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AuthorSean McKeown

Sean McKeown is renowned for his ability to take existing archetypes and improve them. His articles often end up influencing constructed metagames from States and Regionals to the Pro Tour itself.

99 Problems – 15 Solutions

The new Commander Decks are turning the format on its ear, and Commander may never again be the same. Sean sets down Experiment Kraj and explores new directions with the new product.

99 Problems – Thraximundar Solves His Problems With A Chainsaw

Thraximundar is a favorite among Commander players, and Sean takes on reader Stefan’s challenge of fixing his. See what improvements might be made to your own Commander decks in this series.

99 Problems – How To Build A Siege Tower

Sean McKeown sets out to construct a Doran, the Siege Tower Commander deck using the pieces given to him by reader Mike. Submit your own deck to Sean for a chance to win $20 in store credit.

99 Problems – How To Build A Siege Tower

Sean McKeown sets out to construct a Doran, the Siege Tower Commander deck using the pieces given to him by reader Mike. Submit your own deck to Sean for a chance to win $20 in store credit.

99 Problems – Commanding Phyrexia

Sean McKeown reviews New Phyrexia for Commander! There are tons of new options for Commander lovers in New Phyrexia, so jump in and discover what Sean feels are the best new cards for your 100-card decks.

99 Problems – Commanding Phyrexia

Sean McKeown reviews New Phyrexia for Commander! There are tons of new options for Commander lovers in New Phyrexia, so jump in and discover what Sean feels are the best new cards for your 100-card decks.

99 Problems – Intent On Intet

Tuesday, May 3 – Sean McKeown reaches into the mailbag again this week, taking an Intet deck and making cuts and suggestions; read his thought process on building and improving Commander decks.

99 Problems – Intent On Intet

Tuesday, May 3 – Sean McKeown reaches into the mailbag again this week, taking an Intet deck and making cuts and suggestions; read his thought process on building and improving Commander decks.

99 Problems – A Letter From Lyzolda

Tuesday, April 19 – Sean McKeown is taking reader emails and helping them with their Commander builds. This week, he looks at Lyzolda, the Blood Witch. Next week, it could be yours!

99 Problems – A Letter From Lyzolda

Tuesday, April 19 – Sean McKeown is taking reader emails and helping them with their Commander builds. This week, he looks at Lyzolda, the Blood Witch. Next week, it could be yours!

99 Problems: Ob Nixilis Versus The World

Monday, March 21 – Sean McKeown’s Part 3 of 99 Problems goes directly into the Commander deckbuilding process. With Ob Nixilis as his General, he explains each card choice and how to keep the deck fun, fair, powerful when it needs to be.

99 Problems: Keeping Your Word And Breaking The Format

Monday, March 7 – Sean McKeown, Commander enthusiast, lays out the social implications of multiplayer Magic and how you can use it to your advantage, not to your detriment.

99 Problems

Monday, February 28 – Sean McKeown, long-time writer for StarCityGames.com, returns to give us the lowdown on Commander – how to build decks, the nature of the format, and how to keep players from shutting you out.

Things I’ve Learned From Magic Cards Who’ve Dumped Me

Wednesday, November 24th – Sean McKeown has a long history with Magic cards. His relationships with them have often been tenuous and perhaps sometimes misguided, but he’s learned a lot of lessons on the way.

Feature Article – A System-Based Approach To Deck Design

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Monday, August 2nd – A fair amount of controversy has appeared over the past few weeks, over the subject of “how to fish.” AJ Sacher wrote in this article that ‘there is too much deck copying, and not enough deck design’, to summarize in very brief. The parable goes that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if instead you teach a man to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life.