Brewing With R2R
Return to Ravnica looks so awesome thus far that SCG Invitational winner Gerry Thompson just can’t wait to brew. See what Standard decks he’s come up with using spoiled cards and get a brief update on his Legacy bucket list.
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SCG Open & Classic Series Preview: Portland And Birmingham
Players have two fantastic options if they want to play Magic this weekend: the SCG Open Series will be in Portland, OR all weekend, while Birmingham, AL will be the site of the SCG Classic Series on Saturday.
In Contention #92 – Slitherhead
In this episode of In Contention, the official podcast of the SCG Open Series, Kranny and Joey reveal In Contention’s exclusive Return to Ravnica preview card! They also discuss the Players Championship and SCG Open Series: Minneapolis.
The Nature Of Modern
Magic Online champion Reid Duke tells you what he learned about the nature of Modern as a format this past summer and goes over the three “safe” deck choices in his first article in a series on Modern.
Returning To The Good Ol’ Days
GP Nashville finalist Todd Anderson discusses some of the more interesting spoilers released at PAX this past weekend and goes over the implications of those cards as well as their respective guilds.
Tokens Von Traft: Standing In The Fire
Although it’s weak to Bonfire of the Damned, John Dale Beety still played his beloved Tokens at a recent Standard tournament in Texas. See if it’s a viable option for SCG Open Series: Portland and SCG Classic Series: Birmingham.
Interactions To Keep An Eye On
Four-time GP Top 8 competitor Sam Black goes over some card interactions that aren’t rotating that he thinks might be viable strategies in Standard once Return to Ravnica is released.
Other People’s Decks: Lots More
In this installment of Other People’s Decks, Sheldon shares with you several interesting Commander decks that were brought to his attention when he asked for some input in the MTGSalvation forums.
Fixing Black Market: MBC At The Tail End Of Standard
If you’re looking for a change of pace at SCG Standard Open: Portland or SCG Classic Series: Birmingham, then check out the Mono-Black Control deck with Trading Post that Adrian has been working on lately.
A Non-Blue Commander Deck? Oh My!
This week Ashley shares a non-blue Commander deck she’s had some success with and talks about how her return to Magic has been going with some M13 Draft and a Standard FNM with Mono-Green Infect.
Ten Bold Predictions
Read about the ten bold predictions that deck brewer Jesse Smith has for the future of Magic: The Gathering after seeing the latest Return to Ravnica spoilers.
Video: Drafting With Todd! RGD #1
Get ready to Return to Ravnica by watching Todd Anderson draft his favorite format, Ravnica/Guildpact/Dissension, while it’s available for a limited time on Magic Online.
Yo! MTG Taps! – OMG! BHJ! RTR!
The boys are back for a one-shot episode with Michael J. Flores! Listen in to hear about Mike’s latest project, The Official Miser’s Guide, now available on StarCityGames.com, to catch up with the latest adventures of BHJ, and more!
I Hate The Reserved List
Magic finance author Chas Andres goes over each set from Urza’s block and earlier and examines which significant cards are on the reserved list and which aren’t to see if there are any interesting speculation targets
Surveying The Last Month Of M13 Standard
If you’ve taken the summer off and want to know what you’ll see if you show up at SCG Standard Open: Portland or SCG Classic Series: Birmingham this weekend, don’t miss this conceptual guide to the Standard metagame.