Ian Ellis recounts piloting Dark Horizons to a first place finish at this past weekend’s Star City Games Madison Legacy event.
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Returning from SCG Madison, Ryan offers up insight for tweaking popular Standard decks. Which cards should be cut in GR Aggro, Delver, RW Humans and Wolf Run?
Ryan navigates the path to a successful tournament, from how simply picking up the deck from the prior week can set you back to the optimal methods for playtesting.
Corbin Hosler breaks down why Avacyn Restored might not affect Standard like the usual third set does, and what it means for you financially!
Mike relates the tale of his exciting journey into the world of Legacy. Read on if you’ve ever wanted to break in to Eternal but didn’t know how.
After missing a week taking care of his wife and newborn, Sigmund has returned with some new perspective. What is going on with the Legacy format? Has it stagnated? Sigmund polls the readers for their thoughts.
Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It’s what you’d get if you built a set with the premise of “no rush till turn 7” and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There’s a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.
Worldwake is most iconic for Jace, The Mindsculptor, so let’s get that out of the way at the beginning. WWK has so much more going for it (okay, beyond just Stoneforge Mystic). Worldwake has several good-value rares and mythic rares, and thanks to how it was drafted, those cards will be worth more because so few were opened. Here’s what happened…
With Dark Ascension dropping, Mike Lanigan takes a look at a few potential contenders for FNM.
Doug takes you through the world’s greediest Modern deck. Find out how Coalition Relic powers up Cruel Ultimatum, shrugs off Blood Moon and maximizes Gifts Ungiven in this special tournament report and primer!
Matthew Lewis breaks down the year in terms of investments to be made on mtgo throughout the upcoming year.
Bloodline Keeper in Standard? Mike Lanigan shows you how and why.