War of the Spark and its powerful planeswalkers are about to take a Louisville Slugger to Modern! Abraham Stein swings for the fences as he highlights the potential stars at this weekend’s Open!
…Karn, the Great Creator Narset, Parter of Veils Teferi, Time Raveler Specifically, when I think of cards that could have…
…We get along famously and<br> have a grand time surveying the crowd, talking about our matches, and debating about…
…Let your smugness fade for a minute and take a walk with me through the forest. Animar, Soul of Elements…
…In addition I’ll crack open the old notebook to a random page from time to time to see if…
It’s not everyday that a sixty-card draft deck makes the Top 8 at a big tournament like States, but that’s what appeared to happen last Saturday in Richmond. Today Bennie explains what this crazy deck is, how it came together, and whether cards like Stinkweed Imp, Moldervine Cloak, and Greater Mossdog belong in future iterations.
…to walk again the righteous golden path of Magic. Jay had kicked out an initial sketch for a Dredge deck…
Wednesday, June 25th – Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin rocked up to Indianapolis to tackle the fickle forty-card format. While he didn’t bathe in glory this time out, he did learn a few new tricks and have a glorious time. Today, he brings us his story… and an intriguing bonus Block Constructed decklist too!
…A short walk to the convention center, and we are in. The site looked good, and it was obviously going…
…The only problem when testing a deck like this was that games take a long time to win. When the…
Wednesday, December 23rd – Fan Favorite Gerard Fabiano brings us an article on the strongest deck in the format: the all-conquering Jund. He investigates a few overlooked tactics and strategies for Jund development, before moving on to some Zendikar Sealed tips!
…Countless times, you’d see a police officer pull a car over, and walk over heading toward the driver’s…
…In order to walk away with the byes you need to go 5-0—suffer a single loss and your…
…I've drafted several times (oddly, each time I've been UW Merfolk-something – either Faeries or Kithkin) and am…
Wednesday, July 30th – Remember, this week we’re concentrating on the multicolored cards from Eventide, so for all the monocolored Eventide goodness, click that link right above my parasail-like cheeks. And this is all about the less-obvious stuff… you know Figure of Destiny and the B/W God are ridiculous, so I won’t waste your time saying so. Onward!
I’m currently plagued by what has got to be the lamest injury of all time – namely, an ingrown fingernail…
…I figure next time I see Ben Ill tell him to put it together and bring it in so I…
…Being “in shape” creates a sense of work ethic, of caring and putting in the necessary time. “Getting into shape…
Join Bennie as he builds a Bird tribal Commander deck around Derevi, Empyrial Tactician from Commander 2013!
…Derevi deck I was more interested in taking a walk on the feathery side. Yep—a tribal Bird deck! The…
…And the *Mirrodin* block? Officially for the first time, I'm happy to announce… *Mirrodin* is the artifact block. (Okay…
…My “professional” cardboard-slinging days began with a different game, and I spent a good deal of my time completely…
Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin returns to StarCityGames.com with an intriguing little article that attempts to touch all the relevant bases. You looking for Standard ideas? Check. Block Constructed tips? They’re here too. Vintage musings? Patrick’s got ‘em. A Legacy deck? Yup. Limited advice? You betcha. All this, and a breakdown of the greatest cards ever printed, sorted by color and mana cost! Truly, this article has something for everyone…
…Time Walk (apologies to Balance and Channel, but green and white cards are not allowed.) 3. Necropotence (Sorry Yawgmoth’s…
…Anything from a tiny Spirit token to a giant Tarmogoyf can be negated by Recumbent Bliss, buying you time to…
…I check in from time to time with Erik.” “And?” “And he's doing a great job. I gave him…
Tuesday, November 30th – We have a guest judge! Gavin Verhey provides some very strong critiques for our contestants in the Casual/Other category. Find out who has to go home this week!
…At the same time, I think you have to give the average casual player respect, too. As has often been…
We are proud to present Mark Rosewater, waxing lyrical as only MaRo can… Want to know what goes on in the hallowed halls of Wizards of the Coast? They say that we are all but the sum of our parts… Mark reveals his parts for you today.
…I was skeptical of this pizza the first time it arrived at work. The pizza I knew and loved was…
…a Momir Vig UG combo deck that utilized [card] Time Walk [/card] effects, [card] Psychosis Crawler [/card]/[card] Curiosity [/card…
Thursday, December 9th – Sex and Magic. You can live without either, but why would you want to? Pedro explains the intricate relationship between them.
*“There is only one thing I’d rather do at any given time than draft… but that only takes about…
Ben Friedman rebuilds Grixis Death’s Shadow for Ikoria Modern! Why is Lurrus of the Dream-Den worth sacrifices like Gurmag Angler and Street Wraith?
…This is a time of great change (in life and in Magic), and Death’s Shadow is adapting as well…
…It may seem really tough to get all these cards together, but it happens a surprising amount of the time…
…I'm going to walk through the rest of vision design, introduce the Set Design team, and then explain what…
What brought Jund Death’s Shadow back to Modern’s forefront? Wyatt Darby has the reasons for its rebirth, his latest list, a sideboarding guide, and handy tips and tricks, just in time for SCG Regionals!
…When it comes to glaring omissions, the first to discuss is Once Upon a Time. I’d like to acknowledge…
Tuesday, September 7th – I thought I had the best deck going into this matchup… And I was wrong. This is why testing for real will always be better than just theory.
…the board … And you won’t beat those by Time Walk-ing yourself. Once again, you need four mana on…
Brad Nelson isn’t just great at playing Magic; he’s great at evaluating new cards! And Eldritch Moon is coming fast! Read Brad’s surprising favorite card (so far…) from the upcoming set!
…It was a blast to play with Deathmist Raptor for maybe the last time, but it still wasn’t a…
…Odds are you'll have at least two other black permanents in play by the time this enters the battlefield…
…and against the aggro decks, it is at least a time walk, but there are usually some unfair things you…
Gerry Thompson saw the power of W/U Monument firsthand! Today he shares his secrets for building the deck to take the new metagame by storm!
…Couple that with trying to play around their interaction, and you’re going to walk away feeling like you had…
…I could smell her fragrance and was enchanted by her walk. “Good day, mam’, I said, nodding. “Howdy, young man…
…My favorite card at the time, and still my all-time favorite card, was Gifts Ungiven. I played it everywhere…
Will creates his second Deck Clinic for beginners, this time asking the critical thoughts behind tempo play… And let me ask you a question: Does StarCity (or anyone) need beginner articles?
…I’d really like to at least come in third with this deck because every time I go to my…
Tuesday, July 8th – With Faeries, Kithkin, and Five-Color Control ruling the roost in Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed, it takes an uncommon mind to come up with something new. Today, with the help of a few friends, Marijn Lybaert brings us two fresh decks based on the Quick n’ Toast framework: Swans on Toast and Toasted Trees! He also presents what he believes to be the definitive White Weenie deck…
…If you don’t do that they’ll eventually draw a Mistbind Clique, Time Walk you, and kill you soon…
…I’ll be putting on my L1 judge hat to walk you through the new, aptly-named, backup ability. How…
…But Flamespeaker and Rabblemaster are not cards that the opponent can let hang around for a second threat to walk…
…Getting a Miracle Time Walk in a deck like this is pure gravy. At worst it acts like an Explore…
…The sky is the limit! Throw in Wakestone Gargoyle so your Sprouting Phytohydras can grow legs and walk to the…
…The set's contents were the same as the Beta set's, including Black Lotus, Time Walk, and other power…
I could spice up the story by saying that I prayed to the almighty and dropped a flying elbow on my deck, but I just calmly flipped the top card of my deck onto the table… And it was Upheaval. So I played my land, and ended with a hand of five lands and Wild Mongrel. Her board didn’t have any early drops – just Arrogant Wurm, Wonder and Equilibrium, and her next two draws didn’t reveal a chump blocker. I realized that I no longer had the right to complain about any topdeck ever.
…We both got Quiet Speculations about the same time, only mine was for all three of my Roar of the…
Recently, I have been playing a lot of Emperor during casual magic nights. Some of the games are great, but some are just a pain — because of a fundamental weakness of the Emperor format. Too many decks we play are exploiting that weakness. I’ll tell you how to build killer Emperor deck to do your own exploitation, but I’ll also talk about how to make the format more reasonable. I’ll also throw in some solid-but-still-fun Emperor decks for your playing enjoyment.
…R Chrome Mox R Mox Diamond R Mox Sapphire R Black Lotus R Ancestral Recall R Time Walk 22 Islands…
…This time around though, I will give you a nice little story about a time I decided to go to…
…You got a couple of free Time Walk since your opponent slowed himself down with no benefit to himself. Finally…
…I had a roommate who was a big fan of Dungeons and Dragons, and we played all the time. For…
Black is back in Innistrad: Crimson Vow Standard decks. Shaheen Soorani shares his latest updates to Dimir Control for the MTG Arena queues.
…I think the card is decent, often splitting time with other anti-blue sideboard options, but the world became dependent…
…1-1; Games 3-3 After my match with Chris, I walk around and chuckle to myself as I see…
…Let’s walk through a quick overview of our planeswalker personalities and their various incarnations. Ajani | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ajani is one bad…
Esper Control is near and dear to Shaheen Soorani’s heart. But is it finally time for this three-color menace to finally shine in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard?
…top Commander is Urza, Lord Artificer, with thirteen unique Time Walk effects that are fueled by artifacts. I know it…