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AuthorCraig Stevenson

Craig finished in the Top 4 of Grand Prix London 2002, and in the Top 32 of Pro Tour Houston the very same year. He's also the English National Champion 2006.

Vote Gomersall, Hoaen, Jonsson for the Invitational!

Sam Gomersall, Rich Hoaen, and Anton Jonsson are all eligible for your votes in the latest round of Invitational voting at MagicTheGathering.com. Choose your Fanatic, and vote!

Mike Flores Wins Resident Genius Vote!

Mr Michael Flores has picked up the popular vote for the Resident Genius category, and as such he is invited to attend the Magic Invitational Tournament 2006. Congratulations, Mike!

Vote Mike Flores for the Invitational!

This week, Wizards of the Coast are holding their Resident Genius voting ballot for the 2006 Magic Invitational tournament. On the shortlist: one Mike Flores.

Announcement: Introducing SCG Free

SCG Free is a streamlining of our non-Premium content. A blueprint for our daily articles, structured with the players in mind, provided free of charge. You wanna know more? The information is inside…

Sealed Revealed 3: Card Pool Three

Extended season is now over and that means Ravnica Sealed season has arrived! Luckily Craig Stevenson is here for you, with a fresh card pool, Christmas carols, and more bad poetry than you can shake a stick at.

SCG Daily – Diary of a Magic Player: My First Pro Tour

Yesterday, I told tale of my Second Grand Prix. I placed fourth, winning the allotted prize for my finish plus the cash bonanza that accompanies the title of Highest Placed Amateur. My Constructed ranking gained almost 300 points overnight and I was able to treat my friends in Team Leeds to a slap-up Chinese meal. But most importantly… I was qualified for the Pro Tour!

SCG Daily – Diary of a Magic Player: My First Second Grand Prix

My first Grand Prix, GP: London 2001, was fun. At least, I think it was. I can’t remember a single thing about it. According to the DCI, I went 2-4, or something. Nothing special happened, or I’m sure I’d remember. My second Grand Prix, however, saw fireworks.

SCG Daily – Diary of a Magic Player: My First Tournament

Yesterday, I spoke of my first Magic match. While it wasn’t at a tournament, and thus it never counted as a true competitive contest, it was my first series of games against a tournament-savvy opponent.

SCG Daily – Diary of a Magic Player: My First Match

Yesterday, I told you of my first forays into the Realms of Magic. Simple games played with my friend Sene, cards dealt on the living-room rug in front of a two-bar electric fire. Drinking Dr Pepper, laughing, and swinging with Vizzerdrix. That was how I learnt to play Magic.

Today, I’ll tell you how I learnt to play Magic.

SCG Daily – Diary of a Magic Player: My First Game

For my Daily Series, I faced a dilemma. I’m not as clever as some authors, nor as funny as others. I’ve no uber-tech to share, or wacky decklists. While I’ve been to the Big Show, I’ve never eaten at that bloody sword restaurant or mised onto the Price is Right.
So what can I bring to the table?

Sealed Revealed 3: Card Pool Two

In this week’s Sealed Revealed, Craig tackles another Ravnica Limited card pool. Match your deck building skills against his, and then discuss the results in our forums!

Sealed Revealed 3: Card Pool One.

The Limited Lover’s fan favorite is back, this time covering the many colors of Ravnica in all its sealed deck goodness.

2005 Championship Deck Challenge: Swinging with Selesnyans – A Primary Glance at the Green/White Guild

Welcome to the 2005 Championship Deck Challenge!
Welcome to Guild Week in the 2005 Championship Deck Challenge! This week each of our contributors has designed at least one deck built partially around one of the new Ravnica guilds in order to figure out if the new gold cards can be broken or if they are only suitable for Limited play. Today Craig Stevenson starts things off with the versatile-yet-slightly-confused Selesnya Guild. Can Watchwolf and his burly pals master the art of beatdown? Will Convoke see play for States? The answer to these questions and more are only a click away.

Sealed Revealed: Ravnica Card Pool Zero

Not so long back, I wrote a series of articles called “Sealed Revealed.” The aim then, as it is now, was to take some “Sealed,” and, well… “Reveal” it. At the time of writing, I am sat by the pool in a Floridian villa, enjoying a two-week vacation. It is the day after the Ravnica Prerelease. Yesterday, I entered a 100+ player “Mega Flight,” as my first (and so far only) foray onto the playing fields of the Shiny New Set. I have my prerelease card pool on the table by the laptop, and I’m up for a little deck-building discussion.

The Wages of Sin

It takes a wise man to tackle a Magician’s wages of sin with grace, but it takes a Brit to make it truly funny. Stevenson proves himself both British and wise in this article that will make you smarter, better at Magic, and perhaps spew milk out of your nose once or twice.