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Finding the Sharp Edge of Darksteel, Part II by Bennie Smith — Star City Games

Greater Harvester I was a huge fan of Braids, Cabal Minion and played Pirates and other Braids decks to some success while Psycho-B*tch was around. Greater Harvester might be even better. There’s a ton of things going for this card; as a 5/6 it’s got a huge threatening body that can put away a game quickly if it’s ability disrupts your opponent for a turn or two. And that disruption ability! Having your opponent sacrifice two permanents each time you hit them is amazing. The only hiccup is the fact that your opponent will likely want to chump block, trading his worst creature for your least-needed permanent. Wait just a minute though – that’s not really a hiccup at all since Black is chock full of removal !

…this single spell, which of course begs you to walk into a Wrath of God or Akroma’s Vengeance. I…

Worlds 2006 – It’s Been A Good Year by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa — Star City Games

In his first article for StarCityGames.com, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa takes us through every step and stutter on his journey to a Top 8 place in this year’s World Championships. His report shares his pre-Worlds preparation and the decklists he finally chose, a breakdown of each round of both Constructed and Draft, plus the changes he’d make to his 60-card piles in the post-Worlds meta. This is an excellent debut article from one of the game’s hottest talents, and we look forward to many more!

…They have to have the Wrath of God, some Faith’s Fetters, and then an immediate threat like Triskelavus so…

From Right Field: Any Goblins Will Do by Chris Romeo — Star City Games

“So, you’re not playing Goblins right now just because they’re finally so good that people who wouldn’t normally even look at Goblins are playing them? You’re not being fair to yourself. You’ve always loved Goblins. It’s not like you’re jumping on the bandwagon. Heck, you were driving that bandwagon in the Summer of 2001 when you played that silly deck with Goblin Ringleader. Go on. Play Goblins. You know you want to.” So, of course, I did…

…staples of which new players should be trying to collect a set of four, such as Wrath of God or…

Tact or Friction — Breaking The Lore by Talen Lee — Star City Games

When it comes to Black mana, you can do anything … whispers the ferryman, If you but pay enough . Green is the color of resources, but Black… Black is the color of exploiting resources. Give me enough Black mana and I will tear this world apart, render it as a silver platter, and upon it, lay the heads of thy enemies.

…pretty busty Retether that can work as a Wrath of God *and* a win condition. Then it screechingly grinds to…

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #110: Getting it Up with CoK Boosters! by Peter Jahn — Star City Games

First, I’ll make the obligatory comments on Draft and Limited. The set looks like it’s more aimed at these formats. It has a lot of creatures with combat related abilities, lots of combat tricks, and the new Legends rule* makes Legends a lot more playable. This is not too surprising – we came off a block built around combo and Constructed play (although the Affinity mechanic proved excessive), so a more Limited-focused block was predictable. This isn’t Masques block II, however: Masques was all about horrible creatures with big price tags. CoK has some amazing 5/5s for bargain prices. In fact, let’s take a look under the hood and see exactly what Champions offers, shall we?

…have is to play a bunch of Zubera, then play Wrath of God. That could work – say you had two…

The Kitchen Table #326 – Acid Attack – Rar! by Abe Sargent — Star City Games

Wednesday, February 24th – Today, I want to do an update on Acid Magic and then actually build a deck for you. Many of you may remember Acid Magic from my article on Pauper-Prismatic-Singleton. In it, I went over the online casual format generally referred to as PPS. I talked of many ways to bring it offline, using the rules of 5 Color, Pauper and Highlander (which abbreviated is 5PH, or Acidic on the pH scale).

…The result is an environment without many swinging spells, like Armageddon or Wrath of God, Mind Twist or Mind Spring…

You Lika The Juice? – Cauldron (Persistence, Part 2) by Bennie Smith — Star City Games

Wednesday, April 30th – Last week I wrote about the Persistence mechanic, touching on some ideas and concepts that I hope inspired some of you to give the Persistence cards a try. In the deckbuilding forums I’ve seen a lot of folks adopting my Juniper Order Ranger idea into Persistence engines.

…Anti-Wrath, and lets you get a double shot out of any creature you have.”* While I think Ben was…

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #34: Ranting about Blue by Peter Jahn — Star City Games

It LOOKS like yet another rant on blue… But in reality, it’s an analysis of how much you can afford to play on a creature. Using GP: Milwaukee’s Top 64 decks as a basis, Peter tells you why the Magic number is three.

…Wrath of God cost twice as much, but it could negate several investments at once. A bounce spell is also…

Feature Article – Double Whammy: A Look at U/R Runeflare Trap by Dave Meddish — Star City Games

Thursday, February 11th – Once upon a time, there was this curious little U/R deck, built around filling an opponent’s hand with cards and killing them with Ebony Owl Netsuke and Sudden Impact, not only throwing the traditional concept of card advantage out the window, but then rolling over the corpse with a steamroller and lighting it on fire. One could argue that it was truly taking the concept of a “tempo deck” to its most extreme.

…Chain Reaction can pull off a very good Wrath of God impersonation. It can also be played around. What I…

Protect Your Jaces! by Shaheen Soorani — Star City Games

You want your control deck to work? Protect your Jace! Shaheen Soorani gives you the tools you need to brainstorm your way out of any Modern situation!

…Wrath of God Mages historically have gotten away with taking some damage and setting up<br> sweepers, but that’s…

Two Perspectives On Avacyn Restored by Jeremy Neeman — Star City Games

Get ready for some laughs with this parody of articles written during spoiler season by top Australian pro Jeremy Neeman, winner of GP Brisbane. Find out what “grumpy pro Mike” and “eager deckbuilder Eddie” think of the Avacyn Restored so far!

…lots of them. sometimes the spoiler season needs a dose of reality, and that’s what i’m here for…

PV’s Playhouse – Last Minute Sideboards by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa — Star City Games

Thursday, July 9th – Sideboarding, Magic’s forgotten art. It seems that a lot of people leave finalizing their substitute fifteen until the very last minute before registration closes. We’ve all been there, sleeving up our sixty-card decks and pondering the sideboard options. Today, Paulo shares the secret of perfecting your sideboard mere minutes before the first round starts. This is unmissable for any folk with high-level tournament aspirations…

…Two cards there do not fit the very specific category — Primal Command and Wrath of God — and both those cards…

From Right Field – Fantasy Island Regionals Report 2007 – *1st* by Chris Romeo — Star City Games

I didn’t go to Regionals this year. I intended to play. I wanted to play. I built the deck. I even had it sleeved in the first new sleeves I’ve bought in a year, those new, shiny, black, “official” Magic: The Gathering sleeves with yellow lettering. Sweet, huh? So, what’s a poor boy to do when he’s all dressed for Regionals with no place to go? He makes it up! What follows is the story of how I would have won Regionals… had I attended.

…collect a set of four, such as Dark Confidant, Birds of Paradise, or Wrath of God. The decks are also…

The Basic Land, Beyond The Basics by John Dale Beety — Star City Games

What basic land costs $65 on StarCityGames.com? Basic lands have a long, long history in Magic; John Dale Beety takes you through the best of them.

…Runeclaw Bears and Day of Judgment for Grizzly Bears and Wrath of God), these land sets, released a couple of…

A Guide To Modern Sideboarding by Jennifer Long — Star City Games

How do you fight off twenty or more Modern decks with only fifteen sideboard slots? Mrs. Mulligan breaks down the art of adjusting your deck on the fly for Games 2 and 3 with this excellent guide!

…For example, Wrath of God is great at dealing with Thrun, the Last Troll, while Supreme Verdict is guaranteed to…

From Right Field: Bad Day at Black Rock by Chris Romeo — Star City Games

As far as this week goes, as I promised I wanted to look at making budget versions of some of the decks that are clearly the king of the hill of Kamigawa Block Constructed, starting with Black Hand .

…of which new players should be trying to collect a set of four, such as Wrath of God, City of…

Levelling Up – My First Legacy Article (Worlds Day 2) by Tiago Chan — Star City Games

With Day 2 of Worlds concentrating on the Legacy format, it was a chance for the pro community to flex their Eternal muscles. While Tiago Chan was out of contention for Top 8 glory by the time Legacy rolled around, his deck decision process and testing is worthy of our attention. Today he talks us through his Legacy preparation before moving onto the tournament proper. Enjoy!

…A deck with Force of Will, Swords to Plowshares, Counterspell, Standstill, and (at the time) Wrath of God … it seemed…

Tact or Friction — Whining About Decks by Talen Lee — Star City Games

Players in this Standard environment are trying to metagame without obvious foils; besting the big three still leave you with potentially gaping holes in your armor, to some less-popular but nonetheless playable deck. It’s like skirmish, where everyone has a gun and regardless of how good the person who shot you is, if they shot you, you’ve still lost.

…You don’t want to be one of those beatdown players quietly laughed at by the Wrath-toter, who snickers…

How to Test Properly, and Evaluation Advice by Jeroen Remie — Star City Games

Jeroen delivers his weekly dose of Magical advice, answering questions posed via email by StarCityGames.com readers the world over. Today’s topics include tips on tournament preparation, advice on evaluating new cards for competitive play, and the truth about Rich Hoaen’s legendary grumpiness…

…I also become very weak versus Wrath of God. Leaving in Jitte means I can make a genuine threat out…