Tribal Thriftiness #91 – Zendikar Dollar Bin
Tuesday, November 24th – Now that Zendikar has been out for a while and the prices have stabilized, it’s time for Dave to see what he can scrounge up in the Zendikar Dollar Bin.
TagStandard
Down And Dirty – Post-Worlds Standard Shenanigans
Tuesday, November 24th – With Worlds in the books, Kyle Sanchez looks at some of the more exciting decks to pour forth from the Roman battlefield. From Top 8 decks to more rogue creations, Mr. Sanchez has a handle on the States (and StarCityGames.com $5000 St. Louis Standard Open) metagame!
Black Magic – Junktrolling at Worlds
Tuesday, November 24th – Sam Black went to Worlds with high hopes of a fantastic finish. Unfortunately for Sam, the wheels fell off his wagon early on in the Standard rounds. Today, he tells the tale of his tournament failings, focusing on one thing over which he had a modicum of control: his preparation.
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Standard at Worlds: Selecting My Deck
Friday, November 20th – Brian Kibler brings us tales from the build-up to the World Championships in Rome, and shares his thought processes behind his Standard deck selection. With a healthy 4-2 performance on Day 1, will Sunday see Brian battling in the Top 8?
Thirst for Knowledge – The “Best Deck Conundrum” and Mono-White in Standard
Wednesday, November 18th – Think back, if you will, to Standard a year ago. Shards of Alara had just come out, and the format was still largely dominated by Lorwyn Block. Faeries was the undisputed champion if the format, and even more so before Time Spiral ripped Ancestral Visions from its despicable hands. Now I want you to think about what happened whenever someone pitched an idea for a new deck.
Feature Article – Exploring Standard
Wednesday, November 18th – Standard is proving to be an open format, and creative deckbuilders can gain a significant edge on their opponents with some wise rogue choices. Today, Nick Eisel shares a couple of interesting rogue strategies that offer a lot of bang for your buck…
Black Magic – Building GW Baneslayer in Standard
Wednesday, November 18th – With Worlds just around the corner, Sam Black examines Green/White Baneslayer in Standard. He focuses on a selection of maindeck questions and sideboard options, and presents a pair of interesting lists. Will such strategies be on top of the metagame heap come Sunday?
Positive EV – Control in Standard
Tuesday, November 17th – Aggressive strategies abound in the current Standard format, on the broad back of Jund. With no Reflecting Pools around, it seems that multicolored Control is not an option… or is it? And if multicolored Control has indeed fallen, does Control have any other tricks up its ample sleeves? Manu investigates…
Constructed Criticism – The Green Monster: A $5K Report *Top 8*
Monday, November 16th – Last weekend, my wife won the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open. I didn’t do so bad myself, and feel I owe you guys an explanation about why I chose the deck we played, and why I didn’t play Jund or Team America. Here is the story.
Feature Article – Winning The $5K With Eldrazi Elves
Monday, November 16th – Last weekend, the Andersons – Magic’s latest Golden Couple – rocked the Standard world and the StarCityGames.com $5000 Open with a fine double Top 8 performance, playing Mono-Green. Today, we have articles from quarterfinalist Todd, and from the winner herself, Kali Anderson!
You Lika The Juice? – A Very Green Weekend!
Friday, November 13th – Last weekend was one that this Green mage was very happy about. While I enjoyed personal success with a deck built around one of the coolest Green cards to be printed in some time, that FNM moment paled in comparison to the gigantic splash Kali and Todd Anderson made at the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Nashville on Saturday…
The Magic Show #165 – Meet The Andersons
Friday, November 13th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we talk with Nashville $5K winner (and fellow author Todd Anderson’s lovely wife) Kali Anderson about Eldrazi Green, marriage and playing Magic, and how it felt to win the $5K. All that, plus the Top 8 mirror match between the married couple, the Eldrazi Green versus G/W Eldrazi Top 4 match, and more! Let’s go!
Insider Information – Jund Stinks
Thursday, November 12th – Jund is currently the Elephant in the Standard Metagame Room, and everyone is looking for ways to bring it down. Decks like Nissa Monument are great steps in the right direction, but Ced believes we can go further. He examines the ways in which we can attack what he describes as the worst “best deck†ever built.
PV’s Playhouse – Catching Up On Standard
Thursday, November 12th – Worlds is approaching, and Paulo is looking to break the Standard format. While he’s having scant success thus far, today he takes us through the strongest contenders in the build-up to the Big Show, and shares some ideas and insight along the way!
Thirst for Knowledge – The Truth About Nissa Revane
Wednesday, November 11th – Once upon a time, I did a set review for Shards of Alara, and in that review I foolishly bashed on Elspeth, Knight-Errant, asserting that she was just a “four-mana Angelic Blessing.†So, as one might guess, I know what crow tastes like. A month or so back, I said that “I was wrong about Elspeth, but I just don’t see it with Nissa.†… Oops.