Friday, December 11th – With the States results rolling in, and the SCG 10K Open St. Louis mere hours away, Brian Kibler examines some of the more innovative decks to see success last weekend. UW Control, GW Beatdown, and Mono-White Enchantment Control could be the fringe deck that takes home the big prize… Oh, and there’s also a little Jund talk too!
Thursday, December 10th – I head judged Wisconsin States – the 2009s – last weekend. It was a blast. A big blast. We had a lot of players – and I have decklists. It’s States from a judge perspective – with decklists.
Thursday, December 10th – At States this year, Cedric Phillips ran the fringe deck strategy, and opted for the oft-forgotten Time Sieve deck. While he never set the tournament alight, he still believes the deck may be a fine choice for the SCG 10K St. Louis this weekend…
Wednesday, December 9th – In the first installment of a new regular feature on StarCityGames.com, Events Manager Jared Sylva brings you a comprehensive look at the Virginia and West Virginia 2009s Championships. Here€™s all of the information that you need to break down the tournaments and draw your own conclusions. Get the info, do the math, and get a leg up!
Wednesday, December 9th – Last week, I spoke about how States is, in essence, a chance to play what you like, not necessarily what is just hands-down the best deck. While that recommendation is certainly very solid, I failed to take my own advice this past weekend at Michigan States.
Wednesday, December 9th – Last week, Kyle Sanchez brought us an innovative Ranger of Eos / Hedron Crab deck for Standard. Today, he outlines the dark direction of the deck, and shares his performance from States. He also brings us the current version of the deck, in time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis!
Wednesday, December 9th – At Worlds, Manuel Bucher rocked into the Top 8 on the back of some excellent Constructed choices. Today, he deconstructs his Standard GWu deck, in time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis! He shares the latest build of his deck, plus sideboarding plans against the format’s big dogs.
Tuesday, December 8th – It seems like every deck in Standard nowadays starts out with a hundred-dollar manabase, and just keeps going upwards from there. Is it possible to play one of Standard’s successful decks while avoiding the hefty price tag? Dave takes a look at two high-finishing Worlds decks and tries to cut the costs.
Tuesday, December 8th – Sam Black decided to try something a little different for States this year, and tuned a Jund build dedicated to beat the mirror. However, while the deck was perfectly fine, Sam found another powerful strategy: Green/White Tokens. Will it be enough to take the top prize at this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis?
Tuesday, December 8th – While Andre Coimbra grabbed the game’s attention at Worlds with Naya Lightsaber, Terry Soh managed a fine Top 8 finish with a Naya deck that was a little offbeat in its angles of attack. Today, Terry shares his thoughts on the deck, card choices, and sideboarding plans, in perfect time for this weekend’s SCG 10K St. Louis.
Monday, December 7th – Todd has a disappointing States tournament in Alabama, falling at the final hurdle. However, with the StarCityGames.com $10K Open weekend in St. Louis in mere days, Standard is all important, and tournament results power the metagame going forward…
Monday, December 7th – In the current Standard metagame, Control players are suffering an Aggro battering. Those of us who love the Blue spells, spoiled by Cryptic Command and similar powerhouses from formats past, are turning to Naya and Jund in our droves. In preparation for the SCG $10K in St. Louis this weekend, Patrick Chapin – the self-styled Last Control Player – investigates this rather unsettling turn of events. [Warning: Contains Worldwake Spoilers.]
Friday, December 4th – When I finished last week’s column, I was feeling really good about States. For the first time in a long time, I had a deck concept I was really happy with time to spare. The last task left was to polish the list, and the grinder of choice was Jund. If you can’t at least have a reasonable shot at beating Jund, you shouldn’t play the deck, right?
Friday, December 4th – In the second Cedric Phillips of the day, Ced shares the strategy and sideboarding plans for his Green/White Token deck in Standard! With States this weekend, and the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in St. Louis the following Saturday, can Ced’s token menace take you all the way to the final table? Read on to find out!
