When he was one match away from finishing in the money, all he "won" was a fever. Read how John Dale Beety made Day 2 of Grand Prix Salt Lake City and why his Wednesdays will now be less flavorful.
John Dale Beety returns to writing about the art of Magic. He provides a guide of which cards you should get signed by artists at the SCG Open Series: Baltimore featuring the Invitational and Grand Prix Salt Lake City.
John Dale Beety recently had one of his better PTQ results. He shares with you nine techniques that he learned for immediate improvement in tournament play while piloting his Modern Affinity Aggro deck.
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.
When Innistrad came out, I relished its many horror tropes. The only real surprise (for me, at least) was the lack of black cats. Dark Ascension took care of that!
It’s Dark Ascension time! While the rest of the site drenches you in the latest Constructed tech, Limited tech, pricing tech, and possibly some biotech, I’m staring at the official spoilers and going, “Ooh, pretty.†Let’s talk about flavor!
John Dale Beety loves a good promo foil. In this article, he speculates on the future FNM promos, Grand Prix promos, and judge foils. It’s Future Foil League!
John Dale Beety wonders how we can get back Worlds while being conscious of the finances of tournament organization. Who should be qualified? How do we bring back National pride? He considers the options here.
Steve Argyle will be a guest artist at the Charlotte Invitational and Open. If you’re not a fan, you will be after reading this article and checking out his amazing work!
It’s neither sweet nor fitting for a creature to die for a planeswalker, but that’s the game we play.
This article is a combination of efforts from two of our SCG Talent Search Competitors. Together, they dive deep into Russian translations in Magic and the unique problems that crop up when trying to convert English.
Steven Belledin has painted such great works as Surgical Extraction, Duress, and Exotic Orchard. John Dale Beety helps you out if you’re looking to buy a new piece to hang on your wall.
Daarken is the artist who did Bloodghast, Birthing Pod, and Sarkhan Vol, and he will be at the StarCityGames.com Open in Las Vegas in a couple weeks! Get your cards signed, and see what other works he’s created.
John Dale Beety mixes language, history, and Magic cards all into one astounding article on foreign-language cards and flavor texts.
John Dale Beety discusses the Innistrad flavor paradox, showing us some great examples of horror tropes and references within the cards, and a new decklist with Heartless Summoning and an Affinity Legacy deck.
