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Feature Article — Two Heads in Amsterdamby Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Published on 2007-03-19 A StarCityGames.com Premium Time Spiral Limited article |
| Paulo, one of the new wave of Brazilian Magic superstars, is usually not one for Grand Prix play. Air fares from South America prove costly... however, a cut-price trip to Amsterdam, with a stop-over in Dallas, paved the way for an interesting road-trip. Sadly, the Grand Prix in Amsterdam didn’t go according to plan. Nevertheless, Paulo offers some invaluable advice on the format, perfect for the approaching Grand Prix in Massachusetts. |
Flores Friday - Lots of Topics, Works in Progressby Mike Flores Published on 2007-03-16 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
| Mike walks us through a variety of topics and decklists, from Standard to Extended, from cheaters to Mike’s apprentice. If you’re looking to rock the final Extended PTQ this weekend, you can’t miss this... and if you wanna know Mike’s take on foreign players and cheating, look no further! |
From The Lab - 666, the Tournament of the Beastby Craig Jones Published on 2007-03-16 A StarCityGames.com Premium Time Spiral Limited article |
| Craig “the Professor” Jones teamed up with Keith “the Spraggle” Spragg for last weekend’s Grand Prix: Amsterdam... and while their performance at the tournament lacked a little spark, the fun they had in Amsterdam more than made up for it. Prof pulls no punches in this old-school tournament report, and shares many tales of debauchery and excess... |
Feature Article - The Worst Metagame Choice Everby John F. Rizzo Published on 2007-03-15 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| Extended innovator and grammar assassin John F. Rizzo attempted to smash the system with an exciting deck that was, perhaps, the oddest metagame choice for quite some time. Today’s Feature Article takes a Rizzoesque look at the conception, creation, and performance of the deck at a local PTQ. All this, plus the usual Rizzo humor and irreverence. |
Levelling Up - When a Plan Doesn’t Come Togetherby Tiago Chan Published on 2007-03-15 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
| Tiago, fresh off his 9th-place finish at Grand Prix: Dallas, turns his talented eye towards Standard in preparation for Grand Prix: Kyoto. He takes a fresh look at Angelfire, the deck that took him to the Top 8 at Worlds, and updates it with Planar Chaos goodness. He also gives us the lowdown on his unsuccessful jaunt to GP: Amsterdam. |
Peebles Primers — The Standard Metagameby Benjamin Peebles-Mundy Published on 2007-03-15 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
| With Magic Online Constructed tournaments recently coming back... erm... online, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy takes a look at the diverse Standard metagame, post-Planar Chaos. Which Planar Chaos cards have made a splash in Premier Event Top 8s of late? Are Dralnu du Louvre and Mono-Green Aggro still the decks to beat? Read on to find out! |
Pro Perspective — The Grand Prix and Meby Raphael Levy Published on 2007-03-14 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
| As we all know, Raph has recently lit up the Grand Prix circuit with back-to-back wins at Dallas and Singapore. Of course, those tournaments are just the tip of a huge Grand Prix iceberg... Raph has attended a whopping 57 GPs in total. Today’s Pro Perspective sees Raph take a reflective look back at some of his personal highlights and low-points. GP: Amsterdam? Guess where that one sits in the list... |
Ask The Drama - Drama’s Backby Jeroen Remie Published on 2007-03-14 A StarCityGames.com Premium Time Spiral Limited article |
| This past weekend, Jeroen teamed with Old School Pro Victor van der Broek, and they proceeded to push their way to the very top of the pile, only to fall at the final hurdle. Still, a Top 8 finish at a 666-team PTQ is a fine result... and Jeroen talks us through some of the more interesting deckbuilding points. |
The Combat Phase — Happy New Year!by Jamie Wakefield Published on 2007-03-13 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
| Jamie has goals. Magic goals, and non-Magic goals. In the spirit of endeavor that mirrors his new Spanish start, Mr Wakefield declares the coming of the Wakefield New Year! He also shares his latest thoughts on his particular color of choice, and brings us his Wakefield New Year’s Resolutions. Will he stick to them? Read on to find out! |
Deep Analysis — Resilienceby Richard Feldman Published on 2007-03-13 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| Richard Feldman, having significantly altered the Extended format with Zac Hill and Tenacious Tron, nevertheless sees himself without a Blue Envelope for his trouble. It’s true that he put the hours in this time... so what went wrong? Today’s Deep Analysis attempts to find out, and suggests that ditching a deck in the face of extreme hate may not be a wise move at all... |
Feature Article — Encoreby Tim Aten Published on 2007-03-12 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
| Tim Aten - two parts genius and three parts idiot — finally returns to grace the fair pages of StarCityGames.com... only to break the news of his eminent retirement from the game! In this frenetic article, Tim shares his experiences from the sidelines of GP: Dallas, and sets out the date of his coming departure. Plus, he tells us why Paul Cheon is the Greatest Thing in Magic. |
So Many Insane Plays - Gearing Up For Grand Prix: Columbusby Stephen Menendian Published on 2007-03-12 A StarCityGames.com Premium Legacy article |
| Grand Prix: Columbus on May 19-20 inaugurates the return of the Legacy Format to the highest levels of competitive play. This article is your one-stop click to everything you need to know about Grand Prix: Columbus. Even if you have never played Legacy or attended a Grand Prix before, don’t worry — Stephen will have answered your questions by the end of this article. |
Walk With Me: Planar Chaos!by Nick Eisel Published on 2007-03-12 A StarCityGames.com Premium Time Spiral Limited article |
| This week, I decided to take a break from talking about Two-Headed Giant. I haven’t done a regular draft walkthrough in a while - and with the recent release of Planar Chaos on Magic Online, I thought it’d be a good change of pace. |
From The Lab - Beware the Spraggle! A Look at Two-Headed Giantby Craig Jones Published on 2007-03-09 A StarCityGames.com Premium Time Spiral Limited article |
| Craig "The Professor" Jones has high hopes for Grand Prix: Amsterdam. This Level 4 Pro is currently the highest-ranked Two-Headed Giant player in the UK... of course, it's a Limited format, which means his English heritage proves he's likely no more than passable. Today's From The Lab takes a detailed look at both 2HG Sealed and Draft. And after this weekend, maybe Prof will be a Grand Prix Champion once again... |
The Big Ideaby Mike Flores Published on 2007-03-09 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| Mike takes on classical Magic theory and expands an area that's never gotten much press, walking through Extended seasons past and present to explore this new concept. You know Card Advantage. You Tempo. But do you know... Trump? |
Peebles Primer — Mono-Green Aggro in Planar Chaos Standardby Benjamin Peebles-Mundy Published on 2007-03-08 A StarCityGames.com Premium Standard article |
| Damnation, Damnation, Damnation... everyone wants four. If you’re a noble Aggro mage, I’ll bet you’re pig-sick of hearing about the New Black Wrath, and how it’s gonna smash your world into smithereens. However, all is not lost! Benjamin Peebles-Mundy updates his MGA list for the Planar Chaos Standard metagame as he sees it. Looking to beat down with Green monsters? Then this is the article for you! |
Levelling Up - U/W Tron and GP: Dallasby Tiago Chan Published on 2007-03-08 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| Tiago was prepared for Grand Prix: Dallas. In testing, he ran a gauntlet of six decks before settling on the Feldman / Hill / Tsumura inspired U/W Tron list. He takes us through his preparation in great detail, and walks us through some of the more entertaining games he played in his heartbreaking ninth-place performance. |
Feature Article - Mistakes Were Madeby Chad Ellis Published on 2007-03-08 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
| Today’s Feature Article looks at the bane of any Magic player’s life... avoidable mistakes. Chad shares two clear-cut game states in which he dropped the ball, and talks us through the thought processes behind each correct play. In order to banish such mistakes from our game, we must do more than identify such errors... we must try our best to eliminate them from future play. |
Pro Perspective — Extracts From A Pro Diary: Singapore Flingby Raphael Levy Published on 2007-03-07 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| You wait nine years for a Grand Prix win, and then two come along at once. Raphael Levy, proving that lightning can indeed strike twice in the period of seven days, took his Gaea’s Might Get There five-color Zoo deck to the balmy climes of Grand Prix: Singapore... and, as in Dallas, he came home with the novelty check. Wanna know how he did it? Look no further! |
Ask The Drama — Two-Headed Giant, and Standard Madnessby Jeroen Remie Published on 2007-03-07 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
| In preparation for his home Grand Prix, Jeroen answers some reader-posed questions regarding everyone’s favorite four-player format: Two-Headed Giant! For those looking for some Constructed tech, Jeroen also critiques a fun Madness / Reanimator deck, and offers up some helpful tips on how to approach Time Spiral Block. |
Deep Analysis — Updatesby Richard Feldman Published on 2007-03-06 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| Richard Feldman, authority on Extended U/W Tron, took great delight at seeing a deck of his (and Zac Hill’s) design Rocking the Kasbah at GP: Singapore. Of course, with Japanese Giant Tomoharu Saito at the helm, inevitable changes to the 75 were made. Today, Richard examines each of those changes in detail, and takes us into the mind of a Japanese deckbuilder... |
The Black Perspective - The Pro Players Clubby Osyp Lebedowicz Published on 2007-03-06 A StarCityGames.com Premium article |
| Jamie is currently on holiday — he’ll be back next week — but in his place we have a real treat from Osyp “Joe Black” Lebedowicz. He brings us a rundown of his experiences in Pro Tour: Geneva, in which he placed a creditable 30th, and follows it with an irreverent and hilarious look at the Stars of Pro Tour: Geneva, a la Rich Hagon. Remember folks, it’s all in good humor... |
Feature Article - A Great Deck, Some Deck Ideas, and Hot Girlsby Patrick Chapin Published on 2007-03-05 A StarCityGames.com Premium Extended article |
| With Extended finally receding into the Aether, Patrick presents an update on his excellent Four-Color Red mid-range beatdown deck (his definition, not mine). He also brings us some interesting Extended food for thought, with a few strategies thrown against the wall to see what sticks. All this, and the story of a Penthouse Pet! What more do you need? |
Limited Lessons — A Two-Headed Giant Draft Build Sessionby Nick Eisel Published on 2007-03-05 A StarCityGames.com Premium Time Spiral Limited article |
| Last week, Nick took us through a Two-Headed Giant Draft pick-by-pick. Today’s Limited Lessons takes us through the crucial deckbuilding process. How do card considerations differ in the slower and trickier format? Is it wise to take the stronger cards and be greedy over building once the draft is over? Nick reveals all... |
So Many Insane Plays — Long Live Ichoridby Stephen Menendian Published on 2007-03-05 A StarCityGames.com Premium Vintage article |
| Stephen Menendian’s innovative Manaless Ichorid deck continues to evolve. Sure, it’s fought its way through various hate in the form of Tormod’s Crypt and Jotun Grunt... but can it handle the heat from the new boy in town, the mighty Extirpate? Stephen refines his deck further, and puts it through the mill of a local Vintage tournament... |
















