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So Many Insane Plays - A Bird's Eye View of Legacy: The Engines of Legacyby Stephen Menendian Published on 2009-02-23 A StarCityGames.com Premium Legacy article |
Monday, February 23rd- In the second part of this excellent Legacy series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand take us through the Engines of Legacy. Counterbalance/Top, Life from the Loam, Ancient Tomb… all these and more come under scrutiny. Grand Prix: Chicago is drawing near… be prepared!
[Editor’s Note - This article was written by Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand.] |
Insider Trading - Uncommonly Good (Part 1 of 2)by Ben Bleiweiss Published on 2009-02-20 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
Friday, February 20th - Over the past few weeks, Ben's made several allusions to Super-Uncommons - Uncommons that rise to the value of chase rares. In this week's article, Ben takes a look through the StarCityGames.com sales database to see which Uncommons fall under the Super-Uncommon designation, and why! |
Deep Analysis - A PTQ Tune-Upby Richard Feldman Published on 2009-02-20 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Friday, February 20th - Richard Feldman piloted his Extended Gifts Loam deck in a recent PTQ, and while the results didn’t drop his way this time, he still believes his build has serious potential. He brings us up to date on his latest developments, and talks us through his tournament round by round. If you’re looking for an inevitability-based control deck for this weekend’s round of PTQs, look no further! |
One Step Ahead - Extended Elves Revisitedby Gerry Thompson Published on 2009-02-19 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Thursday, February 19th - Looking back at the Pro Tour: Berlin coverage, it would be fair to assume the sky was falling. Elves were everywhere, and people clamored for bannings. However, as the format mutated, the Green Machine became nothing more than another strong deck in the metagame ocean. Now, with TEPS being the combo deck of choice, and the Elves hate at an all time low, is the stage set for the glorious return of the pointy-eared tribe? Gerry Thompson investigates… |
Black Magic - Three-Color Control in Standardby Sam Black Published on 2009-02-19 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Thursday, February 19th - In the first edition of his new weekly column, Sam Black takes a look at a few underappreciated Control archetypes in Conflux Standard. He investigates both Grixis and Bant Control, sharing his thoughts during the build process. With the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open mere days away, do these Control builds offer the key to Top 8 success? Read on to find out! |
Luck Skill Victory - Blue/White Dreadstill in Legacyby Luis Scott-Vargas Published on 2009-02-18 A StarCityGames.com Premium Legacy article |
Wednesday, February 18th - Grand Prix: Chicago is quietly looming into view, and Legacy fans around the world are honing their decks in anticipation. In today’s Luck Skill Victory, Luis Scott-Vargas shares his powerful Blue/White Dreadstill build, explaining the strategy and card choices in detail before examining some of the key role-players for the sideboard. |
Positive EV - Faeries in Conflux Standardby Manuel Bucher Published on 2009-02-17 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Tuesday, February 17th - This weekend sees the next installment of the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard open series! In the first of a new weekly column, Manuel Bucher talks us through the true effect of Conflux on the most powerful archetype in the format: Faeries. He shares his latest list, alongside extensive sideboarding tips for all the metagame contenders... |
Sullivan Library - Sullivan Red and the State of the (Extended) Unionby Adrian Sullivan Published on 2009-02-17 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Tuesday, February 17th - The Extended metagame continues to mutate as PTQs are held across the globe. In today’s edition of the Sullivan Library, Adrian examines the impact of Conflux on the format, and brings us the most recent version (and sideboarding plans) of Sullivan Red… |
Innovations - The Magic Cruiseby Patrick Chapin Published on 2009-02-16 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
Monday, February 16th - Last week, Patrick Chapin boarded the much-anticipated Magic Cruise for a trip that promised fun, adventure, and unlimited Magic. Today, he shares the stories from the trip, and brings us some Extended and Standard lists for Constructed with Conflux… |
So Many Insane Plays - A Bird's Eye View of Legacy: The Tribes of Legacyby Stephen Menendian Published on 2009-02-16 A StarCityGames.com Premium Legacy article |
Monday, February 16th - In the first of a promising series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand examine Legacy from the ground up. Today, they concentrate on the tribes that make up a slew of powerful creature-fueled options in the format. |
Insider Trading - Fifteen Fun Facts About Foils!by Ben Bleiweiss Published on 2009-02-13 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
Friday, February 13th - Why are some foils worth double the value of their non-foil counterparts, and why are some worth ten times as much? What's the hardest foil set to put together in Near Mint? What are your chances of pulling that foil Path to Exile from a pack? Find out Fifteen Fun Facts about Foils in this week's Insider Trading! |
Feature Article - Conflux Limited Tips, and Blightning Deck Winsby Marijn Lybaert Published on 2009-02-13 A StarCityGames.com Premium Shards of Alara Limited article |
Friday, February 13th - Marijn Lybaert, one of Belgium’s top pro players, brings us his thoughts on Blue/White and Esper in Alara-Conflux draft. He also touches on a few cards that he believes are under-appreciated in the forty-card format, before bringing us his personal Standard configuration of Blightning Deck Wins... |
One Step Ahead - Post-Conflux Standard Brainstormby Gerry Thompson Published on 2009-02-12 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Thursday, February 12th - Conflux, as with all new sets, throws a selection of interesting strategies and ideas into the metagame mix. Today’s One Step Ahead sees Constructed master Gerry Thompson brainstorming on how the fresh cardboard impacts the prominent archetypes in modern Standard. He also deflates the hype surrounding a number of the more popular cards to spring from the new set, starting with the much-vaunted Path to Exile… |
Deep Analysis - Introducing Gifts-Loamby Richard Feldman Published on 2009-02-12 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Thursday, February 12th - With the Extended PTQ season in full flow, Richard finalizes his deck for battle this weekend. After a few weeks of Loam testing and tweaking, he shares his final multi-colored build, alongside extensive play tips and sideboarding strategies. If you’re looking for a deck with inevitability over the field, this is the article for you! |
Luck Skill Victory - Esper Aggro in Alara-Conflux Draftby Luis Scott-Vargas Published on 2009-02-11 A StarCityGames.com Premium Shards of Alara Limited article |
Wednesday, February 11th - Even though the Drafting With series is on hiatus until Conflux hits MTGO, Alara-Conflux drafting continues in gaming venues across the world. Today, LSV investigates one of the more popular fledgling strategies to emerge in the early days of AAC. He supplies strategic draft advice and common pick orders, and reevaluates some of the misbegotten gems in Shards of Alara… |
Down And Dirty - Analyzing All The Artificial Angles, Part 2by Kyle Sanchez Published on 2009-02-11 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Wednesday, February 11th - Last week, Kyle planted the seeds of some interesting artifact-based strategies now that Conflux is in the Standard mix. Today, he continues this work and brings us a slew of intriguing artifact-centered decks with varying levels of success. Do the stronger offerings here have what it takes to crack the Tier 1 metagame? And will such strategies make an impact at the approaching StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open? |
Feature Article - Esper-Lark and the Upcoming Evolution of Standardby David Irvine Published on 2009-02-10 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Tuesday, February 10th - Conflux is here, and our Standard options seem to have exploded overnight! Today, David Irvine brings us an overview of the intriguing Esper-Lark deck, plus some ideas for both Red and White decks as the format moves towards Pro Tour: Kyoto… |
Sullivan Library - The Problem with MODOby Adrian Sullivan Published on 2009-02-10 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
Tuesday, February 10th - Magic Online has undoubtedly influenced how our game is played across the world. The ability to play a match at any time, day or night, is invaluable. However, Adrian Sullivan believes that there are some aspects of our game that cannot be fully appreciated in the electronic medium, and to really improve, you need more than a laptop and MODO account… |
Innovations - Standard Decks Built in a Post-Conflux Worldby Patrick Chapin Published on 2009-02-09 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Monday, February 9th - Conflux is now legal in all Constructed formats, and everyone is looking for the hot new tech. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin take some of the old favorite archetypes for a post-Conflux spin before suggesting a couple of ideas inspired by Noble Hierarch… |
So Many Insane Plays - The Anatomy of Vintage Tezzeretby Stephen Menendian Published on 2009-02-09 A StarCityGames.com Premium Vintage article |
Monday, February 9th - In the pre-Conflux Vintage metagame, statistics prove that those players who desire to make the most of their tournament chances opt to run with multi-colored Tezzeret Control. With fifty percent of Vintage tournament wins under its belt, Stephen Menendian investigates the composite figures and suggest a winning list for your next Eternal outing… |
Insider Trading - Conflux Fluxby Ben Bleiweiss Published on 2009-02-06 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
Friday, February 6th - Conflux is here! What changes will come in Magic from the newest set? Which card has suddenly become the new Flash/Glimpse of Nature? Did Ben have any second thoughts from last week's Financial Value of Conflux article? Find out in this week's edition of Insider Trading! |
Feature Article - Conflux: New Decks for Standardby Stuart Wright Published on 2009-02-06 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
Friday, February 6th - Conflux is officially here, and it is legal in all Constructed formats as of today! Stuart Wright, England’s premier deckbuilding mind, brings us a host of cool ideas that utilize some of the more powerful cards in the new set. With both new ideas and updates to established strategies, this article is invaluable to anyone serious about Standard... |
One Step Ahead - Examining the PTQ Resultsby Gerry Thompson Published on 2009-02-05 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Thursday, February 5th - Taking home the blue envelope is tricky at the best of times, but the current Extended format makes the task almost impossible. With so many Tier 1 strategies in the mix, how can we properly evaluate the metagame? Gerry Thompson takes a look at the PTQ results thus far, and draws a bevy of conclusions as to where we should place our faith come the day of the tournament… |
Deep Analysis - Introducing Reliquary Loamby Richard Feldman Published on 2009-02-05 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Thursday, February 5th - Of the new Conflux cards, it seems that Knight of the Reliquary has the most obvious applications in the current Extended format. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman experiment with a Green/Black/White Reliquary Loam list, pitching it against the format’s forerunner: Faeries. |
Feature Article - Faeries in the Top 4 at Grand Prix: Los Angelesby Mat Marr Published on 2009-02-04 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
Wednesday, February 4th - At Grand Prix: Los Angeles, Faeries was one of the front-runners from the very start. By the knockout stage, three of the eight were Fae pilots battling it out for the top spot. Today, semi-finalist Mat Marr takes us through the highs and lows of his tournament, and brings us some pertinent lessons on how to play the flying menace as the PTQ season rolls on… |




Friday, February 20th - Over the past few weeks, Ben's made several allusions to Super-Uncommons - Uncommons that rise to the value of chase rares. In this week's article, Ben takes a look through the StarCityGames.com sales database to see which Uncommons fall under the Super-Uncommon designation, and why!
Friday, February 20th - Richard Feldman piloted his Extended Gifts Loam deck in a recent PTQ, and while the results didn’t drop his way this time, he still believes his build has serious potential. He brings us up to date on his latest developments, and talks us through his tournament round by round. If you’re looking for an inevitability-based control deck for this weekend’s round of PTQs, look no further!
Thursday, February 19th - Looking back at the Pro Tour: Berlin coverage, it would be fair to assume the sky was falling. Elves were everywhere, and people clamored for bannings. However, as the format mutated, the Green Machine became nothing more than another strong deck in the metagame ocean. Now, with TEPS being the combo deck of choice, and the Elves hate at an all time low, is the stage set for the glorious return of the pointy-eared tribe? Gerry Thompson investigates…




Tuesday, February 17th - The Extended metagame continues to mutate as PTQs are held across the globe. In today’s edition of the Sullivan Library, Adrian examines the impact of Conflux on the format, and brings us the most recent version (and sideboarding plans) of Sullivan Red…
Monday, February 16th - In the first of a promising series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand examine Legacy from the ground up. Today, they concentrate on the tribes that make up a slew of powerful creature-fueled options in the format.
Friday, February 13th - Marijn Lybaert, one of Belgium’s top pro players, brings us his thoughts on Blue/White and Esper in Alara-Conflux draft. He also touches on a few cards that he believes are under-appreciated in the forty-card format, before bringing us his personal Standard configuration of Blightning Deck Wins...
Wednesday, February 11th - Even though the Drafting With series is on hiatus until Conflux hits MTGO, Alara-Conflux drafting continues in gaming venues across the world. Today, LSV investigates one of the more popular fledgling strategies to emerge in the early days of AAC. He supplies strategic draft advice and common pick orders, and reevaluates some of the misbegotten gems in Shards of Alara…


