Thank You, Brian David-Marshall! - Utah State Championships *1st Place*
by Aaron Muranaka, originally published on 2003-11-06

Even though I liked the idea of a land destruction deck, I gave up on the mono-red version and didn't really have a deck that I wanted to play for States. Then, the Wednesday before States, Brian David-Marshall posted a deck on Magicthegathering.com that I thought just might have potential. As it turns out... It did.

The Results Of MTGGrudgeMatch
by Brian David-Marshall, originally published on 2011-10-11
Two weeks ago, a 10K event was held in Philadelphia, featuring the Innistrad Standard. The results of that tournament (as well as the top finishing decklists) are brought to you by Pro Tour Historian and Coverage Reporter, Brian David-Marshall!

There And Back Again - My Story (PT Philadelphia 20th)
by Joshua Hakakian, originally published on 2011-09-13
What's it like to have Brian David-Marshall, Pro Tour historian, ask you, "So, what's your story?" What's it like to get within a hair's breadth to Top 8ing your second Pro Tour?

You Lika The Juice?- Eldrazi Dragon Highlander
by Bennie Smith, originally published on 2010-04-23
Friday, April 23rd-I started my Saturday at the Richmond Convention Center ready to earn some Rise of the Eldrazi packs by helping administer the prerelease. I ended the day at a hotel bar playing EDH with Magic Historian Brian David-Marshall and WotC R&D and Magic Hall of Famer Mike Turian. Yeah, it was a pretty awesome day!

Feature Article - Aggro Flow in the New Extended
by Andre Coimbra, originally published on 2007-11-05
In preparation for Pro Tour: Valencia, Portugal’s Andre Coimbra joined forces with Steve Sadin, Mike Flores, Brian David-Marshall, and more. Together, they looked to demolish the blossoming metagame with a mixture of strategies both old and new. In his first article for StarCityGames.com, Andre shares the development of the deck he played at the PT, updates it for Lorwyn, and reveals his sideboarding strategies. Welcome aboard Andre!

The Beautiful Struggle - The Mockvitational
by Mark Young, originally published on 2007-10-04
Brian David-Marshall caught up to me on Magic Online about a month ago and sent me a message: "How would you like to come up to NYC on October 6 to play in the top8magic Mockvitational?" Competitors? Lebedowicz, Chapin, and other luminaries will be turning out. Formats? Hey, I’ve always wanted to build my own block. Prizes? Amongst this crowd, what better prize could there possibly be than... bragging rights.

Boros Deck Wins in Extended - Rocking the Mock Tournament
by Paul Jordan, originally published on 2007-01-04
Last weekend, Brian David-Marshall ran a small Extended mock tournament at Neutral Ground, inviting some of Magic's great and good to sling the overpowered spells. Paul rocked up with Boros Deck Wins, and attempted to fathom Frank Karsten's sideboard plans for matchups across the board. While he didn't win the whole thing, his thoughs on the deck are very interesting... invaluable for those running the Little Red (and White) Men at their coming PTQ.

Magical Hack: What In The Worlds?
by Sean McKeown, originally published on 2006-12-01
A list of archetypes was thankfully made available to us via Brian David-Marshall’s time-shifted “Swimming with Sharks” article - which, when stacked up next to the Round 6 Standings from Worlds, neatly sums up to a list of archetypes matched with the players who played them and the results they had after six rounds of play. This gives us the opportunity to go running with numbers some more, and to learn some very interesting things about the Standard metagame in motion.

Battle Royale 13 - The Incredible Edible Shell Game
by Eli Kaplan, originally published on 2006-12-01
Two weeks ago, in the recorded casts heading into Grand Prix: New Jersey, Brian David-Marshall couldn't keep himself from showing his love for his newfound creation, Pickles. He didn't give a decklist in the podcasts, but with the key parts of the combo revealed, it was a giddy challenge trying to reconstruct his vision without actually looking. The day those podcasts were released, I went out and started building and testing. Many iterations later, this is what I devised for the Battle Royale.

Norwegian Nationals Report - Introducing Good Form *T8*
by Thomas Gundersen, originally published on 2005-08-26
This is the tournament report that Brian David-Marshall teased on MagictheGathering.com. It contains the decklist for "Good Form", a new deck that went 15-3 in the Standard portion of Norwegian Nats and runs everyone's favorite epic spell: Enduring Ideal.

Discuss: Which Team Will Win Pro Tour Atlanta This Weekend?
A StarCityGames.com Discussion from 2005-03-11

This One Goes to Nine...
by Brian David-Marshall, originally published on 2005-02-25
As the Extended Season continues, new decks continue to poor out of the woodwork like unstoppable cockroaches, determined to make the life of metagaming PTQ players utterly impossible. Thankfully Brian David-Marshall is here to shine a light on things and this week he has a doozy of a new crop, including a Red Deck that runs Isochron Scepter, and infinite mana combo with Snap and Eternal Witness, and an Academy Rector deck good enough to win a slot on the Pro Tour. If you are playing Extended this season or even if you just love seeing cool new decks, you must read this article.

10 Extended Decks in 1 Day: The Thirteenth Step
by Brian David-Marshall, originally published on 2005-02-11
Wrapping up our Extended Mega-Event is none other than Brian David-Marshall. Instead of covering Solitary Confinement as he originally planned, today BDM brings you a staggering array of potential rogue decks that are already making their impact on this Extended season. If you are looking for something off the beaten path (and in some cases way off) to play this weekend, or maybe just trying to survey some of the randomness you might see at your local PTQ, then you must read this article.

10 Extended Decks in 10 Days - The Beautiful Struggle: Storm Riders
by Mark Young, originally published on 2005-02-01
Masashi Oiso piloted a Black version of Mind's Desire to a Top 8 finish at Pro Tour: Columbus, but is that the version that most players will want to run for the PTQ season? Mark Young isn't so sure, and in this comprehensive look at Mind's Desire he examines the pros and the cons of the deck and its variations for PTQ players everywhere.

Mark's article is the second in our full-blown Extended event where the best Constructed writers and deckbuilders in the world - including Mark, Jim Ferraiolo, Brian David-Marshall, Chad Ellis, and Mike Flores among others - give you the inside scoop on the new PTQ format for two whole weeks!

The Champions Laser or Dragon Dilemma: Laser!
by Brian David-Marshall, originally published on 2005-01-17
Before writing this series, I decided to ask an expert for his advice on how to sail the often treacherous seas of the dilemmas. Ken's advice to me was very simple, although difficult to follow: "Don't take the controversial position. You will never live it down." Great!

Hi! My name is Brian David-Marshall and I take Glacial Ray over Kokusho, the Evening Star.

The Sordid History of U/G Threshold
by Mike Flores, originally published on 2005-01-14
Before you get too far into this article, please keep in mind that this is the sordid history of U/G Threshold, rather than a proper one in the vein of Deck Histories and Concepts or some such. Rather than mentioning such actually successful masters of the Mongoose as David Humpherys or Raphael Levy, this article is going to focus on a series of decks designed by yours truly and Brian David-Marshall since Odyssey Block. BDM and I love this deck to what can only be considered an unhealthy degree and if you play it you might too.

Weak Among the Strong: Rob’s Strategy for Qualifying for the Pro Tour, Part 2
by Chad Ellis, originally published on 2004-10-11
Those of you who read Brian David-Marshall's MTG.com article last week probably already know the outcome of this report, but what you don't know is exactly how Chad got there or what he has to say about Rochester drafting Champions of Kamigawa. As a bonus, Chad has also provided all the decklists for the top 8 draft of his PTQ, so you can see exactly how things play out in this new Limited format.

The 2004 Championship Deck Challenge: The Sea Turtles Strike Back
by Brian David-Marshall, originally published on 2004-10-06
In preparation for this week's article, BDM actually played his Splicachron Scepter in a real tournament with somewhat disastrous results. If you haven't been following the themes of the articles this week, the gist of it is that U/W is definitely not one of the tier 1 decks for the States metagame, and Brian David-Marshall is back on StarCityGames.com to tell you why.

Thank You, Brian David-Marshall! - Utah State Championships *1st Place*
by Aaron Muranaka, originally published on 2003-11-06
Even though I liked the idea of a land destruction deck, I gave up on the mono-red version and didn't really have a deck that I wanted to play for States. Then, the Wednesday before States, Brian David-Marshall posted a deck on Magicthegathering.com that I thought just might have potential. As it turns out... It did.