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Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open: Atlanta

Live coverage of the StarCityGames.com Open Series in Orlando!

The StarCityGames.com Legacy Open has drawn to a close here in Atlanta! There were 200 competitors hoping for a shot at the glory on Sunday morning, but after eight rounds of Swiss action, only eight remained to battle for the title.

Along the way, a host of innovative decks fell by the wayside. Jedi Emreka, a Eureka deck starring Progenitus and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn came out of nowhere to catch the field by storm, but fell just short at the end of the day. A new take on Sneak Attack featuring a host of legendary Eldrazi and Hellcarver Demon to cast them for free nearly made the single elimination rounds as well.

Ultimately, however, it was the tried and true archetypes that broke through to the final rounds of play. Blue-Black Reanimator, Ad Nauseam Tendrils, Zoo, New Horizons, Goblin Charbelcher, and Goblins were all represented. It was a story of Pro versus Joe to determine the title. On one side of the bracket, Pro Tour star Gerry Thompson wound his way through his opponents with Reanimator. Across the bracket was local Atlanta, Georgia hero David Mayer who was hoping to defend the title and keep the Open trophy in his own hometown. The final round was a tight one as the players split the first game, then went long in the third. But a lucky Ad Nauseam Tendrils gave Mayer just enough to storm his opponent out.

Hometown hero David Mayer is the StarCityGames.com Atlanta Legacy Open champion!
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Insider Information – Standard Questions

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Thursday, April 29th – Rise of the Eldrazi is here, and Standard is undergoing a metagame shift. With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend, Cedric Phillips brings us a host of questions that no success-seeking mage can afford to ignore…

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The Wescoe Connection – The Best New Cards in Rise of the Eldrazi (Part II of II)

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Thursday, April 29th – Last week, Craig Wescoe walked us through the hits and misses in the White, Blue, and Colorless cards in Rise of the Eldrazi. Today, he continues his mission to hunt out the gems in the new set, discussing the Red Green, and Black cards. He also gives his top 10 cards in the entire set!

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Positive EV – Grixis Discovery

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Thursday, April 29th – This weekend sees the StarCityGames.com Open series hit Atlanta, and Manuel Bucher has a fun rogue option for Standard! His pre-Rise version of Grixis Discovery is serving him very well on MTGO… Today, he takes us through the matchups with the deck, and updates the build in two distinct directions.

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Best of the West – Polymorphing With Rise of the Eldrazi

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Wednesday, April 28th – I asked Patrick the question, “Would it be greedy to play only one copy of your win condition?” His respose, “I don’t think it would be greedy, I think it would be foolish.” We went on to discuss that See Beyond, the card which enables you to eject your win condition from your hand back into your deck, makes it less bad to draw a copy of your win condition.

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One Step Ahead – The State of Standard

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Wednesday, April 28th – Gerry Thompson is planning to play his current pet deck at the upcoming StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend. In preparation for the event, he’s examined a number of archetypes in the current metagame, and today’s edition of One Step Ahead sees him share the lessons he’s learned thus far.

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Sullivan Library – Online PTQs, The Best Deck in Standard, and Regionals

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Tuesday, April 27th – In today’s edition of Sullivan Library, Adrian Sullivan has Standard on his mind. He looks at the latest slew of results from the Magic Online PTQs, examines the online dominance of U/W Control, and suggests a new configuration for Jund…

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Thirst For Knowledge – Jund: Taking On All Comers

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Tuesday, April 27th – Yes, I know what you’re thinking: “not another article about Jund!” Unfortunately, Jund has warped Standard so much that with every new set release literally the only thing most of us care about is whether or not Jund will be knocked off its throne. That being said, has Rise of the Eldrazi finally done it? I’m not sure yet, but I will say that Jund itself will need to work much harder for its wins now more than ever.

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Constructed Criticism – Preparing For The StarCityGames.com Atlanta Standard Open

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Tuesday, April 27th – UW Control has been the deck over the last week, sweeping all of the online PTQ. Last week, I wrote an article on my take for UW Control without Baneslayer Angel. Apparently, all three versions that won PTQ’s played Baneslayer Angel, and made me eat my words. But what can we discern from the fact that all three winners were playing Baneslayer Angel?

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Innovations – Mono-Red, Polymorph, and U/W Control in Standard

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Monday, April 26th – With Rise of the Eldrazi now officially in the Standard mix, Patrick Chapin examines three decks that have huge potential in the evolving metagame. Are Jund’s days of dominance finally coming to an end? Let Patrick lead the way…

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So Many Insane Plays – Eldrazi in Eternal: A Legacy Set Review

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Monday, April 26th – Legacy, it seems, has never been so popular. With events such as the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open events occurring throughout the year, interest in this Eternal format is at an all-time high. Today, Stephen Menendian examines the Rise of the Eldrazi cards that are likely to make a splash in Legacy, before updating his comprehensive Legacy Playable cardlist.

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Duel With Ruel – Standard Mythic versus Jund: The Mythic Perspective

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Friday, April 23rd – In this week’s edition of Duel With Ruel, Antoine and Oli thrash Jund against Mythic in a replay of the final of Grand Prix: Brussels. With Antoine piloting Zvi’s creature-packed Bant deck, does he finally get the upper hand over the format’s elephant in the room? Read on to find out!

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Insider Information – Overrated and Underrated in Rise of the Eldrazi Part 2

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Friday, April 23rd – Last week, Cedric Phillips waded into the debate on the Constructed applications of Rise of the Eldrazi. Today, he continues in a similar vein, highlighting his personal picks for the most underrated and overrated cards in the new set. Find out Ced’s view of Consuming Vapors, Vengevine, Sarkhan the Mad, and more!

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Tribal Thriftiness #110 – Rise of the Eldrazi Top Uncommons

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Friday, April 23rd – Dave picks up where he left off last week, and takes us through the top uncommons to come out in Rise of the Eldrazi.

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Best of the West – Shaping Standard With Simic Polymorph

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to Atlanta!
Thursday, April 22nd – The week before Grand Prix: Houston, I was scanning articles on The Starkington Post and saw one that intrigued me: “UK Nats Qualifier *1st* With Polymorph.” Even more interesting was another article immediately afterwards: “UK Nats Qualifier *3rd* With Polymorph.”

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