Insider Information – Pro Tour: Disasterdam
Friday, September 10th – Wake at 6:30. Tournament starts at 9. Goldfish with deck. Draws are insane. Realize I wasted them all.
AuthorCedric Phillips
Cedric Phillips is the voice of the SCG Tour®, working as its Lead Broadcaster. His playing days are (mostly) behind him as he looks for ways to grow Magic outside of casting 2/2s for one mana.
Insider Information – No Sleep ‘Til Nationals (Part 2)
Tuesday, August 31st – Last week, Cedric Phillips shared the first rounds from his superb 13th-place run at this Year’s U.S. Nationals. He completes his tale today.
Insider Information – No Sleep ‘Til Nationals
Thursday, August 26th – Cedric Phillips couldn’t sleep in the lead-up to U.S. Nationals. That didn’t stop him placing a respectable 13th. He shares part 1 of his tale today.
Insider Information – U.S. Nationals
Thursday, August 19th – Cedric Phillips is unprepared for U.S. Nationals. After testing a slew of decks, he dislikes them all. He shares his findings today, alongside his Hall of Fame votes.
Insider Information – My GenCon
Tuesday, August 17th – Cedric rocked to GenCon looking for a few important wins and a good time. While the important wins didn’t flow, the good times certainly did!
Insider Information – Columbus Blues
Monday, August 9th – Cedric Phillips felt well prepared for Grand Prix: Columbus. Armed with a transformational Aluren combo deck, wth which he’d posted some success online, Ced hoped to go one better than his ninth-place finish in Oakland. Sadly, things didn’t go to plan…
Insider Information – PTQ Turboland
Thursday, July 29th – In this week’s edition of Insider Information, Cedric Phillips recounts his recent experiences with the underrated Turboland deck. He provides his latest list, shares some sideboarding tips, and suggests that the Turboland strategy is the best thing since sliced bread. Do you agree?
Insider Information – Titans in Japan
Friday, July 23rd – Primeval Titan exploded into Standard in a recent Japanese PTQ, with six of the Top 8 decks packing the 6/6 behemoth. Cedric Phillips discusses the Top 8 decks today, and shares his likes and dislikes about each build. If you’re headed to a Standard tournament any time soon, be prepared to clash with the Titans.
Insider Information – Overrated and Underrated in M11 (Part 2)
Friday, July 16th – Last week, Cedric began the M11 instalment of his popular Overrated and Underrated series, highlighting the cards he believes are being badly evaluated by the Magic populous. Today, he completes the job, calling out a number of powerful cards that he believes will not cut the proverbial mustard.
Insider Information – Overrated and Underrated in M11
Thursday, July 8th – When a new set arrives, Cedric Phillips is ready to share his opinions! Today, he continues that trend by sharing those M11 cards he believes are both overrated and underrated. Is Squadron Hawk really that good? Will Knight Exemplar push White Weenie over the top? Let Cedric reveal all!
Insider Information – The Scumbag Dilemma
Wednesday, June 30th – In recent tournaments, Cedric Phillips has acquired something of a reputation. Today, he explains and highlights a pair of controversial yet totally legal plays that he believes are the correct courses of action. He also debates the philosophy of the Magic “scumbag.†Do you agree with his outspoken opinions?
Insider Information – Sleepless in Seattle
Tuesday, July 22nd – Cedric Phillips rocked up to the StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend in Seattle with two powerful decks and high hopes. In today’s entertaining report, he shares the highs and lows from what sounds like an excellent weekend of fun and frolics. With the StarCityGames.com Open Series hitting St. Louis this weekend, let Ced show you how to party!
Insider Information – Facing Red in San Juan
Thursday, June 10th – In last week’s companion article, Cedric Phillips described the highs of dodging Mono Red at Pro Tour: San Juan. Today, he shares the lows of facing Mono Red at Pro Tour: San Juan, alongside an upsetting pair of drafts that did little to lift his spirits.
Insider Information – Dodging Red in San Juan
Friday, June 4th – Going into Round 1 of Pro Tour: San Juan, Cedric Phillips had one goal in mind: avoid Mono Red. His weapon of choice had fine matchups across the board, but scooped ‘em up to the aggro burn strategy. After five rounds of play, Ced was feeling good… find out why inside!
Insider Information – Zendikar Block Constructed
Friday, May 28th – Pro Tour: San Juan starts this weekend, and Cedric Phillips is prepared! Today, he takes a look at a handful of Block Constructed strategies he believes will come to define the PT metagame. If you’re a fan of Standard, you’ll find a lot of familiar faces here… but there’s no Jund to be seen, so it’s time to rejoice!