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AuthorCarsten Kotter

Carsten is a Magic player from Germany and what people call an "Eternal specialist." He's a member of Team CAB, has won several pieces of Power playing Vintage, and pioneered Meandeck Gifts and Control Slaver. He also enjoys Legacy!

SCG Talent Search – Yes We Cantrip!

Tuesday, December 7th – Who doesn’t love cantrips? Carsten Kotter discusses some of the most beloved cantrips in the history of Magic and has a bonus section at the end for those you love to analyze in-game situations.

SCG Talent Search – Playing Control

Tuesday, November 23rd – Have you ever felt the urge to frustrate all of your opponent’s plans? To slowly strip them of all their options, accumulating answers to anything they might do? If so, this article is for you.

SCG Talent Search – An Expedition into Standard

Tuesday, November 9th – As I’m likely not going to play in any big Standard tournaments, I’m in the interesting position of not trying to find a deck for me, but I can instead treat the format like a huge puzzle I’m supposed to solve.

Vintage On The Other Side Of The Ocean – Some Tech Out Of The CAB-Labs

While Team Meandeck gets a lot of the press for building innovative new Type One decks (mostly because nearly their whole team writes for StarCityGames.com), other teams around the world have been quietly innovating on their own and putting up impressive results. Carsten Kotter and his CAB teammates are one such group, and Mr. Kotter is here to give you the complete skinny on a successful Vintage deck built around Gifts Ungiven. He even includes a note signed by “Epstein’s Mother” to enchance his hipster street cred.

Why Crucible of Worlds is the New Black Vise

The title touches something that’s been heavily discussed on the internet and by several teams recently. How good exactly is Crucible of Worlds? Team CAB’s testing indicates that it might indeed be as good (or bad, depending on your point of view) as Black Vise.