The Magic Show #169 - The 2009s, $200K Invi & Worldwake Spoilage!

Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we're going to go over States 2009, what I played, how Jund is dominating our Standard format, and what you can do in the days ahead. We're also going to go over the StarCityGames $200,000 Open & Invitational Series, and throw in some incredibly juicy leaks from Worldwake to get our spoilin' started off right. Let's go!

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[MrRSheep]

I have qualms against your comparison of faeries to jund. Jund is easy to play, it's a simple straightforward easy deck. Fae was not something any player could pick up and know what would work. The reason jund is so much more played is because its EASIER to play, also because its still a large amount cheaper. plus it IS beaten, jund isn't winning as large an amount of tourney's as faeries was with it's smaller percentage of play.

[mrorangeguy]

I think you're correct & incorrect.

Correct: Easier to play (also cheaper to build)

Incorrect: Jund IS winning as large an amount of tournaments as Fae did -- Go to starcitygames, click on a States worth of decklists, click on any decklist, then click the link at the top that says "Click here to see a summary of all decks from States 2009"

[Sacrificial24]

Why are all the Buy-a-Box Promos white?

[mrorangeguy]

Celestial Colonnade is a land... *cough*

[6000pounds]

Red Black discard come up! Destroy what is known as Jund. If I could go the rest of the year without hearing two phrases it would be "Jund" and "in this economy". Both the second they are uttered make me change the channel or immediately manifest Jund destroying possibilities.

[Scot2hott2k9]

I'd have to disagree.

Two for ones don't fit the control archetype simply because they're two for ones. Two-for creatures don't exactly control the board, they just add board presence.

Removal is common in any well constructed T2 deck now, no matter what shard or color(s) you're playing.

And uh. When did Infest become a Jund staple? Look at the States T8 lists.

[gnilleps]

"i hope wordwake has the jund-killer." be careful what you wish for...

[317cooldude]

It cracks me up that you knew about Jace the mindsculptor

[MrTONDINI]

Saturday standard

Sunday Legacy

[TeddyFilmz]

is the invitational in ONLY standard?

I was hoping it was Legacy, Standard and Extended.

[hydranooid]

i'm going to buy a box of world wake when it comes out

[Ballinlolz]

all of those were featured in control decks...

lark

fae

and 5 color

[Ballinlolz]

Jund = Midrange

Midrange = Aggro Control

[Scot2hott2k9]

And? Lol. A lot of those cards fit different staple archetypes. Listing random 2-4-1's doesn't make your point any clearer.

Shriekmaw though? Since when has that been considered a control card, through and through? You may as well call RDW a control deck since it has a lot of damage\removal spells.

[Ballinlolz]

MullDrifter?

Reveillark?

Shriekmaw?

Mistbind Clique?

Vendilion Clique?

Broodmate Dragon?

yeah you dont know what your talking about