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Insider Information – A Pro Tour San Diego Report, Part 2
Thursday, March 11th – Two weeks ago, Cedric Phillips regaled us with part 1 of his Pro Tour: San Diego report. After a week off to bring us a timely Extended Dredge primer, Ced returns to round out his PT experience, with tales of Iona in draft, sandwich sales, turn 3 Baneslayers, and more!
Duel With Ruel – Jund versus Blue/White Control: The Blue/White Control Perspective
Wednesday, March 10th – With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Indianapolis this weekend, the Ruel brothers have joined forces to test one of the most important matches in the metagame: UW Control versus Jund. Today, Antoine takes us through the matches from the UW Control perspective. Join us later in the week for the Jund opinion!
Too Much Information – StarCityGames.com Standard Open: Richmond
Wednesday, March 10th – Five hundred sixty one players descended on Richmond for the StarCityGames.com Standard Open, and they played 3506 matches. What can that tell us in preparation for this weekend€™s SCG.com Open in Indianapolis? Jared crunches the data to find out.
Sullivan Library – Midwest Masters Minneapolis
Tuesday, March 9th – In today’s edition of the Sullivan Library, Adrian looks at the results from the recent Midwest Masters Series tournament in Minneapolis. While the presence of Jund is once again dominant, there is much innovation to be found; perfect information for those attending the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Indianapolis this weekend!
You Lika The Juice? – Opening with New Knightfall
Friday, March 5th – When StarCityGames.com announced their Open series for 2010, I was extremely excited about it for many reasons, not least of which was the fact that the endgame Invitational would be held right here in Richmond. Obviously I really would like to qualify, and the path to qualification would start early in the season with the Open in Richmond this past weekend.
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Standard After Pro Tour: San Diego
Friday, March 5th – With Standard Grand Prix tournaments looming on the horizon, Brian Kibler examines the decks he believes will be the best choice for the format going forward. He suggests how the metagame might adapt to the threats presented, and offers hope for those of us who are sick to the back teeth of Jund.
Positive EV – Open the Vaults versus Jund: The Jund Perspective
Friday, March 5th – Earlier this week, Antoine Ruel picked up the innovative Open the Vaults Standard deck and threw it against Manuel Bucher’s Jund. Today, Manu shares his thoughts on the matchup from the Jund perspective, telling us exactly when to cast those oh so tempting Blightnings…
Too Much Information – Pro Tour: San Diego
Thursday, March 4th – It€™s been just over a week since PT: San Diego, and Jared has all of the information to take the Pros tech back home. From the emergence of Boss Naya to the reassertion of Jund, the metagame looks more open than some predicted. Worldwake finally made the splash that we were hoping for, placing cards in every deck that posted an 8€“2 or better record.
Duel with Ruel – Open the Vaults versus Jund: The Open the Vaults Perspective
Wednesday, March 3rd – For the previous articles in this series, Antoine and his playtest pal have concentrated on Extended. Today, they visit the Standard shores, testing the metagame monster Jund versus Antoine’s take on the Open The Vaults deck that cracked the Top 8 in San Diego…
Feature Article – A Pro Tour: San Diego Tournament Report *4th*
Wednesday, March 3rd – After a prolongued break from the game, Craig Wescoe returned with a passion to crack the higher levels of the game. After a sterling performance at Pro Tour: San Diego, he’s on the way to doing exactly that! Today, he shares his journey…
Feature Article – Mythic: Matchups
Tuesday, March 2nd – Last week, Magic Legend Zvi Mowshowitz discussed the creation and card choices of his powerful Standard creature-based Mythic deck. Today, he shares his comprehensive sideboard plans for a plethora of important matchups, and presents a bounty of excellent advice across the board.
Innovations – Winning with U/W Control: PT San Diego *14th* Part 2
Monday, March 1st – Patrick Chapin and crew created a controlling monster for Pro Tour: San Diego. Today the Innovator talks us through the card choices in depth, and rounds out with a tournament report that highlights his sideboarding strategies throughout the event!
Constructed Criticism – The End Boss
Monday, March 1st – After Day 1 of the Pro Tour in San Diego, murmurs could be heard that Jund was dead, and everyone heralded a new era full of Wild Nacatls and Jace, the Mind Sculptor. However, when the dust cleared and the last few rounds of Standard commenced, Jund was scattered across many top tables, and eventually put multiple copies into the Top 8.