green deck, math problems with Joshie Trash Talker, playtesting setbacks, and much more. Please, come join the King of Fatties as he rediscovers Magic and comes to the conclusion that thus far he’s having a surprising amount of fun.
Anonymity, Jerks, and Other Topics of Community Import
Something I notice time and time again is that Magic communities, much like high school, have a special social structure and many different cliques. A community divided is in much worse shape than one that’s unified. This, unfortunately, will never change. This alone is unhealthy, but it’s worsened further by plain ole’ simple bad manners. A new generation of players comes to replace the old guard, and with them come naivety, immaturity, and crass adolescents.